Chapter 148 Episode 148

Elijah observed her foot, now tinged with red, and bent down, extending his hand to lift her legs, poised to carry her.

“I can walk,” Elizabeth asserted hastily, retreating and nearly losing her balance.

“No need to make this overly dramatic.”

Elijah refrained from insisting on carrying her.

He straightened up, offering her a steadying hand, his voice laced with a trace of annoyance.

“When I ignore your complaints, you accuse me of not caring.

Yet when I try to help, you claim I’m overreacting.

Isn’t that a bit contradictory? What is it that you truly want? Are you even sure?”

Elizabeth allowed him to guide her to the sofa, her voice gentle yet resolute as she said, “Of course, I know exactly what I want.

People change, Elijah.

There was a time when all I sought was your affection and a harmonious life together.

But you met me with apathy.

longer wish to

And still, you’re displeased.

I demanded

you’re questioning if I know what

Mr.

it’s you who needs

have always been

for family and love

I yearn

no desire to dive into a pointless debate

away, a hint of irritation in his voice, he remarked, “I never

with a load

tend to argue even when they’re wrong, so naturally, they argue even more passionately when they believe they’re right,” Elizabeth

had little appetite for quarrels, and this unexpected outpouring of

removing the tissue from her

then stretched over her to retrieve the first aid kit perched

her,

foot recoiled instinctively, a jolt of surprise coursing

profoundly private, and the sensation of someone else’s touch on

instructed firmly, securing her foot gently but with

and started to apply it with

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