Chapter 32

My reaction was intense, and Jonathan seemed taken aback by my anger. The more calmly he remained, the more hysterical I seemed in comparison. "If you insist on causing trouble for her, I'll have someone keep an eye on you," Jonathan said. "Grandpa doesn't have much time left. I can't allow you to cause trouble during this period." That was it. Whether it was for his grandfather or for Alicia, I was always the one who could be sacrificed without a second thought. "You'd really lock me up just to stop me from bothering Alicia…" Even though I had long forgotten the past and erased all the feelings I once had for him, leaving behind only a hollow memory, I still couldn't help but ask why—for the sake of that girl who had been so broken by him that she once considered ending her life. I asked Jonathan, "Why did you marry me in the first place?" I thought that if the 25-year-old Elise was still here, she would also want to know the answer to that question. I didn't understand why he