She knew Sean Yaleman too well.
She and Sean had been classmates in elementary school and junior high school.
When he was in junior high, many boys and girls still didn’t know what love was, but he was already acting very precociously.
Every day, he and his gang of followers would block the corridor. Every time they walked past a pretty girl, he would begin his attempts to flirt with her.
When Eli Wayne was in her first year of junior high, she was a little on the chubbier side. Every time she walked past the corridor, he would say things like, “You should walk slowly, otherwise the floor would collapse,” or “When Halley’s Comet sees you, it will hit the Earth, or “Your face is like the scene of a car accident.” or “Where did you buy this dress? Can’t you buy a bigger one? It looks like it’s going to burst.”
She had never met such a sharp-tongued person. Because of his existence, every time she went to the toilet, she had to go down to the first floor just so that she could avoid him.
Because of the immense mental pressure, she’d lost 40 pounds in her first year of junior high.
For her, the second year of junior high was hell on earth.
Between the science and arts stream, she chose science, and ended up being put in the same class as Sean. He sat behind her and would use various ways to bully her every day, like putting a snake in her schoolbag or putting mud in her water bottle.
Because her hair was long and would sometimes touch his desk, there was once he took out a pair of scissors from his bag and cut the hair that she had grown for years.
She cried for several days.
There were so many things like this that had happened. Fortunately, his father was promoted and transferred to a different province to be a State Mayor, so he left the school.
When she met him on a blind date three years ago, they’d both been drugged by Frederick Addington.
He was still a little sober. As long as he jumped out of the window, there would be no problem.
Not only did he not jump, but he also prevented her from jumping out. In the end he took advantage of her, and the pain was so intense that she felt as if she was going to explode.
The scene was so intense that it resembled the mess left behind at a battlefield. At the thought of this, she suddenly felt very ill.
“Stella, what should I do?” Eli asked in fear.
“Don’t keep this child. Find a better man to marry. I heard that Sean’s marriage had been arranged. Nothing good will come out of you two,” Stella Grace suggested.
“Who wants to end up with him? How could one man be so heinous? Did he deliberately let me get pregnant with his child? Doesn’t he know that abortion is harmful to the body?” Eli’s head was hurting.
“Maybe he has a crush on you.”
“Him? Impossible. He just wants to tease me and make me die in order to satisfy his perverted hobby. This person is sick. Something’s wrong with him – he’s sick in the head! I don’t even have a boyfriend, and no man will marry me. Can I just be a nun?” Eli really wanted to cry.
“It’s all about rights!” Stella said with a disgusted look in her eyes. “In this world, only the strongest will survive. If you don’t work hard, you will be replaced, your life will be ruined and people would look down on you. Only the strong can do whatever they want. Others can’t judge whether you are right or wrong.”
“Perhaps I had sinned too much in my past life, that’s why I keep getting entangled with this good-for-nothing guy. This is an accident, a disaster. Stella, please help me. I don’t want to be entangled with this guy anymore. He’s a pervert,” Eli pleaded.
Stella understood that Sean Yaleman was indeed detestable. He didn’t love her, but he still deliberately let her get pregnant with his child. It was too cruel.
Stella stopped the car when they reached Eli’s apartment building.
Eli was on the verge of collapse. She held her head in her hands and looked ahead. Her eyes were getting redder and redder. “I heard that Sean is slated to be the next President. If he succeeds in the election, wouldn’t he destroy me?”
Stella looked at Eli sympathetically. With her personality, she might not be able to hold on any longer.
Things would be fine if Sean married Eli. At least there would still be something to look forward to. As his legitimate wife, he would not be able to abandon her just like that.
But Sean would not marry her.
Eli was loyal and kind, but not very bright.
If she was Sean’s wife, even if Sean really liked her, she wouldn’t be able to succeed in winning over his heart over other women.
“Don’t worry, I’ll figure a way out for you,” Stella comforted her.
“We have to come up with a solution. Sean has been a troublemaker ever since he was young, and he became even worse when he grows up.” Eli muttered.
“Okay,” Stella answered, and followed Eli upstairs.
Eli was no longer in the mood for dinner.
Stella sat down next to her and thought about some things. Frederick was a member of the presidential cabinet. She had asked Frederick to help her, but he refused.
It seemed that Jasper Milton was the only one who could help her now.
However, if he did, he would end up offending the future president.
Jasper and Eli were equally important to her.
“Shall we go abroad?” Stella suggested.
“That’s fine too. I’ll go abroad and hide for a few years. Maybe I can find a handsome guy in another country.” Eli immediately agreed.
“You need to apply for a visa first. You should go for an abortion after the fetus turns 49-days-old,” Stella said in a low voice.
Eli’s face went pale.
Even thought she had made up her mind to take good care of the baby, she really didn’t want to give birth to Sean’s child.
Things went contrary to her wishes this time. Even if she wanted to, she couldn’t defy her fate.
Stella put her arms around Eli’s shoulders. “You should go to the States. I’ll ask Greg to apply some courses for you. I have some friends there who would take care of you.”
Eli nodded slowly. “You’ll visit me often, won’t you? I’m afraid of loneliness.”
The word “lonely” made Stella feel a little sad.
What would happen if she died?
They were each other’s best friend, after all.
Stella smiled and nodded. “Yes.”
She ended up ordering takeout, and the two of them stayed at home and chatted casually while having dinner.
They chatted about things like fashion, celebrities, colleagues and delicious food.
The only topic they didn’t bring up at all was relationships.
The two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding, and both of them avoided the elephant in the room on purpose.
As dawn broke, the both of them woke up naturally.
The two of them smiled at each other. After breakfast, Stella took Eli to the research institute to ask for Greg’s help.
Greg Miles nodded readily and contacted the school in America. They immediately sent a admission notice over.
“You need to go to the American embassy and fill in the information for your application, and then you’ll just need to wait for someone to contact you,” Greg said to Eli.
“Thank you, Greg. I’ll submit an application now. When I’m done, I’ll treat you to dinner,” Eli said with a smile.
“I’ll go with you,” Stella said, still worried about her.
“Okay.” Eli grabbed onto Stella’s arm.
Stella drove to the entrance of the American embassy and dropped Eli off.
Stella went to park the car.
Out of nowhere, a black van appeared in front of Eli.
The door opened, and two seemingly well-trained men rushed out and grabbed Eli.
“Stella!” Eli screamed.
Stella vaguely heard her voice and immediately looked back at the entrance of the embassy.
The two men had already dragged Eli into the van…