?<strong>Chapter 427:</strong>


    Freda looked at Kaelyn with wide eyes. “You’re Theo’s ex-girlfriend? Why has no one ever mentioned this?”


    Kaelyn offered a smile as she rified, “It’s quite simple. Theo and I dated back in college. After we broke up, I went into show business. You know, they like to keep these things under wraps.”


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    As she noticed a stray hair on Freda’s face, Kaelyn reached out to remove it and continued with a smile, “Since it was never brought up on purpose, nobody knows about my past with Theo.”


    Freda was stunned by the revtion, staggering back until she leaned against the wall, murmuring in bewilderment, “How many girlfriends has Theo had? Was he ever truly sincere?”


    Kaelyn’s voice softened with a touch of sympathy. “Don’t think about it too much, Theo isn’t worth your energy. He has someone amazing like you but fails to appreciate it. Instead, he’s fixated on that Elyse, who just keeps him on the hook.”


    Fredatched onto the critical details and urgently grasped Kaelyn’s hand, seeking confirmation. “You mentioned keeping him on the hook? Has Elyse been keeping Theo on the hook all this time?”


    Kaelyn was slightly surprised. “You weren’t aware? Elyse is quite the seductress. She knows exactly how to keep a man hooked.”


    Pretending to contemte, Kaelyn added, “You’re familiar with Jayden Owen, right? He’s disabled. Ever wonder why Elyse chose to marry him?”


    Freda appeared distressed. She couldn’t grasp why Elyse would choose to marry Jayden. No sensible woman would willingly marry a man with disabilities.


    Kaelyn rified, “She did it to make Theo feel guilty. Her marriage to Jayden was a ploy to stir up Theo’s remorse.”


    Kaelyn’s face hardened as she scoffed, “She pretends it’s all about love to maintain her good image, but I see through it. She’s ying both of them.”


    Freda was speechless. She had always believed that Theo was the one relentlessly pursuing Elyse, unaware of the deeper motives at y!


    Freda’s mind was in a fog, still feeling the aftereffects of her hangover. She muttered, “I’m a bit tired. Let’s pick this up another time.”


    Kaelyn pulled a business card from her purse. “Since you don’t have your phone on you, here’s my card. Contact me when you clear your head.”


    Freda epted the card, looking uncertain. “But why are you sharing all this with me?”


    Kaelyn acted shocked. “Don’t you want to expose Elyse’s true intentions and show Theo who she really is? If he continues to be captivated by her, it will destroy him. Can you just watch that happen?”


    Freda was at a loss for words. She eventually did not refuse the business card and slipped it into her pocket.


    As Freda walked away, Kaelyn folded her arms and leaned back against the wall, her smile turning into something sinister and menacing.


    “Elyse, my greatest regret is not killing you back then. You keep taking what should be mine.”


    Kaelyn’s eyes seethed with bitterness and hatred.


    Elyse had caused her detention, and she was determined not to let that stand.


    Freda returned to the private room and settled onto the sofa. As she drifted off, she mulled over Kaelyn’s words. She hadn’t realized Elyse was that maniptive.


    She resolved to expose Elyse for what she was and protect Theo from her lies.


    As she dwelt on this, a smile crept onto her face. Indeed, she was the one who could save Theo. No one else could—only she could.


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