Chapter 34 Episode 34

Watching him intently, Elizabeth thought of nothing but how brazenly deceitful he was—pretending to be a devoted husband while clinging to his first love.

The man she once cherished now evoked nothing but revulsion.

With a scoff of disbelief, Elizabeth locked eyes with him.

“Mr.

James, do you truly believe money solves everything?”

Elijah opened his mouth to reply, but Elizabeth interrupted sharply.

“You’re trying to buy off the role I’ve poured my heart into, just to hand it over to Sandra.

And now, you’re flaunting money to either appease me or intimidate me.

That property you’re offering is worth a fortune, isn’t it? You seem ready to sacrifice anything for Sandra.

Is your love for her really that profound?”

Their heated exchange drew the attention of nearby patients, who turned their heads toward the disturbance.

Flustered and visibly uneasy, Elijah grumbled, “Elizabeth, what absurd nonsense are you spouting?”

But Elizabeth’s smile only widened, her tone heavy with biting sarcasm.

“Am I wrong? Why must everything bend to your will? Why do you assume I don’t need this opportunity? Don’t I deserve a chance at my own aspirations?”

expression hardened as he spoke, the lines

this

since you’ve had stable

you expect to thrive

thoughts immediately wandered

capable? But then she realized—Sandra had Elijah’s unwavering

resolved not to waste energy

was futile; the only transformation she could manage was within

to treat her like Sandra, nor could

could detach herself from the emotional turbulence

calm yet pointed tone, Elizabeth

understood the extent of your devotion to your beloved,

she said, her

such lengths for Sandra, why not

Are you content keeping the woman you treasure confined to being

patience wore thin, his tone sharp with

I

unreasonable,” he retorted,

enough

self-righteousness laughable, Elizabeth erased the smile from her lips, replacing it with a chilling

flatly, the finality in her voice

an unyielding stance, Elijah declared, “Take

property isn’t enough, name your

her limit, weary of reasoning with someone

Further dialogue seemed futile.

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