Chapter 284


    Eleanor went silent and didn’t reply to him. Her indifferent eyes seemed emotionless, leaving Ethan


    puzzled.


    A few secondster, he nonchntly said, “If you don’t answer, just stay by my side and continue being


    Emilia’s substitute…”


    Eleanor clenched her fists and asked instead, “So, Mr. Ziegler, can we get divorced?”


    Upon hearing this, Ethan mistook her admission for capittion, and a scornful sneer crept onto his


    face. “You’re nothing like your sister. Had she been hurt, she’d never return. Yet, a few honeyed words


    from that wretch, and you readily throw yourself back into his arms.”


    Eleanor remained silent and agreed with him, “Yeah, I’m nothing like my sister. You know this well but


    still forced me to be her…”


    Ethan’s expression froze, and he didn’t respond. Eleanor continued, “Mr. Ziegler, I’m well aware that


    you see me as my sister not just because of this heart but also to alleviate your guilt towards her.”


    Ethan scoffed upon hearing this. ‘How could I possibly feel guilty towards her?”


    “Really?”


    Eleanor asked and then calmly said, “My sister chose to end her life early to escape from you, which


    means the pain you brought her was worse than death. You see me as her only to make up for the


    past, but Mr. Ziegler, no matter what you do, my sister is nevering back. Why deceive yourself with


    a false illusion?”


    Hearing this, Ethan’s face darkened, and an eerie aura enveloped him.


    Eleanor recognized that her words had hit home, revealing his hidden sentiments. Fearing his wrath


    but driven by courage, she persevered, “Mr. Ziegler, my sister’s dying wish was to ensure my safety,


    not to have me step into her shoes. If your desire to make amends is sincere, set me free.”


    Standing still, Ethan coldly stared at Eleanor, “All this talk, just for a divorce, right?”


    Eleanor, seeing he understood her intention, stopped using her sister as a bargaining chip and simply


    asked, “So, Mr. Ziegler, will you let me go?”


    Ethan sneered, “Don’t you think you’re being ungrateful?”


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    Eleanor’s expression turned awkward, and her eyes dropped.


    Although she had been forced to marry Ethan, he was right,


    Having achieved her goal to return, she was now backing out, which could be seen as ungrateful.


    Her silence allowed Ethan to regain the upper hand.


    After staring at her for a while, he tossed the fruit knife in his hand to Eleanor.


    “I told you before, if you want me to let you go, then follow your sister’s example.”


    “Now I’m giving you one choice: either divorce me or give her heart back to me. You decide.”


    Eleanor’s face paled, and she looked at Ethan in shock.


    “If I give you her heart, then there will be no trace of my sister left in this world. Are you sure you want


    to do that?”


    “Well, it’s better than having you, with her heart, be with another man.”


    He bent down slightly, his cold, sinister eyes fixating on Eleanor.


    ‘Ms. Shultz, I’ve always been the kind to destroy what I can’t have.”


    Hearing this, Eleanor was terrified, but her mind raced, desperately trying toe up with a solution.


    Gradually, her anxious expression stabilized.


    She looked down at the sharp knife on the tea table and then at Ethan, who was finally looking down


    on her….


    After a minute of hesitation, Eleanor raised her slender fingers, picked up the knife, aimed at her heart,


    and suddenly stabbed.