Chapter 235 He Loved Caroline
Even Elizabeth could no longer compare.
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âYou like Caroline, donât you? Youâve fallen for her.â Elizabethâs voice trembled. âMr. Ellison, you want to protect her now. Youâll get rid of everything she hates, including me, right?â
David didnât answer. Yet in his heart, the truth echoed over and over. Yes, he loved Caroline.
Loving someone began with wanting to protect them, and he wanted to protect Caroline for a lifetime.
David wanted to shield her from all the pain and suffering.
This realization had come suddenly, catching him off guard. But in reality, the feelings had long since taken root. He had simply been too slow to recognize them, too stubborn to admit them, until now.
Seeing his silence, Elizabeth felt a cold dread settle over her. This is bad. Mr. Ellison isnât denying it.
âThen what about me?â she panicked. âMr. Ellison, what am I to you now? Are you just going to abandon me?â
Davidâs gaze was calm as he asked, âWhat is it that you want?â
âWhat do I want?â
âYes,â he said. âMoney or something else? Whatever it is, I can give it to you.â
He was drawing a line.
Elizabeth wasnât foolish. There was no way she would accept that.
âI donât want anything. I only want you, Mr. Ellison,â she blurted. âI love you. I love you more than Caroline ever could! Iâve always been devoted to you, what use do I have for money? It means nothing to me!â
Davidâs frown deepened.
Between him and Elizabeth, there was still that one night between them.
It wasnât something that could be explained away in a few words, nor was it a bond that could be severed overnight.
He would take his time. This wasnât something that could be resolved immediately.
But one thing was certain that he wouldnât wrong Elizabeth, and he would never abandon Caroline.
âGo home first,â David said as he strode toward the RollsâRoyce. âWeâll talk later.â
âMr. Ellisonâ¦â
Elizabeth reached for him, but her fingers only brushed against the fabric of his coat before it slipped from
her grasp.
She caught nothing.
It felt like a dreadful omen, a warning she couldnât ignore. Soon, she feared that David would slip
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No way! I wonât allow it! Caroline has no right, no ability to take Mr. Ellison from me. Heâs mine!
The RollsâRoyce drove toward the Ellison residenceâs gates.
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Elizabeth was gripped by an overwhelming sense of crisis, one stronger than she had ever felt before.
The day David and Caroline had arrived at the Brooks residence, Caroline had been wrapped in Mr. Ellisonâs coat, the marks on her collarbone unmistakable. Even then, Elizabeth had felt dread settle in her
chest.
Now, everything was moving in the very direction she feared most.
David had not only given her a severe warning but was also offering her compensation, as if tying up loose ends from that night.
And after that, he was preparing to stay by Carolineâs side forever.
The car disappeared from Elizabethâs sight.
At the bus stop, Caroline checked the time, then glanced at the empty road.
The bus still hadnât arrived, and she needed to get to work.
She decided maybe she should walk ahead. There was an intersection up ahead, a busier area, she might be able to catch a cab there.
âI donât even know why I stayed at the Ellison residence⦠A workingâclass nobody like me living in a place like that? Surrounded by mansions, completely deserted, not a hint of real life. I canât even hail a cab properly,â she muttered, resigning herself to walking.
Just then, a car horn sounded behind her.
Beep! Beep!
Caroline instinctively stepped aside.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
The honking came again, more insistent this time.
She frowned. What the hell? Iâm walking on the sidewalk. Cars arenât even allowed up here! Why is someone honking
at me?
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