Chapter 182 All That Awaited Him Was Total Defeat

Skylar had left the bedroom early that morning. The moment he left, Elaine quietly got out of bed. She already knew that Rachel was downstairs and that Joseph had orchestrated everything. Last night, Elaine played her part flawlessly in front of Skylar. First came the emotional breakdown in the backyard of Joseph's villa, and then, once she was brought back to Birchwood Estate, she pretended to attempt suicide. By the end of it, Elaine had almost started believing in her own acting. The performance might have been fake, but the emotions behind her words were real, like when she blamed Skylar for the death of her child, or when she told him about her terminal illness. Regardless of how the entire charade had played out, whether it was convincing or not, what mattered was the outcome. And Elaine had finally achieved what she wanted. Now, sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window, she stared at her phone. A new text popped up from an unknown number. The text read four simple words, "It'