My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 288 Elizabeth stepped into the corridor, her eyes landing on Scarlett and Scarletts mother, Lily, perched on a bench like a pair of forlorn statues.

Scarlett, once poised and polished, now resembled a shattered porcelain dollher hair a windswept mess and her once-crisp outfit caked in dust.

Lilys eyes brightened when she saw Elizabeth.

She rose quickly, her voice pleading.

Elizabeth, please talk to your husband.

Scarlett didnt intend to cause trouble! These roads are treacherous, and accidents happen constantly.

Elijah and Oliver walked in.

Oliver stepped forward, his tone precise.

Mrs.

Norris, this wasnt an accident.

She deliberately drove into our vehicle.

As a truck passed, she panicked and accelerated, smashing our side mirror and leaving a meter-long scratch.

The cars custom paint and interior cant be repaired locallyit will need to be sent abroad for restoration.

Scarletts vacant eyes suddenly focused.

She stood abruptly, interrupting Oliver with disbelief, Mrs.

Norris? Isnt she your wife? Didnt you share a bottle of water with her? Her words hung in the air, revealing her shock at discovering Elizabeths relationship with Elijah.

Scarlett gazed at Elijah, whose anger-darkened face remained devastatingly handsomealmost celestial in its beauty.

turned ghostly

that!

never shared a bottle of

Turning to Elijah, he hastened to

did

a bottle earlier, but it was sealed! I offered her a Fillico first, but she wanted Evian instead, so I got

drank from is still in the caruntouched! He spoke so quickly that it seemed he might pull out surveillance footage at any moment

didnt even

with a single, nonchalant

Oliver breathed a sigh

one to fall for wild accusations, especially not from an unhinged woman

arm and pulled her

of nonsense are you spewing? Everyone saw Elizabeth return with her husband yesterday! Theyre clearly

shift the focus, Lily turned back

manit was just a moment of panic! The

cover some of it? A few million… thats an amount we couldnt scrape together in a hundred years! If were forced to pay, itll ruin us! Oliver hesitated, glancing toward

finish, Elijahs cold voice

isnt about the

sharp eyes

did it because she has her

wanted to stage some dramatic encounter,

unpunished, whats stopping every other woman from trying the same trick? Do you think I have time to

and doted on, having her ploy laid bare by the

quivered, and she lowered her head, wishing she could

froze, the realization dawning on her

back to that morning when

Scarletts arm repeatedly, her voice trembling with both anger and

honest liveshow did we end up with a daughter who covets another womans husband? Look at you! Why would Elizabeths husband ever pick you over her? Scarlett, humiliated and cornered,

Elizabeth since we were kids! Why am I not as good as her? Why cant he like me? Lily, stunned by the outburst, took a step back before snapping, Its not about