Did she ever tell the truth?
Was she being cautious around him, or did she see him as an enemy?
If she was just being cautious, then why? What's got her so scared and on edge?
And if she saw him as an enemy, that was even harder to understand! He'd never done anything to hurt her. Why was she so hostile towards him?
All the way home, he'd got this frown that was not going anywhere.
After they got home, Elisa took Makayla off to rest. Elijah got a phone call, then he headed out in his car.
Some high-end club.
Brandon saw Elijah come in and immediately pulled him over to sit on the sofa.
"Elijah, where've you been all day?" Brandon poured him a drink.
"I went to see Kylee." He took the drink and took a sip, "You'd never guess who did the surgery."
Everyone looked at Elijah, waiting for what he was gonna say next. But he didn't continue that train of thought.
"Have I been that bad to Violette?" He furrowed his brow, downed his drink, "She's the one who wanted the divorce, no matter how much I tried to get her to stay. After the divorce, she rebuilt her company, and I lived my life. Whenever she had troubles, I'd help her out. She wanted to sever ties with me, have a clean break, told me to be with Sarah, and I did... But why does she hate me so much?"
His words were slurred; he was clearly drunk.
Sure, Sarah was his woman now, but the woman he can't stop thinking about was Violette. Now he was even troubled and wearing a frown, seeking solace in alcohol due to his feelings for Violette.
"Elijah, you've done enough! She's only acting all high and mighty because you've been too good to her! I've seen it all! The better you are to a woman, the less she values you! Only when you're hard on her does she take you seriously!"
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