Upon hearing this outcome, Elis felt relieved. He thought to himself that this was the best possible result for Isabella.
“Thank you.”
Elis thanked Jane, but her eyes were filled with indifference.
“In this way, I have nothing more to say.”
Jane said this sentence lightly, which made Elis realize that something was wrong.
“Isabella harmed me, it is undeniable that you are her mentor, but have you ever considered me?”
Jane’s eyes turned icy cold, devoid of the respect she had shown Elis before.
“Well, I just want to fulfill my responsibility as a master.”
As Jane became emotional, Elis had no choice but to try his best to calm her down.
“You are also my mentor, and I cannot deny the good you have done for me in the past. But what about now?” Jane took a deep breath and expressed extreme disappointment to Elis, “Do you know how important it is for a woman to be able to conceive? She spent money hiring internet trolls to insult me, and I can accept all of that.”
Elis remained silent, unaware of all the things that had happened leading up to Isabella’s imprisonment.
“She drugged my dessert and harmed me. Did she ever consider that we are fellow practitioners?”
Faced with Jane’s questioning, Elis remained silent.
Isabella’s mind had twisted to such an extent that even her mentor couldn’t have predicted it.
“But she didn’t succeed, and it was her fault. But you also have nothing to do with it, right?”
Jane sneered, very disappointed with Elis’ neutrality and rationality.
“Because she is my fellow student, I ate the dessert she gave me. But because of her character, I was cautious and went to the restroom to vomit it out. If I hadn’t been on guard against her, what kind of outcome would I have now?”
Elis opened his mouth but for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.
“Master, to be honest, if it weren’t for you, I might never have had any dealings with Isabella in my life, and I wouldn’t have suffered such harm…”
Faced with Jane’s sigh, Elis quietly lowered his head.
Jane’s words were not entirely unreasonable. Once, he wanted to take Jane as his apprentice, but she had already refused him once. It was later that he approached her again.
He sighed and said, “Karmic fate, karmic fate.”
“It’s no use saying these things now, I’m sorry for letting you down.”
Elis said that the thought of Isabella looking like this caused a sharp pain in his heart.
Isabella was his disciple, and he naturally taught her everything he had learned throughout his life. Now, she was repaying him in this way.
Jane’s eyes were as deep as lacquer, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.
“From now on, we have no relationship. Our mentor-student relationship is over,” Jane said firmly.
Elis’s eyes shook as he looked at the determined Jane. He froze for a moment before nodding his head.
“I understand. You’ve suffered so much injustice because I didn’t do my job well as your mentor,” Elis said with a cold sneer. He never expected that he and Jane would end up like this.
The two parted ways without any joy or happiness between them. Later on, Jane posted online, “I hereby cut off all ties with Elis from now on and thank him for our meeting.”
Jane’s words immediately caused a stir online.
“I understand Ms. North’s pain and wish her all the best in the future,” commented Elis below the post, showing that they had ended things amicably.
Meanwhile, Elis went to Isabella’s house where she had just received news that she wouldn’t have to go to jail after all. She was happy until someone rang her doorbell unexpectedly.
Isabella was afraid that it was someone sent by Jane when she looked through the peephole and saw Elis. She quickly opened the door with a smiling face.
“Master, you’re here.”
“Mm.”
Little did Isabella know that Elis was in a bad mood, and she was well aware of the things she had done, so she could only accept her misfortune.
“How have these past few days been?”
Just like when he saw Jane, Elis exchanged a few pleasantries with Isabella.
However, his tone was much colder than when he dealt with Jane, which puzzled Isabella.
“It’s been alright.”
But Isabella didn’t directly say it like Jane did. This matter was merely an embarrassing incident for her, and speaking about it would only diminish her reputation.
Elis walked in and sat directly on the couch. “How is your relationship with Jane recently?”
Elis went straight to the point. After not receiving a warm reception from Jane, he came to interrogate Isabella.
Isabella remained silent for a moment. Since Elis had come to ask her about it, he must have known something.
“Since you already know what happened, why bother asking me?”
Seeing Isabella’s unrepentant attitude, Elis felt greatly disappointed.
This was not what he had expected. He couldn’t understand how Isabella had become like this.
“Do you feel any remorse at all?”
Elis asked, and Isabella’s face darkened.
“It seems not.”
Elis’ gaze became serious. Faced with Isabella’s attitude, he felt even more guilty towards Jane.
“I haven’t harmed her either. She was the one who kept holding onto me, wanting me to go to jail. But now, just moments ago, the court notified me that I don’t have to go. She must be furious.”
Isabella still looked smug, and Elis was even more disappointed.
No wonder Jane was disappointed when he pleaded on Isabella’s behalf. Looking at Isabella now, he couldn’t understand her anymore.
Isabella realized she had said the wrong thing and hurriedly explained, “That’s not what I meant.”
“You don’t need to say anything more.” Elis lowered his head. He no longer wanted to deal with this completely changed disciple in front of him. “I pleaded on your behalf, that’s why you were spared from imprisonment. Otherwise, why do you think the court would let you off so easily?”
Upon hearing this, Isabella felt even happier. Now, Jane would be even angrier.
She didn’t end up in jail, and Elis actively pleaded for her. She had just seen Jane’s tweets, and she figured that it was because of this incident that their master-disciple relationship had been severed.
“Oh, I see. Thank you, Master,” Isabella thanked Elis. “But now that Jane is no longer your disciple, I am once again your only disciple.”
With this in mind, Isabella burst into laughter. In her eyes, everything had returned to how it used to be.
“Mm,” Elis nodded. But in the next moment, an incredibly cold expression appeared on his face. “From now on, you’re no longer my disciple. We are severing our master-disciple relationship.”
Isabella’s pupils trembled, unable to believe what she had just heard. “Why?”
“I don’t want to say anything more about the things you’ve done,” Elis said coldly, leaving immediately after those words.