Chapter 638
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.”
