?Chapter 314:


    Elyse lunged forward to push Elena, but misjudged her footing and tumbled ungracefully to the ground.


    “Elena!” Elyse shouted, her voice cracking with frustration and humiliation.


    Karen had just emerged from the house and immediately noticed Elyse sprawled on the ground.


    She frowned deeply, pointing an using finger at Elena. “Elyse, why are you on the floor? Did she push you? Has she been bullying you again?”


    Karen’s re at Elena could have cut through steel.


    Elyse immediately put on a pitiful expression, her voice softening. “Karen, I know Elena doesn’t like me, but let’s just leave it.”


    Those words instantly ignited Karen’s anger.


    She positioned herself defensively in front of Elyse, her expression hardening. “Elena, how can you be so cruel? Must you always torment Elyse?”


    Elena’s eyes shed with impatience.


    These fools kept appearing one after another, and she couldn’t be bothered to waste time on them.


    Elena lifted her chin slightly and said, “Karen, you’ve lost, so keep your word.”


    Karen froze, her eyes widening in shock.


    She recalled the promise she’d made recently and felt regret about it. She had promised to call Elena “boss” if she lost to her in thepetition.


    Karen’s face flushed crimson, and she struggled to form words for several long moments.


    Elena regarded her with cool indifference.


    Karen felt as if Elena’s gaze was mocking her, peering straight through her facade.


    No, she couldn’t allow Elena to look down on her like this!


    Taking a deep breath, Karen closed her eyes, her expression resolute as she finally uttered, “Boss!”


    Elena’s rxed demeanor vanished instantly when she received a distress message on her phone.


    She turned and left without another word.


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    After fulfilling her promise, Karen breathed a sigh of relief. “I’ve done what I promised.”


    She opened her eyes to find the space before her empty.


    Karen’s expression transformed rapidly.


    She turned to Elyse, frustration etched across her features. “Where did she go?”


    Elyse’s brow furrowed in confusion.


    “Karen…” she began hesitantly, choosing her words with care. “Why did you call Elena ‘boss’?”


    A troubling thought surfaced in her mind—could there be some connection between them that she wasn’t aware of?


    At this realization, Elyse felt her nerves constrict.


    A cold wave of anxiety washed over her as she recalled the numerous unttering stories she had shared about Elena in Karen’s presence.


    Elyse studied Karen intently, her fingers unconsciously curling into tight fists at her sides.


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