Chapter 84
Elbe quickly reacted and tried to shut the door. But Alex was faster, angrily pushing the di
door
r open.
One stood inside, and the other outside. Elle could clearly feel the anger radiating from Alex as he blocked her at the doorway. “What do you
Alex’s furious gaze locked onto Ellie.
After a moment, he stepped closer to her. “You agreed to help Haley clear things up, but instead of telling me, you sent any mom to the press. conference and made Haley look bad Elbe, you really know how to play the game!”
“Let’s talk outsider Ellie insisted, trying to push Alex back.
Today was Thanksgiving, and her parents had finally come to visit. She didn’t want to worry them.
But the more Ellie pashed, the more determined Alex was in step inside. With the difference in their strength, Ellie found herself retreating until she backed up against the hallway.
Alex lifted his foot and swung the door wider open. Seeing Ellie’s parents approaching, he let out a heavy scoff through his nose and stepped into the living room
“Mom, Dad, you wo head into the bedroom first. I need to have a word with him,” Ellie said quickly, trying to keep the peace as she ushered her
parents away.
Once they were gone, she faced Alex in the living room. “What do you want??”
Alex stood in the middle of the room, eyes downcast as he stared at Ellie, “Ellie, I don’t want to argue with you. If you don’t want to go to the press conferee, fine, just record a short video now.”
Ellie raised an eyebrow in disbelief. Alex pressed on, “Just say that the videos and photos circulating online were jokes you made with Haley while bored. The injuries on you are fake, and you and Haley are friends. It’s all a misunderstanding. That won’t cost you anything!”
Before Ellie could even respond, he continued, “Also, refuse my grandfather and my parents. You can’t join my family!”
“I can’t do any of that!” Ellie shot back without a second thought!
The only reason she agreed to help Haley at the press conference was out of necessity. With the crisis over and with Nancy’s help, there was no way she was going to tangle herself up in this mess again. The more Alex and Haley pressured her, the more determined she felt to get into the Warren, family!
Alex reached for Ellie’s wrist, but she managed to pull back just in time
His frustration was rising, and his tone grew sharper. “Don’t think that just because my mom is on your side, you can do whatever you want. You better think carefully before you answer me!”
Ellse didn’t say anything and picked up her phone to call Nancy
Alex, irritated, watched Ellie did his mom’s number and quickly stepped forward to snatch the phone from her hand, turning it off in one swift
motion.
With a loud smack, he hurled Ellie’s phone across the room.
The phone crashed against the wall before falling to the floor, shattering into pieces
Ellie stared at her broken phone, her gaze locking onto Alex with determination. She pointed toward the balcony. “Even if you throw me off this thing I will never agree to anything you say!”
toward her.
“Are you sure?!” Alex challenged, taking slow, deliberate steps towar
Ellie stood her ground, refusing to back down. She had planned to enjoy Thanksgiving with her parents, but it was clear now that wouldn’t happen.
Just then, Ellse’s parents stepped out of the room. Their eyes locked, and Ellie felt a deep mix of frustration and helplessness.
Alex’s heart raced, and for some reason, his voice softened. “Come with me,”
Ellie turned to her parents. “Mom, Dad, just rest for a bit. I be right back
“Elle“,“Joanna said, holding onto her daughter’s hand tightly, worry etched on her face.
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A wave of guilt washed over Ellie. Alex had just shouted so loudly–there was no way her parents hadn’t heard him. She couldn’t let Alex stay here and keep arguing, making her parents more anxious.
“Mom, I really am okay. I’m just going to talk to him for a minute,” Ellie reassured, gently prying her mom’s hand away.
After taking just a couple of steps, her dad, Harold, grabbed 1
d her arm. Elle turned to look at her father, a man in his fifties, whose features were
marked by time’s passage.
Even though he struggled to express himself, sise could see the tension in his body, the worry in his eyes, and the guilt bubbling just beneath the surface… she understood it all.
“Dad, I’ll be back in a minute.” Ellie said, glancing at the wooden cane he leaned on and the empty pant leg beside it, a lump forming in her throat.
Harold stubbornly held on, his voice firm. “Whatever you need to say, say it here!”
Seeing that Harold wouldn’t let Ellie go. Alex stepped forward to grab her, but Harold pushed him away
“Dad” Elle positioned herself in front of Harold, afraid Alex might retaliate.
Alex caught sight of Ellie’s tear–filled eyes and felt an unfamiliar irritation. I’m not going to argue with a cripple he said and then lunged forward. -again to grab Ellie.
Harold watched as Alex moved closer to Ellie, raising his wooden cane as though he was going to strike him. Ellie and Joanna quickly stepped in to block him
Alex, completely enraged, shouted, “Is this never going to end? Back in the day, you were the ones who gave Ellie to the Warren family to raise
The Warrens took care of her, and you’re all grateful on the surface, but the moment you got her back, you expect her to be your little worker Now that you’re broke, you want to sell your daughter back to us? Don’t you feel any shame!!!
“Stop it!” Ellie cried out, noticing the angry expressions on her parents‘ faces. She stepped forward to push Alex away.
Alex seized Ellie’s wrist in response, his voice sharp. “Ellie, have you ever thought about how much my parents spent raising your
Illic looked back at him, embarrassed. “Whatever your parents spent on me has
me has nothing to do with your
Alex sneered. Then, suddenly releasing Ellie, he said, “The entire Warren family is mine! Every penny my parents used for you came from met You keep saying you’ll repay it, but what do you have to offer?!
Ellie was left speechless by his retort!
Alex’s contemptuous gaze seitled on Ellie’s parents: “When she was a kid, you handed her over to us to raise, and now that she’s grown, you want to sell her back to us so she can inherit our family’s wealth‘ is the Thompson family in the business of selling daughters or wlut?
Harold’s face turned pale, his trembling finger pointed at the door. “Get out!”
Alex shot back. “How much do you want? Just give me a price, and I’ll buy her!
“Curve you!” Harold swung his wooden came at Ales, but Alex caught it mid–swing
Alex scanned Harold up and down, his gaze fixed on the empty space of Harold’s pant leg. “I guess you sold a daughter in your past life too, which is why you’re suffering now with one leg lamel
“You little!” Harold’s grip on the cane slowly weakened, his lips trembling as he could no longer speak
Joanna supported her husband, biting her lip, tears brimming in her eyes, but she remained silent. The tension in the room had reached a breaking point, making it hard to breathe
“Get out!” Ellie exploded, her voice breaking as she desperately pushed Alex toward the door.
Alex
