Chapter 236.
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In mid–July, on a rainy evening, Ellie returned to the Thompson residence. When she saw Joanna waiting expectantly at the door of the living room, the emotions she had just barely managed to control broke down again. She cried, “Mom.”
Joanna held Ellie’s hand and led her inside. Her eyes were red, but she didn’t cry. All she could say was, “It’s good to be back.”
Seeing Jason and Whitney, Ellie felt so ashamed that she couldn’t speak. “Tm sorry, Jason. I didn’t listen to you. I brought this on myself. I deserve it!”
Whitney saw Ellie, who was soaked through and looked awful, and she wiped her own tears in sympathy. “We’re family Don’t say such harsh words. Blame that bastard for being such a jerk and taking advantage!”
“Go take a bath and get some sleep. No matter how big the problem is, it will pass,” Jason said casually, with no obvious emotions on his face.
Joanna gently pushed Ellie upstairs. “Listen to your uncle. If there’s anything, we can talk about it when you wake up.” “Go upstairs, take a shower and get some sleep to calm down, Aaron said as he led Ellie upstairs.
All Ellie’s negative emotions had to be digested slowly by herself and then gradually healed. Even her closest relatives couldn’t help her.
Late at night, in the dark room, Ellie curled up under the covers and hugged herself tightly. When she closed her eyes, all she could see was Alex’s extremely deceitful face.
He kept saying that he wanted to make it up, but he took advantage of her amnesia and used despicable and deceptive means to make her return to his side willingly. Not only that, but he also proposed to her and had a physical relationship with her..
And she believed every word he said unconditionally and was deceived by him like a fool. She forgot all the harm Alex had done to her and her father’s death and fell in love with him again.
In order to be with him, she broke her promise to Aaron and made her entire family worry about her. She thought she was a complete joke and this was the price she paid for not listening to her family. She deserved it.
Ellie curled up into a ball, closed her eyes and dug her fingers into her hair. She pulled her long hair and the tears burst out, but she desperately suppressed herself and didn’t let herself cry out.
Aaron said that hating someone was like wearing yourself out. Even so, she hated Alex very much. As long as the pain and torture Alex caused her remained, her hatred for him would never go away.
At the same time, in the study on the second floor of the Warren Manor, Alex sat with his back against the corner of the wall
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and his legs curled up with his elbows resting his knees. He sat on the floor in a decadent posture.
The light silver Maine Coon kitten meowed at him a few times and hid behind the curtains in the distance.
He was still wearing the same clothes as during the day. His half–dry clothes were covered with mud, and his bangs fell casually and covered part of his eyes.
His eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at the newly made photo wall opposite him.
His mind was full of the sarcastic look Ellie gave him before she left during the day,
She said that she never the lie itself.
wanted to see h
himm again. She said that a promise mule with a lie was more false and unreliable than
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She said that even though Alex didn’t love her, he can pretend to be so affectionate. She also said that even the most false lies could sound so nice coming from him.
She said that Alex really make her sick.
He tightly gripped the diamond ring in his hand, and bright red blood oozed from his palm and dripped onto the floor. forming a pool of bright red. He selfishly wanted all this falsehood to become a reality.
Not knowing the start time, he had already been trapped by the fragmented memories of all the little things he had shared with Ellie. The girl who used to like him so much and so deeply had completely drifted apart from him and would never
come back.
It had always been his own dilemma, always.
“Ellie, I will use my whole life to prove to you that I truly love you!” he said with a hoarse voice, struggling to speak.
“Evan, go up and see if that naughty kid has cried himself to death.” The next morning, Nancy asked the butler to go up and check on Alex’s situation.
No matter how naughty Alex was, he was still her own son. Thinking about the pitiful look of Alex when Ellie left yesterday, Nancy was both angry and distressed.
“Nancy. I’ll go up and see. Layton came early in the morning and went upstairs to find Alex.
Barry had been guarding the door of the study all night. When he saw Layton coming up, he pointed to the door of the study and then left.
“Oh my God“” Layton came in and saw Alex lying on the floor like a starfish at a glance. He was so scared that he quickly squatted down to check Alex’s breathing.
Alex pushed Layton away, and Layton breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Hey, are you waking up from that dream?”
Alex propped himself up and sat up. As if he hadn’t heard Layton’s words, he got up and went to the wine cabinet to open a bottle of wine.
Layton didn’t care. He went to the large photo wall that had just appeared in Alex’s study and admired the “happiness”
between Alex and Ellie.
Turning to Alex, Layton put away the freshly opened wine bottle and left only one glass for Alex, asking. “What are you going to do next?”
“I’ll wait for her to calm down and then I’ll go to find her. I won’t let go!” Alex gripped the wine glass and drank a whole glass of wine in one gulp!
Layton joked, “I have a feeling you’re going to meet your end by getting buried alive!”
Meanwhile, at the Thompson residence on West Suburb No. 7, everyone woke up unusually early today after Ellie’s return yesterday.
“Mom, it’s n considering it was still early, suggested Joanna and Whitney go check on Ellie.
not convenient for me to go in, so you and Whitney should go take a look,” Aaron was worried about Ellie and,
“Though Ellie may seem calm, she has the said. “Let’s all head to breakfast and let her sleep in a bit longer
tenacity of our Thompson family, Jason pointed towards the dining room and
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Everyone had just sat down in the dining room when Ellie, neatly dressed, walked in. “Mom, Jason, Whitney, Aaron, I know I was wrong! I’m sorry for not listening and causing you all worry?
Ellie’s eyes were badly swollen and red, and her voice was hoarse. It was clear she had cried for a long time last night.
after you
“Silly girl, we’re family; you don’t need to be so formal,” Whitney said, pulling Ellie into a seat. “We didn’t tell you
lost your memory because we didn’t want you to overthink and stress yourself out if you couldn’t remember.”
Whitney added, “Who knew that jerk would be so despicable, actually deceiving you while you had amnesia?”
Joanna served Ellie a bowl of porridge and said, “It’s good that you’re back. That’s all in the past; just focus on living your life well from now on.”
Ellie awkwardly looked down and then nodded firmly. She had stumbled over Alex numerous times before, and this time was no exception. Now that her memory was back, she vowed never to forgive Alex for deceiving her this time.
Even if she was in immense pain and struggling, she needed to pull herself together as soon as possible. She couldn’t let her family worry about her anymore. Besides her family ties, there was nothing in this world that could break her spirit or truly hum her anymore.
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