Chapter 213 Elizabeth’s fingers trembled as she switched off her phone screen, a wave of humiliation crashing over her.

The revelation stung deeply, leaving her utterly devastated.

Elijah remained calm, his gaze deliberately averted, offering no comment.

Tension coiled within Elizabeth like a spring wound too tight, an unspoken anxiety simmering just beneath the surface.

She couldn’t predict when or how it would finally snap.

His eyes drifted to the simple diamond necklace resting against her collarbone.

Abruptly shifting the subject, he remarked, “It doesn’t quite suit you.

Allow me to propose an alternative.”

“Excuse me?” Elizabeth blinked, momentarily startled.

velvet box from

it open, revealing

the car’s dim lighting, the gem’s intricate facets caught and reflected an almost otherworldly

the

purely performative—a means to uphold the James family’s flawless

no intention of keeping it, merely

impending divorce would

her fingers fumbled awkwardly behind her

in closer, gently taking the

was disarming—his signature woody cologne surrounded her, his breath

a tenderness that sent an

as it had come; Elijah fastened

hoping to mask the heat rising

herself silently

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