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.

only came from the other end of the call when it was about to

that he must have just done

to see you,” she stated coldly. “Tonight, in fact.

would stay up with them the whole night. I can’t just leav—” he started to give her an excuse, only for her to cut him

be waiting for you at home no

hung up after she said

she finally couldn’t hold her emotions in anymore, and tears started

up by the time she

even turn on the lights before she blankly sat on

of the next morning when the sound of the house door being

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

startled expression swiftly recovered into a concerned one. “What are you doing here? Why aren’t you sleeping in the bedroom? It is all my fault. I couldn’t leave because they kept

to reach out to hug her, she

that, Craig shamelessly continued to try to inch closer to her. “Okay, okay.

touch me?!” She suddenly

Winona? Are you

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

that, Craig tugged on the jacket he had on 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 to bed with you

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

play the part of a loving boyfriend. “Don’t do this, Winona. It hurts

every word he spouted. “Just stop. Let’s break up. I have packed up all your stuff and left them at the front door. You can leave my home after you take them with

break up with me? But I don’t want that!” Disappointed, Craig started putting on a pitiful act as his face fell. “I know that I shouldn’t 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. I will not allow us to break

had heard these no less

to a

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 who grabbed you by the head and pressed your lips against hers? Or that I pointed a gun at you and made you get

been struck by thunder. “H-How did you

for her answer, he blurted out, “It was 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 motives for telling you these lies.