?<strong>Chapter 603:</strong>


    Glenda recoiled, her body shaking visibly. “How could you be so heartless?” she gasped in disbelief. “You weren’t like this before, Elyse. You used to be kind and caring. But now, look at you!”


    Elyse found her words ridiculous. “What has kindness ever achieved for me?” she snapped. “It has only enabled your family to exploit me.”


    Glenda’s eyes widened as she red at Elyse. “Are you threatening me?”


    Elyse spoke in a tone that was light and breezy, contrasting sharply with Glenda’s tension. “A life for a life,” she said calmly. “You and your family will feel the pain that my parents have suffered.”


    Glenda watched Elyse with a grim expression, her thoughts and motives hidden behind her unreadable look.


    Irving couldn’t stand to watch any longer. He grabbed Elyse’s arm, pulling her protectively behind him.


    Mabel sat up suddenly, her eyes fixed on Elyse with intense hatred. It was as if she wanted to tear Elyse apart.


    Elyse regarded Mabel with disdain. She considered Mabel to be insignificant, both foolish and spiteful. She gave a dismissive look at both Glenda and Mabel before turning and walking away.


    After Elyse had left, Mabel’s anger boiled over, but Glenda restrained her. “What’s wrong with you, Mom?”


    Glenda looked around at the others in the room before slowly standing up. She led Mabel into the bathroom, her voice low.


    “You need to go home now. There’s an orange Hermes bag in the closet in my bedroom. Open the secretpartment inside, and you’ll find a bank card. It’s the emergency money I’ve been saving. I had nned to use it to take you away from here once I got divorced, but now I don’t think I’ll have that chance.”


    Mabel’s face disyed shock and confusion as she looked at Glenda. “Mom, what are you talking about?” she asked, her voice quivering.


    Glenda’s voice became firm as she replied, her expression stern. “I have a dozen other designer bags,” she stated sharply. “Take them all and sell them. Use the money and get as far away from here as possible.”


    “Elyse is out for revenge,” she warned, her voice carrying an icy certainty. “She’s targeting us.”


    Mabel was disbelieving. “Revenge? Sure, we weren’t exactly caring, but she has relied on our family for decades. What does she have to seek revenge for?”


    Glenda looked at her daughter with mixed feelings. “You’re so innocent,” she said gently.


    Glenda knew well that Elyse was determined to avenge her parents, a truth she chose not to disclose to Mabel. The past should remain hidden.


    Even if Mabel knew that everything she had consumed or worn was from Elyse’s parents’ fortune, it wouldn’t alter anything. In Glenda’s view, her daughter deserved all the luxuries life could offer.


    “Take the money and leave,” Glenda insisted, trying to maintain her calm. “Don’t worry about me.”


    Mabel felt uneasy, sensing that something was off. It seemed like her mother was subtly saying goodbye. She frowned, puzzled. “Mom, what’s going on? Why are you so scared of Elyse? She’s not as threatening as she seems.”


    Glenda shook her head, her face showing resignation. She understood the severity of the situation better than Mabel, realizing that Elyse’s threats were serious.


    It was clear to Glenda that Elyse had discovered the truth from Morgan, and they were now working together against their family.


    Cornered, Glenda realized she couldn’t run away. She had to face this situation with Lanny. If she fled and Lanny failed to kill J, Elyse would still put her in jail. Taking Mabel along would only put her daughter at greater risk. Mabel’s safest option was to escape alone.


    Noticing Mabel’s hesitation, Glenda became more urgent, her voice tinged with desperation. “Mabel, you have to listen to me! Do you understand?”


    Mabel, with a furrowed brow, finally nodded in agreement.


    Glenda let out a sigh of relief. “Remember this carefully,” she instructed, “The PIN for the bank card is your birthday. Use the money wisely. Find a ce where no one knows you, and don’t worry about me.”


    Mabel still didn’t grasp the full gravity of their predicament. “Mom, stop talking like that. I’m just going to sell those bags. This money will help you and Dad get a divorce. We’ll both be better off without him!”


    Glenda knew that a divorce from Lanny was not possible, but to ease Mabel’s departure and calm her mind, she chose to deceive her.


    “Go ahead,” she said. “I’ll discuss the divorce with your father after I leave the hospital, and once everything is sorted out, I’lle find you.”


    Mabel sighed deeply, relieved. “Mom, I’m so relieved you see it now. I’ve been telling you to leave Dad for so long, but you wouldn’t listen. You finally see what kind of person he is.”


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