Chapter 126

Elysia's POV

I ran out of the house, my heart pounding in my chest, fueled by a mix of anger, hurt, and desperation. The weight of Damon's betrayal and my family's cold calculations bore down on me, urging me to seek solace and support from the only place I knew I could find it - my parents' home.

Breathless and trembling, I barged into their house, my voice filled with a sense of urgency. "I need a divorce," I pleaded, my words carrying the weight of my shattered dreams and broken trust.

My mother, who had always been a pillar of strength and unwavering loyalty, looked at me with a mix of surprise and disbelief. "Never," she declared firmly, her voice resolute and unwavering.

The rejection stung, as if a door I had hoped would offer refuge had been slammed shut before me. I tried to convey the depth of my pain, the unbearable burden I carried, but my mother's unwavering stance only fueled my frustration.

"But can't you see? Our marriage is crumbling, b