The Heiress's Second Chance At Vengeance (Eliza) novel Chapter 451

Chapter 451 A Late Apology

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Eliza knew Halbert wouldn’t be asleep at this hour, So she knocked lightly and called out in a whisper, “Halbert? Are you awake? I need to talk to you.”

“I’m asleep.”

His tone was flat and indifferent. But since he’d answered, Eliza went ahead and pushed the door open.

“I knew you weren’t sleeping.”

As soon as she came in, Halbert’s face darkened. “Eliza, are you serious right now? I just told you I’m sleeping. And who said you could just walk into a guy’s room like that?”

Eliza didn’t even knock. Apparently, she’d picked up the terrible habit of barging in without even knocking.

“You’re not just any guy,” she said with a pout. “You’re my brother. I came here because I mean it–I’m here to apologize. If you don’t forgive me, I seriously won’t be able to sleep tonight.”

She looked pitiful standing there.

Halbert rubbed at his brow, clearly irritated. “Fine. Go ahead. Apologize.”

“I’m sor-”

“Great. You said it. You can leave now.”

Eliza froze. “…Seriously?”

Halbert set his book down. “Make sure you close the door on your way out. I don’t want someone sneaking in again in the middle of the night.”

That cold dismissal stung. Eliza bit her lip and said, “Okay, yeah. When we first met, I didn’t like you. You really got on my nerves. But after I saw you fighting off those two wolves in the dungeon all by yourself… I started to see things differently. We’ve been through a lot together. Since then, I’ve seen you as my brother. What happened this afternoon–I wasn’t thinking straight. I’ve just gotten used to mouthing off at you. I didn’t mean any of it. Don’t take it personally. I won’t do it again.”

She kept her eyes on his face, watching closely for any reaction.

But Halbert just kept that same calm expression.

In the end, all Eliza could do was sigh and say, “Anyway, I’ve said what I needed to say. If you want to be mad at me, go ahead. I won’t talk back next time, and I’ll never doubt you again. Good night, Halbert.”

With that, she left his room.

She paused at the door for a second

Maybe he’d call her back. Maybe he’d say he forgave her.

But nothing happened.

Eliza let out a silent sigh.

Of course, I shouldn’t expect Halbert to soften up.

Chapter 451 A Late Apology

Just as she turned to go back to her room, she heard his voice from inside.

“Don’t say stuff like that in front of me again. And no, I’m not the kind of guy who gets all worked up over a few words.”

Hearing that, a smile spread across Eliza’s face.

Figures. Tough guy on the outside, sofi underneath.

Meanwhile, back at the Tames family estate, Tracy had been waiting for hours–two or three at least- before she finally got word from Westbrook that the job was done.

A satisfied smirk spread across her face.

“Send the ring to Solara right away. Make sure no one finds out. Be careful.

“Yes, ma’am.”

She hung up.

Zayden stood nearby the whole time.

When he realized Tracy had pulled it off, something shifted in his expression–uneasy, maybe even

conflicted.

Tracy walked up to him. “Relax. I told you I’d hand the ring over to Tristan. It doesn’t matter who delivers it, right?”

Zayden didn’t reply.

He just gave her that cold, indifferent stare.

Tracy hated that look the most.

He always looked at her like that–like she was some terrible, unforgivable person.

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