No Chance of Remarriage Get Lost (Elisa) novel Chapter 1966

After getting dressed, Elisa finally exited the bathroom.

She was wrapped in a bathrobe, concealing her enticing figure.

Still, Gareth couldn't help but imagine her figure beneath the bathrobe, unconsciously gulping.

“I'm sorry. I didn't mean to intrude. Your room door was unlocked, and I just pushed it open,” Gareth began to explain, aware that their relationship was still on thin ice, and he couldn't afford to make things worse.

Elisa gave him a sidelong glance without uttering a word, leaving Gareth unable to fathom her current mood.

However, he was certain of one thing. Elisa wasn't severely mad at him.

Otherwise, he would've been locked out of the house that day.

Nevertheless, her treating him like a stranger wasn't a standoff Gareth wanted to last. Gareth decided to take the initiative to initiate the conversation. “Do you have some free time now? Why don't we take a walk outside? I can't let you keep misunderstanding me, can I?”

Although Gareth was smiling, it was a bitter smile.

Elisa's expression shifted slightly, but in the end, she did not refuse.

After a while, she replied tersely, “Okay.”

Gareth conscientiously went downstairs to wait while Elisa changed her clothes upstairs.

Before long, the two of them went outside to take a stroll under the cover of night in the neighborhood.

That was supposed to be a very romantic occasion, but both of them had their own thoughts. As a result, the vibe between them wasn't romantic at all.

Instead, it was actually quite awkward.

Elisa nodded. No wonder Gareth arrived so quickly even though Rachel didn't tag along.

Immediately after, Gareth continued, “However, the old man suffered a sudden stroke and died on the way. Before he passed away, he entrusted me to take his granddaughter out of the mountains. You're also aware that the people living in these mountains belong to a minority ethnic group. This group has a tradition of marrying within their own community to preserve the purity of their lineage... even to the point of marrying close relatives.”

Ultimately, it was simply because Gareth couldn't get on board with that tradition.

Those people treated women as birthing machines and disregarded their willingness.

Elisa was somewhat moved. This is probably Kaylee's background.

Seeing that Elisa showed no signs of resistance, Gareth continued, “The old man didn't want to trouble a complete stranger, but if we don't take Kaylee away, her father will marry her off to a very old elder in the clan as a mistress next week.”

With a raise of her eyebrows, Elisa realized something. It was the combination of gratitude and a tragic past that had prompted Gareth, a man who usually never meddles in others' affairs, to intervene this time. After all, Gareth is certainly not the kind of person to help when he witnesses an injustice. A businessman like him values profit more than friendship.