Chapter 446 Something Unforeseen Had Happened To Ellie

After giving it some thought, Ashley decided to finally go to Ellie's house.

When Ashley went inside the house, she found no one at home. Then Ashley realized that Ellie was probably working in the bakery.

Ashley cleaned up the room and had lunch. Then she took a nap at home.

She planned to go out to buy food and prepare dinner right before Ellie came back. As she put the dish on the table, she heard the sound of the door unlocking from outside.

Ashley knew it must be Ellie.

She was right on time, just as Ashley had expected.

As soon as Ashley saw Ellie, she rushed to her and said, "Ellie, you're back! I missed you so much."

"Ashley?" Ellie asked in surprise.

"Yes," Ashley replied.

Francis had been following Ellie and he also heard Ashley's voice. He was also surprised to see Ashley. "Ashley?"

Ashley frowned and let go of Ellie. She looked at Francis who was behind Ellie and asked, "Why are you here?"

Ashley's eyes darted between Ellie and Francis.

"When did you two become so intimate? You've been together for most of the day. You're pretty much inseparable now."

Ashley looked at them, puzzled.

They looked a little bit different.

Ellie still had feelings for Francis, but she decided to try to keep them in check, as best as she could. After all, Francis still did have a questionable reputation of breaking women's hearts, and it was best that she kept her emotions and aspirations in check.

She decided to taper down her expectations a bit.

"We are just friends. He just brought me back for your sake," Ellie explained.

"Really?" Ashley asked Ashley took one look at them, and she just couldn't believe what Ellie was saying.

She felt that there was definitely something between Ellie and Francis.

"What's wrong? What is it?" Ellie retorted.

"By the way, why did you come here today? Didn't you just come here yesterday? Have you forgotten something?"

It wasn't easy for Ashley to change the subject, but what happened today exhausted her and she didn't pay much attention to it.

Ashley replied, "I was just missing you. I decided to drop by and keep you company. I didn't want you to get bored or a

me Ellie remembered her grandparents. It still felt as if a knife had stabbed her heart. She could not completely accept that they were gone.

Her grandparents were the only relatives she had in this world.

Now, even they were gone. Ellie had no one left.

Ashley hugged Ellie and said, "Don't be sad, Ellie. You don't need to cry. You may have lost a lot of your family, but you still have me. We'll always be best friends, and I'll always have your back. Always."

Ashley didn't dare to ask why Ellie didn't tell her because she had no idea what she was doing.

Ashley felt a little guilty for Ellie's sadness. After all, she had been so busy and preoccupied with the company and Andrew that she did neglect Ellie, to a point.

When Ashley first met Francis, he didn't seem so annoying to her. She was actually willing to give him a chance.

But once Ashley heard about his reputation for breaking hearts, she began to have her doubts about him. She didn't want her best friend to get hurt by a playboy like Francis.

Ashley wasn't sure about Francis. She could not be sure that he would really take care of Ellie and settle down with her.

His past and his reputation made Ashley think twice before trusting Francis.

Hence she still could not trust Francis completely.

Of course, if Ellie still wanted to be with Francis, there was nothing Ashley could do. After all, it was still her life, and the decision was still up to her.