Ten minutester, they arrived at the base of their apartmentplex.


    Tarquin didn''t bother going up. Instead, he called Elysia, asking her to bring Elijah down.


    The moment Elysia heard he was still nning on heading to the preschool, her heart raced with panic. "What are you doing going there?!" she eximed.


    "Come down!" Tarquin''s voice was firm, leaving no room for argument, and with that, he hung up.


    Elysia''s breathing quickened. What if he went to the preschool and saw Elliot and Evan?


    But she couldn''t exactly stop him!


    After a moment''s thought, she quickly called Blossom. After a brief exchange with her best friend, Elysia felt a little calmer.


    Elijah was already in the loop about the preschool incident and why Elysia needed to go there.


    However, he hadn''t mentioned N''s involvement to Elysia yet, considering N was the one who found him years ago and was tied to past events.


    Worried about Elliot''s potential schemes, he decided to talk to Elliot first before discussing it with Elysia.


    Following Elysia, Elijah went downstairs.


    He also secretly messaged Elliot, informing him they were on their way to the preschool, and dad wasing too.


    Downstairs, Tarquin was waiting in the car.


    Upon seeing Elysia, his brow furrowed, his expression a mix ofplexity.


    "Ms. Thorne, Elijah," Lowell greeted warmly, opening the car door for them.


    Elysia nodded in response, with Elijah hopping in first, followed closely by her.


    The three of them sat in the back, Elijah sandwiched in the middle.


    Elysia was visibly agitated, worried about her son and somewhat annoyed with Tarquin for insisting on going.


    She didn''t even nce at Tarquin.


    But Tarquin, on the other hand, couldn''t stop looking at her.


    The tension between them was palpable.


    Elijah held Elysia''s hand the whole time, trying to offer somefort.


    ...


    Meanwhile, Nmanded her driver, "Turn around, to the preschool!"


    Her agent was taken aback. "I''m not sure if those reporters have left yet. Why are we going back there?"


    "I have to take down Elysia today! I want herpletely out of the picture, unable to recover!" N seethed.


    Her agent was worried. "What exactly are you nning?"


    N clenched her teeth in anger. "I''m going to take control of her kids to prevent her from making any moves! Today, I must expose those brats in front of Tarquin and reveal Elysia''s true face!"


    Convinced that Elysia had surgically altered her son to deceive Tarquin, N was furious.


    Seeing her agent''s mixture of fear and disgust, it was clear that without the connection to Tarquin, N,cking in both brains and looks, wouldn''t stand a chance in the industry.


    The agent cautioned, "If you go through with this, you''ll be kidnapping. Madam, maybe you should check the trending news online? The situation has escted beyond control. Let''s not stir up more trouble and handle the rumors online instead."


    "Shut up!" N snapped ferociously. "Those online rumors are nothingpared to what I''m about to do. I must take down Elysia today!"


    Had Aileen heard this, she''d have been furious. Justst night, she had advised N to ignore Elysia and focus on Tarquin, advice that was clearly forgotten today.


    The agent, realizing the gravity of the situation, couldn''t help but interject, "Even if you seed in taking down Elysia today, how does that benefit you? Will Mr. Bradford suddenly start liking you?"


    With a swift p, N silenced her agent. "My rtionship with Tarquin is none of your business!"


    The agent, now with a burning cheek and watery eyes, was stuck. ced by Aileen and with her own secrets held by Aileen, she had no choice but to endure in silence.