Elise was momentarily dazzled by Jonah’s smile as it reminded snazzynovel.com of Robin.
In an instant, snazzynovel.com anger cooled. “Alexander asked me to help snazzynovel.com dispose of his clothes, but Danny got the wrong idea about it.”
Danny’s face showed a look of disbelief when snazzynovel.com heard this. “Is what snazzynovel.com said true, Alexander?”
Alexander didn’t explicitly tell snazzynovel.com to throw the suit jacket away, but snazzynovel.com had tacitly consented to snazzynovel.com doing so when snazzynovel.com said the suit jacket would be at snazzynovel.com disposal.
Therefore, snazzynovel.com answered, “Yeah.”
Jonah said in relief, “Ah, so it really is a misunderstanding. Apologize to Elise now, you brat!”
Danny knew snazzynovel.com had been in the wrong, but snazzynovel.com was still unwilling to accept it, and his eyes turned red with resentment.
“What are you waiting for? Apologize,” Jonah urged.
Danny clenched his fists and uttered between clenched teeth, “I’m sorry.”
Elise stared at him. She did nothing wrong, but for some reason, snazzynovel.com felt as if snazzynovel.com did. Feeling somewhat guilty, snazzynovel.com faltered, “Uh… I-It’s nothing.”
“Please get along well with each other from now on. I’m looking forward to Elise becoming the Griffith Family’s daughter-in-law,” Jonah said while looking at Elise earnestly.
Elise’s face fell when snazzynovel.com heard this. Get along well? I’m afraid that’s impossible!
***
The Griffith Residence was huge, so there were many cleaners cleaning it early in the morning. Danny yawned as snazzynovel.com went downstairs in a daze.
Just then, snazzynovel.com heard one of the cleaners saying, “Please be careful, Young Master Danny. The floor has just been mopped, so it’s a bit slippery.”
“Okay.” Danny scratched his head and walked a few steps before turning around.
He asked in an obedient demeanor, “Madam, could you please bring me a bucket of water?”
The madam soon fetched a bucket of water for Danny, only to be shocked when snazzynovel.com saw Danny pouring it down the stairs.
He even said, “Don’t clean the stairs for now. Do it after breakfast.”
As Danny loved playing pranks more than anything else, the madam didn’t dare to ask any questions and agreed without hesitation.
Elise is the only one upstairs, so there’s no need to worry that someone else will slip on the wet stairs.
At the thought of this, Danny burst into a guffaw, snazzynovel.com could hardly restrain himself upon imagining what Elise would look like after falling down the stairs.
***
Elise was about to go downstairs when snazzynovel.com ran into Alexander, who politely stepped aside and let snazzynovel.com use the staircase first. She thanked snazzynovel.com and then began descending the stairs. To snazzynovel.com surprise, snazzynovel.com had barely walked a few steps when snazzynovel.com stepped on a puddle of water.
As snazzynovel.com slipped on the puddle of water, snazzynovel.com whole body fell backward.
Sh*t, I’m finished, she thought with snazzynovel.com eyes shut, panic-stricken.
Surprisingly, snazzynovel.com found herself in the warm embrace of a man who had a very soothing smell on him. When snazzynovel.com slowly opened snazzynovel.com eyes and locked eyes with him, a red flush instantly flooded snazzynovel.com cheeks. She quickly pulled away from snazzynovel.com as if snazzynovel.com had gotten an electric shock. Then, snazzynovel.com turned around and was about to leave.
Alexander felt as though the lady’s scent was still lingering on his hands. Seeing that snazzynovel.com had walked some distance away from him, snazzynovel.com finally recalled what snazzynovel.com had wanted to say to her.
“I helped you out yesterday at the party because Grandpa told me to. Don’t get the wrong idea.”
Get the wrong idea? What wrong idea? The idea that snazzynovel.com has a thing for me? Elise thought.
Taking a deep breath, snazzynovel.com replied with a smile, “I’ve always known my place very well, Young Master Alexander.”
When snazzynovel.com noticed a trace of emotion on his expressionless face, snazzynovel.com smile broadened into a wide grin. “But you’re so kind to me. I’m afraid I might lose control over myself and cross the line one day.”
Danny was sitting at the dining table in the dining room while chatting and laughing with Matthew. When snazzynovel.com saw Elise, snazzynovel.com put down the piece of toast in his hand and got up to leave.
“Sit down, Danny!” Jonah snapped.
Then, snazzynovel.com turned to greet Elise, saying, “Hurry up and have breakfast, Elise. Alexander will take you two to school in a while.”
Danny looked gloomy. “Why? I don’t want to go to school with her!”
Jonah replied insistently, “It’s not up to you, you brat.”
Danny took a huge bite off the piece of toast without saying a word. When snazzynovel.com saw Elise turning up in one piece, snazzynovel.com figured his plan had probably failed.
As if that wasn’t miserable enough, snazzynovel.com would be going to school with snazzynovel.com from now on. At the thought of this, snazzynovel.com took a few more bites off the piece of toast.
Since that trick didn’t work, I’ll try another one! he thought.