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Leaving You Bereft Chapter 373
Eleanor flipped through a document to compose herself before saying, "Bring her in here."Erika nodded and left to get Emily. About two minutes later, she returned with a young woman. The latter was pretty enough, yet her clothes were plain and of cheap quality. It was clear Declan and his wife, Phoebe West, weren't too well-off.Erika said, "Ms. Sutton, she's here."Eleanor gestured at the door with her jaw. "Leave us for now and shut the door."Erika hurried off, leaving Eleanor and Emily alone in the room. Eleanor thumbed through Emily's résumé before looking up at Emily. The latter said tentatively, "Hi, Eleanor.""Call me Ms. Sutton." Eleanor didn't show her any mercy. She continued, "You only have an associate's degree. Setting aside our personal grudges, you don't fit my company's hiring standards. To think your father was shameless enough to demand that I pay you ten thousand dollars a month! You should seek work elsewhere. I can't keep you here."Emily's eyes reddened. "
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Eleanor set her phone aside after replying to Willow. She continued leaning back in her seat as she took in the night scenery. After a while, tears filled her eyes. It had been years, yet she still couldn't let go of the past. She didn't know how long she had sat there, but she finally straightened up, wanting to start the car and go home. Just then, someone knocked on the window, and a voice she hadn't heard in a long time rang out. "Eleanor."Through the tinted glass, Eleanor saw an old yet familiar face. She stared at it, forgetting everything else at that moment. After a long while, she rolled down the window and looked at the weathered, worn face before her.When she spoke, her voice was cold and oppressive. "What do you want from me? Is life going badly for you, or has that woman abandoned you and chased you onto the streets?"The man was Declan Sutton, Eleanor's father. He'd eloped with a nightclub dancer back in the day. She'd had her own family at the time and wasn't even
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Dexter arrived before Michael and Eleanor in a heartbeat. The lights were bright, but they paled in comparison to his good looks.He looked at Michael and Eleanor mockingly, and his voice was equally so when he spoke. "So, you're still in contact? I guess this shows how much you two really love each other. Then again, it makes sense that women fall at your feet, Mr. Hall. You have a net worth of billions of dollars, after all! In fact, women probably throw themselves at you!"His words weren't exactly pleasant. Still, Eleanor remained calm as she glanced at Jessica before looking back at Dexter. She smiled faintly and said, "You and I haven't had anything to do with each other outside of Maisie. You don't need to be so sarcastic."Dexter put on a haughty look. "Is that so?"Just then, Jessica came over and linked arms with Dexter. "Dexter."He tensed slightly. Michael said casually, "Ms. Sutton and I are friends and business partners. As for this woman… Is she your new girlfriend,
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Eleanor stared at the message for a long time before looking up and gazing into the distance. Some people were just destined to be a storm in one's life—the brief calm now was just a warning for what was to come.She smiled bitterly and stubbed out her cigarette, getting ready to go to bed.Just then, her phone rang. It was a call from Michael.His marriage was truly a strange tale. He'd made up his mind to spend the rest of his life with Khloe, yet she'd died from complications during childbirth, leaving a baby girl behind.He and Eleanor had interacted with each other over the past year or so over business, but that was all—on Eleanor's end, anyway. Michael was pursuing her because he wanted her to be his children's stepmother, but she refused to accept him.When he pushed her for an answer, she brushed him off with a simple response. "You're a curse to your wives."He wanted nothing more than to curse himself.After talking about work, they set an appointment to have dinner t
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Dexter watched Eleanor's car leave, his gaze so dark that it was unfathomable. He slowly raised his right hand after a long time. He'd touched Eleanor with it earlier, and the contact still made him tingle.It was laughable that he still felt things for a woman who didn't want him. He hated that feeling.…Julian and Willow stood on the second-floor terrace. They'd seen everything that had happened.Willow leaned against Julian and murmured, "Dexter is obviously still hung up on Eleanor, so why did he bring Jessica back with him? Isn't he worried he'll actually lose Eleanor?"Julian looked down at her. He'd become more mature and handsome over the past two years. It was late fall, so he wore a wool three-piece suit that made him look gallant and showed off his figure. He attracted attention wherever he went, but women rarely dared throw themselves at him because of his daunting presence.Besides, he made sure to have his wedding ring on at all times—he didn't want anyone to cling
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"Aren't you single now? You shouldn't have to worry about any of these things," Dexter said. He pressed the back of his hand against her arm, making things a little amorous. He moved it away almost immediately, though.Eleanor had had a long day and didn't want to play his games. However, she couldn't lose her composure at this juncture and forced herself to remain calm. "This has nothing to do with whether or not I'm single—I've never stayed for meals over the past two years. Please let me pass, Mr. Ziegler.""Mr. Ziegler…" he repeated. He chuckled, but it was mirthless. His expression turned into one that showed his desire to conquer her, but he soon concealed it when the sound of heels clicking against the floor rang out from downstairs.This was followed by a woman's gentle voice. "Dexter, the maids are saying that dinner is ready."She acted like she was the lady of the household, making Eleanor feel more like she didn't belong. When she left, she felt humiliated again.She o
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Eleanor found Maisie doing her homework with her back straight in Karen's room. She looked focused as she wrote. Her complexion was flawless, and she looked just like a Ziegler.Karen was beside her, her eyes full of love and pride as she watched. Maisie looked pretty and was also the best student in her year. Naturally, as her grandmother, Karen adored her.Karen looked up at the sound of footsteps. When she saw Eleanor, she said affectionately, "Come look at Maisie's writing. She's much better than Dexter was as a child, and I just love looking at it. Let me attend her next parent-teacher conference!"Maisie didn't stop writing even when she spoke. She said crisply, "Parents are normally the ones who attend parent-teacher conferences, but I can speak to my teacher about it if you insist on coming, Grandma. I'll tell her you're looking forward to attending."Karen beamed, happy that she wasn't being overlooked. But after a while, her smile faded, and her expression turned conflict
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Two years passed in the blink of an eye.Eleanor called Karen after wrapping up a business negotiation. "Mrs. Ziegler, I'll drop by later to pick Maisie up. She has an art class tonight."Layla had fallen sick about a year and a half ago, leaving Eleanor stumped. That was when Karen had shown up. From then on, the two families had started interacting with each other.Eleanor always knew where to draw the line, though. She never followed Maisie to the Ziegler residence whenever someone came to pick her up, and she never stayed for meals whenever picking Maisie up from there. Maisie was the only thing connecting her to the Zieglers.Karen sounded hesitant over the phone, but Eleanor didn't notice.Half an hour later, a black Bentley slowly pulled up outside the Ziegler residence's main wing after driving past two rows of towering trees.Eleanor got out, her gaze landing on a black Range Rover—Dexter's car. It had been parked in the same spot for the past two years, and the exterior
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Eleanor's heart skipped a beat at the mention of Dexter. However, she followed Maisie silently, not probing her for more information.…A few days later, Michael and Khloe got married.Of course, he had plenty of ways to cover up her past. To the outside world, she was a rookie in the entertainment industry who'd caught Michael's eye. Then, they'd gotten married after she'd accidentally gotten knocked up.At the same time, Eleanor became something of an abandoned woman—not that she cared about the rumors. She brought Layla and Maisie to Yarrowmere for a vacation. It was late fall by the time they returned.October was when the leaves on the trees turned gold. Eleanor, Layla, and Maisie returned to Brindley.Back at the apartment, Eleanor unpacked Maisie's things while the latter curled up on the couch and yapped on the phone to Dexter. He called her on alternate days at around 7:00 pm so that he wouldn't disrupt her bedtime.Maisie's voice was cute and gentle as she spoke, and s
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