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- “Mr. Warren, Mr. Lancaster is looking for you,” the woman said as she handed the phone to Alex. He finally pulled his gaze away. Answering the call, Alex turned and walked away.
- Ellie finally managed to calm Betty and looked around. The long hallway that was bustling just moments ago was now empty. A chill ran down her spine, causing Ellie to spin around.
- A tall, slender figure flashed through the hallway. Ellie didn’t even have a chance to catch a glimpse of the man’s face before he disappeared. Alarmed, she quickly picked up Betty and left.
- Back then, Haley teamed up with a group of criminals overseas to try and kill Orion and get that formula. Although the gang was eventually caught, the leader’s older brother stayed abroad, directing things behind the scenes, and was still not caught.
- It was one of the reasons Ellie’s uncle insisted that Orion’s condition remain private until his cornea surgery successfully restored his sight. He wasn’t allowed to leave the special ward or return to the Warren Manor to recover.
- Ellie had helped Orion flawlessly recreate the data set, and aside from Linda, she hadn’t even told Alex the details. However, she wasn’t sure if Haley had implicated her before she died.
- Ellie thought, ‘Haley is a sneaky and vicious woman, and just thinking about her makes me furious. I need to prepare for the worst and be very careful in the future.‘
- Ellie wasn’t strong. Betty was taller and heavier than most kids her age. Carrying Betty was tough, but Ellie wouldn’t put her down.
- As Ellie jogged around the corner with Betty in her arms, they accidentally bumped into someone.
- “Ah!” The woman in heels almost fell over, but her partner managed to grab her just in time.
- Ellie wasn’t so lucky. The momentum made her stagger back, and she ended up falling to the ground with Betty.
- Afraid Betty might get hurt, Ellie cradled her tightly and tried to brace herself with her hand, letting out a muffled groan of pain.
- “Mommy,” Betty cried in fright, trying to help Ellie up. She looked back and saw Alex helping the other person, which made her cry even louder.
- Hearing Betty cry, Alex let go of the woman he was holding and turned to see that the person who fell was Ellie.
- Alex quickly stepped forward to help Ellie up. Noticing the sweat on her brow, his concern deepened. He lifted her sleeve to check her elbow, but Ellie pulled away.
- Their eyes met briefly before Ellie looked away. She stepped back, picked up Betty, and comforted her, “Don’t cry, Betty. I’m okay.”
- “Mommy.” Betty clung to Ellie’s neck and glanced at Alex without any sparkle left in her eyes.
- Alex bent down, picked up the lollipop from the ground, and offered it to Betty. Betty buried her face in Ellie’s neck, ignoring him completely.
- “Sorry to bother you,” Ellie said, noticing that the woman was standing there just fine. She apologized and left quickly, looking a bit flustered.
- Alex held the broken lollipop, watching Ellie leave with Betty. “How does she manage as a mom, walking so fast with a kid in her arms, like she’s being chased by ghosts?”
- The woman glanced dismissively at Ellie’s retreating figure, not giving her any notice. “Mr. Warren, let’s go,” she said.
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- The woman complained, then quickly changed her demeanor as she came up to Alex, reaching out to grab his arm, only for him to push her away.
- “You go ahead, I’m going to find a spot to smoke,” Alex said, walking back the way Ellie had just come. His keen eyes missed nothing suspicious.
- Ellie returned with Betty, catching Diana’s eye. “How did you end up like this just from going to the restroom?” Diana exclaimed.
- Ellie held Betty without putting her down. “Diana, Betty’s tired. I’ll take her home now,” she said.
- “I’ll walk you out,” Diana offered.
- Diana began to stand up, but Ellie stopped her. “No need, just wait for Lacey to come back and tell her,” Ellie said and left with Betty. She didn’t want to worry Diana or interrupt everyone, so she kept it short.
- Over ten minutes later, Alex returned. As he passed Ellie’s empty seat, his deep eyes darkened slightly. “Mr. Warren, Mr. Lancaster mentioned tonight…”
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- “Sorry, I have something to take care of and need to leave early.” Alex brushed off the woman and left the concert venue promptly.
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- “Mr. Warren, Dr. Thompson has also returned,” Barry escorted Alex to the ground floor late at night and immediately. noticed Ellie’s car parked in the outdoor lot.
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- Alex gave Barry a look to say, I could see, as he got out of the car. After exiting the elevator, Alex’s steps led him unconsciously to Ellie’s apartment door. He stared at the entrance with a complicated look, lingering and lost in thought.
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- Alex lit a cigarette, leaned between the two apartment doors, and took out his phone to open Ellie’s chat on WhatsApp. He typed a few words, hesitated, deleted them, typed again, and deleted them again.
- In the room, Ellie watched over Betty’s bedside. Thinking about everything that happened tonight, she still felt nervous and couldn’t calm down. She had a strong feeling that someone had been following her in the hallway.
- Remembering the moment she ran into the woman next to Alex and how Alex quickly helped her, Ellie took a deep breath. Picking up her phone, Ellie messaged Diana to let her know she got home safely.
- After sending the message, Lacey called. Ellie couldn’t help but remind her, “Lacey, today is Mark’s birthday. Don’t stay out too late.”
- “Don’t worry, Ellie. I let Mark know I was going out. Someone’s with him for his birthday,” Lacey said, then hung up. Lacey was taken away by her friends backstage to meet Sebastian for a photo and autograph.
- By the time Lacey back to the Grant Manor, it was already 3 AM. Lacey clutched her phone tightly, too excited to feel sleepy at all. Tonight, not only did she get a photo and autograph from Sebastian, but she also got his private contact info.
- “Lacey,” Steven called out as he pulled his sports car into the driveway, “You’re just getting back? Where’s Mark?”
- “He’s probably already asleep by now,” Lacey replied without a care in the world.
- Handing over a box from the car to Lacey, Steven said, “I got back late today. Here’s a birthday gift for Mark. Can you take it inside for me?”
- Lacey asked, “You didn’t celebrate Mark’s birthday with him?”
- Steven shrugged and replied, “Nope, wasn’t he with you?”
- Lacey carried Steven’s gift back to the new apartment, noticing from afar that the living room lights were still on.
- “You’re back,” Mark said as Lacey entered, and Mark came over.
- Lacey watched as Mark bent down and took slippers out of the shoe rack for her. She hesitantly asked, “Mark, didn’t you celebrate your birthday with your family today?”
- Mark replied, “I’m married now. If my wife’s not here and I ask someone else to celebrate with me, what would people think?”
- Lacey fell silent.
- “I wanted to pick you up but worried you wouldn’t enjoy yourself if I interrupted.” Mark’s voice was gentle, which made Lacey feel a pang of guilt.
- Lacey put down her bag and the gift Steven handed her, then took Mark’s hand. “Then why did you promise me that you’d spend the time with your family?” she asked.
- Mark playfully flicked Lacey’s nose with his well–defined fingers. “It’s okay, as long as you have fun,” he said with a smile.
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- “It’s too late. Hurry up and go wash up and get to sleep,” Mark said as he led Lacey upstairs.
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- Lacey followed Mark up the stairs, her hand in his. Hesitating a little, she said, “Mark, you don’t have to wait for me if I come back late in the future.”
- Mark stopped walking. “Don’t worry. When I’m with your family, I’ll try my best not to give us away or cause you any trouble. We’ll keep to our own lives,” Mark reassured her.
- “A friend of mine is visiting Jaslands. I might come home late or not at all for a while. If anything comes up, we can call each other,” Lacey said, a slight blush spreading across her cheeks as she seemed lost in thought.
- At the top of the stairs, Mark released Lacey’s hand. Watching her shy demeanor from above, he didn’t ask her any questions and only said one word, “Okay.” Then they each went to their rooms.
- On their wedding night, Lacey slept in the bed, and Mark took the couch. The next day, Lacey moved to the room next to the bedroom, and they lived separately.
- Lacey was probably too excited at the concert tonight; after all that cheering, her throat felt a bit sore now.
- After taking a shower, Lacey went downstairs to get some water. She noticed a birthday cake on the dining table, untouched, along with a few of her favorite dishes.
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- The next day, as soon as Ellie started work, Lacey showed up. Ellie took Lacey to her private other.
- “You stayed up most of the night, so why are you here so early?” Ellie pulled up a chair for Lacey to a dom
- “I need to talk to Mark, but he wasn’t in his offices, so I came to ask you? Lacey said with a disappened York
- Lacey hadn’t slept well and set an alarm to arrange a time with Mark for his belated birthday exdeturation, only find wd left early.
- “Mark’s on a business trip. Didn’t he tell you?” Ellie asked with concern. Hearing that Mark w*****, *****re were thank with surprise.
- Last night, Lacey was so happy that she didn’t even help Mark with packing or seeing him off. She just told him to e needed anything.
- Seeing Lacey suddenly become gloomy, Ellie couldn’t help but ask, “Lacey, if you had to pick someone to be your child’s father between Sebastian and Mark, who would you choose?”
- Lacey was taken aback by Ellie’s question. After a long pause, she finally said, “I haven’t even thought about this. Why are you asking me, Ellic?”
- “Lacey, I’m saying this for your good. Love and marriage are two different things. I hope you choose the right person? Vie leaned against the desk, facing Lacey sitting in the chair.
- Lacey held Ellie’s hand, clearly anxious. “Ellie, I know Mark is a good person, and I like him too. But I like him is different from how I feel about Sebastian.”
- Hearing Lacey’s determined tone, Ellie sighed, “Lacey, if you’re sure, I think you should tell Mark so he knows you already like someone else.”
- “Mark already knows I like Sebastian,” Lacey mumbled, her head drooping.
- Ellie was speechless.
- Ellie thought, ‘No wonder Mark always indulges Lacey. Even on his birthday, he let her go to Sebastian’s concert. It turns out he always knew Lacey liked Sebastian.
- At noon, Ellie was on her way to the lounge for a nap when her mom called her. “Great, Mom! I’ll be back tonight!”
- Ellie’s mom said they were getting together to discuss Aaron’s wedding details, which made Ellie excited.
- But after hanging up, she looked up and saw Alex not far away, and her smile froze.
- Ellie hesitated for a moment, but Ellie still greeted him politely, “Mr. Warren.”
- Orion still needed to stay in the hospital for a while longer, so running into Alex was inevitable. A polite hello was the most appropriate distance to maintain.
- In the hospital corridor, Alex fixed his gaze on Ellie and walked straight toward her. Ellie stepped aside. As Alex passed by her, Ellie headed to the lounge.
- “Ouch!” Alex suddenly grabbed her arm, hitting the spot where she got hurt last night. Ellie took a sharp breath from the pain.
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- “You’re hurt!” Alex let go of Ellie’s arm, grabbed her wrist, and tried to pull up her sleeve to check her injury.
- “It’s just a scratch, no big deal,” Ellie calmly said as she pulled away from Alex’s grasp. Alex was pushed back, and the atmosphere became instantly awkward.
- They stood face to face in the corridor, Alex towering over Ellie, watching her expression intently. He moved his lips and hesitantly said, “Last night, I…”
- “Hey, Dr. Zamora,” Ellie greeted a colleague, interrupting Alex as she walked away.
- Turning around, Alex watched as Ellie walked and chatted with her colleague, his gaze steady, before he turned and left.
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- After work in the evening, Ellie picked up her child and returned to the Thompson residence. “Hi, Diana,” Ellie called Diana for the first time, which made Diana very happy.
- The family gathered in the living room, with two bright red gift registers on the coffee table. “Mom, Whitney, you both should start the feast and accept gifts. I’ll take Aaron on a honeymoon.”
- Diana stood in the center of the living room, serving two cups of coffee to Joanna while announcing her decision.
- “Hey, hold on, let me get your gift money,” Diana suddenly changed her address, which made Joanna and Whitney extremely happy.
- “No need, I don’t follow that tradition,” Diana stopped them and placed a huge bag she had brought on the coffee table. She rummaged through it and pulled out dozens of bank cards, leaving everyone in awe.
- “These are contributions from my uncles, aunts, cousins, and other relatives for my wedding dowry,” Diana said.
- Speaking of which, Diana pulled out another card from her bag. “This one’s the dowry from my parents.”
- She continued, taking out a few more cards. “And these are from my brothers and their wives.”
- Then Diana took out another card. “This one’s three billion dollars I got from that incident with Alex.”
- Next, Diana took out a card and said, “This is my salary card.”
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- Continuing, Diana took out another card. “This one is my little treasure in an overseas bank.”
- Finally, Diana took out several property deeds from her bag. “These are part of my dowry.” The Thompson family was left speechless.
- Aaron came over and neatly gathered the bank cards scattered on the table, placing them in Diana’s hand. “These are from your family as dowry; keep them safe and stay humble.”
- Diana shoved all the bank cards into Aaron’s pocket. “What’s mine is yours, and what’s yours is mine. Keep them for me,” she said. The people at the Thompson residence were speechless.
- “Diana, do you think your family will be okay with skipping the wedding ceremony?” Ellie knew Diana was rebellious, but the Grant family was well–known, and Diana was their only daughter. Skipping the family gathering seemed a bit inappropriate.
- “I’ll decide after discussing it with Mr. Grant. I want to follow the customs,” Aaron said,
- Before Aaron could finish speaking, Diana’s phone rang. She answered the video call, and several faces appeared on the
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- “Diana, if you dare to elope with Aaron, don’t expect me to pick you up on the return visit day.”
- “Exactly, grabbing the dowry and running off right away, you ungrateful person.”
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- On the video call, a few brothers were shouting angrily. “You set up over thirty traps and more than fifty crazy questions from the street to my doorstep for Aaron. Don’t think I don’t know,” Diana said.
- Diana exposed them on the spot. “Aaron is marrying me, not going through a trial. With me around, don’t think you can bully him.” After speaking, Diana quickly hung up the call.
- Aaron gazed lovingly at Diana. “Weddings are all about the fun and excitement; I don’t mind at all.”
- “No way, you have no idea how unpredictable my brothers can be,” Diana quickly caught herself after almost blurting out the word ‘crazy‘ and just chuckled.
- Ellie stood nearby, her smile never fading. Aaron’s feelings for Diana were sincere and tender, while Diana’s feelings for him were possessive yet protective. They influenced each other and nurtured a harmonious and understanding relationship. It was rare and precious.
- During the conversation, Aaron went to the kitchen to slice some fruit, and Ellie joined him to help. Unable to hold back, Ellie asked Aaron, “Aaron, Diana’s worried about going through the usual wedding process, fearing that the Grant family might give you trouble.
- “She’s considering your feelings, but a girl only gets one wedding in her life. Missing out on wearing a wedding dress for the person she loves might leave some regrets, don’t you think?”
- Aaron put down the fruit knife, his eyes filled with an emotion he’d never shown before.
- Aaron said, “She’s so wonderful. I’m not going to give her a chance to have second thoughts about choosing me, and I definitely won’t leave her with regrets.”
- He added, “She can decide how she wants the wedding. I’ll handle the surprises.”
- He continued, “Even though I’m not as wealthy as her, I’ll give her everything I have and more.”
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- Knowing Aaron had been planning everything in secret, Ellie felt at ease. She thought, Isn’t this the best state between two people, whether in love or marriage?
- A few days later, Aaron’s marriage leave got approved, and Diana wasted no time in taking Aaron out of the country.
- Before leaving. Diana reminded her parents, Joanna, Jason, and Whitney to hold a banquet and collect the gifts. And so, even though the bride and groom were absent, the Grant family hosted a lavish three–day feast, practically overwhelmed with gifts.
- Due to Jason’s special status, the wedding banquet at the Thompson residence was kept quite low–key. After it was over, Whitney was speechless by the sheer amount recorded in the gift list.
- They had initially prepared one gift book for a few dozen tables but ended up using five entire books.
- Most of the people who turned up uninvited were there to cozy up to the Thompson family; they quietly handed over their gifts and left.
- At the same time, at the Warren Manor, Nancy looked at Alex, worried sick, and said, “Tomorrow is the last day of Ms. Grant’s wedding banquet. Are you going or not?”
- Alex, wearing a perfectly tailored business suit, reclined lazily on the sofa. He indifferently replied with two words, “Not going.”
- Nancy, pointing at Alex with anger and disappointment, scolded, “When the Thompson family was celebrating, I asked you to go
- and present them with a gift, but you flat–out refused. Now it’s time to go to the Grant Manor. You’re refusing again.”
- Nancy continued, “Look at those who are about your age. Layton already has three kids, and even Aaron, who is usually so reserved, has gotten married.”
- Nancy added, “You run around like a street urchin every day, and you can’t even manage to charm a woman. If you keep delaying, in a few years, you’ll just be making do with Rocky for company.”
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- Recently, Nancy saw Alex walking through the mall with Ellie, and she thought he might have a chance again.
- But within a few days, Alex didn’t even want to attend the wedding reception at the Thompson residence. Nancy felt frustrated but didn’t dare to ask or say anything.
- Ellie knew that Aaron’s wedding had taken place without Alex attending, but she wasn’t bothered by it. After helping Joanna and Whitney wrap things up, she planned to take the two kids to the new house,
- In Joanna’s room, Ellie placed the bank card into the drawer of Joanna’s nightstand. “Since Whitney gave you all the gift money, you keep it for now. When Aaron and Diana return, let them handle it?
- Joanna sighed, “Ellic, most of this gift money was given with Jason and Whitney in mind. We haven’t even paid back what Whitney invested in your hospital shares. We can’t accept this money.”
- “Mom, don’t worry. Mark’s hospital is already running smoothly and making a profit. I’m sure it won’t be long before I can pay back Whitney for her investment,” Ellie said with complete confidence.
- Aaron’s wedding received such a large amount of gift money because of Jason and Whitney, Jason and Whitney had already done so much for Ellie and Aaron. Neither she, Joanna, nor Aaron and Diana would take it.
- Joanna said, “Ellie, Aaron is already married. Diana is such a nice girl, and Aaron is also pretty reliable. I’m sure they will have a great life together.”
- Joanna continued, “Leave the two kids with me. I’ll take care of them while you go live on your own and focus on your job.
- Ellie understood what Joanna was thinking. Leaving the kids behind and having her go alone was a way to give her some personal space, hoping she’d meet someone new.
- “Mom, all emotions in this world can change except for family love. Raising the kids and teaching them well is better than finding someone,” Ellie said firmly, deciding to raise her children alone.
- That afternoon, at Building Seven of Zerikith, Ellie and her two kids waited for the elevator. When the doors opened, Alex and Barry came out. Ellie and Alex’s eyes met momentarily.
- “Dr. Thompson,” Barry greeted quickly.
- Ellie looked away, nodding politely. Seeing Alex glance at the children, Ellie told them, “Say hi.”
- But as soon as Ellie spoke, Betty pulled her brother and hid behind Ellie.
- “Betty, Oscar, don’t be rude,” Ellie crouched down, gently reminding the kids to greet him.
- “Hmph!” Betty turned away from Ellie, suddenly announcing, “I don’t want him to be my dad anymore.”
- Ellie was speechless and thought, ‘Kids‘ worlds are the purest.
- Alex stood up for Betty and Ellie at school, even getting into fights for them. Betty admired him so much that she gave him her most treasured gift, hoping Alex could be her dad.
- At the concert, Betty eagerly offered Alex a lollipop, but he ignored her. Ellie tripped while holding her, and she noticed Alex helping someone else without a glance at them. From that moment, Betty decided she didn’t want Alex as her dad
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- “Ellie, your daughter sure has some wild ideas,” Alex remarked with a sarcastic snort, then turned on his heel and left.
Love Her English Novel Chapter 636-640
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Love Her English Novel
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