Regretful Tears Won't Bring Her Back novel Chapter 75

Liesel made it perfectly clear and explicit. She wanted nothing personal to do with Elijah.

Suddenly, Elijah scoffed, almost as if amused by her straightforwardness.

"Not bad. I get such benefits from just helping a little. I hope you'll remember me if opportunities like this come up in the future, Ms. Sharp."

Liesel's gaze remained cold as she responded, "That depends on how much value you can offer me, Mr. Hardin."

She truly was direct. She set firm boundaries without hesitation.

Elijah stayed silent for a moment, locking eyes with Liesel for several seconds before speaking again. "Liesel, you can't put up walls with me just because you've been hurt by Jacob."

Liesel looked at him and smiled faintly. "You had ulterior motives from the start, didn't you?"

If his original purpose wasn't genuine, how could he expect her to respond with sincerity?

Liesel understood this all too well.

If someone's initial motives were selfish, how could she trust that person enough to build a deeper connection?

She had already been burned by Jacob. She wasn't foolish enough to fall into the same trap with someone else so soon.

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At Blues Bar, a trendy bar in Ashthorne owned by Alex and frequented by the city's elite, a heated conversation unfolded.

In a private room, Alex exclaimed in shock, "What? You're saying you didn't go with Liesel to pay respects to Ms. Mallone today? It was Elijah who was with her?

"Jacob, are you even trying? Elijah's only been around Liesel for a short while, and he's already making progress! I'm starting to lose respect for you."

How did Alex know about that?

Alex wanted to explain but decided to have Jacob see for himself. He raised his phone to show Jacob the screen.

It was a post from Jeffrey, proudly boasting about Jacob attending his birthday party. The caption was filled with subtle hints about Jacob's relationship with Natalie.

The post had gone viral, with people buzzing about the possibility of Jeffrey becoming Jacob's future father-in-law.

In a sense, it wasn't entirely wrong. Jeffrey had indeed once been Jacob's father-in-law—when he was married to Liesel. But now, the gossip was about Natalie.

Jacob's gaze grew even colder. He immediately called his PR manager and said in an icy tone, "Remove Jeffrey's post from the trending topics. Push posts about the resort up instead."

He was willing to offer the Sharp family certain conveniences, but he wouldn't let Jeffrey use him so easily for personal gain.