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“Does Elaine know about this?”
“She does.”
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Halbert nodded. “We’re all adults. If you can’t see through something this simple, you’re an idiot. Elaine definitely knows. But she probably thinks it’s a good idea. Otherwise, why would she marry Nolan? You think she’s mentally ill? She knows, and she’s still willing to marry into the Hayes family?”
Eliza hadn’t expected it. Even knowing her enemy was right in front of her, Elaine still chose to marry him -she was even willing to die for him.
Halbert spoke indifferently. “You can’t control how other people think. Maybe some people are happy living in a cage like that. What can you do about it? In the end, it has nothing to do with you.”
Eliza fell silent at Halbert’s words.
“Give up on Nolan. There’s no future for you two.”
As he left, Halbert tapped Eliza lightly on the head.
Eliza thought carefully about what he’d said.
He had a point.
The next day.
Eliza went to school.
Matteo didn’t show up today. The dean walked into the classroom, smiling warmly. “We’ve got a new student joining us today.”
Eliza wasn’t interested in hearing about any new classmate.
But the dean went on, “I’m sure you all know her already. Elaine, say hello to everyone.”
At the sound of the name Elaine, Eliza’s brows furrowed.
Sure enough, she saw Elaine walk in.
Today, she looked different from before. Her usually elegant face was pale from illness, giving her a delicate, fragile look–like a willow in the wind.
“Hi everyone, I’m Elaine.”
As Elaine stood there, the classmates around her couldn’t hide their surprise.
Because of her poor health, Elaine almost never appeared in their social circle.
That had always made her name feel a bit mysterious.
No one had expected Elaine to actually show up at school.
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Eliza wasn’t surprised that most of the students knew Elaine:
There weren’t many big names in this circle to begin with.
She had asked Halbert to look into it before.
The Lynn family had been a major company back in the day, no ordinary name.
Elaine’s background was right there for everyone to see.
She’d probably gone to an elite school as a kid.
That’s how she’d ended up knowing so many people in this class.
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Soon, someone whispered, “Isn’t that the girl who made a scene and tried to slit her wrists at the school gate a few days ago? What’s she doing here?”
“Why else? Obviously, she’s here to keep an eye on the mistress.”
Everyone turned their eyes to Eliza, clearly implying that she was the so–called mistress.
Elaine looked at the empty seat beside Eliza, then walked over and asked, “Can I sit here?”
Eliza immediately placed her backpack on the chair. “Sorry, someone’s already sitting here.”
Her direct refusal made a trace of awkwardness flash across Elaine’s face. A nearby classmate, trying to ease the tension, patted the seat next to her and said, “Elaine, sit with me. No one’s here, and we can go to class together from now on.”
That classmate clearly wanted to become friends with Elaine.
After all, everyone knew Elaine had no family left, and she was engaged to someone from the Hayes family.
That kind of connection was worth cultivating.
Elaine smiled gratefully. “Thank you.”
Then she sat down.
Compared to how she’d looked yesterday, Elaine now seemed like a completely different person.
Eliza even started wondering if she’d gotten so sick that it had affected her mind.
Compared to Eliza, the others naturally felt closer to Elaine.
“If you’re new here and need anything, just ask me.”
Cecile turned to Elaine. “Eliza usually keeps to herself. Don’t take it personally.”
“It’s fine. We’re all classmates. Why would I take offense? I just saw that the seat was empty, that’s all.”
Then, to everyone’s surprise, Elaine turned back to Eliza and said, “I’m really sorry. I didn’t know someone was sitting there.”
Eliza said nothing.
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Cecile kept talking to Elaine. “I heard your health wasn’t great and you had to drop out in high school. I can’t believe you made it to Claire University! My dad used to do business with your dad–they were friends.”
Cecile was clearly trying to bring up the past to get closer to Elaine.
But Elaine only gave her a faint smile.
Her parents had died long ago. She had no real memory of them.
She’d been raised by the Hayes family from the very beginning.
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