Chapter 235


    Elio couldn’t stomach the reality. For years, he’s been tiptoeing around ra, taking care of her, and


    now she’s acting like he’s a stranger! But she and Emmett have only been together for a hot minute…


    “Elio, you seem a bit out of it today.” ra eyeballed him, feeling like Elio was a whole different person.


    If it wasn’t for his familiar face, she might have thought he was some Elio imposter.


    “I…” Elio paused, knitting his eyebrows together.


    “What’s up? If something’s bothering you, just spit it out, okay? Is there any reason we should beat


    around the bush?”


    “Well, here goes.” Elio said, “I want you to divorce Emmett and be with me instead.”


    ra waspletely floored. She never saw thising from Elio! He’d neverid his cards on the


    table like that before. ra was dumbstruck for a moment before she could react.


    “Elio, what’s gotten into you? What the heck happened? You can’t just drop a bomb like that and ask


    me to divorce Emmett out of the blue! That’s not like you!” ra furrowed her brows, “Did something


    happen?”


    Elio shook his head and looked down, “Nothing happened. I just… I can’t stand seeing you and Emmett


    together anymore, I want you by my side!”


    “Seeing you with Emmett, it’s like a kick in the gut. I can’t take it anymore!” Elio suddenly grabbed her


    hand, “You said you owed me oné, right? You’d grant me any request! Well, here it is, I want you to


    divorce Emmett, take the kids, and start a life with me!”


    ra was taken aback. She withdrew her hand and stared at him.


    “You…”


    “What? Are you going back on your word?” Elio stared back at her.


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    “Do you really think I could just divorce Emmett and run off with you?”


    “…” Elio fell silent. The answer was obvious in his mind… no way!


    “Emmett and I are on good terms now, the kids are happy.” ra said, “So… I’m sorry, Elio! I might


    have to let you down on this one!”


    Elio’s brow furrowed, “So, all that talk was just a bunch of hot air? You’re not nning to leave with me


    anymore? You’re just gonna overlook all the times I have helped you?”


    “It’s not like that, I’m really grateful to you! I want to repay you, but not this way! Elio, you’re still young,


    being with me would only bring you trouble, it might even mess with the Milburn family!”


    “ra, cut the crap, you’ve fallen for Emmett, haven’t you?” Although Elio didn’t want to hear the


    answer, he couldn’t help but ask. And sure enough, ra hesitated.


    “Why? What’s so great about him? Where was he when you needed help, when Alex needed a father?


    Just because he forced his way into your heart, you fell for him? What’s the deal here?”


    ra blinked, wanting to say something. But suddenly she didn’t know how to put it into words or


    where to start.