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?”

spoke, the lines on

doing this for

since you’ve had stable

expect to thrive

thoughts immediately wandered

realized—Sandra had Elijah’s

resolved not to waste energy

was futile; the only transformation

couldn’t force Elijah to treat her like

the emotional turbulence of

pointed tone,

I have truly understood the extent of your devotion to your

her smile tinged with

to go to such lengths for Sandra, why not make it official and make her

from signing the divorce papers? Are you content keeping the woman you treasure confined

his tone sharp with

said I

being utterly unreasonable,” he retorted, striving to maintain

enough from

Elizabeth erased the smile from her lips, replacing it with a chilling blankness in

she said flatly, the finality in

fierce glare and an unyielding stance, Elijah declared, “Take my offer and step down

isn’t enough,

limit, weary

Further dialogue seemed futile.

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