Chapter 44 You Hit the Jackpot

"So you can blame me for something I didn't do?" Elijah's low voice sounded almost pitiful. Was he secretly an actor? Why was he so good at acting? Louisa had no idea what to say. Suddenly, his freshly wiped fingers tapped clearly against the plate in front of him. Even though he had peeled a mountain of lobster chunks, there was only one piece in his own plate. "I've peeled plenty of shellfish before, but you're the first one apart from me who got to enjoy them." Was he giving her an explanation? Why did he need to give her an explanation? Louisa didn't know why he was saying such things, but she replied, "I'm a lucky woman, then." "Lucky? By marrying me, you hit the jackpot," Elijah said. He really knew how to compliment himself without feeling the slightest bit sheepish. Even though she still had no idea what he was trying to accomplish, their conversation had just proved why he wanted to marry her. "It'd be easy for someone like you to get rid of me. You don't have to put