373.Chapter 373


    Matthew''s face tumed grim in an instant.


    I''ve already told you, Sophie is genuinely a kind and pure-hearted girl. If you ever met her, you''d definitely want to be friends with her...


    "Ugh, stop with the nauseating talk" Diana cut him off, her face full of disdain. “I would never be friends with some illegitimate brat, especially one as scheming as her!


    Her words made Matthew''s expression darken even further, and Gabriel''s face also grew cold.


    But Diana couldn''t care less about their reactions.


    You call her pure? Then why was Liza forced to be a nun? You call her kind? Then why did I hear she even poisoned you? What is it. Matthew? Do you have some twisted fetish for being poisoned?"


    Over the past couple of days spent with Eliza, Diana had heard plenty of juicy stories


    One of them was about Sophie poisoning Matthew,


    Matthew held back his anger and said, "Eliza''s bing a nun was her own decision. She''s petty and malicious. What does that have to do with Sophie?


    "And as for the poisoning, it was all a misunderstanding! Eliza used poison to control me and humiliate Sophie in front of everyone at the banquet. Sophie acted out of anger in the heat of the moment, that''s all. She even apologized to me afterward and exined everything. So none of this is Sophie''s fault! If you want to me someone, me Eliza for her scheming!"


    "You really are a fool." Diana couldn''t resist the jab, even with Gabriel watching. "She poisoned you because she was angry? Did it never ur to you that if she''d used a lethal poison, you''d be dead by now?"


    "No way! Matthew retorted without hesitation, "Sophie would never have any reason to harm me."


    Diana threw up her hands in exasperation. "Then why on earth do you trust her so much?"


    Matthew hesitated for a moment, his gaze flickering, before finally speaking, his voice steady but soft. "Because she saved


    Nobody ever truly understood him, so he never bothered to exin,


    But he didn''t want Diana to misunderstand him, too, so this time, he decided to speak up.


    Diana was momentarily stunned. "She saved you?"


    Matthew nodded. "Yes, and not just once."


    More than once? Diana''s brows knitted together. "When? What happened? Weren''t you supposed to be safe in Hasen City? How did you end up in danger?"


    Matthew turned to nce at Gabriel


    Gabriel''s gaze met Matthew''s, and for a brief moment, a rare flicker of guilt crossed his face.


    "So it is about that incident... No wonder Matthew is so protective of Sophie.


    Gabriel stayed silent, and Matthew seemed reluctant to go into detail. Matthew stopped halfway through and shook his


    head.


    think of Sophie, I''m not giving up on


    it''s all in the past now. I don''t want to bring it up again. Anyway, no matter what you th her"


    Diana shrugged "Alright, you''ve made your choice. If she''s the one, then stop wasting time and sign the annulment papers already


    Diana raised her hand, and immediately someone stepped forward, holding out a freshly prepared annulment document to Matthew


    Matthew''s face turned dark with anger ''Diana, what is the meaning of this?"


    "Isn''t it obvious?" Diana replied coolly, "Since you''ve chosen her, I won''t marry you."


    “Diana” Matthew gritted his teeth, his voice trembling with fury. “I''ve already told you. Sophie saved my life! Even knowing that, you''re still forcing me to make a choice?"


    Diana let out a coldugh "First, you never exp Sessfully unlocked! ipposed to know if she really saved your life?


    Second, even if she did. Elza it just as importa


    way, made her suffer, and caused her so much


    pain. That makes her my enemy. So, Matthew, you''re not just choosing your savior You''re choosing my enemy.


    "So you''re saying I''m less important to you than Eliza, is that it? Matthew''s voice cracked, a hint of despair creeping in. Diana nodded coldly, her response mercilessly concise. "Yes."


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    Matthew pped the annulment document out of the servant''s hand.


    His bloodshot eyes locked onto Diana. "I won''t sign it. I won''t annul our engagement. Unless you kill me, you''ll never leave me. Diana, you''re mine, and you''ll only marry mol"


    With those words, Matthew turned and stormed off.


    The pale blue fabric of his robe clung to his back, drenched in vivid red blood.


    Diana stood frozen, her gaze fixed on his retreating figure. A faint sting pricked her eyes.


    "Diana"Gabriel, who hadn''t left yet, suddenly called out to her.


    Snapping out of her daze, Diana turned to him. "Gabriel"


    Gabriel sighed. "Diana, you know how much Matthew truly cares for you. I hope you''ll think carefully before breaking off the engagement"


    Diana''s expression was cold and unyielding. "There''s no need to think it over. My decision is final."


    "Alright, I won''t say more.” Gabriel smiled faintly, as if he truly intended to respect her choice. "But since you''re close to Eliza, there''s something I need you to pass on for me."


    "Here ites." Diana''s focus sharpened, and sure enough, Gabriel continued, his tone calm and steady.


    "Benedict is gravely ill. I ask for nothing else, only that she remembers how much Benedict once cherished her, and returns to see Benedict onest time."