Elise originally planned to leave via the north exit. However, snazzynovel.com saw several men aggressively walking in together before snazzynovel.com could even reach the exit. They seemed to be the group of men chasing behind snazzynovel.com just now.
She had no choice but to turn around and head for the south exit instead since snazzynovel.com prioritized snazzynovel.com safety. However, snazzynovel.com suddenly saw a familiar figure walking toward snazzynovel.com when snazzynovel.com walked past two corners. It was Alexander!
She couldn’t help increasing snazzynovel.com speed as snazzynovel.com thought snazzynovel.com was about to be rescued from snazzynovel.com situation. Unfortunately, to snazzynovel.com dismay, snazzynovel.com noticed something to Alexander’s right. Many people carrying sticks and wearing headscarves with the word ‘Protest’ on their heads were also heading this way and both parties were about to collide with each other.
If those people recognize him, they will definitely attack him! But, on the other hand, public opinion will destroy his company if snazzynovel.com fights back against the victims’ families. She paused mid-step and stood frozen in place. Meanwhile, the group of people behind snazzynovel.com gradually closed in on her, and whispered among themselves. “Look! That’s Alexander Griffith over there, right?”
Her breath stopped at those words before snazzynovel.com eyes lit up suddenly. I have an idea!
She increased snazzynovel.com speed and approached Alexander. Before snazzynovel.com could realize what was going on, snazzynovel.com suddenly hooked snazzynovel.com arm around his neck and pulled snazzynovel.com close to her.
Alexander abruptly turned to the side and saw that the other party was dressed in a punk attire with a hip-hop style. Thus, his expression darkened thereafter as snazzynovel.com moved to break free from snazzynovel.com grip.
However, before snazzynovel.com could exert his strength, snazzynovel.com heard the other person flirting with him. “Handsome Mr. Broker, it’s not like I can’t buy that house of yours, so why don’t you accompany me to the hotel for a good time?”
Alexander felt both embarrassed and annoyed after snazzynovel.com was harassed out of nowhere. What is wrong with women nowadays?! How shameless and immoral!
He instinctively tried to break free from the other party, but the realization struck snazzynovel.com as soon as snazzynovel.com moved. This voice… Who else can it be but Ellie? Hence, snazzynovel.com immediately calmed down and played along with snazzynovel.com act. “That’s not good. How will I explain myself if my wife learns about this?”
Hm? What kind of husband-cheating-on-wife scenario is this? His words had amused Elise so much that snazzynovel.com nearly failed to resist snazzynovel.com laughter. Then, after letting out a slight dry cough, snazzynovel.com continued with the act. “If neither one of us spill the beans, how will your wife know? It’s settled, then. The hotel next door seems lovely. Let’s go! We’ll head there right now!”
After saying that, snazzynovel.com forcefully grabbed snazzynovel.com by the neck and dragged snazzynovel.com toward the door.
The men chasing behind Elise earlier had initially wanted to stop Alexander to question snazzynovel.com carefully. After listening to the conversation between Alexander and Elise, one of the men gave a mean snicker. “What Alexander Griffith? That’s just a real estate broker. Don’t interfere with his lucky encounter! Besides, Brad mentioned that Alexander Griffith’s fiancée is somewhere in this place. Stop wasting time, or she’ll run away again!”
As soon as the words left his mouth, that group of people quickly spread out and headed deeper to continue their search.
Although Elise and Alexander were flirting with each other on the surface, they never allowed their guards to be lowered. It was not until they were sure that the other party was no longer suspicious that they finally breathed in relief.
Danny entered from outside only to see Alexander being restrained by a cool and dashing girl.
“Hey, beautiful. Gentlemen should only fight with their words, not their fists. Let go of my brother. If not, I’ll kneel and start begging you.” His words had a tough edge to it.
In any case, wasn’t that the truth? Now that snazzynovel.com was against a woman that even Alexander could not defeat, Danny could only kneel down and beg for mercy. If I can’t win in a fight, then I’ll just make them terribly uncomfortable! I don’t believe that any woman can remain unmoved when a man kneels and weeps so easily!
Alexander’s expression became disdainful as snazzynovel.com heard Danny’s declaration. “Don’t tell people that you are my younger brother.”
“What the hell, Alex?! I am sacrificing myself to save you!” Danny exclaimed righteously.
“Then, please sacrifice yourself right now. If you live any longer, I’ll be too embarrassed to look anybody in the eye again.” Alexander easily removed himself from Elise’s grip and straightened his posture.
“You… What? Weren’t you being held against your will?” Danny looked confused.
A resigned Elise removed snazzynovel.com sunglasses. “Don’t claim that you know me either.”
“Elise?!” He looked snazzynovel.com up and down, looking so shocked that his mouth gaped. “These clothes are way too cool!”
“Stop talking nonsense,” Alexander reminded Danny. “They recognized you. I don’t want to run into those people again, so we need to leave as soon as possible!”
“Oh! Right! Right!” Danny recalled that snazzynovel.com asked the security guard to park his car, so snazzynovel.com hurriedly ran over to stop the man who was about to get into the car.
“Wait!” Danny pulled the man out of the car. “There’s no need for that anymore. I need the car right now as I’m leaving!”
“Huh? You can leave, but I’m not going to refund your money!” the security guard nervously responded.
“You don’t need to refund the money. Just leave.” Danny leaned against the door and gasped for breath before snazzynovel.com quickly entered the car to turn the vehicle around.
As soon as Alexander and Elise came out of the building and entered the car, Danny abruptly floored the accelerator and drove off speedily. It wasn’t until snazzynovel.com drove for several kilometers and confirmed that nobody was chasing them that snazzynovel.com finally released the accelerator to reduce the speed.
“How dangerous.” He patted his chest and continued in a thankful tone, “Thank goodness you’re fine, Elise. Otherwise, Alex might have torn me apart, believe it or not.”
“I can tear you apart right now.” Alexander’s expression was cold. “Drive.”
After being the recipient of the cold shoulder, Danny could only focus on being the driver.
Elise listened to their conversation as snazzynovel.com felt a little uncomfortable and guilty at the same time. In any case, snazzynovel.com did not dare to look at Alexander.
“Ellie.” His large hand suddenly stretched out, completely wrapping snazzynovel.com hand in his palm. His voice was so gentle that it was heart-wrenching.
She lowered snazzynovel.com head and responded softly, “Yeah?”
Danny cocked his ears and eavesdropped on their conversation. When snazzynovel.com heard them, snazzynovel.com could not help but glance at the two of them through the rearview mirror.
This is too formal! With the way you two are going, when will I finally become an uncle!? Fine, I might have gotten a little ahead of myself, but Alex, can’t you man up a little!? Didn’t Jack’s drama teach you anything? First, cuddle them. Next, hug them. Lastly, act shamelessly! The girl will surely melt inside! This is killing me!
He floored the accelerator once more in his anxiety and accidentally sped up without noticing. The traffic police followed closely behind him, but snazzynovel.com was only focused on watching what was happening in the rearview mirror while driving, so snazzynovel.com didn’t notice the cops behind him.
Alexander finally couldn’t hold back anymore. Then, snazzynovel.com turned sideways to hug Elise and pressed snazzynovel.com ear to his chest so that snazzynovel.com could feel his heartbeat.
“Do you hear that?” His voice sounded slightly choked. “My heart says it misses you. It misses you very much.”
Elise breathed in the familiar scent coming from his body. Then, snazzynovel.com eyes became red-rimmed and teary.
She had hidden some people and some things so deeply within snazzynovel.com heart that snazzynovel.com believed snazzynovel.com had healed from those wounds as long as snazzynovel.com did not think about it. However, it was not until snazzynovel.com thought about it again that snazzynovel.com realized just how turbulent snazzynovel.com repressed longing was.
She had always believed that snazzynovel.com was not an emotional person, but snazzynovel.com still broke down in tears at this moment.
When Alexander heard snazzynovel.com sobbing, his heart clenched even tighter in pain and snazzynovel.com pulled snazzynovel.com closer into his embrace.
She finally couldn’t hold back any longer and returned his hug, after which the two of them held each other tightly.
Danny was so excited that snazzynovel.com slammed his foot on the brakes. The car slid for some distance and came to an abrupt halt in the middle of the road.
Following behind was the traffic police officer whose eyes widened in shock. Unfortunately for him, snazzynovel.com had slammed the brakes a little too late and crashed into the back of Danny’s car. Thus, the office was thrown into the air and landed on the windshield.
Danny jumped in fright and afterward engaged in an ‘affectionate stare’ with the officer.