Chapter 6 Despite the throbbing pain in her leg, Elizabeth gathered her strength and said, “Put me down.”

Elijah, however, ignored her, his eyes scanning her leg wrapped in bandages.

His brow furrowed slightly.

“What happened to your leg? Is this some elaborate scheme to win me back?”

At his words, a bitter laugh escaped Elizabeth.

It seemed he saw her as simply craving attention, and when she failed to get it, she had likely fabricated a story to pull him back, dramatizing her injury just to capture his focus.

With a blank expression, she answered untruthfully, “It’s a beauty treatment that shouldn’t get wet.”

“Why did you suddenly decide to go for such a treatment?” Elijah asked, his voice casual as he carried her outside, no longer pressing the issue.

His frame was large, and through his thin shirt, she could distinctly feel the warmth of his body and the firm outline of his chest muscles.

The closeness created an awkward tension for Elizabeth, who had resolved to end things once and for all.

Her voice rose involuntarily, sharper now.

“Oh, since when have you cared about these little details, Mr.

James?”

For the first time, Elijah saw her use biting sarcasm; it struck him as oddly amusing.

a calm demeanor, he responded, “You’re my wife, it’s only natural I’d care

somber edge

you’ve never truly seen

afraid that if I died, you wouldn’t

moments with his

accusation, Elijah’s eyes widened before he let out a

this afternoon? Maybe I’ve been too lenient with you lately, and it’s made

Elizabeth froze, taken aback.

he accusing her

realized their marriage had always

arrangement, a woman who had traded her freedom for

been nothing more than a transaction, yet she

world of romance, the one who fell

brushed aside as trivial, a

now!” Elizabeth demanded, jerking her head to the side, her

remained silent, effortlessly carrying her to the bed

a sudden jolt as the support disappeared, her heart skipping a beat as she

collided on the bed, her bathrobe slipping

Elijah gazed down at her, a sly, teasing grin playing on

be let go, didn’t you? So why hold

and glittering like a midnight lake speckled with

Elizabeth glimpsed her

she was

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