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.

——

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

the other end of the call when

that he

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

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

at home no matter how late

immediately hung up after

was when she finally couldn’t hold her emotions in anymore, and

had already dried up by the time she

turn on the lights before she blankly

when the sound of

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

into a concerned one. “What are you doing here? Why aren’t you sleeping in the bedroom? It is

about to reach out to hug

“Okay, okay. I am sorry, Winona.

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

Winona? Are

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 you for

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

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

 

left them

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

words. Winona had heard these

whenever Craig spewed his nonsense in the past. Their quarrels would come to a resolution with her wiping away her tears

make it sound like I am the one who is putting pressure on you. Does this mean that I was the one who

had been

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

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