Chapter 96 A Close Call

“I… I was so foolish to do something like this. I didn’t mean to hurt Caroline. I just wanted to scare her—I’d never actually harm her. She’s always bullied me, looked down on me, and even laid hands on me. I’ve been holding a grudge because of it. And then she’s the one who’s your lawful wife. I was jealous, and it clouded my judgment. That’s why I made such a terrible mistake. Mr. Ellison, I did all of this because I love you. I realize now how wrong I was, and I’ll never do it again. Look, Caroline wasn’t harmed, and she’s perfectly fine. Let’s just put an end to this, okay?”

Caroline couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh. Twisting the truth and calling black white–Elizabeth always excels at this act.

But this time, Caroline wasn’t going to let her get away with it.

She couldn’t forget how close she had come to losing her life, and not just hers. Caroline had to settle this

score.

There was no way she’d let David’s pity spare Elizabeth from facing the consequences.

Caroline stood and walked up to Elizabeth. “I wasn’t harmed? That’s easy for you to say from where you’re standing. Do you have any idea? If David hadn’t arrived in time, I would have been violated by those two kidnappers.”

She deliberately brought up the incident, knowing it was the one thing David could never tolerate.

his unrelenting sense of control–but to him, Caroline was entirely his. No one else was allowed to touch her, let alone harm

“I was so desperate at that moment, Elizabeth, that I almost bit my tongue to end it all. I refused to live with that humiliation. It was only when David saved

judgment and just ‘trying

head, glaring at Caroline with venom in her eyes.

wrong. Please give me another chance and forgive me. I promise I’ll never do this again. I won’t

the tear–streaked face of Elizabeth. He had always hated seeing women cry. Now, it only made his

softly. “David, don’t forget… what

person behind her kidnapping. She had already told him that it was Elizabeth, but he hadn’t believed her. Now that the evidence was clear, he couldn’t

still chose to protect Elizabeth this

the slightest expectation of

gaze, his lips moving faintly. “I

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