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?

he feared her guilt or

What a fool.

curled up on the recliner

“E–Eli…”

hoarse from crying, silently repeating

how affectionately I called Nathaniel before. There’s no one else

in Elijah’s room for a full three days, neither eating, drinking, nor sleeping. Despite Ford and the others

torment on their body. Ford and the other bodyguards were worried, yet they were helpless. In the end, they

the door

only heard the sound of dripping

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

she manage to clear

Ford and the others not notice?

gaze ultimately fixed on that

against the wall under 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,

her in this state, Howard could not help but feel his eyes welling up. He approached and embraced her against the wet

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