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- ‘I thought I could handle this. I thought I could face him calmly after all this time. But that red cord… it brought everything back, Ellie thought, her chest tightening as she stood by the roadside, trying to hail a cab.
- Ellie stood by the roadside, waving her hand to try and catch a cab. Suddenly, Alex rushed out from behind her, grabbing her arm to stop her. They both stepped onto the sidewalk, their eyes locking in an intense gaze.
- “Did I do something to upset you?” he asked, his voice low but edged with frustration.
- In the store, when he had suddenly kissed her, she hadn’t been angry at all. But just now, when he simply gave her a small gift, she suddenly turned cold and walked away. Alex was completely bewildered by Ellie’s behavior.
- Ellie subtly averted her gaze. ‘He can’t remember anything, so it’s not fair for me to get upset over things he doesn’t even recall, Ellie thought, ‘I need to calm down and handle this rationally!
- Slowly calming herself down, Ellie tried to keep her voice as steady as possible. “You’re overthinking it, Mr. Warren. I’m just really tired and want to go home early to rest.”
- Alex studied her face, noticing the exhaustion in her eyes. “Let me drive you home,” he offered.
- “I’ll take a cab. You’ve been drinking–call a driver,” Ellie replied, her voice firm. She needed space, and she wasn’t about to let Alex invade it further.
- Alex’s jaw tightened as he watched her, his frustration mounting. The air between them grew heavier, the silence stretching uncomfortably. When a cab finally pulled up, Ellie turned to leave, but Alex grabbed her wrist. “Let’s talk somewhere,” he said, his voice low and insistent.
- “Sorry, Mr. Warren. I have work tomorrow. Goodnight,” Ellie said, pulling her hand free and stepping into the cab. As the car drove away, Alex stood on the sidewalk, clutching the red cord bracelet in his hand.
- ‘Adults don’t need words to understand each other. I thought she’d get what I was trying to say. But I guess I was wrong, Alex thought.
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- Later that night, at the Earl Hotel’s private lounge. Alex sat in a dimly lit booth; his mood as dark as the room. He downed his drink in one gulp. Layton and Carl exchanged glances.
- “Alex, you’re not yourself tonight,” Layton said, taking the glass from Alex’s hand. “Is it the board giving you trouble again?” Alex shook his head, reaching for another drink.
- “Did
- you and your girlfriend have a fight?” Carl chimed in, leaning closer.
- “No. I’m Jaslands‘ most eligible bachelor,” Alex shot back, glaring at Carl.
- “A girlfriend?” Layton asked, intrigued. Alex pushed him away.
- “Alex, Zeke Sullivan will have a concert in Jaslands in a few days. I can introduce you to a celebrity. She’s gorgeous, sweet, and has an amazing figure. You’ll love her,” Carl said, his eyes lighting up at the thought.
- “Don’t lead him astray,” Layton warned, giving Carl a pointed look.
- “Layton, you’re married young. Otherwise, I’d introduce someone to you too,” Carl teased.
- “If you dare say that in front of his wife, I’ll make sure you lose that mop of hair,” Alex said, his tone sharp.
- Carl raised his hands in surrender. “Just joking, just joking.”
- “My wife is kind and understanding. Don’t get the wrong idea, Layton said defensively. Carl and Alex exchanged a look, both rolling their eyes.
- “Layton won’t go. Alex, you’re coming to the concert, right?” Carl whispered. “I promise it’ll be worth your while.”
- “Of course I am.” Alex said, clinking his glass against Carl’s.
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- It was late at night. Ellie stood on the balcony, gazing at the night view outside, not feeling sleepy.
- Ellie thought, Alex doesn’t remember anything: his actions are thoughtless. I shouldn’t leave halfway through the evening like that—it is rude, especially since I’m the host. In the end, I even forgot to settle the bill before leaving
- Ellie recalled that terrible fire in the cinema years ago, remembering when Alex held Haley and left before her. Ellie’s heart was in turmoil, and she couldn’t calm down.
- Ellie used to care too much. Even now, when she occasionally thought about those old wounds, it felt like a thorn in her throat.
- The red bracelet constantly reminded Ellie that everything that had happened was real. Even as time passed, what was etched in her very being couldn’t be easily erased.
- Five years ago, even when Alex went to jail and got hurt escaping for her, Ellie still couldn’t get past that mental barrier and forgive him.
- Now, a simple bracelet easily swayed her emotions but also brought her clarity again. Lately, Ellie had indeed become a bit too close to Alex.
- After tossing and turning all night, Ellie didn’t rest well. The next morning, she perked up and went to work on time.
- “Mr. Warren, your corneal transplant surgery is scheduled before the end of the year. Dr. Grant has brought a top expert from Ameria to perform the surgery at our hospital. During this time, you must maintain a light diet and routine to get ready for the pre–surgery exam.
- “We’ve balanced your budget, and including the surgery and recovery time, you’ll be able to recover and go home for Christmas.” Ellie eagerly shared the good news with Orion in his hospital room.
- “That’s great! Orion is finally going to regain his sight. Don’t be nervous, Orion. The corneal transplant is a very well- established procedure now. Everything’s going to be fine.” Linda excitedly shook Orion’s arm.
- Orion patted Linda’s hand and chuckled lightly, “I’m not nervous.”
- Linda gave an awkward smile and let go
- “Orion.” upon hearing Alex’s voice
- of Orion’s arm.
- Ellie turned around and saw Alex coming in with two insulated lunch containers. Their eyes met for a moment, and then they both looked away.
- Ellie moved aside. Alex walked past her straight to Orion. “Orion, Mom made some soup for you and asked me to bring it over,” Alex said, handing one of the containers to Linda.
- Glancing at Ellie, Alex offered the other container to her, “This one’s for you.”
- “Thanks.” Ellie reached for the container Alex held, but he placed it on the coffee table, leaving her hands awkwardly in mid- air. Ellie quickly pulled her hands back, feeling a bit embarrassed.
- “My mom asked me to bring this over to you.” Alex bent down to adjust the thin blanket on Orion’s legs without looking at
- Ellie.
- “Thank you, Mr. Warren, and thank Mrs. Warren for the breakfast,” Ellie said.
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- “You guys chat. I’m off to get some work done, Ellie said, picking up the thermos from the coffee table and leaving the hospital room. Once Ellie was gone, Alex slowly straightened up.
- Ellie left Orion’s hospital room and returned to her office, where she ran into Lacey, who was there to see Mark. They paused to chat for a bit by the elevator.
- “Come on, let’s go. It’s tough to get tickets for superstar Sebastian’s concert. I’m all set. You, me, and Diana–we haven’t hung out in ages,” Lacey urged Ellie to join her at the concert.
- “Alright, I’ll try,” Ellie agreed cheerfully. It had been a while since the three of them had gone out together.
- “Mr. Warren,” Lacey greeted Alex as she saw him approaching.
- Alex paused, his gaze briefly landing on Ellie. Nodding halfheartedly, he stuck his hands into his suit pants pockets and waited for the elevator.
- Lacey looked back and forth between Ellie and Alex. She was dumbfounded and thought, ‘Alex isn’t acting arrogant around Ellie as usual? That is unheard of. Lacey stared at them in disbelief.
- “Lacey, Dr. Grant is in his office, you should go,” Ellie reminded her, and Lacey took the hint and left.
- “Mr. Warren.” Ellie approached him. Seeing that Alex hadn’t moved, Ellie decided to apologize. “It was my fault for leaving during your dinner last night, I’m sorry,” she said, feeling it was necessary to apologize to Alex.
- Yesterday, it was rude of Ellie to leave the dinner with Alex. Plus, since Alex didn’t remember anything, it was unintentional. There was no need to make a big deal out of it.
- They stood face to face by the elevator. Ellie sincerely apologized while Alex looked down at her.
- After a while, Alex suddenly said, “No need to apologize, Ellie. I wasn’t interested in dinner last night anyway.”
- Ellie was momentarily stunned.
- “The bracelet I gave you yesterday, Ellie, was just a freebie from a store promotion. I didn’t need it, so I gave it to you,” Alex said.
- “A freebie?” Ellie couldn’t help
- but
- frown.
- “Yes, a freebie, so there’s no need to overthink it,” Alex said as he stepped into the elevator.
- Ellie stood outside the elevator, her mind filled with overlapping voices, both current and past.
- “It was a promotional freebie. I didn’t need it, so I gave it to you. It was free. Ellie, there’s no need to overthink it.”
- “Even if the bracelet was a freebie, with your salary, you couldn’t afford it anyway.”
- “Haley decided she didn’t want it, and you think I would just give it to you?”
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- Holding back the tears in her eyes with all her might, Ellie’s hands, hanging at her sides, clenched on their own. She thought, ‘Stupid jerk. Thanks for the reminder!‘
- As the elevator doors slowly closed, she watched Alex inside and gradually calmed down.
- Standing in the elevator, Alex saw the tears well up in Ellie’s eyes, feeling an unexpected tightness in his chest. He couldn’t
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- A few minutes later, Alex came up the stairs, but Ellie had already left. Sweat covered his forehead, and he breathed heavily as he stood there, panting. His gaze fell on the lunchbox on the windowsill, eyes slowly narrowed and then narrowed even
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- Alex walked over to the windowsill and picked up the lunchbox. He stood by the window, lost in thought, not moving for quite a while.
- About ten minutes later. Linda knocked on Ellie’s office door and came in. “Dr. Thompson, you left this lunchbox on the windowsill,” she said, placing the lunchbox in front of Ellie.
- “Linda, please deliver this to Orion,” Ellie said, handing the lunchbox to Linda.
- Linda held the lunchbox and arrived at Orion’s hospital room door, handing it to Alex. “Mr. Warren, Dr. Thompson said…” Linda’s voice trailed off as she noticed Alex’s face slowly darkening, too scared to continue.
- His gaze fell on the lunchbox Linda had brought back, an unclear look crossing Alex’s eyes. “Take it inside,” he said, and with that, Alex turned and left.
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- A few days later, the superstar Sebastian held a concert in Jaslands. Ellie wore a waist–cinching knee–length dress paired with a light–colored cashmere coat, her semi–long hair loosely around her face, giving off a relaxed yet intellectual vibe.
- Ellie stood there with her playful daughter, perfectly portraying the image of a virtuous wife and loving mother.
- Diana had her long, styled hair tied up in a high ponytail, her outfit a mix of haute couture that added an air of aristocratic fierceness.
- “Diana, has Aaron been busy lately?” Ellie couldn’t help but ask when she saw Diana.
- Ever since Diana got out of the hospital, Ellie hadn’t seen Aaron anywhere. Diana leaned in close to Ellie’s ear and whispered, “I tricked Aaron into marrying me.”
- Diana said, “I’ve made Aaron stay with me every day, and he’s too embarrassed to tell Mrs. Thompson,” she slyly added, “In a few days, I’ll talk to Mrs. Thompson and make Aaron officially move over.” Diana grinned mischievously.
- Ellie stared at Diana. “Diana, give me a moment to wrap my head around this,” Ellie said, pulling Diana back to their seats while they waited for Lacey. Ellie patted her chest firmly, taking a while to calm down.
- Ellie thought, ‘No wonder Aaron hadn’t been around lately; he is secretly living with Diana. He Makes big moves quietly!
- Soon, Lacey came jogging over with a large bouquet in her arms, and in her other hand, she handed out several support light sticks to everyone.
- Lacey, who usually wore casual hoodies, was dressed to the nines today. She wore a fitted off–the–shoulder cocktail dress with a coat draped over it. Her makeup was flawless. Her long hair was meticulously styled.
- “Lacey, do you need to dress up
- like this?” It was the first time Diana had seen Lacey dressed this way. She was both amazed and a little surprised. Even when Lacey got her marriage certificate with Diana’s brother, she didn’t dress like this.
- “It’s necessary. I’m giving flowers to Sebastian later,” Lacey said, her eyes sparkling with excitement, perhaps thinking about
- Ellie.
- “Lacey, these flowers are so pretty. Can I have one?” Betty leaned in and pointed to the flowers in Lacey’s hand.
- “Betty, if you want flowers, I will buy you some tomorrow, but I need this bouquet,” Lacey said, holding the flowers like they were a treasure, feeling thrilled.
- “Ellie.” Diana suddenly nudged Ellie with her elbow.
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- Ellie followed Diana’s gaze and saw Alex and Carl being surrounded by a group of people as they walked over.
- Alex dressed in a black casual suit made his tall and slender figure more noticeable. Alex’s impressive height and commanding presence made him stand out in the crowd.
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- Ellie drew Betty close to stop her from running off. Under everyone’s gaze, Alex walked past Ellie without even a glance her way.
- “Alex!” Betty broke free from Ellie and chased after Alex, lovingly grabbing his hand.
- Alex stopped, pinched Betty’s chubby cheek, and then moved on.
- “What’s up with Alex?” Diana couldn’t help but glance at Ellic.
- In everyone’s memories, whether it was before or after his amnesia, Alex seeing Ellie was like a bear spotting honey. He just couldn’t resist.
- Ellie shook her head and pulled Betty back to her side.
- “No big deal, probably had another brain freeze,” Lacey quipped.
- “Lacey, today is Mark’s birthday. Are you sure you want to do this?” Diana looked at Lacey, worried about Mark.
- “Is it Mark’s birthday today?” Ellie asked after hearing the news, glancing at Lacey.
- Lacey laughed without care, “No worries, I’ve already talked to Mark. He’s spending it with the family.”
- Lacey said, “I’ve been waiting for this opportunity for so long. Tonight, I must get an autograph and a picture with Sebastian.”
- Ellie and Diana exchanged a glance, neither of them saying another word.
- Sebastian was popular. The venue was full. Many celebrities came to support him. The fans‘ screams kept getting louder, starting from the beginning and never stopping.
- Once upon a time, Ellie loved music and even took some vocal lessons, working as a part–time singer in a bar. But now, she was just there for the fun of it; it had been a long time since she last sang.
- “Mom, I want to go to the bathroom,” Betty tugged at Ellie’s hand, and Ellie led Betty out.
- “Mr. Warren, wait for me,” Ellie and Betty came out of the bathroom, unexpectedly running into a woman with a striking figure who was holding Alex’s arm in the hallway.
- Ellie stood with Betty by the bathroom door while the woman clung to Alex’s arm a few steps away.
- Ellie and Alex exchanged a look from afar, and Alex stopped mid–action pushing the woman away. Ellie discreetly shifted her gaze, holding Betty’s hand as they walked past them.
- After only a few steps, Betty broke free from Ellie’s hand and dashed over to Alex. On tiptoe, she offered him a lollipop, “Alex, here’s a lollipop for you,” she said.
- Alex looked down at Betty offering him a lollipop but did not take it. The woman beside Alex laughed and lightly pushed Betty away, “What a pretty girl. You should keep the lollipop for yourself.”
- The woman in high heels linked her arm to Alex’s and walked away. “Mr. Warren, do you know that little girl?” she asked.
- Feeling annoyed, Alex said, “No, I don’t.”
- Ellie watched Alex’s figure as he left, pulling Betty closer. She thought, ‘That’s quite an act. I hope from now on, we’ll rema
- strangers.’
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- “Mom, does Alex not like me?” Betty stood before Ellic, looking sadly at Alex’s departing figure.
- Ellie’s heart ached as she quickly knelt to comfort Betty. “It’s okay, Betty. I love you, and so do your brother, uncle, grandma, and auntie. They all love you very much.”
- “But I want a dad,” Betty mumbled into Ellie’s shoulder, about to cry.
- Ellie’s heart hurt once more. She could provide everything for her children except a father’s love. A bit lost and unsure how to console Betty, she just held her tightly.
- At the end of the hallway, Alex pushed the woman beside him aside and halted. He glanced back down the corridor where Ellie was kneeling on one knee, holding Betty in her arms.
- Betty was crying for some unknown reason. Ellie was trying to comfort her, but it was obvious she was a bit flustered.
Love Her English Novel Chapter 631-635
Love Her English Novel Chapter 631-635
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Love Her English Novel
Status: Completed Native Language: English
