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- Ellie hailed a cab back to the Thompson residence, arriving around nine. Her family was still awake, chatting in the living room. When she walked in, they all stood up.
- Noticing everyone’s reactions, Ellie glanced down at herself. Despite her calm demeanor, after rolling out of Alex’s car and getting mud all over herself, she looked quite messy indeed.
- “Ran into that nutcase, had a little spat, but everything’s fine now,” Ellie assured them, leaving out half the story. If she told them she had almost fallen off a cliff with Alex, her family wouldn’t sleep tonight–or ever again.
- “As long as you’re okay,” Joanna replied, not probing further. She gently nudged Ellie upstairs to take a shower and rest. Strangely, Ellie thought she’d be too upset to sleep, but she drifted off and slept soundly.
- The next morning, Ellie went to work as usual. Life is like riding a bike; you have to keep pedaling to stay balanced. Diana invited her to dinner, and she happily accepted. She found shoulder–to–shoulder friendship more appealing than hand–in- hand romance.
- After work, Ellie arrived at the Earl Hotel as planned. Inside the private room, it was just Lacey and Diana, and Ellie finally felt at ease.
- “Quinlee said that Alex was after you again?” Diana pulled Ellie down to sit beside her.
- Ellie nodded, accepting the juice Lacey handed her.
- “I don’t even know what to say about this ‘madman. You could call him trash, but he’s trashier than the trashiest. And if you say he’s evil, he’s so intimidating that even bad guys shiver at the sight of him.
- “But if you think about it, he’s kind of pitiful too,” Lacey recalled Layton’s stories about Alex, how Alex got beaten up by Jason and almost buried alive, and couldn’t help but grumble.
- “Pitiful people always have something despicable about them!” Diana gave Lacey a knowing look.
- Lacey quickly added with a smile, “Right, he totally deserves it!”
- “Don’t worry about me, say whatever you want, even curse if you need to,” Ellie sat between the two, looking indifferent. Whether it was praise or insults, anything about Alex didn’t matter to her anymore.
- In her heart, Alex was already dead. After her memory loss, Alex was nothing but ashes in her mind, completely vanished.
- “Let me tell you, Layton is in an even worse situation than Alex,” Lacey laughed, shifting the subject. “Recently, he has been chasing after Nalani all over the place, begging her to come back and marry him, but she just won’t. He’s tearing his hair out over it!”
- The three girls hadn’t chatted together in a while, and once they started, they couldn’t help but talk about relationships.
- “I’m heading to the restroom,” Ellie said as she rose after more than an hour, while Lacey and Diana were still sipping their drinks.
- Ellie emerged from the restroom and immediately spotted Alex in the hallway. He was wearing black pants and a black shirt, leaning against the wall with one hand, clearly intoxicated.
- Beside him stood a curvy woman, carrying a man’s suit jacket over her arm, which Ellie instantly recognized as Alex’s. The woman was carefully attending to Alex by supporting his arm.
- Ellie discreetly averted her gaze and gracefully walked past them. If this woman could have something going on with Alex, it would be absolutely fantastic.
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- Alex was slightly hunched, his peripheral vision locked on Ellie as she made her way down the hallway. He kept his eyes on her until she turned a corner and vanished from sight, finally straightening up once she was out of view.
- He stumbled backward, shoving the woman beside him aside, and growled, “Get lost!”
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- The woman, undeterred, stepped forward. “Mr. Warren, your jacket.” But in the next instant, Alex tossed the jacket she offered into the trash can, sending her fleeing in panic.
- “Alex, you saw it. Ellie’s attitude towards you now makes it impossible for you two to be together,” Layton said calmly as he approached and handed Alex a cigarette.
- Alex’s bloodshot eyes stared in the direction Ellie had just left, leaving him standing there numb for an extended period.
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- Late at night, Alex stumbled back to the Warren Manor, clearly intoxicated. As he glanced down at the shoe rack and spotted Ellie’s cartoon slippers, a sharp pain pierced his chest.
- The kitten noticed his return and started weaving around his legs, meowing. Alex crouched down to pick up the cat and then carried it upstairs.
- “Have you been a good boy at home? Did you miss Mom?” Alex asked instinctively, and then froze at the staircase entrance, surprised by his own words.
- Holding Luck, he turned on the staircase and cast his gaze across the room. His eyes fell on a vase filled with fresh red roses, and a heavy ache spread through his chest.
- He realized that some things, once missed, are gone forever. No matter how many red roses he gave her, they couldn’t make up for the hurt caused by his dismissive remark, calling her love just ‘weeds.”
- Dragging his stiff body up the stairs, he saw Ellie’s shadow everywhere he looked.
- Standing before the photo wall in the bedroom, staring at Ellie’s happy smile as she nestled in his arms, Alex completely broke down. His stifled roar of anguish echoed through every corner of the room, and the familiar pain swiftly spread from his heart to every part of his body.
- With both hands pressed against the photo wall, his body slightly bent, Alex rested his forehead against Ellie’s picture, tears welling up in his eyes. He silently asked the photo, over and over, “Ellie, do you really not want me anymore?”
- He lost track of time before his body weakened, sliding down to crouch at the base of the photo wall. After a sleepless night, as the first rays of sunlight hit the photo wall, Alex rose to wash up.
- Over ten minutes later, he went downstairs, fully dressed and ready for work. Evan, the seasoned butler, noticed the red veins in Alex’s eyes and realized he hadn’t slept all night.
- Unable to resist speaking, Evan said, “Mr. Warren, Carlos has passed away, Ms. Thompson has left, and your parents are aging. Both the company and the family are depending on you. You need to stay strong and avoid any mishaps. Mrs. Warren is so worried about you that she’s fallen ill
- A few minutes later, Alex entered his parents‘ room. He saw Nancy lying weakly on the bed, clutching Orion’s photo tightly with tears streaming down her face. Todd sat beside her, sighing deeply. Alex lowered his gaze, hiding his emotions,
- “Mom, how are you feeling?” Alex reached out, trying to take the photo of Orion from Nancy, but Nancy held it even tighter.
- Alex subtly withdrew his hand.
- Nancy sighed, “Alex, I heard from Quinlee that you’re looking for Ellie again. Why can’t you let go now, after all this time?!”
- Listening to Nancy’s raspy voice, Alex felt a dull ache in his heart. Ellie had been part of his family for over a decade. She used to adore him, for seven whole years.
- If he had just given her the slightest bit of attention during those seven years, he wouldn’t have lost her.
- “Mom!” Alex exclaimed, as a tear silently fell onto the blanket. He said, “I regret it!”
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- Todd said, “No matter how wealthy we are, we can’t buy you a magic pill for regret. You’ve seen how determined Ellie is to leave you. Show her some respect and keep your dignity. Don’t bother her anymore!”
- Nancy struggled to get up, grasping Alex’s hand and pleading through tears, “Alex, your older brother is gone, Grandpa has passed away too. You have the entire Warren Group, the Warren family, and us–your dad and me–on your shoulders.
- “How are we supposed to go on like this? I’m begging you, let it go!”
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- Alex lifted his gaze, his blurred vision lingering on his parents for a long while. His bloodshot eyes were wet at the corners. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke with difficulty. “Mom, Dad, I promise you. You both rest well. I’m heading to the office.”
- As Alex turned to leave, he clumsily knocked over the metal coat rack behind him, causing a loud crash. Watching Alex’s unsteady steps, Nancy cried out of heartache.
- At eight AM sharp, Alex entered the office. His intense presence made everyone around him feel like they were walking on eggshells, with Barry and Chris being the most affected.
- Throughout the entire morning, Alex was in work mode without taking a single break until lunchtime. Chris finally sighed in relief once it was break time.
- “Go get the orchids that Grandpa used to care for and load them into the car,” Alex instructed Barry before getting up to head to the break room.
- Around two or three in the afternoon, Ellie woke up and took a stroll in the garden. The hospital had called her at the last minute to cover in the emergency room, switching her from outpatient duty with a schedule of twelve hours on and twenty- four hours off.
- She was on shift tonight from 8 PM until 8 AM the next day, so she was taking this time to rest.
- “Ms. Thompson,” someone called her.
- Hearing a familiar voice behind her, Ellie turned around. She saw Barry standing not far away with a pot of orchids and frowned, “Who let you in here?!”
- Barry awkwardly turned to look at Alex.
- Alex said, “The front door was
- unlocked.”
- Ellie ignored Alex, frowned, looked down, and walked away.
- Alex said in a hurry, “I’m here to drop off Grandpa’s orchids and I’ll leave right after!”
- Hearing Alex’s urgent voice behind her, Ellie ignored him. She had promised Carlos to take care of those orchids, but that was when she was suffering from amnesia.
- Holding a pot of orchids, Barry watched as Ellie left without looking back and reluctantly asked, “Mr. Warren, should we continue moving them?”
- “Of course!” Alex said in a subdued voice as he watched Ellie depart.
- These orchids were planted by Carlos himself. Ellie had been learning to care for them since she was a child. No one but Ellie could take proper care of them.
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- Alex believed she wasn’t avoiding the orchids; it was him, the person she couldn’t stand. She was innocent and kind–hearted; she wouldn’t abandon her Carlos’s cherished orchids.
- Alex wasn’t moving quickly. Even after moving the last pot, Ellie still hadn’t emerged.
- Standing by the car, he stared off into the distance. He said, “From now on, I won’t disturb you anymore. You must be happy!” But in his heart, he added, “My feelings for you will always be there!”
- “Mr. Warren, the meeting time is almost here,” Barry reminded him, finally eliciting a response from Alex.
- After Alex left, Ellie was taken back to the garden by Whitney. Ellie gazed at the few pots of rare orchids Alex had left behind, her expression complex as she stood in silence.
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- Whitney said, “These orchids are incredibly rare and valuable. If someone who doesn’t know how to care for them gets them, they’ll only be ruined. Since that jerk gave them to you, you might as well keep them.”
- Ellie nodded, not dwelling on it too much.
- Whitney said, “Come on, let’s go inside and help your mom prepare dinner. You still have to work the night shift later.”
- In the evening, Aaron had just come home from work, and the family gathered for dinner. “Did you guys catch the news? Haley’s father committed suicide by jumping off a building and it was all over the news!”
- Ellie was visibly shocked. Haley’s father had gone through his son’s imprisonment, the bankruptcy of the Owens family, and his daughter’s death, yet he never committed suicide. Why would he suddenly do it now?
- Aaron nodded calmly. “The body was discovered this morning. The police have confirmed it was a suicide. He jumped off the rooftop of an unfinished building in the suburbs.”
- “Let’s eat our dinner and not dwell on such depressing topics. Aaron, after dinner, take Ellie to the hospital for her shift,” Joanna said, unable to stomach such grim details due to her age.
- Aaron quickly intervened, “Got it, Mom. I’ll take Ellie to the hospital shortly.”
- Ellie put down her utensils and noticed the serious expressions on everyone’s faces. She said, “Mom, Jason, Whitney, I’m fine now. I can drive myself to and from work. Aaron doesn’t need to keep picking me up and dropping me off.”
- During this time, Aaron had been driving Ellie to and from work, no matter how late it was. Even on weekends, Joanna wouldn’t feel at ease unless Aaron was the one picking her up and dropping her off.
- Ellie understood that everyone was looking out for her well–being and concerned about her. But she was an independent adult. She couldn’t keep taking up Aaron’s personal time indefinitely.
- Due to Ellie’s insistence, the family had to agree to let her drive herself to work. By a little after 7:30 PM, Ellie had safely parked her car in the emergency parking lot of the hospital.
- “Aaron, you can relax now,” Ellie said after stepping out of her car and video calling Aaron. As she chatted with him, she walked towards the hospital’s outpatient building, utterly unaware that a stranger was tailing her.
- “Ellie,” Diana called, waving at Ellie from the emergency lane near the building while carrying a late–night snack. Ellie hung up the phone and noticed the sudden change in Diana’s expression! Diana shouted, “Who are you?!”
- Before Ellie could react, Diana tossed something over her shoulder.
- Instinctively, Ellie spun around. Not too far away, a stranger was dashing off.
- Ellie stood rooted to the spot, every hair on her body standing on end. She had been followed, and she hadn’t noticed at all.
- “Diana.” Ellie grabbed Diana’s arm, her palm slick with sweat.
- “Even though he was wearing a mask and a fishing hat, he seemed pretty young. Probably thought you were gorgeous and got some wild ideas, Diana guessed.
- “You said you were working the night shift tonight, and I went out of my way to get you your favorite late–night snack. Now it’s all ruined,” Diana complained.
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- Diana wasn’t too worried; she was confident in her abilities, thinking that even if a few guys showed up, she wouldn’t bat an
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- Ellie nodded, trying to appear casual, but inside, she felt anything but relaxed.
- After Diana left, Ellie remained uneasy. With no emergency patients tonight, she couldn’t help but overthink.
- “Here you go, Dr. Thompson,” said the two nurses working with Ellie, handing her a cup of coffee.
- Ellie took her coffee to the window, wanting to open the curtains for some fresh air. With a rustle, she pulled back the
- curtains, revealing a stranger standing still at the window. He wore a fishing hat and a mask, his eyes fixed intently on Ellie.
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- Ellie was so startled she momentarily forgot to react. She stared wide–eyed at the stranger outside the window. And even when he noticed her staring back, he didn’t run–he just kept his eyes locked on her.
- “Ah!” The young nurse behind Ellie let out an involuntary scream of fear. The two nurses, in a panic, knocked over a chair, causing quite a racket.
- Ellie turned to help her colleague up, and when she looked back, the outside was completely empty. Ellie anxiously closed the window and drew the curtains. Her face was unnaturally pale due to the shock.
- A nurse said, “Standing at the window wrapped up like that at this time of night is no joke,”
- The other nurse said, “I don’t think he was joking at all, more like a creep!”
- “He just stood there doing nothing, even calling the police might not help,”
- Ellie slumped weakly into a chair, listening to her colleagues‘ chatter. She fought to overcome her fear as she look in that man’s eyes.
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- His gaze was terrifying, like he had a vendetta against her. But after thinking it over, she was certain she didn’t know him.
- Just now in the parking lot, Diana had already noticed someone following Ellie, and now he silently returned to stand outside the window. This was definitely not a coworker’s prank. Ellie had a feeling this person was after her.
- The more Ellie thought about it, the more terrified she became. She nervously got up to find sketch the stranger from memory as accurately as she could.
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- Tossing and turning with unease, Ellie finally ended her night shift and could head home at 8 AM. After a night spent on high alert, she felt incredibly exhausted.
- She took a shower and fell straight into bed, skipping both breakfast and lunch, and didn’t wake up until around 3 PM to venture downstairs.
- Aaron and Jason weren’t home; only Joanna and Whitney were there. Ellie hesitated and decided not to tell them about being followed.
- Ellie felt a bit hungry and wanted to grab something to eat from the kitchen. But before she even stepped inside, the smell of fish hit her, making her stomach churn. Covering her mouth, she turned around and hurried back upstairs.
- A few minutes later, Ellie was kneeling by the toilet, drenched in cold sweat but feeling slightly better. Suddenly, she remembered something and quickly checked the calendar on her phone. Her period was three days late.
- Ellie gripped her phone tightly, her face turning pale. In order to save Alex, she had been injected with a drug, rendering her infertile for life.
- She deemed that it must be that she had been too stressed lately, causing her cycle to delay. But recalling the time in Yorksure when she lost her memory and Alex secretly put birth control in her milk, Ellie only now started to suspect something was off.
- Knowing full well that she couldn’t get pregnant, Alex went out of his way to put birth control in her milk and coax her into drinking it. She remembered vividly; that night, after drinking the spiked milk, she was in such severe pain that she eventually passed out.
- After more than half an hour, Ellie went downstairs. Making an excuse to go out and buy some personal items, she intentionally drove a long way to a pharmacy in the city.
Love Her English Novel Chapter 476-480
Love Her English Novel Chapter 476-480
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Love Her English Novel
Status: Completed Native Language: English
