Darien was stunned.
He looked at Ellie in disbelief, unable to process the fact that she wasn't going to help him. His voice rose, "Ellie, what game are you playing?"
Ellie's cold gaze never wavered. She said nothing.
Beside them, Mollie looked confused, glancing between Ellie and Darien. She asked cautiously, "Darien, what's going on?"
Before he could answer, Ellie laughed. "What's going on? Still don't get it? Your 'rich boy' here is nothing but a fraud! He saved my life once, so I gave him money, but you really thought he was some kind of heir? Let me tell you…"
She stepped closer to Mollie. "He's unemployed, has no income, and his parents? They're farmers who used every penny they had to put him through college."
Mollie was dumbfounded. "No way… that can't be true!"
Seeing her disbelief, Ellie scoffed.
Darien couldn't hold it in any longer. "Ellie, that's enough! If you keep this up, I'll never forgive you!"
