At Aguirre Residence, a low-spirited Connor fell asleep drunk after a gathering with friends. So, he did not pick up Ellen’s phone call. Selena was in a foul mood too. She told the entire story to Olivia, who could not believe her ears. “Are you sure that your boss saved Ellen?”
“Yeah! It’s like they knew each other before this. They even had dinner together.” Olivia was shocked to the core. Is this fate?
Ellen and Mr. Presgrave are acquainted? That Mr. Presgrave, who received a heart donation from her brother? “Mom, is something on your mind?” Selena gazed at her mother curiously. “Nothing. I was just thinking if he did that by chance.”
“No. I wonder what Ellen did to gain President Presgrave’s favor.” Selena saw it with her own eyes, hence the legit anger. “You’re overthinking. Why would your boss fall for her?” Despite her words, Olivia feared that something else would happen.
Things will get complicated if President Presgrave finds out that Ellen’s brother was the donor. Not only will he look after her, but he will also hold us responsible. I hope Ellen won’t discover the truth forever.
Meanwhile, Ellen had arrived at Jared’s place. She gaped at the sight of the massive mansion situated halfway up the hillside. This must be the life of the rich! Someone poor like me won’t be able to dream of living in a mega-mansion like this.
“This place is huge!” she exclaimed. “Do you live alone?”
“For now. My parents and sister live abroad.” Jared led her to the parlor. She could not help the constant exclamation inside her as she deemed it lucky to be able to stay at such a place for the night.
“I’ll take you to your room.” He brought her to the third floor, heading to one of the guest rooms. “You’ll be staying here.” He then pointed at another door. “This is my room. You can call me if you’re afraid.”
“I’m not afraid.” The place gave her a sense of security.
“Okay. You should get some rest.” Only then did he realize that she came here empty-handed. “I’ll get some clothes from my sister’s room.”
“It’s fine.” Ellen’s face became red. “It’s alright. She’s nice.” Jared entered her sister’s closet to search for clothes.
She heaved a sigh. The incident still sent chills down her spine, casting a pall of cloud upon her. Do I have to live a life in hiding from now on?
Jared found a set of pajamas and casual clothes for her before leaving. Ellen shut the door while recalling Garrett’s actions, which made her worry about the following days. What am I gonna do? Am I going to live in harassment forever? Are they not gonna give up if I don’t give them the money?
Fortunately, she encountered Jared. It was her misfortune for having such relatives, but he was her lucky star.
In the meantime, he sat on the couch in his room and mused over the incident that occurred, thinking of a plan to solve Ellen’s problem.
He did not wish anything unfortunate to happen to that girl. He felt the purpose to protect her ever since he met her, yet he did not know why. He placed his hand over his chest to feel his heart, which raced unusually fast whenever she was in trouble.
That eve, Ellen had a good night’s sleep and did not forget about work. When she was ready in the morning, she opened the door, but her mind. blanked out. How am I supposed to go to work?!
It would take a lot of time just to descend a mountain, let alone a neighborhood for the rich. The bus stop was located far away from here and going to work on foot was definitely out of the question!
