Chapter 46

Selena cursed at her kids under her breath. She had always helped them. Yet when she needed help, none of them would help her! "Elijah, you just wait and see!" Selena snarled before storming off. Elijah watched her go, feeling a little suspicious. Something was off. Something wasn't right at all. At half past ten that night, the lights in the study were finally switched off. Selena had been waiting for that moment for a long time. She snuck out of her room in the dark and headed to Elijah's study. Since they had been sharing the space, he never locked it. She entered the room and turned on the flashlight she had prepared. Then she went to his desk and started searching his drawers. From how well she knew Elijah, she was sure that he would have kept her phone there. All she needed to do was find it, take it, and put it back early in the morning the next day. But as she was searching through the drawers, the lights suddenly came on. Elijah leaned against the wall with his arms