Chapter 1929
Chapter 1929 Not A Chance
“As for marriage, if a couple has long been estranged, why insist on painfully maintaining it? Marriage
is not a matter for one person alone.”
I appreciate your sentiment, but I cannot agree with it.
Elisa's words sounded sincere, but Edith couldn't find it in herself to concur. She felt Elisa was
humiliating her, laying bare her inner wounds for all to see, and persistently rubbing salt in them.
As Elisa stood her ground, Edith's patience wore thin, and she began to feel embarrassed.
Eventually, she chose to be straightforward.
She pushed her caffè mocha away and remarked, “Ms. Benett, this is a family matter. Is it absolutely
necessary for you to be involved?”
Seeing that Edith had dropped her facade, Elisa felt even less encumbered.
She set her cup down and fixed Edith with an unyielding gaze. “Mrs. Grayson, my journey to this point
has been far from easy. Throughout it, I've clung to a principle. Do you know what it is?”
Edith remained silent, waiting for Elisa to continue.
Elisa's voice carried a potent intensity as she declared each word, “If no one provokes me, I won't
provoke anyone. But if anyone dares to provoke me, I will respond a hundredfold!”
She continued, “This isn't just about your family affairs, Mrs. Grayson. Paul is attempting to harm me.
Do you think you can simply brush this off? Not a chance.” Elisa's smile remained sweet, but her words
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were sharp and relentless.
Edith's complexion turned pale.
Edith's complexion turned pole.
After o prolonged pouse, she stood up ond colmly stoted, “If thot's the cose, there's nothing more for us
to discuss. I'll see you in court.”
Edith left some money on the toble ond deported.
Despite her outword disploy of confidence, her somewhot unsteody steps betroyed the turmoil within
her.
While she oppeored resolute, she wos octuolly cornered.
If she genuinely believed she could extricote Poul from this situotion, she wouldn't be leoving olone
todoy, let olone engoging in o conversotion with Eliso ot the coffee shop.
Ultimotely, she wos out of options.
Eliso remoined seoted, in no hurry to leove, her goze fixed on the window.
Despite hoving Poul ond Rochelle incorceroted, Eliso no longer felt the rush of revenge she once did
ofter the incident on the islond.
Her persistence now wos primorily to provide on explonotion to Bello, her grondmother, herself, ond
Goreth.
To her, Edith wos o pitioble figure, ensnored in o lifelong morrioge.
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After Eliso hod been sitting for onother holf-hour, she received o coll from Goreth.
His voice come from the other end of the line. “How's it going? Are you guys still tolking?”
Edith's complexion turned pale.
After a prolonged pause, she stood up and calmly stated, “If that's the case, there's nothing more for us
to discuss. I'll see you in court.”
Edith left some money on the table and departed.
Despite her outward display of confidence, her somewhat unsteady steps betrayed the turmoil within
her.
While she appeared resolute, she was actually cornered.
If she genuinely believed she could extricate Paul from this situation, she wouldn't be leaving alone
today, let alone engaging in a conversation with Elisa at the coffee shop.
Ultimately, she was out of options.
Elisa remained seated, in no hurry to leave, her gaze fixed on the window.
Despite having Paul and Rochelle incarcerated, Elisa no longer felt the rush of revenge she once did
after the incident on the island.
Her persistence now was primarily to provide an explanation to Bella, her grandmother, herself, and
Gareth.
To her, Edith was a pitiable figure, ensnared in a lifelong marriage.
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After Elisa had been sitting for another half-hour, she received a call from Gareth.
His voice came from the other end of the line. “How's it going? Are you guys still talking?”
Hearing his voice, Elisa couldn't help but break into a subtle smile. “We're done here,” she informed
him.
Gareth, checking his watch, noted that it was a little past two o'clock. “Then, it's time to fulfill your
promise to me today,” he asserted.
“What?”
Perplexed for a moment, Elisa didn't initially grasp his meaning.
However, it soon dawned on her that she had promised to spend a day with him when she was trying to
divert his attention, and that day was the day to honor that commitment.
Slightly defeated, she offered a wry smile. “I did promise you a day, but now we only have half a day
left.”
Gareth didn't expect Elisa to say that. He was a bit surprised, but also somewhat pleased.
Gareth, somewhat taken aback by her response, couldn't help but find it amusing. “It's good that you
acknowledge your debt to me. There's no time like the present. I can sense that you're not in the best
spirits since your return. Let me help you relax a bit, even if it means I'll have to suffer some losses.”
His words made Elisa burst into laughter.
After all, Gareth was known for his shrewdness in the business world. If anyone were to suffer losses, it
wouldn't be him.
Nevertheless, Elisa was convinced and eventually relented.
“All right, send me the location.”