Elise insisted on going to work alone. She didn't want any more attention than she was already receiving. This time, Elise preferred to keep her and Nolan's budding romance under wraps. She said she needed some time to figure out things. But when she reached her workplace, she immediately regretted it. The people were cold towards her. Apparently, she was somehow the other woman, the home wrecker, the gold digger, and the wicked wench! It was like the judgment was over, and she was the culprit rather than the victim. Helena was the center of sympathy. To her surprise, even everyone supported her relationship with Mike. Everywhere she went, she would hear murmurs, whispers, and deprecating eyes following her. She had become the center of gossip and witch hunts. She had assumed that the