In the distance, Keira and Erin both frowned as they watched the situation unfold.

The two turned to Ryan simultaneously, only to find his expression as calm as ever. However, his gaze, fixed ahead, had become sharper, with a hint of menace in his eyes.

“Looks like this is the first time Ryan’s actually showing some emotion,” Erin whispered to Keira.

Before Keira could respond, a tall figure suddenly appeared in front of her, blocking her view of Ryan.

She paused, glancing up at Lewis. His face was as neutral as ever, and the move seemed almost unintentional. But knowing his jealous streak, Keira couldn’t help but laugh softly to herself and turned her gaze back to the scene ahead.

Unaware of what they were about to face, Darien and Mollie were still smiling. Darien looked at Ellie, patted her on the shoulder, and said casually, “You better behave from now on, got it?”

Ellie remained silent.

Mollie spoke up. “Darien, I don’t think she even listens to you. Why keep someone like that around? You should just fire her! What’s the point of keeping her in your house?”

Others began to chime in. “Yeah, Darien, just fire her!”

“Having someone like that around only brings bad vibes.”

As the group mocked her, Ellie wiped her face and let out a sarcastic smile.

looked at her. His brows

take the joke too far this

I’ve done worse before, and Ellie never complained. So why would she be

come crawling back like always once

looked at her. “Ellie, what’s with that look? I’m warning you,

her—that was

suddenly wondered how she could have been so pathetic all

clenched as she stared at him, lost for words. She pitied

past, whenever Darien ignored her, she’d chase after him like a lost puppy.

looking back, it was beyond

she not have seen him for what he really was?

she’d been too wrapped up in some fairytale fantasy where Darien was the hero who’d come

about Darien, but she’d never listened. She thought her brother was just being a snob, judging Darien for

hadn’t allowed anyone to look down on Darien. Not until

her that earpiece or forced her to listen,

let out

impatient, asked, “What’s so

table, wiped her face and hair, then crumpled them

her head, she looked Darien straight in the eye. “Darien,

Since when were you two even together? You’ve got some nerve saying ‘break up.’ You’re nothing but a

raised to slap Ellie,

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