Honey We Are Not Getting Remarried: Get Away From Me!

Chapter 76 Who was it then?

“Father, don’t say that. It’s not your place to take the blame,” said Elisa. She shook her head out of disagreement. She recounted, “maybe I was never meant to be in Gareth’s life. Fate just had other plans.”

Mr. Wickam mirrored her with a disagreeing shake of his head. “My dear Elisa, fate destined you two to be in each other’s lives” he refuted.

Elisa paused at Mr. Wickam’s statement. Is this his true intention? To make me and Gareth reconcile?

“Mr. Wickam…”

With her speculations being confirmed, Elisa delayed her response.

Mr. Wickam gave a defeated sigh. “Liz…” Mr. Wickam chided.

“Elisa Benett. You were, and still are, the love of Gareth’s life”, he contested.

That statement made Elisa chuckle. “Hey Dad, no offense, but you should really stop with the white lies,” she confronted. “I know you think I’m still mad about that payment, but really I’m over it.”

Mr. Wickam shook again in disagreement. “No, Liz, listen to me. I’m not lying to you.”

nothing to say, and naturally, she didn’t believe a

pressure her further. However, he continued to reaffirm

have known each other for years now. If things moved on, and if it weren’t for that incident,

what made her fall for him in the first place. Ever

had changed. This gave Elisa the realization and clarity to re-evaluate Gareth’s

if Mr. Wickam could read Elisa’s thoughts, he clarified, “Gareth is brash. That is true. But protecting you was his biggest priority. There was not a day he didn’t let his guard down in order to protect

head in

in the

the one carrying the disappointment. Gareth wouldn’t

at that statement. With clenched

aware that you are a victim in this whole ordeal.”

to meet Mr. Wickam’s. “You believe me?”

hide from the truth. I know the person who did this to

tenser by the second. “Tell me

after having gone through so much, she still held on to that uncertainty. Elisa did not want to think about what could go wrong,

know the answer, don’t