<b>8 </b>Let Me Die or Marry <b>Me </b>
Eka <b>pondered</b>. <b>My </b>future, <b>my </b><b><i>life</i></b><i>–</i><b>Lily </b><i>had </i><i>ruined </i>it all. <i>And </i><i>yet </i><i>all </i><b><i>John </i></b>had to <b>say </b><b>was </b><b>that </b><i>it </i><b>didn’t </b>matter, How could he be so heartless?
“<b>Lizzy</b><b>, </b>don’t cry”
<b>Seeing </b><b>Elsa’s </b><b>tears </b>fall so violently, Simon couldn’t bear it.
But <b>he </b>had to admit–John had a point. So he spoke gently, trying to soften the blow.
<b>“</b>What happenedst night… you really crossed a line. An ectopic pregnancy is already dangerous. Why would you throw yourself off a stage like that on purpose? And because you were trying to set Lily up, <b>she </b>ended up getting brutally attacked. Hurting yourself just to hurt someone else that kind of self- destructive move went way too far. Lizzy, stop using your body to manipte people. It’s not helping anyone–not you, not them. And don’t fall apart over the hysterectomy. You’re seriously sick. Without a child, your body won’t have to work as hard. If you stick to the treatment n, you might still have six months… maybe even longer.”
<i>Too </i><i>far</i>? <i>I </i><i>shouldn’t </i><i>be </i>upset <i>about </i><i>the </i><i>surgery</i>? Elsa’s eyes were bloodshot as she looked at Simon like he was a
stranger.
After a long silence, she asked in a trembling voice, “Simon, you think I brought this on myself too, don’t you? That I deserved it?”
“I”
Simon did feel that way. But in her fragile state, if he said it out loud, it would only push her further. So he stayed silent.
Elsa had always been proud. She didn’t lower herself to screaming like a fishwife, didn’t indulge in wild hysterics. But now, the pain and despair in her chest were unbearable; she could no longer control her emotions.
Her voice cracked into a sharp, ragged scream. “Is that what all of you think? That just having a hysterectomy was too light a punishment? That I should’ve just died instead?”
“Lizzy, that’s not what I meant…”
“That is what you meant!”
Elsa’s voice cut him off, soaked in tears and grief. “You’re all biased toward Lily. You all think I’ll never measure up to her.”
<i>But </i><i>I </i><i>was </i><i>outstanding</i><i>, </i><i>iparable</i><i>, </i><i>how </i><i>could </i><i>I </i><i>not </i><i>be </i><i>better </i><i>than </i><i>Lily</i>? <i>Are </i><i>they </i><i>all </i><i>blind</i><i>? </i>Her prideful eyes mmed shut, and the tears fell like they were worthless.
Her voice grew hoarse, broken, and hopeless. “I have my pride, Inever wanted to scheme against anyone. just felt wronged, unwilling to ept it. John forced himself on me, and I ended up pregnant. I <b>wanted </b>that child so badly. But of course, it had to be ectopic…”
<i>I </i><i>was </i><i>just </i><i>so </i><i>heartbroken</i>, <i>so </i><i>hopeless</i><i>, </i><i>and </i><i>terrified </i>I’d <i>lose </i><i>John</i><i>. </i><i>That’s </i>why <i>I </i>did <i>something </i>so <i>stupid</i><i>, </i><i>trying </i><b>to </b><b><i>hurt </i></b><i>Lily </i><i>to </i><i>win </i><i>back </i><i>his </i><i>concern </i><i>and </i><i>pity</i>. <i>I </i><i>used </i><i>to </i><i>be </i>so <i>proud</i><i>… </i><i>How </i><i>did </i><i>I </i><i>be </i><i>like </i><i>this</i>, <i>just </i><i>because </i>I <i>loved </i><b><i>a </i></b><b><i>man </i></b>too
Chapter <b>363 </b>Let Me Dic or Marry Me
macht <b>Elsa </b><b>thought </b>
<b>Simon </b>still thought Elsa had crossed a line.
But she had just undergone major surgery, and her illness meant she didn’t have much <b>time </b>left. me <b>her </b><b>this </b>shattered, utterly crushed, his heart softened again.
He tried to soothe her with a gentle voice. “Lizzy, don’t do this. You-”
“Do you all think I’m disgusting? Evil?”
Before Simon could finish, Elsa let out a miserableugh. “I think I’m disgusting too. I used the one thing <b>I </b>hated most, scheming and maniption just to get a man… I know you all hate me. You don’t even <b>want </b><b>to </b>look at me anymore. This world has given me so much pain and injustice–I’ve had enough. Let’s never see each other again!”
With that, she ignored the IV in her arm and staggered out of bed, then hurled herself straight toward the wall.
“Elsa!”
“Lizzy!”
Seeing that she was trying to end her life, both Simon and John turned pale with panic.
There was no way they would stand by and let her die. They rushed forward to stop her, and John pulled her tightly into his arms.
His eyes still held conflict, but… he had been the one who forced himself on her in the beginning. That’s what had led to all of this. He couldn’t bear to push her over the edge. In the end, he decided to give her one final chance.
“Elsa, I’ll have Jones Corp’s PR team handle this for you. But this is thest time. Don’t ever try to frame anyone again. And stop doing reckless things that hurt your own body. I promised I’d stay with you until the end, and I’ll keep that promise.”
Elsa clung to him tightly, her tears flowing like a flood. “John, I swear, I didn’t mean forst night to happen. I just couldn’t handle it, after everything, finally getting pregnant with your child… and then losing it anyway. John, our baby is gone… Does that mean I’ll never be able to be your rightful wife? I had that surgery, my body is ruined. I probably won’t evenst two or three months… I just want to spend the end of my life as your wife. I’m dying, it’s not like I’ll take up much of your time. After I’m gone, you can still marry Lily, and I’ll sincerely give you both my blessing. John, I’m begging you, just grant me this final wish. Let me be your wife in the eyes of thew. Please?”
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