?<strong>Chapter 445:</strong>


    On the other end of the call, Tracy said, “Don’t fret about me. Even though Shaun has caught me, he won’t harm me. You can head back now.”


    “Has he mentioned when he’ll release you?” Elyse asked, her voice filled with concern.


    After a pause, Tracy replied softly, her voice barely trembling, “He’ll free me once he realizes we’re not meant to be together.”


    The answer was not unexpected. Only after that did Elyse end the call and join Jayden in the car.


    Elyse’s somber mood in the car brought Darren down. He offered somefort, saying, “Don’t worry. Tracy will be okay.”


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    “I know. It just pains me to see her lose her freedom.” Elyse was well aware of Tracy’s deep feelings for Shaun.


    Tracy had once loved Shaun deeply for six years—that was the best time of her life. Later, Tracy hoped for a fairytale ending with Shaun, but their differences were too vast to ovee, and there was another woman in the middle. Having given up, Tracy had fled the wedding.


    Elyse remembered how Tracy pursued every role in an attempt to forget him. But forgetting was never that simple.


    Elyse’s throat tightened, her eyes brimming with tears.


    Seeing her about to cry, Jayden couldn’t hide his frustration. “Hey, don’t be so sad. Tracy isn’t even as upset as you are.”


    “Why are you shouting at me?” Elyse retorted, wiping away her tears.


    Jayden’s temper red too. “I just hate seeing you cry.”


    Darren found their dynamics peculiar. Sometimes they seemed close; other times, they bickered.


    He touched his nose and suggested, “Why argue over Tracy? I think she’ll be okay. Shaun may seem odd, but he loves her.”


    Jayden raised an eyebrow. “You think you know Shaun that well?”


    Darren grinned and said, “That’s my guess.”


    “I don’t buy it,” Elyse snorted.


    The car fell silent once more.


    Upon reaching downtown, Darren exited the car, saying, “I’ve ordered a new violin, I’m off to see if it’s arrived. Catch you in three days.”


    “Sure, see you at the final,” Elyse responded, waving Darren off.


    In the car, Jayden pondered for a moment before deciding to inform Elyse that Glenda had attempted to kill Dorothy.


    Elyse was stunned by the news and asked anxiously, “Is Dorothy okay now?”


    Jayden nodded and said, “She is. She wakes up from time to time. If you like, you can see her now.”


    Relieved, Elyse exhaled deeply.


    They turned the car around and went to the hospital.


    Upon reaching the hospital, Elyse entered Dorothy’s room and approached her bed. She bowed her head, looking at Dorothy’s pale face withpassion.


    “Why… Why would she want to harm Dorothy? They’ve never met.”


    Jayden responded, “Are you sure they don’t know each other? Remember, Dorothy looked like she had just escaped from somewhere when we first met her. I guess that Glenda and Lanny had been holding her captive.”


    “Why would they do that?” Elyse was puzzled.


    “There’s only one reason I can think of. Dorothy must know something that threatens them,” Jayden replied.


    “What could scare them so much that they felt they needed to kill her?” Elyse was even more perplexed.


    After a pause, Jayden spected, “Maybe they’re involved in a murder, or it could be some secret business dealings.”


    Elyse was silent for a moment, contemting whether Lanny and Glenda, despite being selfish, could actually be murderers.


    “Elyse?” Dorothy’s voice broke the silence as she momentarily woke from hera.


    Upon seeing Elyse, Dorothy’s eyes welled up with tears, and she reached out for Elyse’s hand.


    Caught off guard, Elyse quickly took her hand and said, “Yes, I’m right here. How are you feeling?”


    Tears streamed down Dorothy’s face as she tried to speak, but Elyse couldn’t make out her words.


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