Chapter 7
“Ellie, Rachel called out, her voice bursting with excitement
After three years apart, Rachel hadn’t changed a bit. She was still the same stylish woman in her trendy long dress, and she rushed to hug Eleanor the moment she laid eyes on her.
“Rachel, it’s been forever Beanor managed a rare simile and hugged Rachel tightly, trying her best not to break down in tears.
“Silly girl, why didn’t you tell me when everything went down,” Rachel said.
After the emotional reunion, they found a cozy cafe near campus to sit down. Rachel didn’t need to ask to know Eleanor had been through hell— her pale, exhausted face said it all
As for the rumors about Eleanor hunting Alexis, Rachel didn’t buy into a single word.
Glaring at Eleanor with a mix of frustration and concern, Rachel snapped, “Didn’t I warn you not to let your guard down around Jennifer and Alexis! Look what happened. Do you even know how horrible the things people have been saying about you since this mess started?”
Rachel tried several times to visit Eleanor in prison these past few years, but her parents had flat–out forbidden it, terrified that word would get to Alexis or worse. Dominick
“I didn’t see in coming either,” Eleanor replied with a bitter smile. Heing betrayed by the people closest to her was the kind of nightmare no one could prepare for.
Eleanor wasted no time and laid out her plan with unwavering determination. Locking eyes with Rachel, she said firmly, “1 won’t let Alexis win. Even if Dominick despises me now, she’s not getting her claws into him.”
“Ellie, have you lost your mind? Do you remember what happened to that rich girl who tried to drug Dominick and sleep with him! That guy is a devil in a designer suit. You’re playing with fire, you know!
scheme and power, you can’t fight against him. He once gave you everything but in the end, he still sent you to prison. If you try to
“With your mess with him ”
Tve got nothing left to lose, dear,” Eleanor interrupted, shaking her head. “And besides, I still love him. If I can’t sleep with him one more time, I’ll feel regretful.”
“Wait. One more timer Rachel stared at her, wide–eyed.
Eleanor’s checks flushed slightly as she nodded. “Yeah… You know, that time he was drugged.
Rachel’s jaw dropped in realization, but after a moment, she sighed. Pulling a brand–new phone from her bag, she slid it across the table and said. Here, take this. I just got it, but you need it more. Il help you with your plan. Just wait for my call.”
Eleanor didn’t bother with formalities. She took the phone, and soon, the conversation shifted to lighter, more typical girl talk
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Two days later, Eleanor received a text from Rachel Taking a deep breath, she snuck out of the house while Eric’s attention was elsewhere. Jennifer hadn’t been blutting when she said she’d find a good guy for Eleanor to settle down with Over the past few days. Eleanor noticed the string of “candidates” Jennifer had lined up. All of them are rubbish.
There was a seemingly polite one who had a mean streak of domestic violence. Then the guy who acted innocent but was a total creep behind dard doon. Beudes, there was an ultimate mama’s boy whose mother was nothing but a nightmate,
Every single one of them was a deadbeat. Marrying any of them would be a death sentence for her future.
Deanor smirked coldly. She knew Jennifer and Alexis would stop at nothing to run lier. And if she didn’t make her move first, they’d make sure she
ck in the worst possible situation
how much Dominick hated her now, there was one thing Eleanor was sure of: A
was sure of: A woman as vile and conniving as Alexis In
had no right to
Taking a deep breath, Eleanor slipped into the waitress’s uniform Rachel had given her, ready to put her plan into motion
She planned to drug Dominick and sleep with him, and she’d make sure the whole world knew about it. She had already arranged for a swarm of tejenter to gen the snoop.
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Online chatter had long forgotten Eleanor, the woman Dominick once treated like a queen. All anyone ever talked about now was Alexis, the so- called love of his hie. Nobody seemed to remember that Eleanor was the one who had actually dated him.
Eleanor knew this would stir up a storm. The Interer would rip her apart and call her shameless. Alexis had already warned her to stay in her lane and not play the other woman.
But a woman who’d already survived prison wasn’t going to crumble over a few nasty insults. She had heard and suffered something worse. And besides, she wasn’t the other woman at all–she was with Dominic from the very beginning
Her chest tightened as she thought back to that night before she was arrested. Due to the drug. Dominick lost his mind, and he slept with her. She’d been naive enough to think that night would bring them closer. But the very next day, she just walked into Alexis’s trap.
Dominick just stood there, cold as ice, and watched her get dragged away, as if the wild night they shared never existed. His eyes showed no trust
but even a hit of disdain.
Snapping back to the present, Eleanor stared at the glass of wine in front of her. Carefully, she poured in the drug she’d scraped together her savings to get.
Through gritted teeth, she muttered under her breath, “Dominick Vanderbalt, you bastard. Call me disgusting? Fine, let’s see how disgusted I can make you
The event was held at the home of the Johnson family, and with Rachel’s help, everything was going exactly according to plan. Eleanor stayed tucked in the shadows, her eyes glued to the spiked drink. When she saw Dominick pick it up and take a sip, she took a breath of relief
With a stunning designer gown. Rachel appeared moments later. She handed Eleanor a key card and whispered, “He’s in the r okay!”
room just be careful.
“Dear, I owe you so much for this Eleanor said earnestly. She knew without Rachel’s help, her plan wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.
Rachel, however, looked at Eleanor with a mix of helplessness and worry. She knew how risky Eleanor’s plan was, but Eleanor was determined to do
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“Cut It girl. Remember, I didn’t do anything tonight. I don’t know what you’re talking about, and I sure as hell didn’t help you, Rachel said with a Ligh
Eleanor gripped the key card tightly, nodded with determination, and darted off before Rachel could say another word
Watching her friend disappear, Rachel let out a long sigh. She had no idea if she’d just helped Eleanor get her revenge or walked her straight into a
dianter.
Turning to leave, she suddenly froze. Two of Dominick’s men were standing behind her, their expressions unreadable but their presence unmistakably threatening
Her stomach dropped, and the instinctively turned to bolt.
- but Bruce, caught her arm before she could take a step.
“Let go of me. Touch me again, and I’ll scream harassment loudly,” she hissed, yanking at her arm
Bruce grabbed Rachel’s arm with a faint smark and spoke in an icy tone, “Before you start yelling. Ms. Johnson, you should think about how to explain this to Mr. VanderLi
“Or better yet, how to stop him from turning his wrath on the entire Johnson family. Trying to pull something like this on him? I respect your Fourage
Rachel’s face went pale. She stared at the two men in disbelief and asked, “What are you talking about? I have no idea what you n
mean.”
Bruer tightened his grip and steered her toward a quieter corner away from prying eyes. His tone was casual, almost too calm. “You know exactly what I mean, Ms. Johnson. No need to play dumb with me”
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