Coolest Girl in Town

Chapter 708 Jack Was the One Who Framed Me

The silence that ensued felt very long.

Time seemed to pass in a blur before Winona finally came back to her senses. Still, she put on an unperturbed expression as though nothing had happened while she calmly sent Elise back home.

The two women who knew each other well didn’t say a word throughout the journey.

However, Elise couldn’t hold herself back any longer after she got out of the car. Walking to the car window, she said softly to Winona, “Be careful on your way back. You can call me anytime if there is something.”

It was probably because of what Mica had to go through that Elise didn’t dare intervene directly.

“I’m alright,” Winona said with a bitter smile. She swiftly changed the topic by adding, “I might have to take a leave for tomorrow, though.”

“It’s fine. I’ll be heading to Salt Stone City anyway. You can take a rest for as long as you need to, and you will still be paid your salary,” Elise stated with a chuckle.

“Thank you, Elise.”

Winona knew that this was Elise’s way of consoling her after what she had also seen.

Still, she felt too weak to continue forcing a smile.

After an unnatural smile appeared on her pursed lips, she made a U-turn and drove off.

Elise only stood there by the roadside, an uneasy feeling in her chest as she watched the headlights of the car slowly being engulfed by the dark of the night.

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Winona had only been driving for a while before she decided to give Craig a call.

What is the matter?” His voice only came from the other end of the call

from his unstable breathing that he must have just done some

“Tonight, in fact. I will be

bros I would stay up with them the whole night. I can’t just leav—” he started to give her an excuse, only for

will be waiting for you at home no matter

up after she said

finally couldn’t hold her emotions in

tears had already dried up by the time she

the lights before she

next morning when the sound of the house door being unlocked came

on the lights of the living room, he jumped in surprise when he saw Winona sitting

“What are you doing here? Why aren’t you sleeping in the bedroom? It is all my fault. I couldn’t leave because they kept holding

spoke and just as he was about to reach out to hug her, she quickly evaded him. “Don’t touch me,” she

closer to her. “Okay, okay. I am sorry, Winona. It

not to touch me?!” She suddenly roared

wrong, Winona?

at me with those eyes.” On top of not sleeping the whole night, Winona was hit by a sudden dizziness when she abruptly stood up. With her hand holding her head, she turned

tugged on the jacket he had on and sniffed. He smelled like he had soaked himself in alcohol and smoke.

won’t be clean no matter how many times you wash them. Tell me—how

the part of a loving boyfriend. “Don’t do this, Winona. It hurts me to see you like

nauseous with every word he spouted. “Just stop. Let’s break up. I have packed up all your stuff and left them at the front door. You can leave my home after you take them

his face fell. “I know that I shouldn’t go out and have fun with my friends because I have no income now. I might look like I am not serious about my work, but I only wanted to get my excess energy out of my system so I don’t burden

had heard these no less than

with hot tears in her eyes whenever Craig spewed his nonsense in the past. Their quarrels would come to a resolution with her

with eyes full of disdain. “You make it sound like I am the one who is putting pressure on you. Does this mean that I was the one who forced you to go to that rich woman?

felt like he had been struck by thunder. “H-How did

words, Winona? It is not like you don’t know how he got me blacklisted in the industry.