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Diana retorted, “You’re the crazy one. Your whole family’s nuts. In calling Mrs. Warren right now to give you a piece of her mind.”
Alex was speechless and his eyebrows twitched nervously.
Seeing Diana pull out her phone to tell on them, Haley restrained herself and stepped forward. “Ms. Grant, we’re all adults here. Isn’t it a bit childish to tattle all the time?”
Diana gave Haley a challenging look. “What’s wrong with being childish? Let’s see if you can beat me at tattling”
“You” Haley looked at Alex for support but saw he was still staring at Ellie. Suppressing her frustration, she pulled on Alex’s arm “Alex, I’m not feeling well.”
Hearing Haley say she wasn’t feeling well, Alex finally turned his attention away. “Tll take you to the hospital.”
“I probably caught a chill since my clothes got wet. I’ll just go home and change.” Haley replied to Alex, while glancing back atana and Ellie.
Ellie watched as Alex gently supported Haley, softly coaxing her as they left, and then turned away calmly.
Considering he was usually so hot–tempered, she was surprised to see him being so gentle. It turned out that loving someone could really change him
Back then, she was obsessed with thinking about it, and in the end, she desperately tried to forget it. He was never really involved, and she almost lost herself.
Luckily, she returned herself to herself and him to Haley. In the future, no pleasing, no catering, just being herself.
Diana turned back to his seat, looking bored. “Why did it take Alex so long to realize he liked Haley? He’s known her for years without feeling anything, and suddenly he has eyes for her
“Layton says Alex must be blind.” Lacey said cheerfully, pulling Ellie back to her seat. “You have to slap such trash every time you see her.”
Ellie sat down quietly, staying silent. Whether it was Lacey or Diana, they could tackle challenges directly without backing down, because they had their powerful families supporting them They had the means to be confident.
But she couldn’t. Behind her, she had no connections, just a brother who shared a rented apartment.
Behind her was her disabled father, still living in the poor village who relied on her to earn money for medicine to keep him alive, and her mother, who couldn’t read, earned money by raising pigs and selling eggs.
Human nature was fragile. Without a background, ability, or money, she had no dignity or confidence.
When she was at her weakest, the worst people would appear around her.
In the blink of an eye, it was October, and many days had passed since the welcome home party.
Ellie lived with the Warren family, keeping regular work hours every day.
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During her free moments, she would either have a meal with her brother or play chess and tend to the garden with Carlos, chat and shop with Nancy, and sometimes join in discussions about the company, sharing her thoughts.
Life seemed to have settled into a routine. Ever since she joined the Warren family, Alex hadn’t come home.
Although no one mentioned it out loud, Ellie knew deep down that the elders would never let Alex join the military.
The death of Alex’s brother was a wound in the heart of the entire family.
Alex’s parents would never allow their only son to take the same path as his brother did.
The night before Alex was supposed to enlist, Nancy finally broke down. “Evan, get that jerk back here right now!”
Ellie knew that the Warren family elders had finally given in to Alex. She had anticipated this and understood.
It was just past nine that evening when Alex finally returned.
Ellie stood in the living room while Alex lingered at the entrance They hadn’t seen each other for a while, their eyes magting across the distance.
After a brief silence, Ellie calmly said, “Alex, Grandpa and Mom and Dad are waiting for you in the study
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