Chapter 291
Elara wanted to destroy lilm socially.
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“Let me go!” Harvey snapped coldly. His body was still reeling from everything that had just happened, and his muscles were trembling beyond his control.
“Let’s call it even!” he forced out, struggling to keep his voice steady. But the rough hoarseness in his tone was impossible to hide.
The cold bamboo cane tapped against his face. Above him, lara’s voice rang out in a crisp and detached manner, Ugly men always have the most beautiful fantasies
She lowered the cane and glanced at her wrist. Bruises had already formed, and there was a dark patch spreading across her pale skin.
Her expression turned utterly indifferent.
“I told you already. From now on, you’re staying here. No food. No bathroom. If you really can’t hold it in, I’ll have an intercom installed. You can use it to beg me.”
Elara paused, considering how to refine her plan. If she was going to imprison Harvey, she might as well do it thoroughly.
She turned to the bodyguards.
“Buy a large anti–bark shock collar and put it on him. Wouldn’t want him shouting and disturbing the neighbors.
“And bring in a television,” she added. “I’m afraid Mr. Fisher might get lonely in here. Keep it on 24/7, just so he has some company.”
She clearly intended to deprive him of sleep.
Bound in place, unable to move, and trapped in a room where the television would blast around the clock–he would never get a moment’s peace.
She was treating him like a criminal!
A low chuckle rumbled from Harvey’s throat.
“Who taught you this?” His voice was eerily calm yet laced with simmering rage. “Who gave you these ideas?”
His sharp gaze darted toward Leonard, eyes filled with fury “Was it him?”
His expression grew darker, his jaw clenched so tightly the muscles rippled like steel cables beneath his skin. “Or him?”
His piercing glare then shifted to Finnegan, burning with accusation.
“These methods? Of course, I learned them from you.
“When I was deprived of sleep, jolted awake by a crying child and tormented by the pain in my chest that made it impossible to rest–where were you?”
He stayed out night after night, leaving her alone to care for two wailing infants while fending off the entire Fisher family.
Resentment from postpartum suffering truly las waves of stress and panic through her body.
a lifetime. Even after five years, just thinking about it sent
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Chapter 291
She no longer spared Harvey a glance. Instead, she turned to Leonard and Finnegan. “Let’s go.”
“Elara!”
Still sitting helplessly on the floor, Harvey shouted after her, but his voice couldn’t stop her from leaving.
One by one, they stepped out. As the door slowly swung shut, darkness surged forward like a tide, swallowing Harvey whole.
The moment she breathed in the fresh air, Elara let out a long exhale. Only now, after stepping out of the room that had trapped her, did she feel truly free.
“Here, your phone.”
Finnegan handed over the device she had dropped in The Mirage’s elevator. Elara took it and immediately noticed the ten missed calls from Theodore.
She very quickly typed out a message to let him know she was safe. Then, as if drawn by an invisible force, she instinctively lifted her head.
The elevator doors slid open, revealing Theodore striding out with a frigid expression.
Elara had never seen him look like this–his gaze was as sharp as a blade, and his entire pr oppressive energy that seemed to push back everything around him.
presence radiated.
Tan
But the moment he saw her, his dark eyes lit up, and sparks flickered in their depths. The ice melted, replaced by something soft, something warm–like the first breath of spring after a long winter.
His lips curved, dimples appearing as he grinned like an innocent child untouched by the world’s cruelty. Then, he bolted toward her without hesitation.
Elara barely had time to react before he was already in front of her, moving so fast it was as if he had teleported.
“Theo—”
She had barely spoken before he pulled her into his arms. The crisp scent of cedar was mixed with une distinct, intoxicating musk of a man. It immediately filled her lungs, seeping into her mind.
His arms were strong and firm. She could feel his heartbeat pounding violently against her own chest through the fabric of his clothes.
Leonard and Finnegan were both stunned after seeing this. At that moment, the same thought crossed their minds. Perhaps… They should lock Theodore in with Harvey and let them keep each other company.
