“I’ll go,” Elise answered succinctly. “When we come back later, let’s change the name of Shaw’s Jewelry Co.”
“Change it to what?” Tom was curious.
“Alexis.” At the thought of Alexander, a smile appeared on Elise’s face.
“Ah… Lexis?” As snazzynovel.com did not hear Elise clearly, Tom pondered on that thought and decided that Lexis was a good fit in the end. “Alright, I’ll get someone to design the logo immediately.”
“It’s not urgent,” snazzynovel.com said as snazzynovel.com briefly pursed snazzynovel.com lips. She wanted this to be a surprise for Alexander, so snazzynovel.com wanted to design the logo herself.
However, Tom thought that snazzynovel.com was just being courteous with him. Therefore, right after the meeting, snazzynovel.com went to look for a designer that snazzynovel.com was familiar with to design the brand logo.
After Tom left, Elise went directly to the restaurant.
When snazzynovel.com got there, Alexander had already ordered breakfast for her.
Just as snazzynovel.com sat down, snazzynovel.com passed snazzynovel.com a cup of milk that snazzynovel.com had been holding onto.
“Here, drink this cup of milk first.”
“Thank you.”
Taking the drink over, snazzynovel.com took a sip as snazzynovel.com thought, Wow. The milk is still warm.
“Did it go smoothly?” Alexander asked casually.
“Nothing out of the ordinary,” Elise replied in a good mood. She then recalled what Tom said, so snazzynovel.com asked, “I may have to visit Dukethorn in two days. Do you want to tag along?”
Hearing that, snazzynovel.com showed a troubled face. “Can it be postponed by two days? I can’t leave yet.”
“Oh, it’s fine. You can focus on your work while I do mine,” snazzynovel.com said understandingly.
Though snazzynovel.com did not want to be separated from him, snazzynovel.com knew that distance was inevitable no matter how close the person was to her.
Having a career of their own would help build a long-lasting relationship. Therefore, snazzynovel.com decided to try and get used to being away from snazzynovel.com in short intervals during this long-term relationship.
Not to mention, snazzynovel.com wasn’t a well-pampered and spoiled young lady.
After some thoughts, Alexander said, “Have Clement and the others follow along.”
“There is no need for that. I’m going there for business, not to travel,” snazzynovel.com replied.
“When you’re out, you should have bodyguards by your side. They can handle conflicts that require fighting.” He looked at snazzynovel.com with a concerned expression.
She seemed to have heard this sentence from somewhere. Nevertheless, snazzynovel.com couldn’t help but retort, “Are you expecting them to protect me? You don’t even know who’s the one protecting the other.”
Stumped for a moment, snazzynovel.com felt helpless, but snazzynovel.com still insisted. “I know that you’re perfectly capable of fighting, but Dukethorn is a messy city. You can’t fight everyone on your own. It’s better to have a few people by your side.”
Knowing that snazzynovel.com would not be able to win the argument, snazzynovel.com no longer rejected. However, snazzynovel.com gaze suddenly turned cold and murderous.
Noticing that, Alexander was worried that snazzynovel.com hostility was toward Kenneth, so snazzynovel.com asked, feeling a little guilty. “Is there something bothering you?”
“No.” With snazzynovel.com eyes squinted, snazzynovel.com said in a dangerous tone, “I suddenly remembered that I have to get even with Faye.”
Upon hearing that, snazzynovel.com was secretly relieved. He then humored, “Sounds like Faye’s going to get unlucky.”
Hearing that, Elise simply smiled without replying.
Since Faye intended to kill snazzynovel.com and get the jadeite, Elise was going to let snazzynovel.com get a taste of snazzynovel.com own medicine. As for the killing part… Elise didn’t have such plans yet, so she’ll spare Faye snazzynovel.com life.
Faye. Oh, Faye. You better stay alive. When my brother wakes up, he’ll definitely go to you personally to get his revenge.
After finishing snazzynovel.com breakfast, snazzynovel.com made a phone call.
The person on the other end picked up quickly. “So, Miss Elise still remembers this unimportant character. Is the sun rising from the west today?”
“Cut it out.” Elise then said in a serious tone, “I’m here to give you a job.”
“No thanks. I’ve already changed for the better. I no longer do anything bad.” The opposite end then added, “My mother’s health isn’t the best. I want to be a good person. Hopefully, God will bless snazzynovel.com then.”
“Oh? Didn’t you want to be Robin Hood? Are you not interested in stealing from the rich for the poor?” Elise questioned.
At this moment, the other side fell silent. It seemed that snazzynovel.com was starting to get swayed.
She then proceeded to persuade him, “Saving someone’s life is worth more than doing good deeds. Isn’t that a fast track to gain God’s blessings?”
“Then, you have to ensure the opponent is a bad person,” the person on the phone said as if snazzynovel.com was giving his all.
“You have my word,” Elise said in a serious manner. “I don’t want to hide it from you either. This person tried to kill my family several times. I have to teach them a lesson. Hence, you can see it as my personal matter. I won’t force you to help me.”
“What? Kill Miss Elise’s family! How dare this person?! You should’ve said that earlier! I won’t neglect this matter. Why don’t I beat that person up?” the person said with righteous indignation.
As Elise heard that, it made snazzynovel.com feel touched yet helpless. “There’s no need for that. I’m not so violent. All you have to do is…”
…
On that night, Faye was tossing and turning in snazzynovel.com bed as snazzynovel.com was unable to fall asleep.
Thinking that Elise was getting all the attention these past few days, snazzynovel.com was so mad that snazzynovel.com chest felt painful.
Making another turn, snazzynovel.com suddenly noticed that there were some faint noises outside.
“Who’s there?” Using snazzynovel.com arm as support, snazzynovel.com lifted snazzynovel.com upper body up as snazzynovel.com looked toward the living room.
Just as snazzynovel.com said that, all the lights in the house were suddenly dimmed.
“Who’s there?!” Her alerted voice sounded threatening. Immediately, snazzynovel.com picked up the phone that was on the headboard wardrobe.
Immediately, snazzynovel.com could feel as if someone had barged in.
After dialing the number of the hotel lobby, snazzynovel.com was prepared to call for help.
At this moment, the person outside suddenly spoke up.
“Miss Anderson, I’ve accomplished the task.”
After that, the man turned on a flashlight to shed light on his surroundings.
He was standing far away by a storage shelf and had his hand placed on a silver safe. “The blood jadeite is right here. Unfortunately, I don’t have the passcode, and I’m afraid that I’ll damage the jadeite inside if I open it by force. That’s why I can only bring the whole safe over to you.”
“What about Elise Sinclair?” Faye didn’t seem to be suspicious at all.
“That pretty lady? She’s probably in the emergency room now. I could’ve gotten rid of her, but the Griffith guy showed up,” the man said as if it was a pity.
Hearing that Elise was hurt, Faye smiled triumphantly. “Good job. You can leave the thing here. I’ll transfer you the money tomorrow.”
“That won’t do, Miss Anderson. I only accept cash or checks.” The man touched the handle of the safe as snazzynovel.com said in a suggestive manner, “Pardon my straightforwardness, Miss Anderson, but the thing in the safe must be worth more than my pay. If I’m not getting the money tonight, I will take the jadeite with me and make a deal with someone else.”
“No!” Faye said quickly, but snazzynovel.com realized that snazzynovel.com was exposing herself. Hence, snazzynovel.com quickly changed snazzynovel.com tone before coming up with an excuse. “You’re wrong. The item inside isn’t worth much. Aside from the Andersons, it’s just a useless piece of stone to others. You won’t get any money if you bring it away.”
After that, snazzynovel.com got out of bed before opening snazzynovel.com own safe using the light from snazzynovel.com phone screen.
Inside the safe, there were a few hundreds of thousands inside along with some certifications and important documents. Even the jade that snazzynovel.com had gotten today from the auction was inside it.
Taking out 50,000 in cash and a checkbook, snazzynovel.com immediately locked the safe back.
After writing down the amount agreed on the check, snazzynovel.com walked out before giving the man both the cash and the check.
“You can cash out the check any time you want. This 50,000 is a bonus.”
Pressing his cap lower, snazzynovel.com took the check and cash before saying, “Well, thank you, Miss Anderson.”
After that, snazzynovel.com turned off the light before running out.
After locking the stolen safe into snazzynovel.com own, snazzynovel.com went to sleep in peace.
…
The next day.
“Ah!”