Chapter 595

Eliana, why do you have to be so cruel to me? What did I ever do to you?”

Jonathan took a deep breath to collect himself as he struggled to school his features into a gentle

expression.

He had to be careful when he interacted with Eliana. Once he revealed his temper to her, she would be

encouraged to stay vigilant and stay away from him.

“After everything you’ve done, you expect me to talk to you as if nothing happened?” Eliana shot back.

“Are you referring to the kidnapping?” Jonathan decided to show her a sliver of vulnerability. “I did all of

that to see you. You’ve been hiding from me,” he explained.

Eliana kept quiet as she listened. He wasn’t wrong about that.

The truth was, she had been avoiding him.

However, the children were her top priority. He shouldn’t have endangered the children because of

what happened between them.

“Eliana, I didn’t mean to hurt you or the kids. I was only afraid that our relationship had changed. I

wanted to go after the man who took the children. But, I found out that Maurice was holding him,”

Jonathan stated apologetically, sounding sincere.

Eliana observed him with a cautious expression on her face. She couldn’t decide if he was telling the

truth or not.

“We’ve known each other for over five years, and I’ve done so much for you. How could I ever do

anything to hurt you on purpose?”

Jonathan’s words sounded so sincere that Eliana couldn’t find any fault in them.

Because he took the initiative to show his weakness, the tense atmosphere between the two slowly

eased.

His words reminded Eliana of their shared past.

If it weren’t for Jonathan, she and her children would’ve perished at sea five years ago.

Since then, he’d been helping her. His generosity allowed her to raise her children safely abroad.

Although he was a possessive man who wanted to control everything, Eliana couldn’t ignore that he

had been good to them. He’d always been close to the kids.

Eliana was ashamed when she remembered what they’d gone through together.

He’d helped her so much in the past, and she felt ungrateful for it.

“Jonathan, I don’t understand. We weren’t related, and we weren’t friends either. Why did you help me

all those years ago?”

This question had intrigued Eliana for years, and she only mustered up enough courage to ask now.

Jonathan didn’t say anything in response. He stared at her with a sad look on his face.

He looked like he was searching for something in her eyes or imagining a familiar face.

“It’s because I like you.”

“You like me?”

Eliana didn’t know whether he was telling the truth, but she couldn’t accept his confession.

Someone else captured her heart.

“I appreciate everything you’ve done to help over the years, but I can’t accept you. I’m sorry. Without

you, we could’ve died. Please don’t confuse my gratitude with love. I have no feelings for you. We can’t

be together.”

“Is it because of Maurice?” Jonathan was determined to get to the bottom of the matter.

Eliana lowered her head and didn’t say anything more. Jonathan assumed that his assumption was

correct.

“Eliana?” Jonathan couldn’t help but take a step closer to her. “I hope that you reconsider your

relationship with Maurice. You’ve been through after you came back. Please don’t forget that all that

suffering was because of him! I hope you think it over. Once you choose to be with Maurice, this will

keep happening.”

Eliana was rendered speechless over his words. She knew what he said was true.

“If you choose to be with me, things can be different. You’ll never have to face those situations. Eliana,

please consider my offer,” Jonathan said humbly.

Eliana didn’t have the heart to reject him a second time, so she only sighed in reply.

“I’m sorry, Jonathan.”

Jonathan was stunned by her answer and laughed at himself.

“There’s no rush, Eliana. One day, I’ll prove to you that I’m more worthy than Maurice. You’ll change

your mind when that day comes.”

When Eliana looked away from him, a terrifying glint flashed through Jonathan’s eyes.