Chapter 13 The delivery man quickly scanned the document in his hand and stated, “This is a divorce agreement, sent by Ms.

Elizabeth Campbell with instructions to deliver it directly to Mr.

Elijah.” The atmosphere in the room grew tense, as though an invisible force had struck Elijah and the others sharply across their faces.

The lively conversation in the private room suddenly stopped, replaced by a palpable, uneasy silence.

Eyes flickered between the people present, and each of them slowly lowered their gaze.

In the midst of the heavy quiet, only Albin dared to act.

Taking the folder from the delivery person, he returned to his seat and tossed it toward Elijah.

“Elijah, what did you do to upset her this time? She doesn’t seem to be joking around,” he remarked, a note of concern in his voice.

Albin was naturally curious about the contents of the folder, but even if given the chance, he wouldn’t dare look inside.

the unmistakable logo of a

light, Elijah’s face appeared to vanish into the shadows,

whiskey, poured a glass, and drank it down

and he carelessly set the bottle down, spilling most

million—a price even the wealthy Albin couldn’t ignore without feeling a pang of regret at the

no one moved to clean

placed his empty glass down with a soft clink, his gaze narrowing at the unopened

a missed call?” he muttered, his voice tinged with

The room remained still.

breathing seemed to soften, as if reluctant to

gently took the

my fault,” she murmured, her voice laden with

heart condition, my frail health, and those constant fevers

tears, casting her in a fragile, vulnerable

over her heart,

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