From his silence, she realized Luis was indecisive and would not commit.

As tears filled her eyes, she struggled to maintain composure and asked with a shaky voice, "If you can't commit, why are you even here? Luis, I won't undervalue myself! You promised to marry Holley when you started seeing him, and I... I'm just a plaything to you, am I not?"

“Elva, that's not the case!"

“Really? Then explain the real reason. I'm listening.”

When Luis regained his composure, he pondered whether he could commit to Elva. Ultimately, he admitted that he could not, as they had been together for years, but he never wanted to marry her. They had been apart for some time, and his current return was driven more by lust than love. The thought of marriage hadn't even crossed his mind.

Seeing his hesitancy, Elva appeared unaffected.

She understood that Luis never truly loved her. When she told him to go, her voice weary, she said, “Luis, please keep out of my life from now on. We ended things a long time ago. Do you understand? To me, you're nothing now. It might be hard for you to see me with someone else, but whether you like it or not, I will marry and have children one day. So please, leave me be, okay?"

Luis thought about asking for more time to consider.

However, he knew that would only increase her disdain for him. Gazing at Elva's tear-stained face, he felt remorse and asked softly, “Do you hate me?"

“No, I don't hate you. Life would be much simpler if you just stayed away!"

After hearing Elva's words, Luis looked at her silently for a long moment before he left.

As he was leaving, he encountered a delivery person carrying a bag of food.

He recalled that it was from Elva's favorite place. She would sometimes order food late at night, secretly indulging herself, and then fretted about gaining weight... As a result, she would only eat half and ask him to finish the rest.

Luis wasn't keen on late-night snacks, and he never spoiled her.

Unlike him, Kyler seemed ready to spoil Elva. Because of him, everything had fallen apart now!

Luis headed downstairs, got into his car, and called Cassidy, telling her to stop doing what he told her to do. He remembered the pain in his heart from seeing Elva on the verge of tears.

From that moment on, he resolved not to bother Elva anymore.

Meanwhile, there was no word of Kyler and Elva reuniting. He wasn't sure if that was a good sign or not... But he was certain that Elva despised him now.

In the days that followed, he went on several blind dates... Among them were some glamorous socialites. Yet, there was no spark with any of those women.

He even bumped into Elva at times. Her dates seemed pleasant and respectable.