Chapter 1407:
“I promised them I’d abandon the entertainment industry entirely,” Louis replied with casual ease, “so I could devote myself completely to Kiera, keeping media attention and fan disruptions far from our future together.”
He delivered these words as if the sacrifice required no consideration, but Elena recognized the profound difficulty of his decision. Acting had been his greatest passion, yet he was prepared to relinquish everything for love. Louis nudged her again, his expression turning playfully defensive.
“Why are you looking at me like that? I’ve collected every major award worth having. I conquered every summit in this business. Acting has lost its thrill for me. I’ll inherit the family enterprise and create new kinds of success. Save your sympathy for someone who needs it.”
“I’m not pitying you,” Elena clarified.
“I’m genuinely impressed by your commitment.”
Louis straightened his shoulders with theatrical pride.
“Don’t I embody the perfect masculine ideal?”
Elena’s laughter bubbled up naturally.
“Absolutely.”
Jolie felt happiness for Louis but couldn’t suppress her concerns about Jeffry’s romantic prospects.
“You’re preparing for marriage while your eldest brother remains completely”
Unattached. Heaven knows when he’ll encounter someone who captures his genuine interest. I just pray he doesn’t orchestrate another ridiculous charade like that fraudulent wedding ceremony.”
Among her three sons, Louis—the youngest and most impulsive—had become the first to embrace serious commitment. Meanwhile, Jeffry and Ellis, who had displayed maturity and stability since childhood, showed absolutely no romantic development.
Ellis had once mentioned marriage possibilities, but those conversations had never materialized into action.
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Jeffry had actually created quite the scandal with that sham marriage. If only her other sons possessed Louis’s romantic courage, Jolie’s maternal anxieties would finally find peace.
“I wonder what occupies Jeffry’s time these days,” Jolie said to Elena.
“He hasn’t returned home even once recently.”
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Elena frowned. Did Lydia realize she carried new life within her? What possessed her to venture into danger while expecting?
Elena’s expression hardened into stone as she braced herself to carry Lydia back to the dormitory.
Jeffry appeared suddenly, rushing toward them with urgent steps. The sight of Lydia’s unconscious form transformed his face into something dark and dangerous.
“Tell me her condition.”
“A bullet tore through her shoulder, but we extracted it successfully,” Elena reported with clinical precision.
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