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Chapter 122 A Familyâs Strife
David spoke calmly, âNo.â
âSo, youâre saying that if youâre not with Caroline, thereâs no one else in your heart?â Harper asked.
For a fleeting moment, the image of Elizabeth crossed Davidâs mind. But it lasted only a second.
Marry Elizabeth?
He had made a promise, and he would keep it.
But marrying her had nothing to do with love or affection. It was merely a matter of repayment and responsibility.
âI donât have anyone I like, nor anyone I must marry,â David replied. âMom, if you have something to say, just say it directly.â
Harper nodded. âWhat I mean is, since thereâs no one in your heart, why not try to get along with Caroline? Over time, I believe youâll come to love her. Sheâs kind, strong, and independentâan excellent choice for a wife.â
David let out a cold laugh. Why did everyone keep insisting me to love Caroline? I wish I could destroy her!
âYouâll slowly see Carolineâs good qualities, truly,â Harper said. âSheâs the daughterâinâlaw I recognize from the bottom of my heart and my lifesaver. Without her, I wouldnât be standing here today. Years ago, she risked her own life to jump into the water to save me. I owe her a debt I can never repay. David, Iâve never asked you for anything before. Iâve only ever hoped for your health and safety. But this time, consider it my plea. Please treat Caroline well. Sheâs endured so much, and I hope she can find happiness in the Ellison family.â
Harper rambled on, and David listened with patience, though her words went in one ear and out the other
He instructed the driver to take Harper back to the residence, then pushed open the door to the hospital
room.
Caroline was in a deep sleep, her eyelashes still glistening with tears. Dried blood remained on her lips, and her handâfingers all brokenârested motionless beside her pillow.
If this had been before, seeing her like this might have softened Davidâs heart, even just a little.
But now? She deserved it.
She didnât deserve a shred of kindness from him. She deserved nothing but contempt, torment, and endless suffering.
Davidâs voice was cold. âTake her back to the Ellison residence.â
âBut madam is still asleepâ¦
Do you not understand what I said?â
Understood, Mr. Ellison.â
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Chapter 122 A Familyâs Strife
ruthlessness. No one noticed the pair of eyes silently watching everything from the shadows.
Elizabeth stood hidden behind the door, clenching her fists as she watched the bodyguards wheel Carolineâs hospital bed out of the room.
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She had thought this time her plan was foolproof. Surely, with Mr. Ellison taking action, he would decisively get rid of Carolineâs child. But who could have expected Harper to stand up for Caroline? That wretched Caroline! How could her luck always be so good? Victory has been so close.
âI sacrificed so much,â Elizabeth muttered, glaring at her stillâdamp clothes. âI begged for mercy in the pouring rain, crying and shouting until my voice was hoarse, soaked to the skin, hoping to crush Caroline completely this time. And yet⦠she walks away unscathed!â
Her frustration was palpable.
âThis is killing eight hundred enemies at the cost of a thousand of my own. Hmph. Just wait. This is only the beginning. I refuse to believe Mr. Ellison can tolerate Carolineâs illegitimate child. Ha, illegitimate child. Although, that child is actually Mr. Ellisonâs. A familyâs strife⦠a tiger devouring its cubâthereâs a certain irony to it. Even if I lose in the end, thereâs always Mr. Ellison and Carolineâs child to drag down with me. As if I would lose.â
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