Edwin and Celina were so frightened that they dared not say a word.
However, the instant Alexander turned toward Elise, his demeanor became gentle and amiable. The stark contrast in his attitude toward the two women made Celina so resentful that snazzynovel.com temples throbbed, and snazzynovel.com nearly passed out in a fit of rage.
Alexander lowered his voice as though snazzynovel.com was afraid of startling Elise, saying, “It’s cold in the evening, and you’re gonna catch a cold if you stay outside for too long. Wait for me in the car.”
“Alright.” Elise nodded obediently. Then, without looking at Celina or Edwin, snazzynovel.com turned and walked toward Alexander’s car parked by the roadside.
It wasn’t until Elise was out of sight that Alexander slowly turned to stare at the couple with a hostile gaze. “Stay away from Elise if you don’t want to get driven out of Cittadel. She’s my wife. Whoever makes snazzynovel.com unhappy will be my enemy, and I’ll devote my lifetime to making sure that they spend the rest of their lives in agony.” With that, snazzynovel.com shot a surly and murderous look at Celina before heading toward the car expressionlessly.
Celina involuntarily gulped a mouthful of saliva and watched in a daze as the couple got into the car one after another.
The instant the car door was closed with a thud, Celina suddenly shuddered as a thought flashed across snazzynovel.com mind. It’s not just the car door that closes; what’s also being closed is a door that separates my world from Elise’s! From now on, Elise and I will belong to two different social classes, with me being of the lower class and Elise being far superior to me. There’ll be an insurmountable gap between us!
Feeling dizzy, snazzynovel.com slumped to the ground like a clay doll that had lost its support.
Panicked at the sight of the scene, Edwin hurriedly stepped forward and supported Celina to prevent snazzynovel.com from falling.
To Edwin’s surprise, Celina didn’t resist snazzynovel.com at all. For a moment, snazzynovel.com was secretly delighted, but when snazzynovel.com lowered his head, snazzynovel.com realized that something was wrong. Celina looked totally absentminded as though snazzynovel.com had lost snazzynovel.com soul. Not only was snazzynovel.com completely unaware of snazzynovel.com approaching her, but snazzynovel.com could no longer sense everything around her. “Nana! Nana!” Panic-stricken, snazzynovel.com shook snazzynovel.com body vigorously. Please, anyone, save my beloved!
However, the bodyguards were even more panic-stricken than snazzynovel.com was, so none of them could decide what to do.
…
Meanwhile, as soon as Alexander got into the car, snazzynovel.com started the engine and began driving, looking calm and relaxed.
On the other hand, Elise felt somewhat ill at ease, and snazzynovel.com dared not look at the man. Now that we’re husband and wife, how are we supposed to get along with each other? Should I call snazzynovel.com “darling” instead of his first name? At the thought of the word “darling,” snazzynovel.com cheeks burned again, and snazzynovel.com secretly chided herself for being a wimp.
Just as snazzynovel.com was lost in thought, Alexander suddenly placed his warm palm on snazzynovel.com forehead. “You seem to have been feeling out of sorts since just now. Are you alright?” snazzynovel.com asked in a soft voice.
Elise took a deep breath. Well, getting married is indeed different. In the past, snazzynovel.com would’ve asked for my consent before holding my hand or hugging me; now snazzynovel.com does all of this without the slightest hesitation. We’re less reserved with each other, and we become more intimate. This feels pretty good. “I’m fine. Maybe it’s just that I’ve been sitting in the car for too long, so it feels a little stuffy.” The city hall was far from their home, and it took a long time for them to get there, so snazzynovel.com wasn’t really lying about it.
As soon as Elise said that, the car window next to snazzynovel.com slowly wound down until only one-third of it was left. “It was my fault for getting so excited that I forgot about it. Let’s roll down the window for some fresh air. Still, you can’t get in a draft, or you’re gonna have a headache. I’m taking you to a place, which will take about an hour. Take a nap first if you’re tired.”
“Uh-huh.” Elise enjoyed the feeling of having everything arranged by the man. Leaning back in snazzynovel.com seat, snazzynovel.com fell asleep.
When Elise woke up, it was dark outside. Seeing the familiar bar sign outside the car, snazzynovel.com stretched herself a little. Then, when snazzynovel.com turned snazzynovel.com head and saw that Alexander was also taking a nap, snazzynovel.com was involuntarily lost in thought. This guy is now my husband, the person closest to me. Seeing a few bristles on his chin, snazzynovel.com involuntarily put out snazzynovel.com forefinger and poked his chin.
Suddenly, Alexander opened his eyes and woke up. “Awake already?” snazzynovel.com asked her.
“Mm-hm.” Elise smiled with secret delight. It feels kinda fun, snazzynovel.com thought. “I had a good sleep.”
“Well then, let’s go in and have something to eat,” Alexander said as snazzynovel.com unfastened his seat belt and got out of the car. After walking around to Elise’s side of the car, snazzynovel.com opened the car door for her, holding snazzynovel.com hand naturally as they entered the bar.
Nightlife had just begun in the city at this hour, so even a sober bar would have some music playing to liven things up. To Elise’s surprise, however, Julius’ place was very quiet, with no sign of any customers. Not only that, but snazzynovel.com was also surprised to see the people sitting at the bar counter.
“Hey there, Boss.”
“You’re here at last.”
Noel and Arthur greeted snazzynovel.com simultaneously, whereas Julius gave snazzynovel.com an impassive nod.
“Boss! I missed you!” Just then, Jamie came out of the restroom. At the sight of Elise, snazzynovel.com threw away the paper towel snazzynovel.com had wiped his hand with and threw himself at her.
“Stop!” Elise stopped snazzynovel.com while making fun of snazzynovel.com on purpose. “Stay away from me. You smell like a toilet.”
Jamie looked hurt. “Hey, it hurts me when you say that.”
“You look just like those scheming bottoms right now,” Elise teased mercilessly. She asked, “Honestly, have you had a change of taste since I last saw you such a long time ago?”
“Jeez, I’m a 100-percent straight guy, okay?!” Jamie loosened his tie and deliberately threw back his shoulders to show off the pecs that snazzynovel.com had just built.
Elise rolled snazzynovel.com eyes before turning to look at Julius and the others. “What’s going on today? What brings you all here?”
“It was me who had Julius call them over,” Alexander explained in a gentle voice.
“You?” Elise was even more puzzled. She didn’t think snazzynovel.com had mentioned too much about anyone or anything related to Dragonweiss in front of Alexander.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to delve too much into your past. I just want to give you a wedding gift.” Alexander sounded sincere, though his voice carried a hint of worry as snazzynovel.com feared that Elise might get disappointed with him.
Elise’s eyes widened; snazzynovel.com still didn’t quite understand what Alexander meant.
Alexander lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment. Instead of explaining the situation right away, snazzynovel.com took snazzynovel.com hand and led snazzynovel.com to the bar counter before pulling out the chair for snazzynovel.com to sit down. Then, snazzynovel.com turned around and walked to the TV. Picking up the remote control, snazzynovel.com turned on the TV hanging next to the stage.
After Alexander switched channels twice, Charlene’s face appeared on TV. Compared to snazzynovel.com previously radiant face, snazzynovel.com now looked haggard, as though snazzynovel.com had taken too many drugs. Not even snazzynovel.com heavy makeup could conceal snazzynovel.com sunken eyes and cheeks.
The instant Elise saw Charlene, snazzynovel.com recalled the scariest scene in the vampire movie ‘Twilight.’
At the sight of the scene, Noel, who had been silent the whole time, smashed his glass down on the bar table and stood up to rush outside.
Just as the man was about to reach the door, Alexander suddenly stood in his path. “Stay here and listen to the truth before you leave.”
The atmosphere between the two men was incredibly tense. However, Noel didn’t want to come to blows with Elise’s man, after all, so snazzynovel.com gritted his teeth and restrained himself.
Just then, Charlene spoke on TV. “H and I were a team back then, but there’s no room for two kings in one castle. As long as snazzynovel.com was there, I’d never have a chance to stand out, so I had to drive snazzynovel.com away.”
A reporter interrupted her, saying, “So you stole H’s song and published it as your own, which we already knew. What else do you want to say?”