---- Chapter 137 The people around us were still talking when I saw Jonathan striding toward me like a storm rolling in. Alicia called out from behind, "Jonathan! Where are you going?" But he didn't even glance back. He marched straight up to me while looking at me with chilling intensity. Thadn't realized I'd done something so wrong, so I looked up to meet his gaze. In the next second, he grabbed my wrist tightly. A jolt of pain shot through me, and I instinctively frowned.

'That was when he noticed he was gripping the same wrist I'd once tried to take my own life with. His grip loosened slightly, and his face softened just a little, but his expression was still terrifyingly cold. "Elise." He called my name in a voice laced with barely restrained fury, like he was biting the words out through clenched teeth. If there hadn't been so many people around, I wouldn't have put it past him to actually do something to me.

"Let go of me." My voice was low as I struggled against his hold. He stepped forward and pulled me into him, gripping my waist tightly. ---- To outsiders , we probably looked intimate , like a couple in love. But only I knew how much strength he was using, and how much it hurt. He leaned in close to my ear and said in a low voice through gritted teeth, "That was our wedding ring." So, it was really our wedding ring. I froze, thinking it was a complete accident.

I'd just heard the housekeeper talking about that pink diamond, saw it sitting there, and casually put it on since it matched my dress and I didn't have any jewelry. Then, when I realized I didn't have a gift to bring, and assumed Jonathan hadn't prepared one for me either, I just gave it away on impulse. Thad no idea it was that ring. I took a deep breath and blinked my dry eyes. "Our marriage doesn't even mean anything anymore.

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If she wants it so badly, let her have it." His arms tightened around me instantly. My waist felt like it was about to snap from the pressure. "You can throw a tantrum , but you went too far this time." He stared into my eyes. "You gave First Love to Frederick last time, and [let it slide. But now? Did you seriously just hand True Love over to Alicia? Elise, this is over the line." Over the line? Did he not get it? Ireally wanted a divorce.

---- Istopped responding and tried to pull away, but he held me tighter, completely locking me in place. To everyone else, it must've looked like we were wrapped in a loving embrace, a couple caught up in a moment. But only I knew how suffocating it felt. My gaze wandered carelessly across the room and landed on Alicia, not far away. Her jaw was clenched tight. She was glaring at us with so much resentment in her eyes, like she wanted to come over. But her parents held her back.

They shook their heads at her before she gave up the idea. Inoticed the change. Everyone who had been watching me like I was some kind of joke now looked different. Their expressions had shifted, and so had their attitudes. They looked genuinely surprised. 'The fire in my chest suddenly burned out. I spoke in the coldest voice I could manage, "Let go of me." Jonathan ignored me and grabbed my shoulder, ready to drag me away.

But as soon as his eyes landed on the marks on my wrist, he suddenly froze. "What is it?" I asked. I followed his gaze and realized he was staring at the scar on my left wrist, the one from when I tried to end it all. The way he kept looking at it made me feel a little uneasy. During the struggle, my scarf had slipped a little. I quickly pulled it back into place, covering the mark. ---- Once upon a time, I would've wanted him to see it.

I would've wanted his pity, his sympathy, and hoped he'd stay with me out of guilt. But not now, it was nothing but a scar I was ashamed of. And I didn't want anyone to see it.