Nor would she clean up the mess he'd made. She refused to demean herself by doing so.

At that moment, Luis found her even more endearing.

He clasped her hand, gazed into her eyes for an extended period, and whispered, "I'll call you once I've sorted everything out."

His voice was tender.

Several female reporters were there, keenly observing his palpable affection for Elva. It was clear he was quite smitten with her.

However, this was sensational news.

Their role was to escalate it into a major scandal. The truth of who Luis really loved was irrelevant. The affair itself was what truly mattered.

Luis escorted her to her car. Just as she was about to get in, she paused and said, “Actually, I want to give you the chance to choose. Luis, I'm not that delicate. You see, there're lots of things in the world that I like, but I don't have to have them all."

Upon hearing this, Luis smiled and replied, "I know."

He suddenly felt he understood Elva better. She was upset, yet because of her feelings for him, she opted to approach the situation with the utmost rationality. Even if he picked Holley over her, Elva would probably cry, but she would never plead with him to return.

Such was the essence of Elva.

Luis gently touched her head. Despite the myriad issues weighing on him, his heart brimmed with love for her.

He shut the door and watched her car gradually disappear into the distance. As he turned, his eyes met Holley's.

She stood frozen at the crossroads, her expression a mix of sadness and disbelief. It was incomprehensible to her that Luis would choose Elva, risking his own future in the process. She was also stunned that Elva hadn't turned against him.

All her efforts had been in vain.

Was she attempting to destroy Luis?

No, that wasn't her intention. She simply yearned to be by his side, even if it meant being nothing more than his mistress. Holley had never encountered anyone like Luis before. She just wanted to be with him.

Was her modest background a reason to deny her a place by his side?

Tears streaked Holley's face as the realization hit her: she had lost.

The future she envisioned with Luis was now an impossibility. Yet, he had once cared for her deeply, taking her out for breakfast immediately after his breakup with Elva. Those moments had been filled with joy...

But now, she felt nothing but rejection.

As cars continued to zoom by, she stared at Luis one last time and stepped into the heart of the bustling road...

A screeching noise shattered the air.

The next moment, Holley lay bleeding on the asphalt, certain that Luis would never erase her from his memory this time...