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Chapter 215 215
Ellena didn't doubt it at all. If she said she wanted the stars in the sky, Edward would probably find a way to get them for her.
With Edward's ability, he might really be able to do it.
Thinking of this, Ellena could not help but laugh at herself.
After changing her clothes, she ran into Jessie.
The moment Jessie saw her, she smiled brightly. "Eat something before you leave. Even if you're going out to eat, you didn't eat anything this morning. At least fill your stomach first."
When Jessie had brought food upstairs earlier, Edward had asked her to take it back to the kitchen.
Ellena's appetite had not been good these past few days. Every time Jessie saw her, she would persuade her to eat.
Jessie was also puzzled. Her cooking suited Ellena's taste, and Ellena had always liked it.
"Okay." Seeing the concern in Jessie's eyes, Ellena nodded, unwilling to reject her kindness.
She walked into the dining room while Edward waited in the hall.
Jessie placed the dishes on the table. The food looked colorful and smelled delicious.
It was rare for Ellena to have an appetite. She immediately began eating.
Seeing this, Jessie could not help smiling.
She sat opposite Ellena and watched her with a gentle expression.
"When Young Master was little, he was gentle and polite. Anyone who met him liked him. Later, after that terrible accident, he became like this. His nature is still good. Sometimes, when he gets muddleheaded and does something wrong, don't keep it in your heart. Just tell him."
"Young Master looks cold, but he's actually soft-hearted." Thinking of the past, Jessie sounded emotional.
Ellena paused, her eyes becoming slightly warm.
Almost no one had ever said such words to her.
Although Chloe cared about her, she was afraid of Edward. Apart from helping Ellena scold him, she did little else.
Jessie had watched Edward grow up and loved him like her own child.
Her words truly touched Ellena.
When others looked at Ellena and Edward, they only saw the "Young Master of the Arnoult family." No matter what Edward did, people always felt that Ellena should eventually forgive him.
Only Jessie treated them like two ordinary people in love and sincerely comforted her.
Ellena nodded. "I know, Jessie."
She knew Edward was not a bad person. She knew how good he was to those he cared about and understood the softness hidden beneath his cold exterior.
However, what Edward had done this time was something she could not compromise on easily.
Human nature was weak. If she compromised once, she might compromise again.
Moreover, this was a matter of principle.
Although Edward had experienced a great tragedy, he had also grown up as the only heir of the Arnoult family, doted on by countless people. It had inevitably made him self-centered.
He was domineering. Once he decided something, he insisted on doing it regardless of whether it was right or wrong.
Ellena would not indulge him.
This time, she intended to fight to the end.
Still, she was curious about Edward's past.
"Jessie, tell me about Edward when he was young."
Jessie immediately became enthusiastic.
"Young Master was very likable. Whenever Old Master attended banquets, he would take Young Master with him because he made him proud. The little girls liked surrounding him, and so did the little boys..."
As Ellena listened, she found it difficult to imagine that the smiling boy Jessie described was the same Edward who could now frighten people with a single glance.
Time was truly a skilled thief.
It always stole people's happiness and youth.
Jessie talked endlessly about Edward's childhood, and Ellena listened with great interest.
She had only intended to fill her stomach before leaving, but they ended up talking for an entire hour.
When she finally left the dining room, she found Edward asleep on the sofa.
One elbow rested on the armrest while his hand supported his chin. A faint layer of stubble had appeared on his jaw.
His face looked somewhat haggard.
Ellena had not carefully looked at him these past few days. Only now did she realize that Edward had become thinner. He looked colder and sharper than before.
Perhaps because her gaze lingered too long, Edward suddenly opened his eyes.
A trace of confusion flashed through them before clarity quickly returned.
"Have you finished eating?" he asked.
Ellena nodded.
As they prepared to leave, Ellena noticed that Edward had not brought any bodyguards.
After starting the car, Edward asked, "Where do you want to go?"
Ellena thought for a moment. "Let's just go for a walk."
"Okay."
However, Edward directly drove her to Sea Horizon Club.
When the car stopped, Ellena smiled helplessly and sent Chloe the address.
"Sea Horizon."
Chloe immediately replied with a string of ellipses, clearly speechless.
Ellena was replying when she suddenly sensed a shadow beside her.
Startled, she turned and saw Edward leaning over to unfasten her seatbelt.
He focused entirely on the seatbelt and did not even glance at her phone before straightening up.
Ellena secretly sighed in relief and got out of the car.
The parking lot was across from Sea Horizon Club, so they had to cross the road.
After looking around and seeing no cars nearby, Ellena walked ahead.
She always walked quickly.
Edward had just started catching up when he suddenly sensed something and looked sideways.
A black car was speeding toward Ellena as though completely out of control.
Edward's expression changed instantly.
Without time to think, his body reacted before his mind.
He rushed forward, pulled Ellena into his arms, and both of them fell heavily to the ground.
The black car roared past them and crashed into the guardrail beside the parking lot.
"There was a car accident!"
"Call the police!"
The security guards outside Sea Horizon had already witnessed everything.
Edward held Ellena tightly, his heart seemingly stopping for a moment. The entire world fell silent.
Only after hearing the commotion around her did Ellena realize what had just happened.