âWho allowed that brat to do this to you? Who adopted her and her brother back when her parents died? What an ingrate who bites the hand that feeds her!â Olivia swore loudly before attempting to take out her phone. Iâve got to bite her head off for this!
Selena stopped her, saying, âMom, donât call her first. Thereâs one other thing that I want to tell you.â
Olivia sat down again.
Selenaâs eyes reddened. She said, âMom, the man I love, he⦠he actually loves Ellen! I canât resign myself to this!â
âWho are you talking about?â For a moment, Olivia wasnât sure who her daughter was in love with.
âWho else can it be? Itâs our boss, of course!â
Olivia was astounded. âY-You mean that Young Master Jared? Are you saying heâs in love with Ellen?â
Selena replied, âI didnât believe it at first, but today⦠When I went to Ellen in the office this morning, he said he loved her and warned me not to bully her. Mom, in what way am I inferior to her?â She was aggrieved and upset, but at the same time, she was also resentful.
âStop crying, sweetheart,â Olivia said, comforting Selena while holding her in her arms. At the same time, she looked surprised and anxious. Is there such a coincidence? That Young Master Jared is in love with Ellen? Donât tell me that ghosts really do exist in the world and that this is the work of Ellenâs dead brother? âYour dad is to blame for this, too. I told him not to get Ellen into that company, but he insisted on doing so,â she said resentfully.
Upon hearing this, Selena couldnât help but look up in surprise. âMom, what did you say? You mean it was Dad who got Ellen into the Presgrave Group?â
Seeing that she had let it slip, Olivia had no choice but to admit, âYeah, thatâs right. Your dad got Ellen a job at that company while he was pulling strings for you.â
Selena replied, âHow could he do that? It was me who wanted to work there. Why did he have to get Ellen into the company as well?â She was beside herself with rage after listening to this. If Ellen hadnât joined the Presgrave Group, she wouldnât have met Jared, and these things wouldnât have happened.
Olivia replied, âItâs your dadâs fault indeed.â She was vexed, too. I shouldâve stopped him back then.
Now I have shot myself in the foot. To think Ellen and Young Master Jared hit it off so quickly as to fall in love with each other! No, I canât let her and Young Master Jared become a couple no matter what, or what happened before will certainly be found out.
âMom, I hate her guts,â Selena sobbed in Oliviaâs arms.
âThat little brat will come to a bad end.â Olivia was resentful, too. At the same time, she was even more afraid of Ellen, fearing that she would learn about the truth of what had happened back then and that she would take away everything that they owned right now.
Meanwhile, in the restaurantâ¦.
Ellen obediently explained the incident in the morning where she had lied to Selena that Jared had a girlfriend.
Jared had forgotten about it long ago. Instead, he thought she was doing the right thing. Sheâs keeping me from being pestered by other women. âAlright, let bygones be bygones!â he said, ending the subject. Then, he asked, âAre you still gonna quit your job, then?â
Ellen asked him in reply, âDo I really have to pay eight million in breach-of-contract damages if I resign?â
Jared nodded. âThe breach-of-contract damages for your job are more than eight million.â
Ellen involuntarily gulped at once. Then, thinking that she wouldnât suffer any losses if she didnât quit her job, she replied with a wave of her hand, âI wonât quit my job, then. Iâll keep on working until you sack me on your own initiative!â Thereâs no way I can afford such an exorbitant amount of breach-of-
contract damages.
Jared couldnât help but let out a snort of laughter. âSeems like youâre quite sensible.â
Ellen let out a wry laugh. âIâm just doing what suits me best at the time.â
âAre you free this Friday night?â Jared asked her.
Ellen pondered for a moment. She didnât have to work extra hours on Friday night, nor did she have anything else to deal with. So, she nodded, saying, âI am. Is there anything I can do for you, President Presgrave?â
âAttend a dinner party with me.â
âWhat dinner party?â Ellen was startled; she had never attended such an upper-class dinner party.
âA charity dinner.â
Ellenâs cheeks burned. She couldnât help but say honestly, âPresident Presgrave, Iâve never attended dinner parties before, so Iâm afraid Iâll make you look bad. Why donât you invite someone else instead?â