Chapter 1048:
A few days later, Elyse was busy rehearsing for her second concert. After wrapping up the afternoon session, she
received an unexpected call from Mabel. Elyse considered ignoring it, but the thought that Mabel was staying
with Theo made her reconsider. She picked up the phone.
Elyse sounded tired. “Why are you calling?”
“Theo just toldthat Hyde's car is headed our way. Can you cover?” Mabel asked, her voice low and
strained.
Elyse was taken aback. “What am | supposed to do? Isn't Theo handling everything?”
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Mabel hesitated before abruptly hanging up. Elyse frowned, sensing something was off. After a moment of
thought, she dialed Theo.
Theo answered almost immediately, his tone warm and teasing. “Running into problems?”
Elyse felt a shiver run through her at his warm tone. “Mabel just called me. Something seemed wrong. What's
going on?”
Theo chuckled softly. “I didn’t think you cared so much about her.”
“I don’t. | want to know what's happening,” Elyse’s voice was sharp.
“She’s heartbroken. | looked into Hyde. He's almost forty and has quite the reputation as a womanizer and a
manipulator. Countless women have slept with him. | told Mabel. | think she’s having a hard twith that,”
Theo said, amusement still in his voice.
Elyse’s eyes widened in shock. She hadn’t expected that kind of revelation.
Theo was clearly enjoying himself. He said, “Wantto pick you up? You don’t want to miss the I've got
planned.”
Curiosity sparked in Elyse. “What ?”
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“You'll find out when you get here. If Edward wants to calong, he can—but he better keep quiet. | don’t want
him ruining my plan,” Theo replied, grinning.
Intrigued, Elyse hung up and found Edward. When she told him about the situation, he was just as curious. They
both got into Theo's car.
As they settled in the car, Elyse glanced at Theo, her curiosity genuine. “Where are we going?”
Clearly in a good mood, Theo replied with a chuckle, “We're going to watch a . The audience needs to be
seated before the actors cin, don’t you think?”
In a poorly lit room, Mabel was delicately giving sugared water to Kaelyn. Kaelyn had been suffering under
Theo's cruel treatment for several days, feeling nearly at death's door. Yet, she clung to the hope that Hyde
would cto save her. This hope prevented her from completely losing her will to live.