Chapter 23

Seems like he picked up on why she suddenly looked so down. Liam said softly, "Elsie, even if we can't be together, we'll always be best friends, right?" Elsie looked at him for a long moment, then gave a small nod. Liam drove her to the villa. Hearing the door, Lisa Smith came out to greet them. "Ma’am, you're finally back—wait, Master Liam? What are you doing here?" Liam offered a gentle smile. "I’m just here to help Elsie pack." Lisa let out a surprised “Oh?” Elsie added plainly, "Lisa, I’m no longer married to William. You don’t have to call me ‘ma’am’ anymore. Just Elsie is fine." Lisa's eyes widened even more. She glanced inside the house like she couldn’t quite believe it. Such a big thing, and the mister never mentioned a word… Elsie walked into the foyer, and her eyes caught the unfamiliar leather shoes replacing her old bear-print slippers, eyebrows drawing together subtly. "William’s here?" Lisa nodded. "Yeah, Ms. Clarke. He said he had a business trip and came to pack a few