Selena sneered. âEllen, I donât know whether your words are true. Youâre always by President Presgraveâs side, but you dare to claim that you think about him? Donât you have a crush on him or something?â âI know where I stand. I know that my background doesnât match his, so I have my boundaries,â Ellen retorted.
âOhhh! Your denial means you still have tricks up your sleeve, though. Donât think Iâm unaware that you want President Presgrave to notice you. You have been dirt poor since young, so you want to rely on him to rise!â Selena was adamant about revealing the reason why Ellen got close to Jared.
Ellenâs eyes turned red due to her anger. âNonsense. Iâve never thought about this before and never will.â As his chest heaved up and down, he finally interrupted and stopped Selena from continuing her attack on Ellen. âStop it and shut up.â Selena was shocked because she hadnât vented enough of her frustrations on Ellen!
It was only at that moment that he turned to look at Ellen and softly said, âEllen, Iâve never cared about your background, so you shouldnât either. Nothing is difficult if you set your heart. and soul on it. If you donât try, how would you know whether youâve succeeded or not?â
Ellen was already rendered confused by the argument with Selena, so she couldnât understand what Jared inferred.
However, Selena did as her eyes widened. She was stunned and looked at Ellen in disbelief because she didnât know what was going on.
At the end of the day, Jared wasnât blaming Ellen even after Selena tried to fan the flames. He looked at Selena before turning to Ellen with doubt. His thin lips were raised as he asked, âDonât you understand what I said?â
Ellen nodded. âI understand!â In actual fact, she didnât. âDonât be my assistant. Be my girlfriend instead!â He cut to the chase.
His words took the breath out of her and she almost fainted. âPresident Presgrave, how can someone like her be your girlfriend?â an angered Selena demanded.
âYou are actually wrong. The relationship between Ellen and me doesnât stem from her wooing me.
Rather, Iâm the one whoâs after her. Itâs just that sheâs too dense to even realize what I mean, Jared explained coldly to Selena.
Ellen suddenly felt that she couldnât continue. with her job and turned to him. âI quit, President Presgrave. Iâm doing this job.â
She wanted to return to her previous life where she didnât have any worries whatsoever. Now that she had a million in her savings, she could do whatever it was that she wanted to do in the past like become a volunteer or work in a pet shop. Heck, I donât mind returning to my previous job as a barista too!
He suddenly snorted. âTry me! The liquidated damages you have to pay is a million.â
Her hand holding the bag froze. Do you have to be mean? I have a million in savings and you want me to compensate you with it?
Selena was just as shocked because it looked like she was the outsider as he tried to shower Ellen with affection. âYou canât ask me to pay so much.â Ellen tried to negotiate. She couldnât bear to part with one million.
Selena was obviously unaware of the way Jared and Ellen socialized with each other. Apart from an employer-subordinate relationship, they even had a friendship going on.
âStay here and work. Donât go anywhere. You can tell anyone that I have a girlfriend. Heck, even if you were to announce to the world that Iâm taken, I wonât blame you. If anyone asks me, Iâll just say that you are my girlfriend. I want you to know what it means to reap what you sow.â He punished Ellen for this lie because he wanted her to be his girlfriend.
âIâm in the wrong, okay? Iâm apologizing to you, but I donât want to be your girlfriend,â Ellen rejected.
Being Jaredâs girlfriend meant enduring the countless pressure from others, so she would much prefer being single.
Selena almost snapped in jealousy because the man she dreamed of was rejected by Ellen. Jared seemed to expect Ellenâs reaction. He was neither angry nor annoyed; rather, he was merely helpless.