It all seemed to start because of her.

She was the root cause.

"David, I'm not going to the funeral," she said.

David's eyes widened in shock. "What? You're not coming to my dad's funeral? Eliza, that's not right, is it?"

"Why isn't it?" She hadn't expected such a strong reaction from David, as if he was seeing his own selfishness laid bare. "I've already done more than enough for him while he was alive, things I shouldn't have had to. Don't I have the right to skip the funeral?" Eliza's voice was cool, almost icy.

Beneath that indifferent facade, her tone was anything but gentle.

David probably hadn't expected Eliza to react this way.

He frowned slightly. "Are you mad?"

Eliza didn't reply.

After a moment of silence, just as she was about to say something, David interrupted her again.

talking. Funerals are already sad enough, and I really don't have the energy to explain

What was he implying?

want her to be sensible and play along for the

last scene, but after it was over, would

Not a chance.

Amaya, who usually adored her, had started to

say when they found out she didn't

even more determined not to

friends and relatives," Eliza took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, trying to release the heaviness in her heart,

leaving now."

halted the woman who was about to

have to do

think?" She found it somewhat

interrupted your candlelit dinner?" David's lips curled into a sneer, mocking her. "Even

into the

never learn,

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