Left for Dead Came Back for Everything novel Chapter 3

Eliza stopped struggling, a mocking smirk tugging at her lips.

"No wonder you kept insisting we aren't officially divorced. You're getting remarried."-

Zander's brow furrowed heavily. "It's not what you think."

Just as he spoke, the car door was yanked open from the outside.

Yvonne's smile instantly froze. She paused for a moment before stretching it into an even wider grin. "Eliza, why didn't you tell us you were back? Zander and I have missed you so much."

Eliza had no patience for either of them. Taking advantage of the open door, she stepped out and walked away briskly.

"Eliza!"

Yvonne suddenly called after her. "Zander and I are going to pick out a wedding dress. You've always had great taste. Do you want to come with us?"

"We can grab dinner afterward. We've really missed you, and it would be great to catch up."

Eliza's heart plummeted, her breath catching in her throat.

She quietly clenched her fists, quickly forcing her features back into a mask of indifference. "No thanks. I have plans."

A suffocating wave of despair washed over her. She didn't dare look back, terrified of seeing them being affectionate.

Once upon a time, she genuinely believed she would be happy forever.

But a single earthquake had permanently destroyed everything they had.

Back then, when she wanted a divorce, her parents refused. They claimed it was too humiliating and that a divorced woman would ruin her siblings' marriage prospects.

They even told her that since her leg was ruined and couldn't be fixed, she shouldn't bother with treatment. They drained her bank accounts to pay for her brother's tuition instead.

That period was the darkest time of Eliza's life. She sought out countless doctors, refusing to give up even a sliver of hope. She eventually moved abroad for long-term physical therapy, though the results were disappointing.

She only returned to the country when her father was diagnosed with cancer.

Even though she had a massive falling out with her parents, he was still her biological father. She couldn't just leave him to die.

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