Noah’s heart felt bruised. Every breath carried a trace of pain. But then his gaze hardened with resolve.
"He may have ulterior motives. Maybe he is playing with you. Once he is tired of you, he will throw you away."
"Enough." Elena’s expression turned icy. "Don’t speak about him like that."
She wouldn’t tolerate anyone slandering her husband.
"He saved . He was with when you were not there. Of course, I trust him."
Noah lost her patience completely. "You are making a terrible mistake. You married him just to make angry. Then you publicly announced your relationship with him."
His words turned sharper. "You didn’t care about the Sinclair family’s reputation. We did so much for you. And you didn’t hesitate to drag the family na through the mud just because you were angry with ."
Elena’s heart seed caught in a vise. Her composure shattered.
"I am dragging your family na through the mud," she repeated with disbelief. If I truly wanted to destroy the Sinclair family, I would have done far more than just expose your affairs with Tessa.
She took a step closer to him. Her posture exuded confidence.
"I would have told the world how you hid our marriage, how you lied to , and how you secretly married Tessa."
Noah stepped back. A relentless ache spread through him.
He couldn’t keep hearing her words. But Elena had not finished yet.
Tears stread down her face. "I would’ve exposed how you killed my child."
Everything went still. His pupils contracted.
"Y-You..." Shock exploded through him. "You know?"
The entire world seed to collapse around him.
"Yes, I know everything," Elena declared. "I heard every word you said to Evan that day at the hospital."
A sharp ache pierced his chest. He realized Elena had regained consciousness while he had been speaking with Evan.
’So she knew all along,’ his mind whispered anxiously. ’She knew I was lying.’
The realization crushed him.
Sha and guilt churned within him. He couldn’t even bring himself to et her eyes.
"I called you when I was trapped inside the wrecked car, bleeding," Elena recounted, fresh tears gathering in her eyes. "But you said you were busy. You hung up before listening to ."
Noah’s own eyes turned red from unshed tears.
"When I woke up and learned I had lost the baby, the first thing I thought about was you. I thought you must have been devastated. I could barely stand, but I still went looking for you because I wanted to comfort you."
Noah squeezed his eyes, heartbreak gripping his chest.
"But then I found out the shocking truth," Elena went on, even though her heart was ripped apart as she recounted the incident.
"You were the one who staged the accident." The words tore out of her mouth. "You killed our baby..."
The accusation shattered what little strength he had left.
Noah finally lifted his head. He dared to look into her eyes. All his frustration and arrogance vanished at that mont. What remained was intense guilt.
"Elena..."
"Don’t..." She silenced him. "Don’t call my na."
"Please..." He reached toward her desperately.
She stepped back. "I never imagined the man I loved so much actually could do sothing so cruel. Just because you wanted to avoid the wedding?"
Her whole body trembled in emotion. "You didn’t have to go that far. You already divorced . You could simply tell to leave. Why hurt the unborn child just because you loved soone else?"
Noah couldn’t utter a word. His throat tightened so much that it hurt.
"I could have forgiven you for cheating on ," Elena said, her voice shaking. "I could have forgiven the lies. I could have forgiven all the pain you caused . But you killed the innocent baby..."
The heartbreak in her voice was unbearable. "And for that..." A tear slid down her face. "I’ll never... ever forgive you."
She turned around.
Noah clasped her wrist. "I just want a chance."
Elena glanced at his hand before looking at him coldly. "I was with you, Noah," she said. Her voice was calm, but it carried more weight than anger.
"You pushed away. And I’m not giving you another chance."
She jerked her hand free from his grasp. "Your five minutes are over."
Without even glancing at him, she strode in and wiped the last trace of tears from her eyes.
Noah wanted to chase her after, stop her, and beg her to take him back. But his feet wouldn’t move.
The crushing weight of guilt pinned him in place. His knees buckled, and he collapsed onto the ground.
His shoulders shook. He cried so hard that no sound ca out.
Inside the apartnt...
Elias could barely stay calm. He was losing what little patience he had.
He paced up and down in the hall restlessly. Every instinct scread at him to go outside, pull Elena into his arms, and drag her away from Noah.
He almost walked up to the door. But he held himself back at the last mont.
’Elena told to wait,’ he muttered to himself. ’Five minutes. Just five minutes...’
Forcing himself to sit down, he pulled out a cigarette and placed it between his lips. But when he tried to light it, his hand wouldn’t stop shaking.
The lighter slipped twice.
"Damn it." Frustrated, he slamd it onto the coffee table.
A thought erged in his mind that only increased his anxiety.
’She loved Noah for so many years. What if she changes her mind and decides to reconcile with him?’
His heart sank. He crushed the cigarette into his palm.
In the anti, the front door opened.
He snapped his head up.
The mont he saw Elena step inside, he shot to his feet and strode toward her. In an instant, he pinned her against the wall firmly.
The sudden movent startled her.
She inhaled sharply. Her composure cracked for a brief mont, revealing genuine shock.
Then she seed to realize who it was. The tension in her body eased.
"Elias? What is it?" she asked, sounding a bit annoyed.
"I am jealous," he said honestly. "You were with him all alone. I could barely sit quietly. Why did you take so long?"
His impatience and honesty softened sothing inside her. A smile threatened to appear, but she suppressed it.
"Don’t be dramatic," she muttered, feigning irritation. "It was only five minutes."
"Only five minutes?" he grumbled. "Those five minutes felt like an eternity. Every second was torture."
He leaned over, his breathing hot on her skin. "Do you have any idea how hard it was for to keep myself inside the house?"
His eyes never left her. His emotion churned into a toxic mix of jealousy and fear of losing her.
"It was driving insane. I wanted nothing but to go out, grab you, and drag you inside."
Elena wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I am already your wife," she said gently. "We announced our relationship today. So stop worrying. I am now yours."
Sothing fierce flashed across Elias’s face. His gaze darkened with longing and possessiveness. Tilting her chin upward, he stared at her for several seconds.
"You said that yourself," he said, his voice hoarse, his gaze dropping to her lips.
"You are not allowed to waste another thought on that man."
The next mont, his lips were on hers.
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