Chapter 296

"It's not long now. You'll find out soon enough," Ella Reid said with a small smile, pulling a bill from her wallet and placing it on the table. "This cup's on me. Hope we get along better in the future." I watched her walk away, then slowly stood up and left the bubble tea shop. That whole chat didn’t clear anything up—in fact, it left me with even more questions. What was Ella really after, getting close to Henry Smith? It felt off—like there was more going on than met the eye. Before, I just saw her as some romantic rival and got caught up in the drama. But now? Now I wasn’t so sure her intentions were that simple. If she truly wanted to hook up with Henry, why would she stay so entangled with Jason Smith? When I reached Xander Lewis’s car, he had his eyes closed, seemingly resting. At the sound of the door opening, he slowly opened them and asked, "All done talking?" "Yeah. Let’s head back. We bought all that meat and seafood, and it’ll go bad if it’s not in the fridge soon." I buc