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.

came from the other end of

tell from his unstable breathing that he must have

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

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

for you at

immediately hung up after she

was when she finally couldn’t hold her emotions

tears had already dried up by the

Winona went inside, she didn’t even turn on the lights before she blankly sat on the sofa without moving a

until the wee hours of the next morning when the sound of the house

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

“What are you doing here? Why aren’t you sleeping in the

spoke and just as he was about to reach out to hug her, she quickly

to her. “Okay, okay. I am sorry, Winona. It is

not to touch me?!” She suddenly roared as she jumped up from the sofa, shocking him in the

Winona? Are

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

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,

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

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

was 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 door. You can leave my home after you take them with you. Let’s end this peacefully for old time’s

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

had heard these no less than 10

end up with hot tears in her eyes whenever Craig spewed his nonsense in the past. Their quarrels would come to a resolution with her wiping away her tears as she envisioned the beautiful

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

like he had been struck by

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