Chapter 8 288 Vouchers Did he love Davina ? Elliot's mind drifted back to that first meeting on a stormy night - Davina in a thin white shirt and jeans , kneeling in the rain outside the Jackson family's gates , begging Eloise , the legendary physician , to save Amanda . Back then , what he felt was pity . And later . that night at the banquet , he was drugged . She lay beneath him , terrified , yet like a sacrifice , she slipped off her white dress and gave herself to him . He had sobered up after the first time , but he still couldn't stop himself from pressing her down again and again . Her muffled gasps , her lip caught between her teeth - it felt like a butterfly brushing his heart , sparking a storm inside him . At that thought , Elliot snapped back to the present . He ignored Sylvia's hysteria , scanning desperately for any trace of Davina . " What nonsense are you spouting ? I already have a wife . " " You mean Davina ? But don't you hate her ? You even transplanted her breasts onto me . His eyes locked on her chest , a deep ache flashing across them . " That's because you lied to me . " Framing her for the drugging was bad enough , but why did you also tell me she was the reason you couldn't have children , that she was the one who let those men hurt you ? Do you realize , because of you , I treated her ... " Even now , he couldn't bring himself to say the cruel things he had done . He didn't dare imagine how much love Davina must have held for him to stay by his side despite it all . Sylvia , baffled by his sudden change in attitude , seethed inside . After all , Davina had only come into the Jackson family for money . Eloise had paid for her , making her serve as a substitute tutor . In ancient times , she would have been nothing more than a maid . 0.00 % 09:06 Chapter 8 288 ( Vouchers She dared to climb into Elliot's bed and steal the place she believed was hers . She had told Davina clearly that she liked Elliot , even told her about the drugging . If Davina hadn't tattled , Eloise would never have found out , let alone arranged for her to " cure " him of the aphrodisiac . Resentment flared in Sylvia's chest . " If she wasn't born with Fertile Physique , able to carry the embryo for the fertility drug , what right would that country bumpkin have to be Mrs. Jackson for five years ? She's been sitting in my place long enough ! It's time she gave it back ! " Only then did Elliot realize how his favoritism had twisted Sylvia's mind . He had pitied her , showered her with care so she wouldn't feel the same loneliness he did as a child , trying to make up for the love of absent parents . But her possessiveness had only hurt Davina , the pure and innocent woman . Staring at Sylvia's twisted face , Elliot lost control and slapped her hard . " Shut up ! You think you're worthy of being my wife ? You're nothing but an orphan our family took in . Did you really believe you were something special ? " Davina can stand on her own . Back in her freshman year , she swept up every major tech award in the country . If she hadn't switched to business for my sake , she might have won a Nobel Prize by now . You , on the other hand , couldn't even graduate from some second - rate foreign school . " My wife should be a woman who can stand shoulder to shoulder with me , like Davina - not a parasitic vine like you . " Sylvia , clutching her swollen cheek , wept bitterly . " But Davina is already gone . She signed the divorce papers . " " Impossible ! " " It's true " Eloise stepped forward , holding both the divorce agreement and a safety charm. " These years , you've gone too far with her . No matter how deep love runs , it can still wear thin . Elliot snatched the divorce agreement and tore it to shreds , his expression resolute . " I won't accept it I'll atone for my mistakes , but I will never allow a divorce . " He stormed out of the Jackson's residence and immediately mobilized both the underworld and the authorities . A top - tier bounty was issued - anyone providing news of Davina would be rewarded with 1.5 37.98 % 09:07 Chapter 8 million dollars He searched for an entire month , but there wasn't a single trace . Elliot was driven to madness . 288 Vouchers As a man who never believed in gods or spirits , he climbed all the steps of St. Mary's Cathedral to pray to the heavens for mercy . The priest gazed at him , calm and detached . " A woman once came here for her husband . She knelt in prayer ninety times and read the Bible ten thousand times to cleanse his sins . " Stunned for a few seconds , Elliot finally understood the meaning of the words . A crushing wave of regret tore through his chest , and blood burst from his lips . He collapsed , sinking into unconsciousness . Chapter 9 Chapter 9 288 Vouchers