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- Barry watched Alex walk off with a swagger and was worried inside. If Alex ever got his memory back and rememberat saying such foolish things, he might stress himself out.
- “Enough about him, let’s head upstairs, Ellie said, leading, the two kids into the elevator, ignoring, Alex’s wide comment Ellie’s daughter had a wild streak like hers–nothing was too far–fetched for her to imagine.
- When Ellie found out Alex lived next door, she considered moving to avoid him. But then she thought, since they live in the same city and frequent the same circles, running into each other was inevitable.
- Ellie couldn’t keep interrupting her life plans just to stay away from him. Seeing him without talking would save a lot of trouble.
- Ellie had just arrived home with the kids when Lacey appeared with two large bags filled with snacks and toys for them
- The kids were playing with their new toys in the living room, while Ellie and Lacey were snuggled on the couch, chatting with the TV on.
- “Mark is back from overseas today. How do you have time to come over? Ellie couldn’t help but ask Lacey, seeing her in such a cheerful mood.
- “Mark said he was coming back with a colleague, so I didn’t need to pick him up,” Lacey laughed freely, leaning in to share some gossip, “I just saw Mr. Warren. Is he here to see you?”
- Ellie paused for a second, shook her head, and pointed at the wall behind the TV, “He lives next door.”
- “What?” Lacey jumped up from the couch in excitement. “Wow, did he buy the house next door just to pursue you?”
- Hearing Lacey’s exaggerated tone, Ellie corrected her, “He didn’t buy it to win me over. He was already living here before I moved in. It’s just a coincidence.”
- Lacey stayed at Ellie’s until the evening. “Mark should be home by now. I’m heading back, Ellie, Lacey said, timing her departure perfectly.
- “Once you finish organizing, I will take you out for some treats,” Ellie coaxed her two kids into sorting and tidying up toys as she took Lacey to the door.
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- Lacey returned home to find Mark showered and dressed, ready to head out. “Hey, Mark,” Lacey called, stopping at the entrance as soon as she walked in.
- “Got you a gift; it’s on your dresser. Go see if you like it,” Mark said gently as always, and seeing Lacey frown, he playfully tapped her on the nose.
- Lacey felt relieved when she saw that Mark wasn’t upset. “Mark, are you heading out again right after getting back?” Lacey took Mark’s car keys from the shoe rack and held them tightly in her hand.
- “Just heading to the hospital,” Mark reached for the keys in Lacey’s hand, but she didn’t give them up. “When do you have time? I want to properly celebrate your birthday,” she insisted.
- When Mark heard that Lacey wanted to celebrate his birthday, he paused. He looked down at Lacey, his thoughts unreadable.
- After a long silence, Mark finally asked, “Lacey, if you had another chance to choose, would you go to Sebastian’s concert or stay home and celebrate my birthday with me?”
- Lacey hesitated. Mark encouraged her, “Be true to your feelings; I want the honest answer.”
- “Mark, can I skip answering that?” Lacey knew what she felt, but she couldn’t bring herself to say it to Mark.
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- “If you don’t want to say it, that’s fine,” Mark said as he took the car keys from Lacey’s hand. Being perceptive as always, he already knew the answer when she hesitated.
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- Around nine o’clock in the evening, Ellie and Nalani, along with their three children, were leaving Earl Hotel after dinner. As Ellie led her two children out of the hotel’s revolving glass doors, they saw a crowd gathered at the entrance.
- “Quick, the big star Deborah is on a late–night date with her wealthy boyfriend. We have to get a clear shot of her face!”
- Nalani paid no attention to the reporters with cameras. Earl Hotel was the most luxurious and exclusive hotel in Jaslands, a symbol of status.
- Celebrities frequented the place, and she was used to it. She didn’t even bother to glance at the commotion. Ellie, however, saw Alex surrounded by reporters and onlookers.
- Standing beside him was a tall, elegant woman–the big star, Deborah. From afar, they looked like a perfect match, a match. made in heaven.
- Alex suddenly turned his head, his gaze colliding with Ellie’s. His brow furrowed slightly as he pushed past the reporters, trying to get to her.
- “Let’s go.” Ellie averted her gaze and led her two children away.
- “Hurry up, we’ll miss it.” Two girls ran past Ellie, accidentally bumping into her son, Oscar.
- The volleyball in Oscar’s hand fell and rolled toward the crowd. The little boy broke free from his mother’s hand and chased after his ball.
- “Oscar.” Seeing this, Ellie handed his daughter over to Nalani and hurried to chase after his son.
- “Oh my god, it’s him.” Nalani saw that the person surrounded was Alex and a female celebrity. She quickly took out her phone and called her husband.
- Oscar squatted down to pick up his volleyball and was pushed down by the crowd. His small hand was stepped on, and he cried out for his mother in pain..
- Oscar and several security guards from the hotel struggled to push through the crowd, and only then did they see his son. “Oscar.” Ellie squatted down and picked up her son, only to find that his son’s foot had been stepped on.
- Oscar cried, “Mommy, my volleyball.”
- Ellie looked at volleyball by Alex’s feet, held her son in her arms, and didn’t pick up volleyball.
- A group of fans suddenly rushed over, pushing and shoving into the crowd. She was caught in the middle, holding her son, with no way out. Because it was a sudden incident, the scene was once out of control.
- A male fan lost control even more. He presented flowers and forcibly hugged Deborah. Deborah screamed in fright and dodged into Alex’s arms.
- The man was kicked away by Alex. The cameras of the reporters at the scene were aimed at Alex and Deborah, and the flash kept flashing.
- Layton received a call from his wife and came out to take care of the matter. More than a hundred security guards from the hotel were dispatched to quickly clear the scene.
- The crowd dispersed, and Alex, who was protecting Deborah, noticed Ellie kneeling on the ground, holding her son. Alex let go of Deborah and looked at Ellie. Her hair was messy, and her shoulders were shaking slightly. For a moment, he forgot to
- react.
- “Ellie.” Nalani was startled by Ellie’s appearance and hurried over.
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- “Nalani, my son is injured,” Ellie said, holding her son tightly and maintaining her kneeling position. She looked up to speak to Nalani, her face covered in tears.
- Alex looked at her tear–stained face, feeling as if an invisible hand was squeezing his heart, making it difficult to breathe. His Adani’s apple bobbed up and down, and his feet seemed rooted to the spot.
- “What are you doing?” Layton punched Alex hard on the shoulder. Alex came to his senses, took a step toward Ellie.
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- “I’ll take you to the hospital.” Just as Alex was about to bend down to pick up the child, Ellie scooped up her son and ran towards Nalani’s car. Alex’s outstretched hands met only air.
- He turned to watch Ellie run away with the child in her arms, her figure full of despair. A sudden pain stabbed at his heart, and strange images flashed through his mind. He shook his head vigorously.
- Half an hour later, in the parking lot of the emergency building at Bondie Private Hospital, Alex leaned against the car door and lit a cigarette.
- Barry hurried out of another car. “Mr. Warren, we’ve found out. It was a message sent from Ms. Gelhorn’s private account that revealed the location.”
- Just then, Deborah also arrived in front of him. “Mr. Warren, I did film a live video, but I didn’t leak any information about you. I used my private account to post it, and I don’t know how these reporters got the news.”
- Deborah opened her phone and showed it to Alex. “I will pay for the medical expenses of those who were injured because of me, and I will apologize to them.”
- “Don’t bother them, I’ll take care of it.” Alex leaned against the car door, smoking continuously.
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- “Don’t worry, Dr. Thompson. It’s just a flesh wound. With careful care for a while, he’ll be fine.” A colleague of hers came out of the emergency room and explained the situation to him. Soon, Oscar was transferred to a ward.
- “Sleep well, baby. The pain will go away when you fall asleep.” Ellie sat by the bed, tears of heartache streaming down her face. She was also blaming herself terribly.
- “You stay here and watch over him. I’ll take Betty to Thompson residence.” Nalani didn’t dare to curse Alex until she was out of the ward. If it were her instead of Ellie, she would definitely make that bastard crawl on the ground.
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- “Close your eyes, baby. Mommy will read you a story.” In the quiet ward, only Ellie and her son were there. Ellie pulled up a chair and sat by her son’s bed. She took out her phone, found a children’s story, and read it to her son.
- Alex stood at the door of the ward, looking at Ellie inside. She looked haggard and exhausted. Her voice was soft and a little hoarse. She gently stroked her son’s head with one hand and held the phone in the other, reading attentively.
- Alex stood blankly at the door, his feet seemingly unable to step into the ward for some reason.
- In the hallway, Barry worried silently for his boss. It was one thing to be caught having dinner with a woman, but to also end. up trending on social media was another.
- He had just clicked on the top trending photo, which showed his boss heroically protecting the female celebrity while his wife and child were left sprawled on the ground, unable to get up.
- The contrast was stark and heartbreaking. Even as a bystander, it made his heart tremble, let alone the Warren family
- No matter how quickly his boss tried to scrub the internet clean, so many people had reposted it that Ellie was bound to see
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- In the ward, Ellie read one story after another to her son. Finally, amidst his cries of pain, he fell asleep.
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- Looking at the dozen missed calls on her phone, Ellie slowly got up. Summoning her strength, she walked to the balcony and returned each call one by one. She assured everyone who cared about her that both she and her son were fine.
- After the last call, she leaned exhaustedly against the balcony window, finally feeling the pain in her body. She buried her head in her arms, remaining motionless in that position for a long time.
- Alex stood behind Ellie and tentatively reached out to touch her, but his hand stopped midway. He stared at her, his expression unreadable, and finally said, “Ellie, let’s talk.”
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- “My baby finally fell asleep. Please go outside to take that, Mr. Warren When Alex’s phone rang for the third time, lie finally spoke, her tone dismissive. She glanced at the caller ID on his phone and then let the deoxy
- “Ellie Alex caught her wrist.
- “It’s Dr. Thompson to you, Mr. Warren, Ellie stopped, correcting him slowly and deliberat
- Alex loosened his grip on Ellie’s wrist and left the ward without looking back. Ellie watched him storm of her expression unreadable as she looked away,
- Inside the Earl Hotel’s private club, Layton arrived to find Alex already several drinks in.
- “You’re a real piece of work, you know that? My wife chewed me out because of you. I must have owed you a debt in a past life” Layton entered and told the waiter at the door to take away all the alcohol.
- After the door to the private room closed, Layton took a seat on the sofa opposite Alex and lit a cigarette. “Even if you manage to scrub it from the internet, everyone in the industry knows. When did you hook up with that celebrity?”
- Layton stared at Alex, waiting for an answer. Alex rubbed his tired brow, leaning back against the sofa. He took a drag from his cigarette and fiddled with his phone.
- Seeing Alex’s silence, Layton’s expression turned serious. “Don’t tell me you’re serious about this.”
- Alex took a long drag from his cigarette. Lost in thought, he remained silent. Layton couldn’t help but worry. While no one dared to confirm whether the two children with Ellie were actually Alex’s, it was clear to anyone who cared to look.
- Ellie, emboldened by the fact that Alex’s parents wouldn’t dare acknowledge the children for fear of upsetting him, was raising them right under their noses.
- Alex, his memories of Ellic completely erased, saw her as nothing more than a widow and her children as burdens that had nothing to do with him.
- “Alex, what do you really think of Ellie?” Layton asked. He wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight if he didn’t get to t this.
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- “What can I possibly think of her? She’s a widow with two kids.” Alex’s casual remark seemed to come out of nowhere.
- “You look down on her because she’s married and had children?” Layton asked.
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- Alex scoffed, “How dare I look down on her? She might be a widow with two kids, but she’s much prouder than I am?
- He remembered the day he kindly offered Ellie a bracelet, only to be rejected. She had even walked away angrily. Alex couldn’t help but sound sarcastic.
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- “You’re right. I heard your aunt was so worried that she went to a matchmaking event for you.” Layton nodded seriously.
- “Mr. Warren, the Warren Manor called. They want you to go back now.” Barry knocked on the door and entered. Alex took out his cigarette and got up.
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- Alex had just entered the door when Nancy slapped him hard. He covered his face in shock, completely caught off guard.
- “Mom, if you have something to say, say it. Why are you hitting me?” He covered his face and walked to the living room.
- Todd pointed at his youngest son, his hand trembling with anger. “You scoundrel. Look what you’ve done.” Alex lowered his head and stared at the video playing on a loop on his father’s phone.
- The video showed him shielding Deborah from the onrushing fans. At the other end of the crowd, Ellie was kneeling on the ground, protecting her son with her own body, letting others trample and shove her.
- Alex’s breath hitched in his chest, his gaze tightening involuntarily. He knew that Ellie and her son had been hurt that night, but seeing this video, the contrast was stark and undeniable.
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- He could no longer hear what his parents were yelling at him. His eyes and ears were filled with the scene replaying endlessly on the phone’s screen.
- “Come back here!” Nancy stamped her foot in anger as she watched her youngest son dash out of the house.
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- Late at night, lying in bed next to her son, Ellie stared into the darkness, unable to sleep. Several parts of her body ached. She knew she was hurt but not seriously. As she lay there, her heart was filled with guilt.
- She told herself over and over again that it was her fault for not taking good care of her child, for not protecting her son and herself. It had nothing to do with anyone else.
- This went on until the latter part of the night. Unable to sleep with her mind racing, she got up and went to the balcony for some air.
- She didn’t know how long she’d been standing on the balcony when a strong smell of alcohol suddenly reached her. Ellie turned around just as a pair of strong arms pulled her into an embrace.
- The balcony light was off, the only light came from the moon outside the window. Ellie was caught off guard by the hug and familiar scent. Realizing it was Alex, she struggled to break free. “Mr. Warren, you’re drunk.”
- “Does it hurt?” Alex stumbled forward again after being pushed away by Ellie.
- Ellie dodged him, afraid to make too much noise and woke up her son. Seeing Alex’s unreasonable state, Ellie took a deep breath and coaxed him, “Let’s go outside if you have something to say.”
- “Don’t try to fool me.” Alex took a step closer, grabbed Ellie’s hands, and pressed her against the wall on the balcony. He leaned his tall and slender body against her, his tongue tied, “You were the one who made me angry first.”
- Ellie was trapped in Alex’s arms in the most ambiguous posture, unable to break free, and could only try to soften him up, “Let go of me first, and let’s talk it over.”
- Thinking back to what happened at the restaurant that day, Ellie sighed. He didn’t remember anything, so she shouldn’t have argued with him.
- “Now you want to talk nicely to me? What about when I tried to talk to you, and you ignored me?” Alex complained.
- “The bracelet I gave you that diamond is worth over 60 million. Do you even know what’s good?” Alex released Ellie with a sway. Just as she was about to push him away, he buried his head in the crook of her neck, refusing to let her go.
- “Mr. Warren, you’re a man of your word. You said it was a gift, so of course I believed you.” Ellie’s back was against the wall, her waist about to break from Alex pressing against her.
- “You believe everything I say? Then do you believe me when I say I like you?” Alex mumbled, his head still buried in the crook of Ellie’s neck. Ellie’s hand, which was about to push Alex away, froze.
- “It’s nothing between me and Deborah. I’m just trying to get a rise out of you for ignoring me.” Alex buried his face in Ellie’s neck, nuzzling her as he found a comfortable position.
- “Ellie, go out with me.” Alex slowly released Ellie and looked down at her. “Don’t reject me because I’ve been in because I’m older. I won’t hold your past against you.”
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- Ellie looked up, meeting Alex’s eyes, wondering if he was really drunk. “Even though I’ve been married before, I’m not looking to settle. Besides money, Mr. Warren, what else do you have to offer?”
- “I have this.” Alex stretched out his legs and took off his jacket. “Fair skin, handsome face, long legs.”
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- Ellie strongly suspected that this dog of a man was pretending to be drunk just to mess with her.
- “Then tell me your bank account password first,” Ellie teased deliberately.
- Alex pulled his legs back. “I won’t show my hand until I’m sure of the prize. When you become my woman, you’ll know everything.”
- “Then stand still. I have something to show you.” As soon as Ellie finished speaking, Alex stood up straight.
- He swayed from side to side and asked Ellie, “Am I well–behaved?”
- Ellie said, “Yes.”
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- Alex stepped forward and suddenly cupped the back of Ellie’s head, leaning down for a kiss. Ellie was caught off guard by the sudden move. By the time she reacted, Alex had already released her.
- “A reward.” Alex’s breathing was heavy, his chest rising and falling noticeably. He licked his lips, his gaze towards Ellie both suggestive and ambiguous.
- Ellie turned and entered the ward, pulling out the largest silver needle. She beckoned Alex over, and without warning, plunged the needle into his acupuncture point. Immediately, a thud echoed as Alex collapsed to the ground.
- Ellie kicked him in frustration. “That’s your reward for showing up here drunk in the middle of the night.”
