Chapter 523
Chapter 523:
Ellie opened the containers and started eating with Patrick. “You know me too well, bringing food because you know I always skip breakfast,” she said to Brenna.
Brenna casually brought up the previous day’s events. “The Russell family let you take Patrick home yesterday p>
Ellie’s expression darkened with anger. “I thought they cared about Patrick, but when I arrived, Jayceon’s dad and grandma were berating him. The maids were holding him down, forcing him to kneel. Jayceon wasn’t even there; who knows where he was at that time? It made me so mad p>
Patrick, still chewing his food, looked up at Brenna with wide, pitiful eyes. “Brenna, I never want to go back there. They were all mean. That old lady with gray hair yanked my hair and kept talking about doing some kind of DNA test. She even said I only came back for the Russell family’s money and called Mommy a bad woman too! They’re bad! Every single one of them. I’m never going to Daddy’s house again p>
Brenna caught his troubled little face in the rearview mirror. If she had known how cruel the Russells could be, especially to a child, she would have taken him with her when she left.
“You’re not going back there,” she assured him. The Russell family had crossed a line.
Ellie spoke up, her voice tight with frustration. “By the time I got to the Russell estate, Patrick was already on his knees. Their whole family was surrounding him, asking him how I made a living in Norview and whether there was a man in our home. You wouldn’t believe the kind of filth they were spewing. And you know what made it worse? Jayceon wasn’t even there. Only God knows where he ran off to. I tried calling him, but his phone was off p>
Brenna felt her chest tighten with anger. “No wonder you never wanted to get back together with him, even though he’s rich and Patrick’s father p>
“Even if every man on the planet disappeared, I still wouldn’t get back together with him,” said Ellie. “Don’t let the fact that he’s friends with your brother and Mr. Mitchell fool you. He’s nothing like them. Your brother and Mr. Mitchell, especially Mr. Mitchell, are decent. They don’t mess around with women. Jayceon, on the other hand, is pure trash. He says I’m the only woman he has ever loved, and at the same time, he’s sleeping around with another woman. Fay sent me pictures of her and Jayceon in hotel rooms three times this month. Just looking at them makes my stomach churn p>
After a pause, she continued, “And get this, just last night, past midnight, he called me all panicked. He tried to explain what happened. He said it was some urgent crisis at work and that if he didn’t deal with it, he’d lose three hundred million. He begged me to understand him. Can you believe that? In his eyes, Patrick and I don’t even come close to that amount of money. And he still thinks I will believe whatever he says. Please. I’m done falling for his crap p>
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When Brenna, Ellie, and Patrick stepped into the amusement park, Patrick’s eyes lit up. Everything around him felt magical and new. Even Brenna and Ellie, despite being adults, couldn’t help but feel happy. The park was lively. The three of them went on more than a dozen rides back-to-back, laughing the whole way through.
The park was packed with weekend visitors, none of whom noticed that they were being followed. Lines stretched long at every attraction. As night approached and the fireworks show drew near, Ellie and Patrick, tired from all the walking, found a perfect spot to rest and wait for the display. Brenna offered to get some food and left.