Chapter 513

Ellie's eyes darted around, and she shook her head again. It seemed she'd lost the ability to do anything but shake her head. I was puzzled. "He didn't touch you or kiss you. So where did you get the idea that he loves you?" Ellie's cheeks flushed, and she lowered her gaze. "He... he almost kissed me once." "Almost?" I thought about Charles' behavior. "Was he drunk?" Men often behaved recklessly after drinking, sometimes mistaking someone for a former lover. Ellie nodded this time, and then continued, "Last week, he was in a bad mood and had a drink. I asked him what was wrong, and he said his favorite teacher had passed away a hundred days ago. He missed her and... then he looked at me and tried to kiss me." As she mentioned this, I realized that it had been a hundred days since Emma's passing. Charles must have been thinking of Emma, and he had mistaken Ellie for her. I couldn't help but think of Emma, the girl who looked like me. My heart felt heavy as I looked at Ellie, who