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Lucas paused and sighed deeply. "It's not that I want the marriage, but Mr. Gray Senior is awfully determined.""He won't budge, and he only wants Elisa as his granddaughter-in-law. There's nothing I can do about it. You can't possibly expect me to sever ties with him, can you?" Sebastian fell silent. From the way Charles was willing to resort to threatening the Watsons into agreeing to the marriage, it was clear that nothing could sway his resolve. But there was one critical question. What was it about Elisa that made Charles so adamant about her marrying Arnold? Why was he willing to use such forceful tactics?"Don't you find it strange, Dad? Why is Mr. Gray Senior so fixated on this marriage? What exactly does he see in her?"If it were just about family background, there were plenty of other powerful families that were more suitable matches for the Grays.Plus, Elisa was raised in less-than-ideal circumstances after being swapped at birth. Her upbringing was far from comparable to

Elisa chuckled. "Are you going to ask me that question every time we meet?"Robert had asked the same question several times before.Elisa stopped walking and turned to face Roberta. She looked at her with a calm yet firm gaze. "Like I told you, I don't blame you for the choice you made that day, but I won't forgive you either. Some betrayals only need to happen once."Roberta turned pale after hearing those words. Tears welled up in her eyes.She struggled to hold back her emotions and barely managed to stop herself from crying. "Aunt Elisa, I'm sorry. I really am.""You don't have to apologize because apologies won't change anything," Elisa said in an indifferent tone. To Roberta, this incident was a haunting regret. But it was just a fleeting moment for Elisa. If the latter had been less fortunate that night, she'd have been tortured to death and never heard these words of regret.As they had both faced despair, Elisa had sympathized with and pitied Roberta's predicament. It was th

Elisa smiled, but her eyes were cold and carried a hint of amusement.Isabelle had shown up early in the morning and used that flimsy excuse to keep Clive occupied for so long. Had it just been to create an opportunity for Roberta?The shard of glass under Elisa's foot indicated that Roberta sneaked back in when she had left the basement to grab the medicine kit.Judging from that entire wall of bottles and jars with some filled with medicine and others with poison, she was sure that no one would notice if any had gone missing or was tampered with.Interesting. Elisa took a deep breath to suppress the anger and frigidity that rose within her. She turned her attention back to the medical texts and pushed all other thoughts aside. After helping the limping Roberta out of the basement, Isabelle immediately released her arm with a look of disdain as soon they were out of sight from Clive and Elisa. "Did you get it? Hand it over.""...I got it," Roberta replied and bit her lip. Her face wa

Elisa looked around and noted that the door was unlike the others in the hotel. It was adorned with intricate ancient patterns radiating a mysterious and dangerous air.It felt oddly familiar. She wondered where she had seen that before.As she struggled to recall, a cold laugh sounded behind her. The area was dark, and the sudden. rush of cold air on her neck startled her.Elisa shuddered and instinctively swung her first. "Bang!"A grunt of pain followed as she focused, only to notice that she'd struck Arnold.Oh, so that was nothing. She retracted her fist without a hint of remorse.Arnold clutched his nose, and his eyes blazed with anger. This was the second time she'd punched him after all-once at the Gray residence's gate as a lesson learned and now again. "Elisa! I can always give you a beating even if you're a woman!" he growled."Ha! But can you actually do so?" Elisa retorted with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.The last time he had claimed to give her a beating, he had

Clive had lost his appetite for food. With a dark expression on his face, he got up. "I must find out who sneaked in here!"Losing a poison of that type was no laughing matter.If the person who stole the poison were to use it with malicious intentions, it would be almost impossible for anyone to detect and avoid that potent, colorless, and odorless poison. Before he left the room, Clive cast a glance at Elisa and reminded her. "Elisa, you need to be careful."Elisa nodded.Clive strode out of the pharmacy. He was reminded that Roberta, who was waiting outside, had been injured when he walked past her.He came to a halt. "You haven't changed the dressing for today, right? Once I've settled some urgent matters, you can come and look for me. I'll help you change it." "Thank you, Great-grandpa."Roberta beamed.If it had been before, she would have been really happy to hear Clive expressing his concern, for her like this. However... It was too late now. It was all too late now. After Cl