Chapter 3: Breaking Off The Engagement With Zayden

The moment their eyes met, Eliza felt a sting in her heart.

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Even though she had already let go in her heart, facing the man who bhad /bonce apanied her for twelve years and been her husband for seven. she still felt a lingering bitterness and resentment.

Zayden walked to Naomi’s side and pulled her behind him protectively. He said coldly, “Eliza, what trick are you up to this time? You knew that gift was from Naomi, but you didn’t exin it to me. Now you’re trying to badmouth bme/b, taking badvantage /bof her innocence. Don’t you think bthat’s /bdisgusting?”

Soon. Naomi realized Zayden had misunderstood.

He thought Eliza had been badmouthing him to Naomi, trying to manipte her into thinking he wasn’t a good person.

Well, that made sense.

In Zayden’s eyes, she had balways /bbeen a scheming woman willing to do anything to achieve her goals.

This time, simrly, he assumed she had deliberately let him misunderstand so he’d throw away the gift supposedly from Naomi, making Naomi hate him.

“Zayden, byour /bimagination is bquite /bsomething, Eliza said coldly.

Her indifference made Zayden frown.

In the past, Eliza never talked to him in bthat /btone.

“Zayden, you’re mistaken! Eliza didn’t mean it like that…” Naomi chimed in vaguely, indirectly confirming bthat /bEliza had spoken ill of him.

Zayden said, “Naomi, you’re too kind. You never know how vicious this woman’s heart is.”

He then turned his cold gaze to Eliza and said, “Don’t think that just because you’re my fiancée, I’m bound to you. That engagement was arranged by our parents when we were kids. If I don’t agree to it, it doesn’t count for anything.”

Eliza replied bcoldly/b, “Is that so? I think the same. I’ll speak with my parents when I get back. Let’s cancel the engagement. From now on, we’ll go our separate ways.”

Zayden’s frown deepened – he hadn’t expected Eliza to say such words, bthinking/b, Does Eliza actually agree to break off the engagement?

“Eliza! What nonsense are you saying? No matter bhow /bfurious you are, you bcan’t /bjust cancel the engagement!” Naomi eximed, panicked, tugging at Eliza’s sleeve.

Looking at the hands pulling on her, Eliza found itughable.

Why couldn’t she break off the engagement?

She could never forget what had happened in her previous life.

Not long from now, bZayden /bwould announce their breakup publicly, leaving her utterly bhumiliated/b, and start dating Naomi

soon after.

Later, when the Holt family fell into bhard /btimes, Naomi dered she saw no future with bhim /band broke up without hesitation to bgo /bbabroad/b.

through

It was Eliza who had stayed by Zayden’s side, begging her bparents/b, bwho /bnever liked him, to lend him money to get throu

the crisis.

She bhad /beven dropped out of high school and lived with him for five years without status or title, cooking band /bcaring for him like his wife.

In her previous life, when they went to the courthouse to register their bmarriage/b, Zayden held her hand and promised never to betray her.

Chapter 3 Breaking Off The Engagement With Zayden

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And yet?

When Naomi returned to the country after just two days, everything changed after she shed a few tears

On the day of their divorce, Zaydenb, /bbwho /bhadn’te home in ages, coldly tossed the divorce papers in front of her and said, “Eliza, Naomi’s back. She’s even willing to divorce for me. You know I’ve never had feelings for you. Let’s get divorced- it’s better for both of us.”

Seven years of marriage–and he made a clean break with her, saying he never had feelings for her.

Thinking of how miserable she had lived in the previous life. Eliza wanted nothing more than to let go.

Eliza just wanted to end things herself before Zayden had the chance to humiliate her again.

With bthat/b, she flung off Naomi’s hand and said, “I’ve made myself clear. Since this is bwhat /bMr. Zayden wants, I’m happy to oblige. Tomorrow, let’s bhave /bboth families discuss the engagement cancetion.”

Upon finishing her words. Eliza gave Zayden a faint smile and said, “Zayden, I only have one sister. Ever since we were kids, I bhave /balways given her whatever she wanted. I hope you don’t disappoint her.”

with that, she turned away!

In that moment, the smile faded from her face.

In her previous life. Zayden betrayed the bwife /bwho had stood by his side for twelve years–all for Naomi.

This time, she was letting go first!

These two tragic lovebards had better stay locked together and far away from her.

As for Naomi…

Since she loved taking what wasn’t hers so much, this time Eliza would let her have Zayden and btake /bback everything else that should have been hers in her previous life.

It waste at night.

Zayden’s birthday banquet had ended. Everyone else had a driver to take them home–except Eliza

It was hard to hail a cab by the sea. She finally got a ride after waiting for half an hour and returned home to the Rivers family past midnight

The lights in the living room were still on.

Nathan and Evelyn sat on the sofa; their expressions were serious as they watched her walk in

Seeing her parents bmade /bEliza’s heart sink.

Evelyn asked, “Didn’t you go to Zayden’s birthday banquet? Why are you back sote?”

She bfrowned/b, bcontinuing/b, “Naomi got home long bago/b! What kind of girl bes /bbhome /bbthis /bte! bWhat /bkind of example are you setting for bNaomi/b?”

Eliza nced at bNaomi/bb, /bbwho /bsat on the sofa

Zayden had sent her back in the Holi family’s private car–of course, she got home early.

But Nautu hadn’t mentioned how she bwas /babandoned by Zayden at the seaside.

“Mom, don’t be mad at Eliza. She just stayed a little longer to have fun, Naomi said softly, snuggling against their mother with feigned bsweetness/b.

Hearing that. Evelyn’s expression softened. “See! Naomi’s still speaking up for you! When will you start acting like a proper older sister?”

An older sister?

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Ever since she was a kid, she had to give up everything good to Naomi, simply because she was the older sister.

In the end, both her grades and her love were taken away from her

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In her previous life, aber Naomi killed someone in a hit–and–run, their usually cold mother had actually held her hand tenderly band /bsaid, “Eliza, you’re her elder sister. bShe’s /babout to get married. You wouldn’t want to watch your sister die, would you!”

The fact that she was the elder sister bmeant /bshe had to take the me for Naomi and take on the charge of the hit–and–run.

When the victim’s family caused a scene in count, she was beaten until she vomited blood, while Evelyn was only concerned with protecting Naomi, who was standing by as a family member.

Did all of this happen to her simply because she was the older sister!

Eliza asked, “Mom, Dad, do you both think that bas /ban older sister, I should sacrifice everything for Naomi, including my life!”

Nathan and Evelyn both frowned; they didn’t understand why she would say such strange words.

Evelyn snapped. “It’s bte/b; what nonsense are you spouting now? I would want to ask you instead–I heard from Naomi about you breaking off the engagement with Zayden. What’s going on?”

Tacing the scolding, Eliza bresponded /bcalmly, “Zayden bdoesn’t /blove me, so he wants to break off the engagement, and Fagree