The group headed straight for the bar, a whole crowd of them. Yes, in the middle of the morning, they went to a bar.

That man Ellie had been chasing was there, sitting in a corner booth with a girl in his arms when Keira walked in. She and Erin exchanged a glance before looking at Ellie.

They both figured that after seeing this, Ellie would finally be able to let go of this loser, right?

The guy was already playing around with other women... openly.

But Ellie, surprisingly unfazed, said flatly, "The girl he's holding is his girlfriend, Mollie."

Keira blinked. Erin just gawked. "Wait, what? He has a girlfriend, and you're still chasing after him?"

Ellie looked down. "He told me he has feelings for me, too. Just because he has a girlfriend doesn't mean he's married. He said he can't leave her right now because he feels responsible. But he promised me… he said he's going to marry me eventually."

Keira's jaw dropped. "Are you serious right now?"

Erin was stunned. "So, you're the other woman? The famous Ellie Cobb is okay with being the side chick?"

Ellie quickly responded, "I'm not— It's not like that…"

even

knew, deep down, how

should walk away from Darien, he'd come

about how much Mollie had sacrificed for him, how much she had given up for him. He'd claim he didn't love her anymore, that what he felt for her was just a sense of duty, but he couldn't abandon her. He'd apologize, say he felt bad for dragging Ellie into this mess, and assure her that he didn't want her to be

Ellie would feel a surge of sympathy and tell him not to worry, that

Ellie was the one giving him money, cars, and even

rolled her eyes dramatically. "Ellie, he's manipulating you! You don't

Darien's not like that. He wouldn't do that

for words. She stared at

back. "Let me talk to him first. There has to be a reason behind all this… He wouldn't hurt

others stood there,

Ryan,

arms. When he saw Ellie, he seemed surprised. "What are you doing here?"

disdain. "What do you want now? Haven't I told you to stop bothering

her lip, her gaze shifting from Mollie

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