Belinda mulled it over for a sec, then with a nod, she said, "Alright. Thanks, Ellinor."
She still had her Crescent Society staff ID, so she could stroll right into the company without a problem.
You see, she never formally quit or anything like that. She just decided to stop showing up.
The reason she didn't hang around the company building waiting for her boyfriend, Jacob, was because she didn't want to bump into Chase upstairs and create an awkward scene.
But now that she had run into Ellinor, who had been MIA for half a year, she decided to throw caution to the wind.
So Belinda hopped onto the elevator with Ellinor.
Belinda had all eyes on Ellinor, totally oblivious to the fact that she was standing right next to Chase in the elevator. It wasn't until she caught a whiff of his signature cologne that she realized she was standing way too close to him.
But if she moved now, it would look way too obvious.
Besides, they wouldn't be in the elevator for long.
"Ellinor, where have you been these past six months?" Belinda asked as curiosity got the better of her.
Ellinor played it cool and didn't answer.
Belinda was puzzled. "Why? Are you really not with my uncle anymore?"
Ellinor responded. "Your uncle and I were just business partners. Now that the partnership's over, we've got no ties."
Belinda didn't quite get it. "But you're pregnant now. The baby is definitely my uncle's…"
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