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.

Winona? What is the matter?” His voice only came from the other end of the call when

that he must have just done some vigorous

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

I would stay up with them the whole night. I can’t just leav—” he started to

for you at home

up

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

dried up by the time she reached

Winona went inside, she didn’t even turn on the lights

morning when the sound of the house

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

concerned one. “What are you doing here? Why aren’t you

he was about to reach out to hug her, she quickly evaded him.

to try to inch closer to her. “Okay, okay.

when I said not to touch me?!” She suddenly roared as she jumped up

Winona?

On top of not sleeping the whole night, Winona was hit by a sudden dizziness when she abruptly stood up. With her hand holding her

in alcohol and smoke. “Oh, my bad! I will go take a shower, and then I will go to bed with

need!” Winona stopped him. “There are things that won’t be clean no matter how

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 you like

your stuff and left them at

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 up. You will know that I am not a hopeless case by the time I get back on

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 piercing on her

face drained of its color, 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 who grabbed you by the head and pressed

immediately felt like he had been struck by thunder. “H-How did you

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