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…"

she couldn't even finish

knew, deep down, how wrong all

Darien, he'd come back, venting about how hard things were for

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

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

money, cars, and even a

to this, Erin couldn't take it anymore. She rolled her eyes dramatically. "Ellie, he's manipulating you! You don't

"No, Darien's not like that. He wouldn't do

was at a loss for words. She stared at Ellie, then

Ellie held them back. "Let me talk to him first. There has to be a reason behind all this… He wouldn't hurt me without

others stood

glanced over at Ryan,

who was casually drinking with Mollie in his arms. When he saw

"What do you want now? Haven't I told you to stop bothering Darien? What part of that

gaze shifting from Mollie to Darien.

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