Chapter 283
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Following Alex’s gaze, she saw a man approaching, carrying a sleek black briefcase, sending her mind into chaos. “Alex, I lied
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to you because I love you too much,” Haley insisted. “Only my love is real; Ellie just wants the Warren family’s money.”
Haley continued, “You hurt Ellie deeply, and her parents suffered too. Even if you brought me here for Ellie’s revenge, do you really think she could ever forgive you?”
Alex’s eyes were filled with turmoil as he fought the urge to unleash violence. Just then, Ellie stepped slowly from the inner room. Seeing her, all color drained from Haley’s face. “How did you end up here?”
As Haley’s sharp cry cut through the air and Ellie regarded her with an unyielding expression, she replied, “I’m here to wait for you.”
Haley’s facial muscles twitched involuntarily. Ellie advanced step by step toward her. “Haley, you can take my necklace, pretend to be me, or even break up with Aaron, but—”
Pausing for a moment, Ellie continued, “You shouldn’t bully me in Ameria out of spite, and you should never have visited my parents.”
Though Joanna had only hinted at the exchange, Ellie could easily imagine the hurtful words Haley must have thrown at her parents. Otherwise, Harold would not have braved the storm to search for his daughter in the middle of the night.
Each step Ellie took toward Haley made the latter back away until she found herself trapped against the wall, attempting to act composed. “I admit I took your necklace, but you were going to give it to me anyway.”
Haley said, “I broke up with your brother because he had no drive. Your family is so poor! If you were in my shoes, pursued by a wealthy heir like Alex, you would give in to temptation too
Ellie felt a wave of self–mockery. She had indeed felt the allure before, but those past feelings now only filled her with disgust.
Haley added, “If you hadn’t been so focused on catching Alex, refusing to leave the Warren family, I would have never gone after your parents. The one responsible for your dad’s death is not me; it’s you!”
“Enough.” Noticing Ellie’s clear distress, Alex interrupted Haley sharply.
He stepped closer to Ellie, instinctively reaching to place a hand on her lower back. Yet, upon touching her coat, he hesitated and pulled back, his gaze filled with unwavering affection.
Forcefully shifting his gaze from Ellie, Alex turned to face Haley, his eyes cold and fierce, his lips parting like a harbinger of death. “Haley, the one who deserves death the most is you.”
Haley was momentarily frozen by the menace in Alex’s eyes. After a tense silence, she erupted. Laughing maniacally, she taunted Alex, “Before I came here, I told my mother I was meeting you. If anything happens to me, you’ll be responsible.
“Alex, your brother is dead. You are the only heir; do you still plan to kill me?”
“Death is too lenient for you.” Alex slowly opened the black briefcase held by his bodyguard.
Ellie looked into the case, her heart racing at the sight of two vials filled with different–colored liquids encased in clear glass.
As Haley watched Alex take out a syringe filled with a blue substance, her face turned ghostly pale. Gazing in horror at the syringe in Alex’s hand, Haley felt her blood run cold and collapsed to the ground in a faint.
