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.

time, but he felt helpless to change anything. Reflecting on this,

responded, "I have no objection,

Dayton nor Elin didn't seem to take his statement

whatever you like," Erick

Erick restarted the car, and now drove at

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

their destination, Erick got out of the car and slammed the door behind him. He

observed his tall figure. Did Erick want her to

she, a nanny's daughter, address Erick, the young master, in such a familiar way? Moreover, as a divorced woman, she

villa, the Foster family had hotpot for dinner, and the air

join them at the

spent years around Raegan, Annis had come to realize that Raegan remained as warm and enthusiastic

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

agreed immediately. She was eager to adopt a more optimistic outlook and

alcohol, her cheeks turned rosy. She held Elin's arm and said, "I

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

visibly excited, replied, "I can't wait to see her. I hope the three of us will

to the room upstairs and was about to take a shower before they settled in for the night. When Janey

all three of them ended up sharing the same room for the night. During this time, Raegan engaged in a heartfelt conversation

experience she had with Mitchel. The visible hickey marks on Raegan's body were

Janey that the marks were the result of an

anxiety and distress, Raegan recounted, "It was really terrifying, you know. His behavior was so rough and forceful... And it was

responded in a calm tone, "Perhaps it's because you

were together, did he

"We never had sex. Dayton, on the surface, seemed like a respectable man, but beneath that facade, he was quite

Elin began with hitting her after consuming alcohol. Over time, his attacks became more frequent and

had

timid and,

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

embraced her, wept,

words terrified Elin so much that she fainted right there. The mere thought of Dayton's declaration sent shivers

eyes wide in shock, Raegan asked

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