Chapter 394

What had she done?

She not only coldly pushed him away but also uttered hurtful words.

Lionel was right.

She was cruel toward Elijah, and he never complained. Instead, he would set aside all pride just to humbly seek her.

He would say, “Please… just let me hold you for a little while, just this once…”

He would plead, “No, I’m begging you…”

Elijah was clearly in pain, his breath unsteady, yet he greedily clung to her embrace, unwilling to let go.

Why did he not tell her about the severe injury?

guilt or worried she might terminate their

What a fool.

recliner and

“E–Eli…”

hoarse from crying, silently repeating his

thought, ‘You envied how affectionately I called Nathaniel before. There’s no one else but you in my heart. Can you hear

sleeping. Despite Ford and the others knocking and trying to persuade her, she

such torment on their body. Ford and the other bodyguards were worried, yet

the door to the room.

and he only heard the sound of dripping water

and switching on the light, Howard found the floor littered with empty liquor bottles, all with high alcohol content.

manage to clear out

Ford and the others

on

the showerhead, still wearing the black dress she had worn to Elijah’s funeral. Her body was soaked, her eyes swollen from crying, and her face was red, clearly showing signs of distress.

his eyes welling up. He approached and embraced her against the wet wall. Only then did he realize she was burning up.

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