Chapter 0099
Third Person POV
Social media and trashy journalism were a terrible combination. People who had nothing going on in their own. lives were hyper–fixated on the lives of those they considered higher class–the rich, the privileged, the children
of leaders.
David had once thought he could use that to his advantage, but it had backfired spectacularly. Now, not only was he the subject of mockery online, but he had to watch happy pictures of Ella with Alexander flood his feeds.
The two of them were constantly in public, and it seemed like there was always someone nearby with a camera to document their dates.
David had hoped that Alexander’s exes coming forward would change Ella’s mind. He had even gone to all of the trouble of paying several women to give exaggerated accounts to make sure the media would run with the story.
After all, Ella had been so infuriated by his own indiscretions, so why should Alexander to slide?
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But instead of leaving him, Ella defended Alexander, stood by his side, and even held his hand during that press conference Alexander had called to address the rumors.
The sight of her standing beside him, fingers laced with Alexander’s, was burned into David’s mind. It made his blood boil with rage.
How could she defend him? How could she stand by a man she barely knew when she had thrown David away so easily after everything they’d been through? It wasn’t fair.
And David was not going to stand for it. If Ella wouldn’t come to her senses, David would find another way to get to her.
It was as simple as that because there was no way he was going to let another man–let alone that bastard. Alexander–have her. Ella was his. She always had been, and she always would be.
Whether she liked it or not.
Ella POV
“You look exhausted,” my mother said as I walked down to breakfast.
“I didn’t sleep well,” I replied weakly, glancing around the table. I was later than I realized.
After finding David’s letter, I couldn’t sleep. My mind had been spinning, trying to figure out how he had managed to get the letter into the house.
It seemed impossible, yet I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was a traitor helping him. I had to find out who.
It was a stark reminder of how much work I had left to do.
By the time I had finally drifted off, it was well past midnight, and I had slept through my alarms. Most of the family had already finished breakfast, leaving just my parents at the table.
“Is everything alright?” my father asked, his concern obvigas.
“No,” I answered honestly, sitting down beside him and reaching for a piece of toast with jam. “The letter that was left on my desk has upset me.‘
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“Letter?” my father asked, his tone sharpening.
“What letter?” my mother asked, her voice tight with worry
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Chapter 0090
I froze, dropping the toast, my eyes going wide as I stared her.
My heart began to race, a wave of fear gripping me. My reaction must have startled them because my father shot up from his chair and quickly walked around to my side.
“Ella?” he asked, kneeling in front of me, his hand lightly gripping my arm. “What in the world is going on? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
“If you and Mother didn’t have the letter brought up to my room, then how did it get there?” I asked, my voice shaky.
“What letter?” my mother asked again, fear clear in her tone.
“A letter from David,” I managed, struggling to control my emotions. “There was a letter from David sitting on my desk.”
My father stood up abruptly and hurried out of the room.
My mother moved closer, sitting beside me. She took both of my hands in hers, looking into my eyes with a seriousness that sent a chill down my spine. “Are you sure, Ella?”
“How could I be wrong about this? It was sitting on my desk when I got home last night. I assumed that you put it there.”
“We didn’t know you got any mail,” she replied, her voice tense. A flicker of anger crossed my mother’s face–an intensity I had never seen before. “We’re going to find out who’s behind this,” she declared.
