Love Unbreakable by Bank Brook

Chapter 289 One Month

Casting a quick look at Erick, Elin quietly took her place in the passenger seat. She always seemed to yield to him without protest.

Once inside the car, they went all the way in complete silence, not uttering a single word to each other.

Elin's gaze was fixed intently on the car's hood. Years of suffering at the hands of her former partner taught her to stay grounded in reality. She also understood that a man like Erick, who was far beyond her reach, should not be part of her life. Erick, in the driver's seat, came from a distinguished family, in stark contrast to her, who felt like nothing more than a failure.

Elin's self-esteem had plummeted further following her disastrous marriage, making her feel even lesser in Erick's presence.

Suddenly, Elin felt a sharp pain in her stomach. Every encounter with Erick seemed to fill Elin with a mix of nervousness and embarrassment.

As they halted at a red light, Erick reached into the car's cooler and offered Elin a warm drink.

"Are you feeling okay?" Erick asked, noticing her discomfort. "Thank you for your concern, Dr. Foster. I'm fine," Elin replied formally and accepted the can.

Her voice carried a tone of detachment.

"Don't call me like that. Right now, I'm just a guest lecturer since I'm focusing on the company's affairs," Erick corrected her.

"Understood, Mr. Foster," Elin responded, using a different formal title.

This only seemed to irritate Erick further.

"Elin, are you deliberately trying to annoy me?" Erick asked sharply, fixing his gaze intently on her.

Elin appeared taken aback by Erick's words. She lowered her gaze, looking gentle and submissive. "Of course not, Mr. Foster," she assured him.

Despite her denial, Erick was convinced she was acting deliberately.

Erick remembered a similar situation when he had introduced Dayton to Elin. She hadn't objected then and had indeed started dating Dayton.

Back then, Dayton lured Erick to the scene and asked if Erick would object to his marrying Elin.

Erick gave a neutral reply and Elin quickly accepted Dayton's proposal. They were married within days.

deeply upset at that time, but he felt helpless to change anything. Reflecting

Dayton sought Erick's opinion, Erick responded, "I

seem

whatever you like," Erick

those words, Erick restarted the car, and now drove at a noticeably

day, Elin's face grew pale from motion sickness. However, she clenched her teeth and bore

of the car and slammed the door behind him. He didn't, however, forget to take Elin's

wave of confusion as she observed his tall figure. Did Erick want her to address him as she did in the

helplessly shook her head. She was no longer that naive girl she once was. How could she, a nanny's daughter, address Erick, the

the Foster family had hotpot for dinner, and the

Annis join them at the table, and Annis didn't

had come to realize that Raegan remained

presence. Raegan seemed to possess a unique charm. Elin's feelings of inferiority vanished whenever she was around

Raegan invited her to join the studio, Elin agreed immediately. She was eager to

her cheeks turned rosy. She held Elin's arm and said, "I wish Nell was here with us. It's been so

forehead with a handkerchief, Elin responded softly, "Didn't Nell mention she'd be back

her. I hope the three of us will always stick together, until

assisted Raegan in getting to the room upstairs and was about to take a shower before they settled in

the night. During this time, Raegan engaged in a heartfelt conversation with Elin, revealing her recent encounter with

about the disturbing experience she had with Mitchel. The visible hickey

the marks were the result of an insect bite, but Elin wouldn't buy this

recounted, "It was really terrifying, you know. His behavior was so rough and forceful...

"Perhaps it's because you were so

Raegan inquired, "When you and Dayton were

and responded, "We never had sex. Dayton, on the surface, seemed like a respectable man,

his aggression toward Elin began with hitting her after consuming alcohol. Over time, his attacks became

fear. Dayton had threatened to kill her mother if she ever

made Elin increasingly timid and, tragically, she began

upon the truth and enlisted Erick's help to intervene, Elin

parting when Dayton embraced her, wept,

fainted right there. The

wide in shock, Raegan asked incredulously,