Chapter 219

Chapter 219

"Matthew is Atticus's real father, what could be wrong with that? Both emotionally and logically, he has every right to take care of Atticus!"

Elise was about to take off her pants when she suddenly realized Zander was in the room. She turned to look at him with an awkward smile, "Zander, could you step out? I need to take a shower!"

But Zander walked over and pulled Elise into his arms. Elise instantly felt shy, "Zander, what are you doing?" Her voice was so low it was barely audible.

Zander greedily inhaled the scent of Elise's hair, his hands roaming over her slender waist and beautiful hips, his breathing heavy and rapid, "Elise, let's fuck tonight, okay?"

Elise froze, her body suddenly trembling, instinctively pulling away, "Zander, didn't we agree? We can only make love after we're married?"

Zander began kissing Elise's neck, as if she were a ripe fruit giving off a fragrance, and he wanted to devour her in one bite, "I can't wait anymore, I want you right now! Are you worried about getting pregnant? We can use protection."

Zander's hands suddenly pulled down Elise's underwear. Elise screamed, pushed him away forcefully, jumped onto the bed, wrapped herself in the blanket, and stared at Zander in fear, "no! This is a matter of principle!"

A fire burned inside Zander, making it hard for him to control himself. He swallowed hard, knelt on the bed, and said in a pleading tone, "Elise, please say yes, okay? I'm really uncomfortable right now. Do you want me to suffer?"

Elise shook her head, "why don't you take a shower? You'll feel better after a shower!"

Zander's eyes were bloodshot, "I can't control myself anymore! Elise, just this once, okay?"

Before he finished speaking, Zander lunged forward, pulled off the blanket, and pinned Elise on the bed. The bed creaked.

In no time, Zander had stripped off Elise's bra and panties, his thick lips ravaging her sensitive areas.

Recently, watching Matthew and Elise grow closer, Zander felt a sense of crisis and loss.

This made him feel that only by possessing Elise's body and getting her pregnant would she truly belong to him! Otherwise, things could go wrong!

"No, Zander," Elise struggled with all her strength, her body twisting like a rope, "please, don't do this!"

Zander's cock was swollen with arousal, "no, tonight you must truly become my woman!"

With that, Zander spread Elise's legs apart, his fingers sliding into her pussy, about to arouse her desire, when suddenly, Elise's palm slapped hard across Zander's face.

Zander froze, staring at Elise in disbelief, his bloodshot eyes suddenly turning cold, "you hit me?"

Elise quickly withdrew her hand and explained, "Zander, after we're married you can do whatever you want, but not now! Please respect me, okay?"

The coldness in Zander's eyes slowly turned into a ball of fire, "you won't let me touch you because you still have feelings for Matthew, right?"

Elise said angrily, "how is that possible! Zander, don't let your imagination run wild!"

"If not, then why won't you let me touch you?" Zander raised his voice. "Don't think I don't know you two have been flirting! I always thought you were a pure woman, but now it seems I thought too highly of you!"

"You're just cheap, no different from that Mia!"

Elise's eyes filled with hurt, disappointment, and disbelief. The usually gentle and refined Zander was actually using such dirty words to describe her!

"Zander, is that what you think of me?"

Zander said, "then what else am I supposed to think? Since you still have feelings for Matthew, then go be with him. Why maintain this engagement with me? The Lawson family isn't a prison, the door is always open. If you want to be Mrs. Moore, be my guest. My parents and I absolutely won't stop you!"

Tears welled up in Elise's eyes as she shook her head sadly, "I won't be Mrs. Moore, I can only be Mrs. Lawson..."

Zander waved his hand, cutting her off, "I don't need a fake woman like you. Pack your things and go be with Matthew!"

Tears rolled down Elise's cheeks, her voice choked with emotion, "the Lawson family has been so good to me, I won't leave."

Zander was furious, "so you're saying you agreed to be engaged to me out of gratitude?"

Elise shook her head, "no, I love you, Zander."

"If you love me, then why won't you let me touch you!" Zander's heart was full of frustration and anger. If he couldn't even conquer a woman, what kind of man was he!

A sense of shame washed over him, and Zander pounced again, pinning Elise down and spreading her legs apart.

But just as he was about to push his cock into her pussy, he found that Elise had given up resisting, staring blankly at the ceiling with a look of complete despair.

The fire in Zander's body turned into a cold wind again, and he suddenly lost all desire to conquer.

"Bitch!"

Zander slapped Elise hard across the face, then left in anger.

The bedroom door slammed shut.

Tears rolled down Elise's cheeks.

When Matthew woke up, he found that Elise had already arrived and was taking food out of a lunch box and placing it on the cabinet.

"You're awake? Hurry and eat breakfast with Atticus!" Elise's voice was slightly hoarse. "There's porridge and sandwiches. I made them myself."

A warm feeling surged through Matthew's heart. He hadn't tasted Elise's cooking in three years!

"You didn't need to get up so early. The hospital cafeteria has breakfast." Matthew got up, rubbing his sleepy eyes.

Elise kept her head down, "how can cafeteria food compare to mine!"

Matthew quickly freshened up and walked to the bedside table. Elise kept her head down, seemingly avoiding him on purpose. However, he didn't think much of it and poured himself a small bowl of porridge to eat.

Elise had her back to Matthew, feeding Atticus.

Suddenly, Atticus said, "Mommy, what happened to your face?"

Elise's eyes immediately became flustered, but she forced a stiff smile, "nothing!"

Matthew's heart skipped a beat, sensing something was wrong. He put down his utensils and walked over to Elise, his tall figure towering over her.

Elise lowered her face even more.

"Lift your head and let me see!" Matthew's cool voice carried an undeniable force.

Elise's fingers twisted together as she said softly, "I'm fine!"

Matthew raised his voice, "I said lift your face up!"

Elise said, "I'm really fine."

Matthew reached out, grabbed Elise's chin, and lifted her face up.

He saw that her left cheek was bruised and slightly swollen.

Matthew's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot, as if on fire, "tell me, what happened?"

Elise forced a smile, "when I was taking a shower, I slipped and fell. It's nothing, it'll be fine in a couple of days!"

"You're lying!" Matthew shouted angrily. "It was Zander who hit you, wasn't it?"

"No!" Elise quickly denied it, standing up anxiously. "We're about to get married, why would he hit me! You're overthinking it, I really did fall!"

Matthew snorted angrily, "if you fell, why are there finger marks on your face?"