Mrs. Stone was stunned to hear that. “Zachary has a partner?”

“He’s already married and he’s really good to his wife. He spoils her and is so protective of her that Clive can’t even find out who she is.”

Mrs. Stone was silent for a moment. “Since he already has a wife, you should give up then. He wasn’t yours in the first place. It’s always been one-sided on your part.”

Mrs. Stone was very appreciative of Zachary, but she knew Zachary did not like her daughter at all.

It was her daughter who just wanted to give it a try.

Once she hit an insurmountable wall, she would have to turn back.

“Mom, I have to tell you about something.”

Elisa did not want her mother to bring Zachary up again. Every mention of him was a stab to her heart.

It would be a lie to say it was not painful to suddenly find out the man she had loved for years was already married, and that she almost became the third party in a marriage, so she had no choice but to give up on her feelings abruptly.

Now she tried