Love At The Wrong Table

Mackenzie’s maneuvering left Ellie struggling to respond. Seeing her silence,

Mackenzie smiled again. “You’re truly a loyalty and righteousness girl. Yosef should consider himself lucky to have you as a friend. If possible, I’d like to be your friend too!”

“I won’t be friends with you,” Ellie responded instinctively. “You’re Yosef’s enemies and, therefore, my enemies too!”

“Just because Queenie Banner died intentionally at Emmanuel’s hands, Yosef sees him as an enemy, and you see us as enemies, too?” Mackenzie began another assault, forcefully questioning.

“That’s right!” Ellie pressed her lips tightly together, then accused agitatedly, “Why is it that Emmanuel can get away with murder, claiming self-defense, but you all insist on sending Yosef to jail for accidentally killing someone?”

“Ellie, you’re literate, right?” Mackenzie thought Ellie’s rebuke sounded rather ridiculous.

“Emmanuel acted in self-defense. Banner, along with others, came to kill him. He defended himself, and Banner happened to throw herself at him. Yosef, on the other hand, committed manslaughter by accident. The nature of the two incidents is completely different!”

are just about power. If you

followed her lead. “So, someone paid you to pretend to be radiation victims of Hadley

mouth,

me the truth. I’m talking to you to resolve our grievances. I don’t want to send you to

person, and neither are those who help him! You

mouth, so there was no need to continue. She just felt sorry. This girl was innocent and, at such a tender age, had been manipulated

there are many journalists outside. What should we

talking to Ellie, glanced at Emmanuel, who was still treating patients,

moment was bound to come sooner or later, anyway. They had won the race against time and now had nothing to

group of well-equipped journalists arrived outside the

group. “We were blocked from entering yesterday, and now

refuse to believe this isn’t deliberately arranged! It’s all meticulously planned to