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.

realization—I no longer wish to linger in this one-sided

And still, you’re displeased.

I demanded

questioning if I know what

Mr.

it’s you who

have

family and

I yearn for

dive into a pointless debate over such obscure

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

come prepared with a

they argue even more passionately when they believe they’re right,” Elizabeth responded with

quarrels, and this unexpected outpouring of emotions left her

the tissue from her grasp and discarding it into

stretched over her to retrieve the first

to his knees in front of her,

jolt of surprise

profoundly private, and the sensation of someone else’s

securing her foot gently but

extracted the burn ointment and started to apply it with focused

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