Darien was stunned.

He looked at Ellie in disbelief, unable to process the fact that she wasn't going to help him. His voice rose, "Ellie, what game are you playing?"

Ellie's cold gaze never wavered. She said nothing.

Beside them, Mollie looked confused, glancing between Ellie and Darien. She asked cautiously, "Darien, what's going on?"

Before he could answer, Ellie laughed. "What's going on? Still don't get it? Your 'rich boy' here is nothing but a fraud! He saved my life once, so I gave him money, but you really thought he was some kind of heir? Let me tell you…"

She stepped closer to Mollie. "He's unemployed, has no income, and his parents? They're farmers who used every penny they had to put him through college."

Mollie was dumbfounded. "No way… that can't be true!"

Seeing her disbelief, Ellie scoffed.

Darien couldn't hold it in any longer. "Ellie, that's enough! If you keep this up, I'll never forgive you!"

Ellie's voice was icy. "Forgive me for what? What have I done wrong? I'm just done giving you money, Darien."

"How could you do this to me?!"

Ellie stared him down. "When you bribed my maid and tampered with my car, did you stop to think why I'd turn my back on you?"

Darien was shocked. "You knew? No, it wasn't me, it was Mollie—"

Ellie found his reaction laughable.

might have

trusting this man

he was someone special, but now it

smirked at him. "Stop lying,

grip on Darien's wrist.

Darien's wrist, causing

okay! I'll pay!

"Then

out his card. The manager swiped it through the machine. "There's only twenty grand here, and it's been maxed out. You still owe us over three

his card, a cold smile playing

pathetic, really. She had even put money into his

the irony was clear as

pleaded with Ellie. "Ellie, please. I'm

Ellie's expression didn't change.

She whispered to Keira, "You think

wasn't sure how well she knew Ellie

could she have fallen for him for three and a

blinded by love was

an opinion, but instead, she found

her

about to turn away, Ryan stepped forward, entering her view again. He gently toyed with the beads on his wrist, his

"Pay up."

cut through the air,

frantic. "I—I don't have any

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