Chapter 229

“Kieran, what are you implying? Are you doubting Ellie?” Caleb frowned, stating, “We’ve grown up together since we were kids. You know Ellie. She’s not one to lie.”

Kieran glanced at Caleb indifferently and coldly stated, “I’ll ask Ellie again.”

Caleb wanted to argue further, but Eloise grabbed his arm and addressed Kieran, “Kieran, I genuinely don’t know who broke into my place, but I… I can only think of Ms. Dawson. After all, Mae and Cindy messed with her earlier today, and Ronan stood up for her. Maybe it was Ronan, but I can’t be sure.”

Eloise purposefully mentioned Ronan. In Echo City, it was common knowledge that Ronan and Kieran were arch-enemies who had been at loggerheads. Kieran was already displeased upon hearing Ronan was involved with Freya. Eloise figured bringing up Ronan would rile Kieran up like last time, but his face just got even more frosty. “So, you’re saying you didn’t see who wrecked your pad.”

Kieran’s question caught Eloise off guard. After all, when she tearfully called Kieran earlier, she had, intentionally or not, kept bringing up how she had offended Freya that day. Otherwise, Kieran wouldn’t have stormed to the Dawson family to bring Freya out.

Seeing the situation, Caleb immediately stood before Eloise, saying, “Kieran, what’s this? An interrogation? You’re questioning Ellie for Freya’s sake?”

He said, “Move aside.”

“You!” Caleb still wanted to object to Eloise, but their altercation had attracted attention nearby. “Freya is inside, hurt, we don’t even know if she can keep her hand. There are things I need to clear up.” Kieran’s gaze was icy as he said this.

“Isn’t that Caleb?”

“I’m not sure, but he looks like him. Is that girl his girlfriend?”

“No way. Hasn’t Caleb claimed he’s single?”

A few girls whispered among themselves, unsure if the person they saw was Caleb. Since the news of Caleb’s return hadn’t spread, they hesitated to approach him for an autograph.

Seeing this, Kieran mocked, “Caleb, remember who you are.”

Caleb clenched his fists. Noticing this, Eloise quickly grabbed Caleb, her eyes welling up with tears. “Caleb, let’s go…”

Caleb had never seen Eloise like this. He wanted to comfort her but didn’t know how to express it. Eventually, Caleb could only escort Eloise away from the hospital.

Kieran didn’t stop them. Observing the scene, Jarrett couldn’t help but say, “Mr. Sutton, Ms. Harwood is worried about you…”

“Have I been too soft on her all these years?” Kieran’s voice was icy.

He, Eloise, and Caleb had grown up together. As the only girl in their trio, they had always indulged Eloise. Over the years, Eloise’s schemes to drive other girls away from Kieran were no secret to him. However, he had never confronted her, opting instead to give her dignity.

After all, with Eloise’s parents gone and no other family in Echo City, out of past affection and a promise to someone dear, he had let rumors about their relationship slide. Having Kieran’s favor in Echo City meant she was untouchable.

But Kieran was getting more and more confused by Eloise’s recent behavior. Fake suicide attempts, targeting Freya at Summit University, calling Caleb back, and even her attempts to connect with Preston behind the scenes—he knew it all.

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