Chapter 103

Chapter 103

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Ellie gritted her teeth, trying to hold herself together. Ignoring the pain shooting through her wrist, she yanked her arm away from Alex and took a step back. With a chair now between them, their eyes met with intensity.

‘He always hurts me without a second thought. He did it before, and here he is doing it again,‘ Ellie thought bitterly.

She watched as Haley clang to Alex’s arm with an upset expression, and Alex protected Haley as if he was ready to fight anyone who wronged her–it seemed like Ellie was the one who was mistaken.

Holding back the tears, Ellie steadied her emotions and said, “Not every ‘sorry‘ can make things okay. She’s already done things wrong, and I don’t want to hear another apology.”

me like this? What did

Alex defiantly, and neither of them

Lacey quickly tried to calm things down. “Ellie, let’s not do this. Haley is

released Alex and came over to Ellie. “Alright, alright, it’s my fault, okay? Ellie, you rarely come back home. Lt’s not turn this into a big deal. Alex’s tone was

drinks. “Exactly, Ellie. Haley has already apologized.

move past

gaze to Haley, noting her insincere expression, and then glanced at the awkward Mosley siblings. Ellie said,

what are you saying? If you don’t like me, I’ll try to avoid you in the future. Let’s not

empty glasses and filled them to the brim before Haley could even finish her sentence. This meal was Lacey’s generous treat, and even though Haley’s behavior disgusted

her eyes were fixed on Alex.

arm. “If you can’t drink much, just take it easy,

was just about to drink when Alex suddenly grabbed her wrist. Their eyes met, and he commanded, “Put the

stop being stubborn. This drink is really strong, and you can’t

Ellie insisted, switching hands to hold the glass, then pulling away from Alex’s grip. In front of everyone, she drank all three glasses. The strong liquor burned her throat and stomach like fire, but it couldn’t compare to the pain

room suddenly fell eerily quiet, and

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