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.
If Keira hadn't uncovered the truth, she might have fallen for this same excuse again.
How could she have been so blind, trusting this man so much, believing every lie etched into his face?
She used to think he was someone special, but now it all seemed ridiculous.
Ellie smirked at him. “Stop lying, Darien. Just pay the bill.”
At her words, the manager immediately tightened his grip on Darien's wrist. “Mr. Britt, if you don't pay up, you'll be in serious trouble.”
The manager twisted Darien's wrist, causing him to yelp in pain.
“Okay, okay! I'll pay! I'll pay!”
The manager let go. “Then show me the money.”
Darien swallowed hard and pulled 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 hundred thousand.”
Ellie looked at his card, a cold smile playing on her lips.
It was pathetic, really. She had even put money into his account to keep him afloat.
Now, the irony was clear as day.
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