NovelEnglishChapter 4102
Worse still, she was now carrying his child... She found it unbearable to think of Raphael being intimate with her
and then jetting off with his charming assistant abroad.
And all along, she was painfully aware of whom Raphael truly valued.
That was why she provoked Raphael using Olivia, but she also despised herself for stooping so low... Standing
before the mirror, Elissa scrutinized her reflection.
How could she beclike this...
Then she noticed the figure behind her.
This man was her soon-to-be husband and the father of her child.
Elissa lowered her eyes and murmured softly, “Why have you returned so early? Could it be that you've found
someone new, so the old one doesn’t matter anymore? Your new sweetheart is young and gentle, surely more to
your liking.
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Isn’t that right, Mr.
Jones?”
Raphael frowned, his tone defensive.
“This matter has nothing to do with Olivia!”
Elissa let out a sneer tinged with self-mockery.
“I'm aware.
It has nothing to do with her! I'm not as unreasonable as you might think, Raphael.
| wouldn't misdirect my frustrations towards Olivia for our issues.
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“Really? Then what was all that for?” Raphael asked sharply, his gaze fixed on Elissa’s reflection in the mirror.
For a moment, Elissa was lost in thought.
Her outburst was actually a desperate bid for clarity from Raphael-she wanted him to either end his association
with his assistant definitively or to call off their wedding.
Silence stretched between them.
Finally, Raphael broke it, his voice low.
“Let’s get out of here first.
He reached for Elissa’s hand, but she remained motionless, her mind racing.
Raphael knew she was waiting for an answer.
He met her eyes in the mirror, took a deep breath, and began removing his watch before washing his hands.
“I met Sandra before you cinto my life,” he started, the water running in the background.
“I admit | signed an agreement with her for a specific purpose, but our relationship has never been physical.
It's far simpler than you think.
The trip to Japan was strictly business.
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When my regular assistant couldn't attend, she had to step in.
Raphael's tone softened, perhaps from a sense of guilt.
“If it bothers you, I'll transfer Sandra to an overseas branch, and | promise she won't return.
He hoped this would appease Elissa.
Elissa paused, processing his words.
To others, his proposition might seem more than fair, and she worried that pushing for more might make her
seem unreasonable.
Yet, she had believed Raphael harbored genuine feelings for her.
If he truly cared, this solution felt insufficient.
But overwhelmed and suddenly exhausted by the emotional toll, Elissa found herself speechless.
She couldn't shake the feeling of being insignificant, unable to even compete with Olivia's substitute, let alone
make Raphael fall for her.
Reality dawned harshly on her, and she felt like a mere joke in her own love story.
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