Chapter 562 Francis's Jealousy

Francis came out of the lounge a little later than Ellie. He had overheard Cheryl discussing something that greatly disturbed him.

"What did you say? Ellie left with another man? Tell me more!"

Cheryl was frightened by Francis' anxious tone. Normally, Francis looked quite gentle and understanding, but now he was fuming mad. She looked at him and said, "Yes, there was a handsome man looking for Ellie. She went out with him..."

Before Cheryl finished his words, Francis turned around and left.

Who was this man that had the nerve to take Ellie away from him? Francis was not going to let this pass!

Cheryl watched Francis disappear in the distance. She couldn't help but comment about his behavior. "Nina, is it me, or is Ellie's boyfriend acting a little, well, over the top?"

Francis often frequented this place and bragged to everyone that he was Ellie's boyfriend. It was generally accepted as the truth.

Nina glanced at Cheryl and asked, "Can you blame him? I mean, Ellie left with another man! If your man did that to you... I mean run off with another woman, what would you do?"

"I would chase them down to the ends of the earth! My goodness! I would want to know which woman has the nerve to steal my boyfriend away. I wouldn't let something like that happen!"

Cheryl trembled with anger at the mere suggestion of her boyfriend fooling around.

Considering that Cheryl was a slim and petite young woman, it was quite surprising that she could speak so aloud.

Nina smiled, "That's what I'm talking about.

Well, forget it. We've got better things to do."

For Nina, the discussion was over. There were more pressing things to consider other than Francis and Ellie's love life.

In the past, Nina was reluctant to work here when Greyson forced her to come here.

Nobody could accept the idea of working in a small bakery, being used to a life of wealth and comfort. This was Nina's situation.

Nina had no choice but to follow Greyson's orders to the letter. After all, he was the man in charge here.

To Nina's surprise, she found everything was fine since she came here.

It was full of intrigue and conspiracy in her former workplace. Not everyone wanted to hook up with a rich man to live a wealthy life.

Ellie and Andrew left the shop but

s stopped her.

"Wait, Ellie. I'm sure Andrew's having a hard time now. It's probably best that we let him be, for the moment. The most important thing for us is to find Ashley."

Ellie shook off Francis's hand angrily. "He is upset, eh? Well, I'm not exactly feeling like a million bucks either! How could he do this? I trusted him with Ashley's care and he let me down! Ashley's missing, and he comes to me? To ask me if I know where she is? Of course I don't! He's the one who's supposed to protect her!"

After saying that, Ellie gave Francis a cold look, turned around and left. She took out her cell phone and dialed Ashley's number.

She called Ashley repeatedly, but Ashley's phone was dead. There would be no answer.

"Ashley, where the hell are you? Why did you disappear all of a sudden? How could you do this?"

Ellie was starting to panic now.

Francis followed Ellie as she shook him off, but he didn't know what to do, or say. How could he comfort Ellie? After all, her best friend was missing, and there was nothing anyone could do.

'Ashley is missing?

Where could she have gone? Why did she disappear suddenly? Where is she on earth?'

Several disturbing thoughts swirled around Francis' head. Just like Ellie and Andrew, he had no satisfactory explanations for them. There was little anyone could do now. Francis patted Ellie on the back and tried to comfort her. "Don't worry, Ellie. Ashley is all right, I'm sure of it. She's probably just somewhere hanging around. Andrew will find her."