Chapter 306
The next morning at Bondie Private Hospital, Ellie had
lunged into her clothes when Alex knocked and walked in.
Alex was dressed in a sleek black business suit, looking sharp w with his side–parted hair styled effortlessly. The only accessory he wore was a limited- edition men’s watch on his left wrist, which was a far cry from the “pracock” from the night before
Tu not an shuf. What’s up? Ellie asked when Alex stepped in without saying anything, just standing there and staring at her. Noticing the dark circles under his eyes, she added. “Did the sleeping pills. I gave you last time not work?“
“You didn’t answer my calls or text back last night.” Alex’s gare locked onto Ellir, his tone serio
“Don’t you need to work, Mr. Warren! Lillie asked, trying to steer the conversation away from the inappropriate picture Alex had sent her Last night.
Alex Trowel “Don’t change the subject”
Ellie glanced at Alex’s business suit and stayed quiet,
Alex explained, “The picture I sent you last night was closer to how I usually look. As for last night,
“Mrs. Warren is here!” Before Alex could finish, Barry, in his usual flustered manner, barged in without even knocking
“She’s up so early at her age. And how did she follow me here?” Alex scanned himself from head to toe, feeling like Nancy had planted a tracker on
“Ms Jefferson you went on a blind date with last night–she was so upset when she got home, and she fainted
“Mrs. Warren care looking for you this morning and rais into you leaving. She decided to follow you to see if you’re hooking up with a Barry whispered: glancing an Ellie and stopping himself before he could say anything more,
Ellie was about to sat down w
when Alex crouched down and crawled under her desk. “Help me!”
“Get out!” Ellie hissed. If Nancy found our Alex was hiding under her desk, no amount of explaining could save her. Just as she was about to bend down and drag Alex out, he grabbed her wrist.
Alex smirked. “If my mom thinks you’re involved with me, I’ll just tell her you’re the one flirting with me
Ellie was speechles
“Harry, where is Alex?” Hearing Nancy’s voice, Ellie quickly let go of Alex’s hands, Nancy appeared at the office door, pointing at Barry
“Tim not sure, Mrs. Warren. I was just coming to find Mr. Warren and luppened to see Dr. Thompson. I wanted to stop by and say hello, Barry
danumered, non daring to look up.
Ellie frowned slightly. She thought, ‘Birds of a feather flock together. Once Harry has been hanging around Alex for so long that he has learned to
“Ellie, Nancy
alked in greeting Ellie with a smile.
Alex, will hiding under the desk, heard Nancy call Ellie affectionately. He poked her call with his finger, but Ellie kicked him lightly, causing him to
“If you need to talk, I can take you to the lounge, Ellie offered, trying to get Nancy to leave. However, to her surprise. Nancy didn’t leave. Instead, she walked right up to Ella
The two were separated by nothing but the desk and Nancy sighed. “Ellic, how are you and the kids doing?”
“Mrs Warre
fur coat Nauty off befour she could d contuur. “I don’t think I’m that close to your
Harry was taken aback by Ellie scold rejection. Her expression shifted, and with a nervous Laugh, she took a step back. “Tm
I overstepped,
hands nervously at her sides, afraid that Nancy might say
There – pothung the. Tured to get back to work. Please leave Flur gripped her l
de Warren get into the elevator, Barry noticed the awkward tension in the air and, with a wince, threw out another lie “Sorry for taking up your name” Nancy sen
7 seemed to remember something, her eyes slightly red as she turned to leave Ellie’s office. She looked back at Ellie several tomies after walking out.
Alex, still crucland Guder the desk, grabbard the edge of Ellie’s white car, doulling while listening to the conversation. He thought, ‘I never expected that sottrope as as the could actually make my monn apologize
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elp but feel a little gy
guilty. However, if she hadn t driven her out,
£tu stood by her desk, watching Nancy leave with a sad expression. She couldn’t help
ared thar Nancy might have said something else.
Elise felt conflicted–her life was good, and the was content. So was Alex, focusing on his career. They had both moved on, leaving the pau behind.
Life was short, and they had already wasted too much time on each other. Ellie didn’t want to get trapped in the past again. She hoped Alex would never remember her and the two kids
my attention to Alex. As soon as Nancy left, she walked out too. Alex slowly crawled out from under the desk, returning the pen he had swiped from Ellie’s desk
My m om seems to like her. Alex propped himself up on the desk with one hand, sitting on top of it
“Mr. Warren” Barry returned, cracking the door open slightly
“Thave a question.” Alex said, walking over to the door, his sharp gaze locking onto Barry’s, “Why is my mom so much closer to Dr. Thompson than
Barry wasn’t sure how to answer. Well… Dr. Thompson is from the Thompson residence. The Jaslands circle is small, so it’s not surprising that Mrs. Warren knows Dr. Thompson.
“Fair point.” Alex replied. “Do you think she knows Dr. Thompson has two kids?”
“No, she probably doesn’t..” Barry stammered, suddenly terrified.
Alex patted Barry on the shoulder and walked out of Ellie’s office.
“Where are you going?”
Barry quickly followed him out.
Alex didn’t look back. “I need to talk to Dr. Thompson”
It seemed like Alex was dead set on explaining whatever happened last night and clearing things up with Ellie. He was determined to fix his image in her eyes.
Alex wandered around the hospital, taking sharp turns, and finally stepped out of the elevator with Barry just as Nancy appeared in front of them. “You little brat, stop right there!” Nancy spotted Alex and, in her high heels, started marching toward him
Alex looked around, snatching a medical report from a man who was about to enter the elevator. The man reacted fast, gripping the paper, but Alex yanked it hard and the paper was torn in two, half in the man’s hand and half in Alex’s.
“Are you out of your mind? The man shouted, clenching his fists, ready to punch Alex.
“Emergency!” Alex and smoothly, pulling a few hundred–dollar bills from Barry’s pocket and slipping them into the man’s hands before shoving. him into the elevator.
“You can’t hide from me forever. You better not try running again! How could you do that to Scarlett? Now tell me, what’s going on Why arent you at the office this morning, and why are you here?” said Nancy
Nancy stormed toward Alex, ready to slap him. Just as her hand was about to come down, Alex handed her the torn medical from the m
d report he grabbed
“Im not feeling well so I came for a check up. Why did you follow me here!” Alex coughed, pretending to b “Playing tricks
be exhausted
on me again, huh?” Nancy snatched the medical report from Alex’s hand. Alex quickly took a
a few steps back, prepared to make a run
Nary glanced at th
at the paper, and her face instantly darkened. “Wait. Is this really your test report?” She stared at it, clearly in disbelief. Alex noticed Nancy’s sudden change in expression and took another step back. Then he seriously nodded, saying. “Whic ship got damaged. Maybe it’s hard to read the details”
Nancy turned to Harry. Is this really Alex’s medical report
“Yes, it’s Me Warren’s…” Harry answered and quiedy turned away.
The next second, Nancy’s vision went clark, and with a sudden thud, she collapsed to the ground without warning
off the elevatur, ile
