Chapter 83

Elsie: "......" Made total sense. Nothing to argue about. William saw the way she looked at him—speechless, clearly not in the mood to come up with a comeback thanks to her pounding headache. He smiled a bit and said softly, "I'll head out soon, promise." That reassured her enough to go back to her room. She had no idea Eric had brought overnight stuff—William actually planned to stay the night. After taking her meds, she lay down again. On the nightstand, his watch and cufflinks caught her eye. The starry watch face shimmered faintly under the petite nightlight glow—like a delicate galaxy in a glass case. William owned a ton of watches, some rare collector's pieces. He’d switch them up all the time, but whenever there was a big family event, he'd wear the one his elders gave him—the symbol of the Harding heir. Yet lately, every single time she saw him, it was always this same starry-sky one. The matching watch he gave her? She had never worn it. She'd expected the fever to drop by its