The Abandoned Wife Dumped Him First (Victoria and Elias) novel Chapter 80

The rain poured down all night.

Inside the attic, Victoria sat huddled against a wall, her knees drawn to her chest, her head buried in her arms. She felt groggy and disoriented.

She had barely slept. Every time she closed her eyes, the image of Genevieve deliberately throwing herself over the railing and the look in Elias's eyes would flash through her mind.

The attic door was pushed open from the outside, and a sliver of light cut through the darkness.

Victoria's temples throbbed violently. Hearing the noise, she jolted awake from her stupor and looked up at the figure in the doorway.

The man stood silhouetted against the light. Whether it was because the light behind him was too blinding or because her nerves had been stretched taut all night, it took Victoria a long moment to recognize him.

She pushed herself up against the wall, slowly getting to her feet, her voice low and hoarse.

"Elias..."

Elias stood before her, looking down at her without a word.

Victoria could feel his gaze on her, utterly glacial. It was so cold that the very air she breathed felt like it was filled with shards of ice, piercing and painful.

She clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms, trying to use the pain to stay lucid. She asked him, "Genevieve, she..."

"Her baby is gone."

Victoria's entire body shuddered.

But before she could speak, Elias closed the distance between them. His cool, long-fingered hand gripped her chin, forcing her to look up at him. The words Genevieve had said on the phone last night flashed through his mind, and the pressure of his grip unconsciously tightened.

So, in her eyes, fifty billion was the price for the title of Mrs. Shawn!

What a brilliant scheme!

Pushing someone down the stairs, causing a miscarriage, using her status as Mrs. Shawn to extort money!

He had truly underestimated this woman's venom and greed. And to think he had actually believed she might have changed!

Elias sneered, "Victoria, you must be thrilled to hear that, right? After all your scheming, you've finally eliminated the one threat to your position as Mrs. Shawn."

Victoria winced in pain, struggling to explain, "Elias, I didn't push her."

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