Chapter 3 Breaking Off The Engagement With Zayden
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, after Naomi killed someone in a hit–and–run, their usually cold mother had actually held her hand tenderly and said. “Eliza, you’re her elder sister. She’s about to get married. You wouldn’t want to watch your sister die, would you?
The fact that she was the elder sister meant she had to take the blame for Naomi and take on the charge of the hit–and–run.
When the victim’s family caused a scene in court, 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 as an 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 late; 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?”
Facing the scolding. Eliza responded calmly, “Zayden doesn’t love me, so he wants to break off the engagement, and I agree
A sudden bang echoed through the room.
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Evelyn slammed the table, standing up angrily, and said, “Nonsense! Why don’t you tell us about such a big matter?”
Eliza had anticipated her mother’s reaction.
In her previous life, because Zayden didn’t like her, the Holt family had attempted to break off the engagement multiple
times
This caused her to lose face at school and become a laughingstock of the entire Westbrook.
At that time, feeling disheartened, she had agreed to the breakup, but Evelyn had slapped her angrily, saying that her actions had affected Naomi’s reputation.
Yeah, how could a woman who was publicly dumped by her husband still be worthy to be Naomi’s older sister?
Naomi, acting like a sweet little angel, walked over to Evelyn and tried to comfort her emotions. She said, “Mom, Eliza didn’t do it on purpose; please don’t be angry at her.
This time, Eliza clearly saw the flash of smugness in Naomi’s eyes.
Naomi had been struggling with how to get together with Zayden. Now that Eliza had voluntarily broken off the engagement, it was exactly what she had wanted.
She thought to herself how silly her sister was
The Holt family was such a good match, but she refused to marry into it. Now, after breaking the engagement, no one would dare to marry Eliza.
Evelyn said. “Since Naomi is pleading for you, I’ll let it go this time. Tomorrow, I’ll take you to the Holt family to apologize. and we’ll pretend that no one mentioned breaking off the engagement. The midterm exam is coming soon, so focus on studying.
Evelyn took a deep breath and continued, “Naomi has always been in the top three in her grade. But for you, your grades have been slipping, and the teacher has approached me and mentioned that with your current performance, you might not even make it into college.
When Evelyn brought up midterm exams, Naomi’s expression was a little uneasy, and she said, “Mom, why are you bringing that up? Eliza is so smart. I’m sure she’ll do well in the next exam. We should believe in her.”
Hearing Naomi defending her, Eliza couldn’t help but find it laughable.
Naomi had been a top student in middle school, but after entering high school, she couldn’t keep up with the pace, and her results went into a downfall
Eventually, Naomi came and begged for her, asking if she could swap test papers with her.
In her previous life, Eliza did what Naomi told her, covering for Naomi, and ended up having their parents get called in by the school.
In the end, even the teachers stopped believing in her learning abilities.
In one exam, she took it with her real ability and didn’t swap papers with Naomi. As a result, she scored first in her grade.
The teacher suspected her of cheating, and it was Naomi who stood up and tearfully said that she was afraid Eliza wouldn’t make it into college, so she swapped the papers with her in a momentary lapse of judgment.
No matter how much she tried to explain, her parents and the teachers no longer believed her words.
Later, Naomi shamelessly said that if she hadn’t begged for mercy for her, Eliza would have been punished.
It was laughable that she had actually believed this absurd excuse in her previous life.
But the good news was, she had only covered for Naomi’s cheating twice up until now.
This time, she wouldn’t be stupid enough to help her cheat.
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Under the watchful eyes of Evelyn and Naomi, Eliza reached out and grabbed Naomi’s hand, then said with a smile. “Thank you, Naomi, for believing in me. This time, I’ll work even harder and try my best in the exam.”
Having her hand held by Eliza, Naomi instinctively stiffened.
Eliza had always been quiet and felt inferior in front of her. She would never actively hold her hand or say such warm and mushy words.
This feeling made Naomi uncomfortable.
But since their parents were there, Naomi couldn’t draw her hand back and could only force a smile looking at Eliza
Late at night, Eliza returned to her room.
It was a small attic.
The attic barely had enough space for a bed and a simple study table.
Her room was completely different from Naomi’s spacious and luxurious bedroom.
The Rivers family had other guest rooms, but her mother said those were reserved for relatives, asking her to bear with it.
Nathan silently agreed.
To them, Eliza had no status in this family.
Thinking of this, Eliza let out a mocking laugh.
In her previous life, she had valued family ties above everything and willingly became the servant of this family, enduring all the impartial treatment,
This time, she wouldn’t be so foolish as to repeat her mistake
The next morning, Eliza didn’t prepare breakfast for the family as she left for school before dawn.
The school was empty, and the lights in the classrooms were off.
Eliza climbed up to the classroom on the fifth floor. She opened the door, entered the classroom, and turned on the lights.
As soon as the lights turned on, a figure appeared in the back row of the classroom.
Eliza frowned and thought, Zayden? Wasn’t he celebrating his birthday last night? What was he doing in the classroom? Had he not gone home? Forget about it; it had nothing to do with me.
She had already divorced Zayden in her previous life. Even if she didn’t, she had no intention of having any ties with him in
this life.
With that thought in mind, Eliza carried her bag and walked toward her seat,
Zayden’s tired eyes landed on Eliza, and he said in a deep voice, “Who told you to come to school at this hour?”
His tone was full of questioning, even with a hint of disgust.
He didn’t like others prying into his whereabouts and even disturbing his rest
Upon hearing Zayden’s words, Eliza felt speechless.
Did she need Zayden’s permission to come to school?
Seeing that Eliza didn’t respond to him in an unprecedented way, Zayden’s frown deepened. He kicked her chair and said. “Are you mule now?”
Eliza replied. “Aren’t you being childish?”
Growing up with Zayden, Eliza knew that he had always been a quiet and deep person.
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At this age. Zayden was aloof and liked to act mysterious, but deep down, he was still a teenager.
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In her previous life, because she liked him, she always tried to come up with conversations with him, enduring all lais annoying habits.
But now, she wouldn’t tolerate it.
If he had a problem, he should fix it
Zayden said, “Eliza, what are you up to this time?”
Since last night. Eliza had seemed like a completely different person.
Not only did she stop following him around, but she also colilly mentioned breaking off the engagement.
Eliza opened her exercise book and started revising, completely ignoring Zayden.
After being ignored a few times. Zayden’s mood became even more frustrated.
Zayden said. “My mom disagrees with breaking off the engagement. You think of something to solve it.”
He tossed the problem at Eliza.
At that moment, it came to Eliza’s realization why Zayden had stayed in the classroom overnight.
It turned out that his mother disagreed with the breakup.
It was just natural; how could she agree?
No mother–in–law wouldn’t like a well–behaved, obedient maid who was easy to manipulate.
Zayden continued, “Eliza, are you deaf?”
Seeing that Eliza still hadn’t said a word, Zayden couldn’t help but mock her, “Or maybe you don’t want to break off the engagement at all? Was last night just you throwing a tantrum?”
Eliza suddenly put down her pen as a smack echoed through the classroom.
That unexpected move froze Zayden..
