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.

from the other end

unstable breathing that he

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

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 matter how late it

hung up after

emotions in

tears had already dried up

Winona went inside, she didn’t even turn on the lights before she blankly sat on the sofa

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

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

“What are you doing here? Why aren’t you sleeping in the bedroom? It is all my

he was about to reach out to hug her, she quickly

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

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

Winona? Are

sleeping the whole night, Winona was hit by a sudden dizziness when she abruptly stood up. With her hand holding her head, she turned the other way and growled, “You are

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

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

‘how long’?” Craig continued to play the part of a loving boyfriend. “Don’t do this, Winona.

your stuff and left them

to 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 up. You will know that I am not

meaning, different words. Winona had heard these no less than 10 times

nonsense in the past. Their quarrels would come to a resolution with her wiping away her tears as she envisioned the beautiful future awaiting

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 your lips against hers? Or that I pointed a gun at

he had been struck by

Winona? It is not like you don’t know how he got me blacklisted in the industry. That