The Abandoned Wife Dumped Him First (Victoria and Elias) novel Chapter 350

The car ride was silent, with only the navigation voice breaking the quiet.

Finally, the car pulled into the outdoor parking lot of the supermarket.

Victoria unbuckled her seatbelt, pursed her lips, and finally asked the question she had been holding back the entire drive. "Elias, what exactly are you trying to do?"

She turned her head, looking at the sharp angles of his profile. She took a deep breath and continued, "If you're still holding a grudge about my father forcing you into marriage two years ago, you can just tell me. Name your price. If it's something I can do, I'll do it. But please... don't go near my dad again. He can't take any more stress."

When she first arrived at the hospital and saw Elias laughing and talking with Garnett, Victoria had been more than just surprised; she was also angry and terrified.

She never expected Elias to willingly appear before Garnett. She knew how much Elias hated him and was afraid he might say something to provoke him.

All through lunch, Victoria had been on edge, the thread of her nerves pulled taut, feeling like it could snap at any moment.

"You think I went to see Garnett to get revenge on him?" Elias's dark eyes grew colder as he turned to meet her gaze. His hands tightened slightly on the steering wheel.

Victoria didn't speak, but her eyes seemed to ask in silent protest, Aren't you?

Elias's chest tightened. If he could, he would tear open this woman's chest to see if her heart was made of stone. He had cleared his entire schedule, endured a hangover headache to play chess with Garnett all morning, and in her eyes, it was all a ploy for revenge against her and her father?

In her eyes, was he really that vindictive?

Ungrateful woman!

Elias felt the fire smoldering inside him burn hotter, threatening to erupt.

"Get out!"

His voice was icy and low, as if squeezed through his clenched teeth. The temperature inside the car seemed to drop several degrees, a chilling air filling every corner.

The warm air from the overhead heaters washed over Victoria as she walked in, chasing away much of the chill from outside.

She slowed her pace and instinctively glanced back.

Seeing that Elias hadn't followed her in, Victoria visibly relaxed.

Victoria selected the main ingredients and pushed her cart toward the kitchen supply aisle to find suitable gloves, completely oblivious to two small children roughhousing and chasing each other nearby.

Suddenly, a cry of alarm!

"Ah! Watch out!"

Victoria's body reacted instinctively. She whipped her head around just in time to see the shelving unit behind her get knocked over, toppling straight toward her—