Chapter 71 Joycelyn moved quickly, her steps brisk as she entered the elevator. She adjusted her mark and tied her hair into a low ponytail. There was a slight change…

Chapter 100 Late at night at the Earl Hotel’s inner club, Haley found Alex, who was passed out on the sofa, completely drunk. The room was filled with the heavy…

Chapter 99 76% The little garden under the apartment building was dark and cold in the dead of winter, but it couldn’t compare to the chill in Ellie’s heart. Alex’s defense of Haley had gotten to a point where he couldn’t tell right from wrong. Ellie didn’t want to get caught in an endless loop of self–justification and had no desire to explain anything more. The two stared at each other in silence. Alex took off his coat, intending to put it on Ellie. Without thinking, she took a step back. His hand, meant to drape the coat over her, missed as he looked at her with eyes growing darker. Ellie suppressed the feeling of injustice and murmured, “I thought Haley would be my friend for life. She never cared that I was just a poor girl from the countryside and wanted to be friends anyway. I even gave her the only thing I had–a man’s necklace and she wouldn’t accept it.” Alex frowned, stepping closer to Ellic. “Where did you get a man’s necklace from?” Seeing Alex’s brows slowly knotting, Ellie looked away, her eyes reddening. That necklace was given to her by a boy she had recklessly tried to save when she was little. Back then, she had been unconscious for a week after saving that boy, and when she woke up, he was nowhere to be found. Later, the necklace mysteriously disappeared. If it weren’t for her, her father wouldn’t have lost a leg and been forced to live on constant medication. If it weren’t for her, the Thompson family wouldn’t have fallen into such terrible financial ruin. This was a pain she never wanted to talk about again in her life. “Forget it,” Ellie said weakly, brushing it off. Alex frowned again. “Ellie, I don’t want to argue with you. Since you said Haley was good to you back then, just apologize to her, and I’ll pretend this whole thing never happened.” Ellie looked at Alex with a self–mocking smile. Her tears accidentally slipped down as she laughed. She lifted the back of her hand to wipe them away, then wrapped her coat tighter around herself. Staring into the distant darkness, Ellie said, “That day, when Haley told me she liked Aaron, I was truly happy. I felt like we were really destined. Turning from long–time friends into sisters–in–law, isn’t that something to be envious of?” Her vision blurred again as she continued, “But even though you knew Haley was my brother’s girlfriend, you forced me to help you pursue her. Although I was sad, I never blamed her. “Alex, you know that shortly after you started pursuing Haley, she secretly went out on dates with you behind Aaron’s back. At that point, they hadn’t broken up yet. Do you really feel proud of taking Aaron’s girlfriend?” “Ellie Thompson!” Alex’s eyes turned red at the corners. “You always look down on Aaron and me, making us a laughing stock and embarrassing us, Ellie said. “But did you know, Haley constantly made unreasonable demands of Aaron? “She wouldn’t let him work part–time at places her parents went to often or intern at the district attorney’s office. She forced him to give up his dreams that he had held for many years, all while keeping things unclear between her and you.” Ellie touched a sensitive spot and lost control of her emotions. “She knew my buy medicine and keep him alive. dad d was waiting for Aaron to earn money to 11:09 Wed, Jan 29 GG….

Chapter 98 Ellie frowned. Ever since she saw through Haley’s insincere facade, she was completely disillusioned with her. When dealing with terrible people, it was best to cut them out….

Chapter 97 “Alex, let go. Nancy has misunderstood,” Ellie realized, frantically pushing Alex away. Alex allowed Ellie to push him, still keeping her pinned in the passenger seat. “If you’re…

Chapter 96 “How could I let you wait for a ride in this cold weather?” Nancy said, holding Ellie’s hand tight. After a pause, she continued, “Once you’re done with…

Chapter 95 “Ellie, sweetheart!” Nancy exclaimed dramatically. Alex couldn’t help but turn around. Not far away, Ellie was smiling as she hugged and greeted his mom, who then took Ellie…

Chapter 94 Time flew by quickly, and soon it was the end of the year. Ellie took a two-week vacation to visit her family back home. “Thank you, Lacey. Aaron…

Chapter 93 Whitney sighed. “In the end, she still went that day. She stood outside the glass door, watching you propose to the girl you like, Alex. Ellie said she’s…

Chapter 92 Ever since Alex started pursuing Haley, he had never missed a call or delayed responding to a text. But last night, he had turned his phone off. When…