My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 31 “Elijah, I feel like I’m suffocating,” Sandra murmured faintly, clutching Elijah’s sleeve for support.

Elijah’s expression immediately darkened with concern.

Ignoring the thought of waiting for the ambulance, he scooped Sandra into his arms and strode purposefully toward the exit.

Elizabeth had resigned herself to despair, but witnessing Elijah’s evident anxiety, she halted, the image vividly reminding her of her own rescue by firefighters just days ago.

Suddenly, Elijah’s shoulder brushed against hers.

He was moving too quickly and inadvertently collided with her.

Still nursing a tender calf, Elizabeth had been favoring her uninjured leg.

The sudden impact caused her to lose her balance, and she stumbled sideways.

In a frantic attempt to steady herself, she grabbed a nearby folding table.

buckled under her weight and collapsed, sending cups scattering

floor with a thud, the folding table and cups tumbling onto her leg, drenching the sore spot

out, her voice tinged

her a fleeting glance at the sound of her

was merely a brief

cut through the air, he coldly turned away, resolutely

her leg or the deep sorrow in her heart that caused tears to blur her

over, his movements brisk as he lifted the folding

his touch gentle as he

as he asked, “Should we head to the

the chaos, Elizabeth barely had a moment to evaluate her injuries or take in the

“Thank you,

take me there later.” With that, she

like Cinderella fleeing the ball at midnight, though shrouded in disgrace rather