Chapter 136
47%
The more Ellie spoke, the quieter her voice became. “As long as the Owens family uses a little influence and spends some. money, this matter will be swept under the rug. Haley would at most face some public opinion pressure.”
+5
The adult world is not simply black and white; gray is the norm. Sometimes the innocent are tarnished, and sometimes evil is beautified.
Ellie was not without the courage to confront Haley, but she lacked the ability to bear the consequences.
Lacey was indignant. “If I were you, even if I were no match for her, I wouldn’t let her off the hook. I’d rather go down fighting!”
As Ellie spoke, she slowly lowered her head. “I need to make money. I can’t stop the medicine that keeps my dad alive. I really don’t have the energy to engage with her, nor the ability to bear serious consequences. I can’t be capricious.”
Ellie once acted capriciously by saving a boy, which led to her father contracting a lung infection and losing a leg, and even plunged the entire Thompson family into a desperate situation.
She had to live well and earn more money to buy the best medicine for her father. She had to provide her parents with as stable a retirement as possible. Ellie had to live well and couldn’t afford any accidents. This was her responsibility.
People’s sorrows and joys are not interconnected. Lacey couldn’t fully empathize with Ellie’s helplessness and situation. However, as a friend, she firmly stood by Ellie’s side. “If that bitch Haley dares to bully you again, I’ll help you fight her!”
“Lacey!” From a distance, Haley and her two friends stormed over, clearly having heard Lacey’s insult.
Lacey immediately stood up. “Bitch, who gave you the right to call
my
name?”
Haley and her friends often came to this restaurant. Naturally, she felt embarrassed when Lacey insulted her in public and immediately turned hostile.
“Birds of a feather flock together. Lacey, as the daughter of the Mosley family, what good can you learn by hanging out with this homewrecker all the time?” Haley sneered.
“Haley, you tramp, I’ll tear your filthy mouth apart!” Lacey rolled up her sleeves, ready to take on Haley, but Ellie stopped
her.
Before Ellie could speak, Haley took the initiative. “Ellie, listen to me carefully, if you dare to seduce my fiancé again, I will make you much worse off than you were in Ameria!”
Ellie stopped Lacey and glanced at Haley and her two friends. “If you don’t disappear from my sight, I will post all the evidence of you bullying me in Ameria online, and you, the so–called top debutante of Jaslands, will be ruined!”
Haley gnashed her teeth. “Ellie, if you dare to do this, Alex will never let you go. Alex is as disgusted by you as by garbage. He doesn’t even want to look at you!”
“Alex has already admitted his mistake to me,” Haley added. “He told me he was drunk, and it was you who took advantage of his drunkenness, climbing into his bed and begging him to sleep with you!”
