354.Chapter 354


    "If you disagree, that''s your problem." Diana scoffed, her tone dripping with disdain. "I''m not here to ask for your permission, Matthew.


    "The engagement letter has already been reced with an annulment document, and my seal is on it. If you still have some rationality, you''ll sign it. We go our separate ways from now on. I''ll go find Liza, and you can keep protecting that bitch."


    "Diana!" Matthew''s anger red as he stepped forward, ready to confront her. However, two armed guards immediately stepped in to block his path.


    "Move aside!" Matthew red at the guards, his voice filled with menace. "Stop me again, and I''ll make sure you regret it!*


    "You wouldn''t dare." Diana''s gaze sharpened. "My guards are loyal to me. You, an outsider, have no right to order them around!"


    "An outsider?" Matthew was livid. "You''re calling me an outsider?"


    "Did I stutter?" Diana shot back without hesitation. "If I, an outsider, can''t meddle


    in the affairs of your family''s problem, then what makes you think you, an outsider, can meddle in my business?"


    "You!" Matthew''s face darkened with fury. "You know perfectly well I was speaking out of frustration, yet you insist on twisting my words to pick a fight!"


    "I don''t care if you are angry or serious. What I say is always what I mean!


    "Sign the annulment papers right now, or I swear I''ll beat you up every time I see you!" Diana red at him, her tone fierce and unyielding.


    "Not a chance!" Matthew shouted defiantly. No matter how much Diana threatened him, Matthew refused to give in.


    Frustrated beyond measure, Diana snapped her whip, grabbed a sword from a nearby guard, and swung it at Matthew without hesitation.


    Of course, the de didn''t hit him. But Matthew''s face twisted in a mix of fury and disbelief as if the missed strike had wounded his pride.


    She pulled a sword on him just to force him to sign the annulment papers. Matthew stared at her, his voice filled with anger. "Diana, do you want to end this engagement that badly?"


    Diana sneered. "That''s right."


    With a sharp ng, she nted the sword on the ground. Standing tall and defiant, her presence was fierce yet striking, like a warrior ready to take on the world.


    “I''m breaking off this engagement. Are you going to agree or not? If you don''t, I''ll keeping at you until you do."


    "I won''t!" Matthew was as stubborn as a mule. "I know you''re standing up for Eliza, but you don''t know the full story! The one who''s truly vicious and jealous is Eliza, not Sophie. Diana, can you calm down for a second?"


    Matthew softened his tone, trying to coax her. "How about this? When Sophie gets back, I''ll introduce you to her. You''ve always said you hate scheming, maniptive people, right? Once you meet her, you''ll see she''s nothing like that." Without warning, Diana pped Matthew across the face. Fuming with rage, she shouted, "Matthew, do you even hear yourself? How can you, as her brother, say something like that?"


    Matthew''s cheek stung fiercely, but he didn''t fight back. He raised a hand to cover the side of his face. His gaze fixed on Diana, silent and unreadable. "She brought it on herself. If Eliza dares to act that way, why shouldn''t I have the right to talk


    about it?"


    Hearing this, Diana felt utterly disappointed in Matthew. She returned to Hasen City, hoping to find some trace of the man she once knew. But the more she hoped, the deeper the disappointment cut. To her, the person standing before her seemed like apletely different person.


    People said Matthew had a difficult personality. Despite being twins, he and Dn were opposites. One had a fiery temper, while the other carried a brooding demeanor.


    She used to think it might be due to their appearance. After all, the twins had one distinct difference: their eyes.


    Matthew''s eyes always carried an inexplicable gloom when looking at others. She hadn''t thought much of it before. But as those shadowed eyes locked onto her, Diana felt an unsettling chill creen over her, a difort she couldn''t shake. Matthew''s shameless and self-righteous beha Sessfully unlocked! barely recognized him anymore. "I''m done wasting my time on you, Matthew!" Suppressing the frustration bubbling in her chest, Diana frowned and snapped, "Can''t you act like a real man for once? If you''re so against breaking off the engagement, kick that bitch out of the Duke''s estate. Or better yet, leave the estate yourself. You don''t need her to survive. Thisdy can take care of you!"


    354.Chapter 354


    "What kind of nonsense is that? Me, needing you to take care of me? Ridiculous!" Matthew frowned, increasingly convinced she was being unreasonable. "I''ve already told you, just meet Sophie with me. Who knows? Maybe you''ll change your mind after seeing her!"


    "Not a chance!"


    Diana''s voice turned icy. "Matthew, have you not figured it out after all these years? I will always stand by Liza. Anyone who hurts her is my enemy. I don''t care if it''s Sophie or anyone else. If they''ve bullied Liza, they''ll have to deal with me!"


    With that, Diana delivered her final words to Matthew, "I came here today out of respect for our past, giving you onest chance. But since you don''t want it, don''t me me when I turn my back on you for-"


    Before Diana could finish her sentence, Matthew grabbed the annulment letter and tore it to shreds without a second thought.


    Diana erupted in fury. "Matthew, do you have any idea how long it took me to write that annulment letter? And you dare rip it up? Are you trying to get yourself killed?" She nearly swung her de at him again.


    Matthew quickly stepped back, his expression icy. "You''re only breaking off the engagement because of Liza, aren''t you? She must''ve written you a letter, stirring up trouble and turning you against me."


    "Stirring up trouble? Matthew, have you been living under a rock all these years? Do you, as her brother, not know what kind of person Liza is?"


    Diana was so furious she felt like she might explode. "You blind, heartless fool!" She shouted. "I swear, even a blind person has better sight than yours. They''d at least know who''s good and who''s rotten!"


    "Alright, Diana. If you''re so determined to shield her, then fine. I''ll go find her right now. Let''s see what Eliza-"


    "What is all this racket?" Before Matthew could finish, a calm and indifferent voice drifted over from nearby.


    They turned their heads and saw Eliza standing quietly beside a modest carriage. No one could tell how long she''d been there.


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