Coolest Girl in Town

Chapter 708: Jack Was the One Who Framed Me

The silence that ensued felt very long.

Time seemed to pass in a blur before Winona finally came back to her senses. Still, she put on an unperturbed expression as though nothing had happened while she calmly sent Elise back home.

The two women who knew each other well didn’t say a word throughout the journey.

However, Elise couldn’t hold herself back any longer after she got out of the car. Walking to the car window, she said softly to Winona, “Be careful on your way back. You can call me anytime if there is something.”

It was probably because of what Mica had to go through that Elise didn’t dare intervene directly.

“I’m alright,” Winona said with a bitter smile. She swiftly changed the topic by adding, “I might have to take a leave for tomorrow, though.”

“It’s fine. I’ll be heading to Salt Stone City anyway. You can take a rest for as long as you need to, and you will still be paid your salary,” Elise stated with a chuckle.

“Thank you, Elise.”

Winona knew that this was Elise’s way of consoling her after what she had also seen.

Still, she felt too weak to continue forcing a smile.

After an unnatural smile appeared on her pursed lips, she made a U-turn and drove off.

Elise only stood there by the roadside, an uneasy feeling in her chest as she watched the headlights of the car slowly being engulfed by the dark of the night.

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…

Winona had only been driving for a while before she decided to give Craig a call.

the other end of the call

that he must have just

you,” she stated coldly. “Tonight, in fact. I will be waiting for you

the whole night. I can’t just leav—” he started

for you at home

up

hold her emotions in

dried up by the time she reached

didn’t even turn on the lights before she blankly sat on the

was until the wee hours of the next morning when the sound of the house door being unlocked came from

came in while yawning, and as he turned on the lights of the living room, he jumped in surprise when he saw Winona

here? Why aren’t you sleeping in the bedroom? It is all my fault. I couldn’t leave because

to reach out to hug her, she quickly evaded him.

continued to try to inch closer to her. “Okay, okay. I am

you not hear me when I said not to touch me?!” She suddenly roared as she jumped up from the sofa, shocking

wrong, Winona? Are you

those eyes.” On top of not sleeping the whole night, Winona was hit by a sudden dizziness when she abruptly

and sniffed. He smelled like he had soaked himself in alcohol and smoke. “Oh, my bad! I will go take a shower, and then I will go

“There are things that won’t be clean no matter how many times you wash them. Tell me—how long have you been doing

you mean by ‘how long’?” Craig continued to play the part of a loving boyfriend. “Don’t do this, Winona. It hurts me to see

starting to feel nauseous with every word he spouted. “Just stop. Let’s break up. I have packed up all your stuff and left them at the front

go out and have fun with my friends because I have no income now. I might look like I am not serious about my work, but I only wanted to get my excess energy out of my system so I don’t burden you with my emotions. Regardless, I love you.

words. Winona had heard

spewed his nonsense in the past. Their quarrels would come to a resolution with her wiping away her tears as she envisioned the beautiful future awaiting them. Today, however, his words felt extra

she scoffed as she turned back and looked at him with eyes full of disdain. “You make it sound like I am the one who is putting pressure on you. Does this mean that I was the one who forced you to go to that rich woman? That I was the one

been struck by thunder. “H-How did

Jack Griffith, wasn’t it? Was he the one who told you these? How could you believe his words, Winona? It is not like you don’t know how he got me blacklisted in the industry. That man must have had ulterior