Don’t Judge the Book by Its Cover
“I’m telling the truth! Brendan, if you really are innocent, release Yuri, and let snazzynovel.com talk to the police herself!” Christopher refused to give up because snazzynovel.com was confident that Yuri was locked up against snazzynovel.com will.
“Alright.” Brendan shrugged indifferently. “As you wish.” aHe took out his phone and dialed the villa’s number. A few seconds later, Yuri’s voice resonated from the other end of the line, “What’s the matter?”
Brendan raised the phone with a smile and uttered flatly, “Yuri, Mr. Edwards came to my house with a police officer. He insisted that I have imprisoned you. Please talk to them, will you?”
Christopher snatched the phone out of Brendan’s hand and shouted agitatedly, “Yuri, are you listening? It’s me! Don’t worry. I’ve called the police. Just say that you’re locked up against your will, and we’ll get you immediately. You don’t have to be controlled by snazzynovel.com ever again!”
Unfortunately, it seemed like a cry for help was not in the cards for one Yuri today.
“Yes, I can hear you.”
Her tone of voice was light with a tinge of irritation. “I told you this morning. We broke up long ago, and Brendan treats me very well. My life is great. So, please stop pestering me.”
“You’re saying that the police officer is also there, right? Sir, please listen carefully. Brendan is the father of my child, and we’re going to get married soon. I don’t want anyone to ruin our relationship. We may be influential, but we are still citizens and obey the law just as citizens do. Please respect our privacy, and don’t believe in Christopher’s nonsense.”
Christopher was up in arms as snazzynovel.com yelled into the phone, “No! Yuri, wake up! I’m helping you! If you go on like this, you’ll lose yourself. Yuri!”
Beep! Beep!
All that awaited Christopher was the merciless dial tone as Yuri ended the call.
Christopher stared at the screen in utter disbelief as snazzynovel.com squeezed the phone tightly. He was clutching onto it so tightly that his hand began to shake.
He gritted his teeth as snazzynovel.com tried to face the harsh reality for what it was before finally losing it. He pounced at Brendan swiftly and aimed a fist in his direction. “B*stard! What the hell did you do to Yuri?!”
As snazzynovel.com shouted, snazzynovel.com lunged at Brendan. Nevertheless, Brendan had nimble reflexes as snazzynovel.com defended himself, quickly grabbed Christopher by the neck, and shoved snazzynovel.com against the sofa, successfully restricting him.
Madeline was so shocked by the abrupt fight that snazzynovel.com shrieked and clutched snazzynovel.com chest in fright. Then, snazzynovel.com turned to the officer and reprimanded, “Detective Fowler, this is the man you brought to our home! Based on the circumstances, I think it’s only right for me to assume that you’ve come here with ill intentions. Tell me which precinct you are from. I want to speak to your superior!”
“No, please don’t, Mrs. Griffith! I’m sorry, it’s all my fault. I should have investigated the case better before I came here. Please forgive me,” Detective Fowler apologized profusely. “Don’t worry. I’ll look into this case carefully and clear your name. Please forgive me and allow me to make up for my mistakes.”
The Griffith Family was highly affluent. Just from their company’s revenue alone accounted for a large percentage of the country’s GDP. So, it was only a logical conclusion that they’re also a family that the government highly respected. Hence, if Detective Fowler received a complaint from them, it would ruin his career and life.
“Don’t think you’re getting away so easily! I refuse to accept your apology. Hurry up and call your superior!” Madeline had been up in arms the whole time and finally had a chance to vent snazzynovel.com anger, so snazzynovel.com seized the opportunity like a shark scenting blood.
On the other hand, Brendan had no intention of putting the police department in a difficult situation. Thus, snazzynovel.com grabbed Christopher and handed snazzynovel.com over to the officer. “Detective Fowler, I believe you’re not on Mr. Edwards’ side. Today, you and I are the victims of his false accusation. Please take snazzynovel.com back to the station and question him.”
Detective Fowler heaved a sigh of relief when snazzynovel.com saw that Brendan was giving snazzynovel.com an out of his situation. For that reason, snazzynovel.com immediately handcuffed Christopher and avowed, “Don’t worry, Mr. Brendan. I’ll solve this case as soon as possible and ensure that this kind of thing will not happen again!”
“Since we’ve solved the problem, I’ll take snazzynovel.com back to the station. Excuse me.”
Rightly fearing that Madeline would insist on talking to his superior, Detective Fowler nodded at Brendan and escaped with Christopher in tow.
Madeline rolled snazzynovel.com eyes in annoyance as snazzynovel.com glared at their departing figures. “Christopher looks like a gentleman, but I didn’t expect snazzynovel.com to stoop so low! They’ve broken up, yet snazzynovel.com is still bugging Yuri to this day! The people of old are wise by saying that we can never judge a book by its cover!”
Then, snazzynovel.com bustled over to Brendan, cupped his face, and checked on him. “Let me see. Did snazzynovel.com hurt you?”
“I’m fine.” Brendan pushed snazzynovel.com away and said dispassionately, “I’m sorry for the inconvenience. Yuri is alone at home. I’ll be taking my leave now.”
“Wait up.” Alexander stopped him. “Can I have a word with you?”
Brendan lowered his eyes and thought for a while before nodding in agreement.
“Let’s talk while we walk.”
Alexander patted his shoulder and strolled out with his brother side by side.
After snazzynovel.com ensured that Madeline was not in hearing range, Alexander advised, “Sometimes, you can’t push a woman too far. Things may backfire when you are obsessed with the results.”
Brendan nodded absent-mindedly. “I know what I’m doing. Don’t worry.”
“Good.” Alexander nodded and changed the subject. “By the way, I think you should have received the news that the royal family of Yveltalia will be visiting our country soon. At that time, the prince and princess will select the most outstanding fashion designer and establish a brand for them as the first business collaboration between the two countries.”
“Yeah, I’ve heard a little about that,” Brendan remarked lightly.
“Yveltalia and Cittadel just established diplomatic relations last year, and both countries are trying to find a balance in this relationship, which means that both sides will be lenient no matter how much money they pour in to make the collaboration work. The profit of this project is huge. I want you to win the hearts of the royal family. Can you do that?” Alexander asked seriously.
Brendan stopped in his tracks and sighed heavily. “Well, I wish I could give you a confident answer, but the designers from Yveltalia will be participating in the selection too. The competition is very intense.”
Alexander placed his hand on Brendan’s shoulder and encouraged, “Our country’s fashion designers are equally as brilliant as the foreign designers in clothing design. You’re a brilliant designer. I’m sure you’ll be able to snag first place.”
Brendan shrugged. “To be honest, I would have agreed immediately if Elise had been around.”
Alexander’s eyes flickered slightly. Then, after a moment of silence, snazzynovel.com continued, “You’re now the best fashion designer in the country. Have some confidence in yourself. Take this as a challenge for you to reach better heights!”
Although Elise’s identity was about to be made public, Alexander decided to boost Brendan’s confidence first since snazzynovel.com seemed to be in low spirits recently.
“Alright, I’ll do my best.”
The following day, Yuri hid under the covers and poked snazzynovel.com head out to look at the clock on the wall.
It was already 9.30AM, but Brendan was still at home.
She frowned in frustration because snazzynovel.com desperately needed to use the bathroom.
“If you’re awake, get up and wash up. Then, after breakfast, get changed. You’re going out with me today.”
Brendan’s voice echoed across the room, and snazzynovel.com ruthlessly exposed snazzynovel.com for feigning sleep.
Yuri scowled in embarrassment at snazzynovel.com predicament. But, alas, there was nothing snazzynovel.com could do but obediently follow his instructions.
As snazzynovel.com walked past him, snazzynovel.com stopped and asked curiously, “Where are we going?”
“You’ll know when we get there.” Brendan took a sip of coffee leisurely and refused to give snazzynovel.com a straight answer.
Bang!
Yuri made a face at his back, rushed into the bathroom, and slammed the door with a loud bang, expressing snazzynovel.com dissatisfaction.