#Chapter 275: Mrs. Claus

Ella’s POV Alexander and I visited every location on Jane’s list. The responses were much the same as the soup kitchen: they didn’t trust me. Half of them didn’t even trust Alexander by extension. Some even said we were both untrustworthy and that Brian was right in his campaign to get Alexander out of office. By the time we returned home, we were both feeling dejected. I sank into one of the armchairs in Alexander’s office while he dialed Jane on speaker and explained everything. “Hmm,” her voice came back once he was finished. “Well, that’s not ideal. But not all is lost. I did have a backup idea.” “We’ll take anything at this point,” Alexander said. We both really did want to give back to the people, not just improve our images. Being rejected from every opportunity was a bitter wake-up call to that. Jane hesitated, and I could hear the sound of papers shuffling on her end. Then, she said, “The holidays are coming up. How about hosting a gift drive?”