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!”

care!” Ellie covered her ears. “Justice and evil are just about power. If you want to

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

mouth, refusing to speak

choose to believe us; I’m sure they can tell me the truth. I’m talking to you to resolve our grievances.

are those who help him! You are the bad ones!”

continue. She just felt sorry. This girl was innocent and, at such a tender age, had been manipulated

Lexi approached her, urgently saying, “Ms. Quillen, there

Ellie, glanced at Emmanuel, who was still treating

come sooner or later, anyway. They had won the race

group of well-equipped journalists arrived outside the

when he saw the large group. “We were blocked from entering yesterday, and now they’re

echoed. “I refuse to believe this isn’t deliberately arranged!