Karan was adamant about taking care of her, which gave her a stable home.
Over the years, Chloe constantly nagged Karan about her, even suggesting that they send her to an orphanage.
But Karan never wavered. She was always there for her. This didnât score her any popularity points in the monastery, though; it seemed like all the nuns were on Chloeâs side.
Back then, Ellinor felt like she was causing Karan a lot of trouble, so she tried to be extra good. She did more work and ate less so as not to put Karan in a tough spot.
After a while, when Chloe and the others saw how wellâbehaved she was and that she was eating less, they stopped giving her a hard time. She was finally accepted.
Despite everyone in the monastery being against it, Karan used the monasteryâs money to send her to school, taking on burdens that she shouldnât have had to bear.
Ellinor saw all of this. So she worked hard, never using a penny from the monastery after high school, relying entirely on scholarships to fund her education.
Later, she started a business while studying, made money, and paid back the monastery and Chloeâs gang.
From then on, Chloe and the others changed their attitude towards her and became extremely friendly.
But Ellinor thought they were being fake.
After seeing Ellinor pull her hand back, Chloe probably realized that she had overstepped her bounds and quickly laughed it off, âEllinor, look! I was so happy to see you that I forgot you never liked physical contact!â
Ellinor smiled, âItâs okay. Chloe, itâs been a long time; how have you been?â
Chloe grinned from ear to ear, âGreat! Weâre all doing great! The money you sent back was used to fix up the monastery, and the rest was donated by Karan to villagers in need!â
This was actually a dig at Karan in front of Ellinor.
The nuns here were all pretty moneyâminded, except for Karan.
After she paid back the money for her education, any money she gave to the monastery was given straight to Karan because she didnât trust anyone else there.
There really werenât many good people in this world.
Ellinor frowned and turned 1 to look at Karan stood up and said calmly, â
Ellinor sighed, feeling helpless.
Karan, âI s sent you money so you guys could eat better. Why did you donate it all?â
care about food and clothes. Holding onto wealth only invites trouble.â
Chloe tried to butter her up again, âEllinor, youâve grown taller and thinner! How have you been? You must be making a lot of money in the big city, huh?â Ellinor gave a faint smile, âReally? Iâve lost weight?
Maybe Iâve been under a lot of pressure at work.â
She deliberately ignored Chloeâs last question, feeling like she was hinting at her to donate more to the monastery.
In fact, she had already donated a lot to the monastery over the years, but Chloe seemed to always want more.
She didnât understand why Chloe was so obsessed with money since she couldnât even spend it outside.
Karan probably felt Chloe was being a nuisance too, âChloe, why donât you go prepare some food that Ellinor used to like? Itâs not every day that she comes back. Iâll take care of your cleaning duties.â
Chloe was delighted, âSure! Iâll go make some vegetarian dishes that Ellinor likes!â
Then she turned to Ellinor, âEllinor, youâre a successful businesswoman now, so you might not be used to the simple meals here at the monastery. I hope you donât