Chapter 96 - Truth Hurts

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"Babe… Shall we have lunch," Cyrus said to Eleanor, who was waiting for her driver. 

Eleanor said nothing but stood aside. She was too embarrassed to say anything. 

Cedric sighed, he threw her on his shoulder and carried her to the car. The passerby just whistled at him. In a single glance, one can feel that they were a couple who were fighting. They all hid their smiles at them and cheered at Cedric. 

Suddenly, Cedric realized that the world wasn't that bad. The humans were good too. 

"Cedric, Leave me! What are you doing in broad daylight!?" she yelled at him. 

He threw her in the passenger seat and fixed the seat belt. He walked into the driver's seat and reversed the car. 

"Cedric," Eleanor tried to talk with him. But her words got cut off by Cedric. 

"Things have already reached this point. Do you think hiding would be the best solution? We are engaged Ele. It's just common for us to kiss, be it in a private space or in front of a huge number of people. Don't movie actors kiss? If they don't feel anything, what's wrong with the kiss we shared? We are a couple." Cedric said. 

He knew she was embarrassed about them, but also knew that she would be overthinking about the things. 

"Do you think that It's embarrassing to kiss me?" he asked slowly, diverting her attention. 

Eleanor was still processing the words he just said. But when she heard his last question, she was stunned silly. 

"What!? I don't mean like that. It's just I am afraid, I might have brought trouble to you," Eleanor said.

Indeed, the mess started with Eleanor. Well… Amelia always felt jealous of Eleanor and she wanted to create a drama with her. 

But… Eleanor doesn't know there was more to meet the eye than things on the surface. 

Amelia lived in the Parkinson's house for seven years. In the past years, she used to think that she could live like a princess. But all she got was Aria's scorn to her. She wanted to show off that she was living in a big house, throw parties and get investments to join the film industry but… Aria put on a tight leash. She always thought that… Aria didn't care about her because she was not proper enough. So she tried to groom herself well. Every time she tried to impress her, she used to ask her to win the top Socialite award. She thought maybe Aria would do whatever she asks after she won that. But Eleanor snatched it away. She always got compared with Eleanor for every little thing from them. 

Once… Amelia saw something she couldn't. She found something new there. Her dislike turned into hate against Eleanor. And she always heard praises about Eleanor and Martin, she always felt like she was shit. Aria just made her believe that she was nothing but a mistress daughter. 

With the newfound information, Amelia felt that her rage intensified. At that time, a mysterious man showed up in her life. She joined his hands with him. The only thing he wanted was Zora's ruin. Which included Eleanor and Martin. She took that up. 

But… she made the wrong move here. She did a blatant fault acting like a stupid person. 

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On the other hand….

"Lunch?" Cedric asked as the car was enveloped with the thick silence. 

"Yes," she replied. 

They went to the nearest restaurant and ordered food. After having lunch, Cedric decided to drop her off at home. 

"Take me to the hospital where Jessica was admitted," she said. 

Cedric nodded and did as he said. 

In twenty minutes they reached the hospital. Walking inside, Eleanor felt a strange feeling. But soon, it was replaced with nothingness. 

She met with the doctor, who was in charge of Jessica's ward. After knowing her condition, she felt relieved. 

Even though Jessica lost her child, if she nursed her health for the next three months, she has the chance to become a mother again. 

Walking inside the ward, Eleanor looked at Jessica who was lying on the bed lost in her thoughts. 

"Hello, best friend," Eleanor greeted. 

"Oopsie, ex-best friend, right?" Eleanor corrected herself. 

Jessica felt regretful at her actions. But when she saw Eleanor's face, she couldn't accept her fate. Her resentment returned to her.

"Why are you here?" Jessica asked expressionlessly. 

"Of course, to laugh at you," Eleanor replied without any hesitation. 

"Laugh and scram from here!" Jessica said. 

"I will… but tell me why did you hate me?" Eleanor asked. 

She was so good to her. But why did she hate her? She was curious about her answer. She knew the answer… but she wanted to confirm it again. 

"Because I hate you," she said. 

"Even to hate you need a reason, man stealer," Eleanor said. 

"I just hate you," she replied. 

"You hate the fact that… I am better than you. You hate the fact that I live a comfortable life. You don't like the fact that your family has to depend on me. You hate the fact that everyone points at you that you are not worthy to be my friend. You hate the fact that you are always looked down on. You hate the fact that you always used the clothes that I wore. You hate the fact that my family was better than you and loving. Right?" Eleanor said calmly as she suppressed the anger in her chest. 

Seeing Jessica turn silent, "the truth hurts, dear," Eleanor said. Jessica just clenched her fists hard. 

"You know what… Your family is camping outside the hospital for you. They want you to beg me to save your company," she said. 

"What do you mean?" Jessica asked. She never saw the news about Cole groups declines. She tried to search for the latest news on the Cole group but there was nothing. She was relieved that Eleanor did nothing to it. And on second thought, she realized that she doesn't have that much power. But she forgot that Eleanor has a....