She didn't care if those people were close relatives or distant relatives; it was irrelevant to her.

She had no intention of going. She refused to continue pretending with Gareth, putting on a charade for others. Besides...

Elisa had thought about it. If she truly loved and cared for Julia, she needed to be upfront and honest. Elisa refused to keep lying and pretending to be something with Gareth before Julia when they weren't. The guilt would eat at her, and she didn't want to live with that regret until Julia took her last breath.

It wasn't feasible, especially when she had her own life to live. Everything shouldn't revolve around Julia or even the other members of the Wickam family.

So, Elisa had to make her stance clear.

"Gareth, I gotta say, your explanations are redundant to me. The truth is, I said what I said 'cause I don't wanna go, and I'm done playing these roles with you. Once I head back, my focus will be on Grandma's health and helping you recover from your injuries, but then I'm back to living my own life."

Elisa had her own journey to embark on and had to dig into her birth mother's business.

And as for Benett Corporation...

It had been forever since she stepped foot in that place, and Norman's discontent ran deep. He wasn't the type to easily let go of his ambitions.

out what Norman was scheming and make the

straightforward and severing ties with Gareth. She wore the same expression and attitude and exuded the

was no way they could possibly

But what about Grandma?

momentarily, and then

a subdued voice, he concurred, "I get where you're coming from. You're an exceptional doctor, and I know you also understand Grandma's condition. Even if she receives treatment with Ganoderma Caligo and recovers, she's already so old. How much longer do you think she can

to reconcile and be together again, do I have to pretend

Gareth's words angered Elisa.

Gareth fell into silence.

Not deserving...

would be deserving of

Will?

that scheming and

he held back from voicing his thoughts. Elisa could feel a headache coming on. "Gareth, please, stop talking about these things. It's really starting to

Gareth responded nonchalantly.

Gareth pulled the car over. Elisa walked away, leaving Gareth behind. However, he caught up

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