Chapter 283 The Only Way

• Elise stood on the grand balcony, eyes fixed on the lush green garden below where kids were playing in the nearby park. Henry had gone to his study—and still hadn’t come out yet.
• She had been avoiding Hailey since breakfast… but Hailey hadn’t left yet. And honestly, Elise didn’t have the heart to ask her to leave. Not after seeing how broken… how hurt she had looked.
• Suddenly, soft footsteps echoed behind her, followed by the unmistakable presence of someone standing close.