Chapter 775

Jewel then took out an envelope with Ellie's pay inside and pushed it toward her. "If you don't take this, you won't get anything." Talk about forcing someone's hand. I opened the door and walked in, feigning surprise. "Oh, Ms. Massey, you have company?" Ellie didn't look surprised to see me, though she acted as if we didn't know each other. Jewel, on the other hand, seemed a bit uneasy but quickly masked it. She turned to Ellie and said, "This is all yours. Go ahead and take it." Ellie reached out, took only the envelope, and left the box Jewel had offered behind. Typical of a girl raised by Brandon—she had pride. "Thank you," Ellie said before walking out. She didn't say a word to me, maybe because she was still mad or didn't want Jewel to know we knew each other. "Feel free to come by anytime if you want to work again," Jewel called after her, not giving up, even in my presence. "Good thing you're a woman. If you were a man, I'd think you had intentions toward her," I teas