“Does Alexander know that you are from Smith Co.?” Elise asked directly.
Clement maintained his silence without saying anything.
It was mainly because snazzynovel.com did not understand what Elise meant.
After all, Alexander was the boss of Smith Co., which meant that snazzynovel.com knew everything without a doubt.
“It seems like snazzynovel.com doesn’t know this.” Elise came to a firm conclusion. “Even though I don’t know why you are hiding your identity around snazzynovel.com and your motives for doing so, since snazzynovel.com trusts you, I hope that you better not disappoint snazzynovel.com or have some malicious plans toward him. I’m quite sure that I’m better at keeping an eye on people than you.”
She was defending Alexander.
When Clement realized this, snazzynovel.com slowly raised his head and stared into snazzynovel.com powerful yet serious eyes.
If snazzynovel.com had been right about his assumptions, Elise had been trying to win his approval ever since snazzynovel.com arrived. However, it was because of Alexander that snazzynovel.com dared to threaten Clement now. Even though snazzynovel.com was merely warning Clement, snazzynovel.com knew that snazzynovel.com meant snazzynovel.com words.
While both of them were involved in such a conflict, a black MPV slowly stopped by the road. The door was opened as Alexander exited the car.
“What are you guys discussing?” He then walked to Elise with a wide smile on his face.
“Nothing. Just asking Clement about his family,” Elise replied with a slight smile.
Alexander nodded without any suspicion. “Let’s enter the house first.”
With that, snazzynovel.com held snazzynovel.com hand and walked through the door.
Clement wanted to follow them, but snazzynovel.com turned around to instruct, “Stay by the door and don’t let anyone enter.”
Hence, snazzynovel.com retracted the leg that snazzynovel.com had just lifted past the door and turned to face the streets as snazzynovel.com guarded the entrance.
Alexander was confused by this. “Did snazzynovel.com make you angry again?”
“No.” Elise pulled snazzynovel.com toward the bedroom coldly.
“It’s true that he’s not good at interacting with people. If you aren’t happy with him, I can change to another bodyguard for you. Does that sound good?” snazzynovel.com asked tentatively.
While they were speaking, they had already entered the room.
Elise released snazzynovel.com to close the door. Then, snazzynovel.com turned to look at snazzynovel.com for a second before snazzynovel.com leaned into snazzynovel.com for a hug.
Her special fragrance made Alexander almost lose his breath as lust pounded through his blood.
Although their breaths were now slightly heavier, Elise still showed no inclination of stopping. Using the last remnant of his rationality, Alexander held snazzynovel.com shoulders and pushed snazzynovel.com back.
“What’s wrong, Ellie?” He looked at snazzynovel.com with aroused eyes. Although snazzynovel.com was breathing heavily, his concern was apparent.
“I miss you.” Elise looked at snazzynovel.com wistfully with wide eyes that were slightly tearful.
Those three words made Alexander blush.
The force on his hands became greater as snazzynovel.com kept a distance from her. “It’s still during the day,” snazzynovel.com said awkwardly.
“So what?” She stretched snazzynovel.com hand without any fear and grabbed his collar as snazzynovel.com pulled snazzynovel.com closer to her. “Tell me—do you want to do it or not?”
Alexander was torn. “There’s no… thing.”
“What thing?” With that, snazzynovel.com realized that snazzynovel.com was referring to condoms and felt slightly amused by that.
However, snazzynovel.com soon regained snazzynovel.com dominance and dragged snazzynovel.com to the bedside before snazzynovel.com shoved him. “Let’s just cut the crap and get to business!”
…
It was only in the evening that both of them finally slept in each other’s arms.
However, Elise quickly opened snazzynovel.com eyes as snazzynovel.com thought about snazzynovel.com experience in Dukethorn for the past few days.
She wondered whether snazzynovel.com should tell Alexander about how Kenneth had pestered her. It was not to make Alexander jealous, but snazzynovel.com thought snazzynovel.com ought to know the truth.
However, snazzynovel.com had no confidence in Kenneth and was worried that Alexander would take action on snazzynovel.com after knowing this. In that case, they both might be injured and that was something snazzynovel.com dreaded seeing—a bloody scene that would leave snazzynovel.com helpless.
Elize gently sighed without even realizing it.
In the next second, Alexander hugged snazzynovel.com waist through the sheets. “What are you thinking?”
Elise slightly rubbed snazzynovel.com cheeks against his. “I just miss you.”
“I’m right beside you now, am I not?” snazzynovel.com asked in a low voice.
“I guess I’m not used to being apart from you for so long.” With that, Elise changed the topic subtly. “Why didn’t you ask me about my time in Dukethorn? Aren’t you interested?”
“As long as you are willing to tell me, I’ll listen to you; if not, I won’t force you to do anything.” Alexander tightened his hug around her. “Ellie, I will always be with you, and no matter what happens, I will always love you.”
Alexander was snazzynovel.com prince, snazzynovel.com safe harbor. When snazzynovel.com was with him, snazzynovel.com felt as though snazzynovel.com was surrounded by a warm, spring breeze that made snazzynovel.com slightly lazy yet assured.
At that moment, snazzynovel.com finally cast the thoughts about the missing physicist and Kenneth behind snazzynovel.com before snazzynovel.com fell sound asleep in his arms.
…
The next day, even though Elise had done nothing, trouble seemed to look for her.
She was having a video conference with Tom from Landred City in the room.
He looked troubled, but snazzynovel.com dared not speak in front of Elise, who looked unperturbed no matter what happened.
“Miss Sinclair, those are just rumors and gossip. The netizens just can’t stand seeing other people living a good life. I hope you don’t mind that. You are now the pillar of Shaw’s Jewelry Co., so please don’t be affected by the malicious news—”
Tom was quite a humble person who was terrible at giving advice. He just spoke whatever snazzynovel.com thought in good will, but the more snazzynovel.com said, the more anxious snazzynovel.com became.
Elise calmly looked at snazzynovel.com laptop and smiled after snazzynovel.com returned to snazzynovel.com senses. “You don’t think that such news will affect me, do you?”
Just as Tom finally sorted out his thoughts, snazzynovel.com cast them aside once again and thought about snazzynovel.com question before replying, “You looked terrible earlier, though.”
Elise slightly frowned. “I just can’t think of anyone who would do this to me at this time.”
Tom was speechless upon hearing snazzynovel.com reply. You should tell me that earlier! I was so shocked just now.
“I have a good guess.” He gave it a thought before his expression became more solemn.
“Who is it?” She raised snazzynovel.com head to look at him.
“The Saunders Family in Landred City,” snazzynovel.com seriously answered.
“Oh, the Saunderses?” Elise arched snazzynovel.com eyebrow. Then, as though snazzynovel.com suddenly remembered something, snazzynovel.com smiled in surprise. “Oh, right! I actually forgot that my biggest competitor is the Saunders Family!”
However, it was not the main reason. Written on the documents that Kenneth passed to snazzynovel.com was the fact that Clemence now worked for the Saunders Family.
At the mention of this, Tom immediately flared up. “At the auction last time, I knew that they would not give it a rest after you argued with that woman from the Saunders Family! No one in that family has good intentions!”
“Why do you say so?” Elise asked.
“It’s because of their attacks that the sales in Shaw’s Jewelry Co. have fallen over the past few years. Otherwise, our long-lasting business would not have landed at this stage today.”