THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 1218

By bringing up Elton, Elsa's parents were trying to remind her that she wasn't alone—she still had a brother.

She could die, but she had to help her brother.

As an older sister, it was her duty to help her brother.

Seeing her parents, at their age, still having to worry about her affairs, filled Elsa with a profound sense of guilt. Tears streamed down her face. "Dad, Mom, I'm so sorry. I've been a terrible daughter. It's all my fault."

"I'm the one who's made you worry so much... making you run around for me at your age. I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry..."

Elsa's mother slipped her hand under the blanket and clasped Elsa's, sobbing, "My dear child, your father and I know you didn't mean to kill anyone. It was the Forresters, they pushed you too far! They bullied you! You were just driven into a corner! The only thing to blame is that your father and I sent your brother abroad. Otherwise, if Elton had been home, he would have stood up for his big sister. If Elton had been here, you never would have made this terrible mistake."

Elsa's mother used both of her hands to grip Elsa's.

One hand rested on Elsa's wrist.

The other held Elsa's hand, but beneath her fingers, she felt nothing but the cold steel of handcuffs. There was no bracelet.

Elsa's mother's brows furrowed imperceptibly.

What was going on?

Where was the bracelet?

She remembered Elsa always wore it on her left wrist!

Could it be that Elsa knew she couldn't escape and had hidden the bracelet beforehand?

Yes.

That must be it.

Elsa's mother continued to weep. "Elsa, it was the Forresters who deserved to die, you did nothing wrong! Your only mistake was the method you chose. There are so many ways to punish people, why did you have to choose the most extreme one?"

As she cried, Elsa's mother suddenly lowered her voice and leaned close to Elsa's ear. "Elsa, where's the bracelet? Where did you hide it?"

The bracelet?

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