<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Thankfully, Frank wasn’t that nosy either. After giving me a few reminders, he let me go.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Then, I quickly called a cab, found Teri, and went home together.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Of course I had to return to Elijah’s vi to get my things. At the very least, I had to leave with a few changes of clothes,</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">As we were in the car, Teri chattered as she tried toe up with a n for me.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">After I’d picked Teri up, I even noticed that a golf club had been ced in the trunk. It was made from pure steel and feltfortable in the grip of my hands.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Getting hit by it would surely be quite painful.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Once we arrived at the entrance of Elijah’s vi, we observed it from inside the car.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">It was</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">It was dark inside the vi, and no one seemed to be home.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I took a deep breath. “I’m going in.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Teri wanted to follow, but I told her to wait for me in the car.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">However, she was worried and said, “What if you run into Elijah? I could at least help you deal with that scumbag.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I shook my head. “There’s no need. Elijah’s with Jocelyn right now.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Teri asked in surprise, “How do you know?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I opened WhatsApp and tapped on a random person.</font></font>This is from N?velDrama.Org.
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Teri moved closer to look</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She didn’t know that person, but they had written a huge paragraph of insults in their update.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“A certain someone is the ultimatep dog but still won’t admit it. She even believed she was a badass when she attacked someone. Pft, She’s just a nobody.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Did she forget how ridiculous she looked when she sucked up to him back then? Right now, he spends every day with a goddess and is attending the art festival’s opening ceremony with her.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Below the caption was a photo.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Teri was angry when she read it, but in the end, she was more speechless than anything.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She asked, “Why do you keep this kind of person in your contacts? Why didn’t you snap back at them?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I smiled. “Last night, those people said that I bribed them, didn’t they? I searched around, and unsurprisingly, found this.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“The opening of the art festival is at 10:00 am today. Jocelyn is an honored guest at the ribbon–cutting ceremony, and Elijah is with her.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I pulled up the photo that the person had taken.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Teri was dumbfounded. “I suppose that works,” she said.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I then grabbed arge bag and told her, “Wait for me in the car. It will take me a few trips to bring back everything.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">After that, I used the facial recognition system to unlock the vi’s gate and walked in.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Once again, I was back at Elijah’s vi.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I felt a bit nervous and had maintained myposure just to set Teri at ease.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">In truth, I didn’t want toe.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">But I had to.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">After all, some of my personal documents and undergarments, as well as the clothes, bags, and jewelry I’d bought over thest five years, were all here.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Yesterday, I’d spent the entire night thinking it over and preparing for the worst.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">What would I do if Elijah refused to give me any money? If our divorce proceedings took a long time, how would I survive?</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">After mulling it over, I’d realized that taking the valuables I owned from the vi was my only option.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I was Ariana York. I had wasted seven years of my life in the social circles of Halton City’s scions, and I wanted to leave now. I couldn’t be humiliated again.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Money was the only thing that could grant me dignity. I needed money.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I drew a deep breath and opened the inner door to the vi.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">There was no one inside, and it was quiet. Not even the maid in charge of housekeeping was here. So, 1 hurried to the second floor, opened the door to my room, and packed my belongings.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">It was fortunate that Elijah probably didn’t expect me toe back. Or perhaps, he never imagined that! would be back to take away my things.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I used my fingerprint to unlock the jewelry cab, and at the next moment, all the jewelry was then swept into my bag. There were also a lot of women’s watches.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">I didn’t have time to scrutinize my identification card, passport, and things such as contracts and agreements. They were all swept into the bag as well. Those were the most important, after all. After that, I rushed downstairs, gave them to Teri for safekeeping, and ran up the stairs again.</font></font>