Chapter 235 He Loved Caroline

Even Elizabeth could no longer compare.

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“You like Caroline, don’t you? You’ve fallen for her.” Elizabeth’s voice trembled. “Mr. Ellison, you want to protect her now. You’ll get rid of everything she hates, including me, right?”

David didn’t answer. Yet in his heart, the truth echoed over and over. Yes, he loved Caroline.

Loving someone began with wanting to protect them, and he wanted to protect Caroline for a lifetime.

David wanted to shield her from all the pain and suffering.

This realization had come suddenly, catching him off guard. But in reality, the feelings had long since taken root. He had simply been too slow to recognize them, too stubborn to admit them, until now.

Seeing his silence, Elizabeth felt a cold dread settle over her. This is bad. Mr. Ellison isn’t denying it.

“Then what about me?” she panicked. “Mr. Ellison, what am I to you now? Are you just going to abandon me?”

David’s gaze was calm as he asked, “What is it that you want?”

“What do I want?”

“Yes,” he said. “Money or something else? Whatever it is, I can give it to you.”

He was drawing a line.

was no way she

only want you, Mr. Ellison,” she blurted. “I love you. I love you more than Caroline ever could! I’ve always been devoted to you, what use do I have for money? It means

David’s frown deepened.

Elizabeth, there was still

wasn’t something that could be explained away in a few words, nor was it a bond that could be severed

take his time. This wasn’t something that

wouldn’t wrong Elizabeth, and he

first,” David said as he strode toward the Rolls–Royce.

“Mr. Ellison…”

against the fabric of his

her grasp.

She caught nothing.

dreadful omen, a warning she couldn’t ignore. Soon, she feared that David

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way! I won’t allow it! Caroline has no right, no ability to take Mr.

drove toward

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by an overwhelming sense of crisis, one stronger than

David and Caroline had arrived at the Brooks residence, Caroline had been wrapped in Mr. Ellison’s coat, the marks on her collarbone unmistakable. Even then, Elizabeth had felt

chest.

everything was moving in the very

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