《Ecstacy of the Heart》


 Chapter 1 Blind Date

    Chapter 1 Blind Date


    It was rare to have silence prevailed across the whole caf¨¦. Allison lowered her head and was stirring


    the coffee in front of her nervously. The situation was awkward and the air seemed to freeze.


    ¡°First time on a blind date?¡± The man asked ndly half minute after he settled into his seat. His aura


    was too powerful that even a simple question made Allison more nervous.


    Today was the first time Allison went on a blind date. Under her mother¡¯s pressure and coercion, she


    came to the caf¨¦ they had promised earlier reluctantly and found the seat specified. She initially


    thought she only did it as a mere formality, yet she had not expected the man who sat opposite to her


    was actually Alexander Parker, the executive president of the Parker Group and also the man who


    influenced the whole J City!


    What was worst was she had actually worked for the Parker Group as an office clerk in the


    administration department. Therefore it was safe to say a great person like Alexander would not


    recognize her, however it was too difficult for her to pretend she did not recognize him. She then


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    stuttered out of nervousness. ¡°Y, Yes. It¡¯s my first time¡­¡±


    Alexander nced at her from head to toe with a cold look and continued asking, ¡°Have you graduated


    from university?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I have.¡± Allison inevitably swallowed and added, ¡°I¡¯ve graduated for two years.¡±


    Alexander fell into silence after he heard her reply. There was no emotion on his pretty face and he


    seemed veryposed. Yet Allison on the other hand was suffering intense apprehension at the


    moment. She was wondering which divine had her mother worshipped that enabled her to get such a


    top ss candidate for a blind date on the one hand and wondering whether Alexander had sat at the


    wrong spot on the other hand. Or was she the one who sat at the wrong ce?


    She caught a glimpse of the number sign on the table and it was indeed number 18. ¡°Urhmm¡­Have


    you sat at the wrong ce?¡± She braced herself and asked. ¡°Have you brought your household register


    book?¡± Alexander asked. Both of them spoke and stopped at the same time. Allison lifted her head in


    shock when she heard him.


    Alexander¡¯s nearly perfect face was upon reach which made Allison¡¯s face flushed and her mind went


    nk. His delicate face was way more attractive than those current popr actors yet due to the fact


    that he was a businessman, the domineering aura from him made him looked unapproachable.


    Allison had joined the Parker Group when she was in her internship and she stayed when her


    internship was approved. It had been two years since she stayed, and during those two years, she had


    rarely seen Alexander. She would only have a peek on his back whenever she saw him and because


    she had met him face-to-face now, it felt more than a dream.


    ¡°Do you have any more questions?¡± Alexander glimpsed at Allison whose face had flushed and the


    coldness in his eyes lessened. Allison shook her head as what question she could have against her


    own boss? During that moment, Alexander¡¯s phone rang. She saw him picking up the call and replied


    curtly after a short period of silence. ¡°Got it.¡± He then hung up the call, lifted his eyes and looked at her.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± The way he stood up resembled how he spoke and worked, curt and determined.


    As if being cast a spell, Allison stood up docilely and followed Alexander out of the caf¨¦. Alexander¡¯s


    height was 1.9 meters while hers was 1.7 meters. Yet she appeared delicate and petite behind him.


    She followed him into a car which was a ck, business Maybach he often used.


    Sitting inside such a luxurious car, Allison felt like she was sitting on a needle mat and was extremely


    ufortable. She kept on twisting her fingers anxiously and questioned herself whether she was now


    in a dream. Yet her reactions were all observed by Alexander.


    ¡°My family forced me to have a blind date and I don¡¯t want to waste so much time on this matter. You¡¯re


    clean andfortable to look at; therefore I have no problem marrying you.¡± Alexander spoke out of


    the blue inside the quiet car. His attractive voice spanned around Allison¡¯s ears.


    Allison stared at him in surprise. Although she had gone for a blind date with him, she did not expect


    herself to get married that sooner. ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t you need to make more considerations about that? We,


    we seem to not¡­¡± Know each other yet. ¡°No need.¡± Alexander interrupted. With an aloof aura


    surrounded him, he continued with a domineering and firm attitude. ¡°After you be my wife, I¡¯ll give


    you anything you want.¡±


    What Allison did not know was that before she met him in the caf¨¦, Alexander had known her very well.

 Chapter 2 Marriage

    Chapter 2 Marriage


    The car stopped as Alexander finished his words. Bernard Davis, Alexander¡¯s assistant who sat at the


    front seat and was silent all the time then went out of the car, opened the door for Allison and gestured


    her toe out courteously.


    ¡°Civil affairs bureau?¡± Seeing their destination, Allison pinched her arm hard in disbelief and winced


    due to the pain. Isn¡¯t that too soon? She was not prepared for that yet, and wasn¡¯t that some sort of


    coercion? She wanted to retreat but Bernard walked towards her with a smile on his face while calling.


    ¡°Ms. Gibson.¡±


    ¡°I, I didn¡¯t bring my household register book.¡± Allison found herself an excuse amidst the panic. After all,


    she had not heard anyone mentioning getting the marriage certificate straight after a blind date!


    Bernard smiled and led her inside. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± His behavior made her felt like she was trapped in a


    difficult situation and she glimpsed at Alexander who was still inside the car behind her. Thinking back


    his look back then, she wondered whether he would kill her if she ran away now. She then followed


    Bernard reluctantly into the building.


    Without even taking ten minutes, Allison hade out of the building and there was a small red book


    in her hand. The book was exceptionally dazzling under the sun. Allison patted her face and she felt


    like it was a dream. She had actually gotten married with Alexander legally, without the need to use the


    household register book and the presence of the male lead, she had made herself a married woman.


    She felt everything happened just now was unreal. She only regained her mind when Alexander got out


    of the car.


    Alexander took over the marriage certificate from Bernard¡¯s hand and put it into the inner pocket of his


    suit. He then looked towards Allison and said, ¡°I have an urgent meetingter, so I¡¯ll let Bernard send


    you back first. I¡¯ll pay your parents a visit a bitter.¡± Allison nodded as if she had epted her fate.


    Seeing her response, Alexander did not speak anymore. He turned and headed towards the


    intersection of the road. After stopping a cab, he left.


    Watching him going away, Allison was in a daze. Although everything that happened just now was a bit


    peculiar, how was she eligible enough to officially get married to Alexander Parker, the Prince


    Charming of J City?


    ¡°This way, missus.¡± Bernard opened the car door for her as he watched Alexander left.


    Missus? Allison¡¯s mind was pulled back to reality by the new way she was addressed. She nced at


    him embarrassingly and awkwardly, nodded and entered the car.


    ¡°Missus, this is my name card. There¡¯s my number on it. You could give me a call whenever you need


    anything in the future.¡± Bernard turned and handed his name card to her with both hands. Bernard was


    Alexander¡¯s personal high-ss special assistant and his position was so high that he could be


    counted as the supervisor of her supervisor.


    She was slightly nervous when he handed her the name card himself. She took it over with both hands


    and subconsciously said, ¡°Thank you, house stewa¡­¡± She was going to say house steward but without


    even finishing her words, she quickly shut her mouth up when she realized something was wrong.


    House Steward Davis was a nickname she and her colleagues gave Bernard in thepany because


    if Alexander was deemed as the emperor, Bernard would be the house steward. ¡°You don¡¯t have to be


    that courteous to me, missus,¡± Bernard replied humbly and politely. Seeing Bernard giving her a


    professional and amiable smile, she swallowed and did not say a word.


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    She felt that this day was too unrealistic like a fairytale. She had gotten married after only three hours


    of blind date. Having thought about that, she felt that she was being too reckless back then. She should


    not fully obey Alexander just because he was her boss, ad she wondered how she should exin this


    to her mother after she got back home.

 Chapter 3 You Should Be Named ‘The Strength’!

    Chapter 3 You Should Be Named ¡®The Strength¡¯!


    ¡°Missus, the president woulde here at six o¡¯clock sharp.¡± Bernard added when Allison got out of


    the car. Allison lived in a small, oldmunity for teachers. She had attracted many pairs of eyes the


    moment she got out of an expensive car. Without even having the time to figure out why Bernard knew


    where she lived, she quickly nodded at him and escaped from the scene. She dashed up to the sixth


    floor at one go and was puffing hard due to exhaustion when she reached the entrance of her house.


    As she was ready to knock the door, Jennifer Lawrence, her mother had stood behind her while


    carrying a vegetable basket. ¡°Alice, why are you in such a mess, you don¡¯t look like ady at all.¡±


    Jennifer opened the door while criticizing her. Allison stuck out her tongue and she rushed inside the


    house before her when the door was opened. She took her shoes off in a hurry and rushed to the living


    room to drink the water she had not finished in the morning.


    Jennifer shook her head in disappointment and exasperation. ¡°Allison Gibson, with your behavior and


    actions, you have failed the name your mom, I, gave you. You should be named ¡®The Strength¡¯!¡± She


    put the basket down in the kitchen while saying and then came out. She mumbled. ¡°When I came back,


    I heard Maria saying that there¡¯s a young girling out from an expensive car just now! I wonder who


    that lucky girl is.¡±


    Allison said softly with guilt, ¡°That¡¯s me.¡± Jennifer chuckled in contempt and replied. ¡°You? You think


    those wealthy guys will have their eyes on you? Chickens mate with chickens and phoenixes mate with


    dragons. You¡¯ll know who your mate is when you see yourself in the mirror.¡± Jennifer¡¯s disbelief and


    ruthless oppression had made Allison speechless.


    Jennifer and Don Gibson were both university lecturers; therefore Allison was born in an intellectual


    family. As for the matter regarding finding Allison a husband, the Gibson family thought it was already


    good enough to find someone with simr background and they had never expected her to marry


    someone with an incredibly high status.


    And they would certainly not want that to happen on Allison as life was not easy after marrying into a


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    wealthy family after all. Allison certainly knew what her parents were thinking and she wondered


    whether Jennifer would faint due to fright if she told her she had truly gotten married to someone who


    was exceptionally wealthy.


    ¡°Oh yes, how¡¯s the guy in the blind date today?¡± Jennifer walked towards her and sat on the couch,


    ready to start her trial. She was now retired at home. Besides going to the square dance regrly, she


    would volunteer at the hospital. The guy she asked for a blind date with Allison was actually the


    grandson of Mrs. Lee whom she knew at the hospital.


    ¡°Mom, where did you know this guy?¡± Allison sat on the couch beside her after putting down her bowl.


    ¡°He¡¯s Mrs. Lee¡¯s grandson. It¡¯s said that he¡¯s already thirty years old and still hasn¡¯t been in a


    rtionship. He¡¯s always busy with his work. I¡¯ve seen his photo and he looks mature.¡± Jennifer wore a


    light smile when she talked about Alexander and she was obviously satisfied with him.


    Allison bit her lip and examined her old mother¡¯s expression. It was clear that she did not know


    Alexander¡¯s true identity.


    ¡°I¡¯m asking you how he was.¡± Jennifer rolled her eyes when she saw Allison not paying attention to her


    words. Allison bit her lip and nodded. She prevaricated. ¡°He, he¡¯s a nice guy.¡± In her mind, she was


    forcing herself not to blurt out the fact that she had gotten married to him. ¡°That¡¯s good. You could try


    dating him first as time would tell how a person really is after all.¡± Jennifer stood up and headed


    towards the kitchen, ready to wash the vegetables she had just bought.


    Seeing Jennifer about to enter the kitchen, Allison darted towards her and tugged the corner of her


    shirt. She asked, ¡°Mom, what about dad? Is heing back for dinner tonight?¡±


    ¡°Yes, he is. What¡¯s wrong?¡± Jennifer asked. Allison shook her head and then nodded. She finally said


    softly, ¡°Well, actually, he wants toe have a dinner with us.¡± She was nning to inform her


    regarding Alexander¡¯s visit first and as for the marriage certificate, she nned to wait until Don came


    back so her father would have her back.


    ¡°He?¡± Jennifer did not get her point at first but upon seeing her daughter¡¯s flushed face, she


    immediately understood which person she meant. ¡°Sure!¡± She glimpsed at the vegetables in her basket


    and instantly walked towards the main entrance. She said while changing her shoes, ¡°I¡¯ll go buy some


    fish, and meat.¡± Without even waiting for Allison to react, Jennifer had left after the opening and closing


    of the door.


    Allison only heaved a sigh of relief after Jennifer left. She went back to her room, closed the door and


    carefully took the marriage certificate out from her pocket.

 Chapter 4 Took a Load off the Mind

    Chapter 4 Took a Load off the Mind


    ¡°Am I really not dreaming?¡± Allison lied on the bed. She held the marriage certificate over her head and


    mumbled. Her mind was jumbled up at the moment and she then remembered thest words


    Alexander said to her back in the car. He said he could give her anything she wanted, yet only feelings


    were not included. However, having a second thought of that, wasn¡¯t she doing the same thing too?


    As early as two years ago, she hadpletely lost hope on rtionship between men and women


    from that humiliating betrayal. She even felt that she would not fall in love with someone again


    throughout this life. Or else, she would not go for a blind date.


    The reason two people went for a blind date was to show and disy their needs tantly without any


    feelings. Marriage was only an act for the outsiders to prove that they could live a ¡°normal¡± life too.


    Having thought of that, Allison felt that some load had been taken off her mind.


    Although it was only pure chance she was able to officially get married to Alexander, the core of the


    marriage was what she had nned earlier, which was to live a normal life without romance. What


    more should she be worried about? After some self-constions, Allison tugged the nket over,


    covered her face with it and went fast asleep. It was already five o¡¯clock in the evening when she woke


    up. The sun was falling below the horizon and the sun glow shone on the far end of her bed. She


    rubbed her eyes and was not fully awake.


    ¡°Alex, right? Come,e, have some water, and have some apples. I bought these at the market this


    morning, they¡¯re indeed fresh.¡± As Allison was still considering whether to have a nap again in a dizzy


    state, her mother¡¯s extremely enthusiastic voice came from outside her room, which made her


    shuddered. Alex? Water? Apple? Are we having a guest?


    Allison scratched her head and only after some time did she remember Alexander saying he was


    like a rocket and the moment she stepped out of her room, she bumped into Jennifer who was going to


    knock her door while carrying a fruit te.


    Jennifer rolled her eyes at her daughter who was behaving so reckless, and instantly put up a kind-


    mother smile. She then said with a neither loud nor soft voice, ¡°Alice, good timing. Alex hase,


    hurry up and wee him.¡± Allison¡¯s heart gave a leap when she heard her mother¡¯s voice. She


    peeked at the clock on the wall and noticed the clock needle had exactly pointed at six. He really came!


    And he was really punctual.


    With a wry smile, Allison had the urge to escape back into her room, yet Jennifer was agile enough to


    grab her on the arm. She dragged her to Alexander who was sitting on the couch in the living room.


    ¡°You guys could have a chat, I¡¯m going to cook.¡± After saying that with a smile, Jennifer quickly


    retreated.


    The air in the living room seemed to freeze at once. Allison stood there and did not know what to do for


    a moment. She did not even know where to look. She sometimes looked at the tip of her toes and


    sometimes glimpsed at Alexander. Alexander had worn a set of grayish-white sport clothes. He looked


    day. Did he actually return and change his clothes? Allison started to get distracted from her thought


    once more.


    ¡°Allison.¡± Alexander spoke and broke the silence. Allison lifted her head due to reflex and blurted out,


    ¡°President Parker.¡± She felt something was not right after she said that as she had not told him she was


    one of the workers in the Parker Group. Now that she had exposed her identity, would he think she was


    very calcting? Would he suspect her to be the one that organize and n the blind date? She had


    imagined countless scenarios in her mind in just a short moment.


    Yet unexpectedly, Alexander did not care what she had said and he continued. ¡°Give me your hand.¡±


    Allison extended her hand docilely. ¡°Left hand,¡± he said. Allison retrieved her right hand and extended


    her left hand obediently. Alexander then took out a tinum ring and put the ring on her left ring finger.


    His movement was gentle and elegant without any hesitation.


    Yet Allison waspletely shocked. Her heartbeat plummeted and she could not say a word when she


    looked at the ring on her finger. As she looked towards him, she noticed there was an exact same ring


    on his left ring finger. Yet his fingers were slender and clean, making the ring exceptionally good-


    looking. ¡°The size fits exactly.¡± Feeling content with his judgment, Alexander nodded.


    ¡°I¡­¡± Emotion once again surged inside Allison. ¡°I told you I¡¯ll give you everything you want.¡± Alexander


    lifted his eyes and looked at her. ¡°From now on, you can call me Alex, and I¡¯ll call you Alice.¡± His voice


    was very soft yet assertive.


    ¡°I¡­¡± Allison tried to appease the emotion she felt in her heart with all her strength and she asked, ¡°Isn¡¯t


    this too soon? We only had our first met and you seem to not know me yet?¡± Her face flushed due to


    anxiety and she finally said what she wanted to say. She was actually not worried to get married to him


    as she would not suffer any loss after all. Yet it would be a huge loss to him! The title of Mrs. Parker


    was definitely far more precious than ten big trucks loaded with diamonds and she was the one getting


    tremendous profit!


    ¡°What do you mean by knowing you?¡± Alexander slightly lifted his eyebrow. Allison pursed her lips


    when she was being asked and she gave a few examples. ¡°Like what¡¯s my name, where do I work,


    which university did I graduate from¡­¡±


    ¡°Your name is Allison Gibson, you¡¯re twenty-four years old this year, you graduated from the


    Administrative Management Faculty of Johns Hopkins University and are now working at the Parker


    Group, you had a boyfriend who studied finance back in university and you broke up when you


    graduated¡­¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay.¡± Allison quickly interrupted him until she heard that. She was a little embarrassed when


    her past rtionship was mentioned and her face flushed at once. While for Alexander, he was still


    seemed like Alexander did know her.


    Yet speaking of her past rtionship, would he be interested or would he misunderstand? Having some


    deep considerations, she finally decided to exin to him regarding that. She then mumbled. ¡°We had


    a pure rtionship back then, me and my boyfriend at university.¡±


    ¡°We only held hands twice.¡± Allison¡¯s face and ears flushed when she said that. Alexander did not


    actually care about her past rtionship in the first ce, yet when he saw her being so serious to tell


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    him that, he could not help but think there was some cuteness in the girl before him and the aloofness


    on his face lessened.

 Chapter 5 You Knew Each Other?

    Chapter 5 You Knew Each Other?


    Just then, the door was opened from the outside and Don Gibson had returned home. Don changed his


    shoes and walked straight into the kitchen without paying attention to what was happening in the living


    room. Allison shuddered as after talking for such a long time, she had forgotten to inform him.


    ¡°President Parker, I¡­¡± She approached Alexander and spoke with a soft voice.


    As she met his cold eyes, she immediately realized she had addressed him wrongly, yet she could not


    address her own boss by his name at the moment no matter how. She then pretended she did not


    notice anything and continued. ¡°I haven¡¯t told my parents that we have gotten the marriage certificate.¡±


    Hearing her words, Alexander did not show any fluctuation of emotion. He only nodded lightly to show


    he was informed.


    ¡°And¡­¡± Allison continued yet Don suddenly showed up behind her and interrupted her speech. ¡°Oh


    Alice! Are we having a guest?¡± His deep and resonant voice shocked her so much that her heart was in


    her mouth. She turned and was about toin, yet remembering Alexander was still at the scene,


    she said to Don while wearing a fake smile. ¡°Dad, wee back!¡± She then walked towards his side


    tteringly and took the briefcase from his hand.


    As Allison was ready to introduce Alexander to her father, Don walked past her and went straight


    towards Alexander. ¡°Alex? Why did youe?¡± Alexander stood up and stooped a little while greeting


    him. ¡°Hi sir.¡± Compared to Don¡¯s hyperactive behavior, Alexander was always in aposed manner. It


    seemed like nothing could agitate or trigger him.


    Don pulled him over and sat down. Without even lifting his head, he said to Allison, ¡°Hurry up and take


    my Tieguanyin tea out.¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡± You knew each other? Allison was made a little baffled by the situation before her. Seeing her


    father acting like he had reunited with an old friend, it was obvious she could not interrupt their


    conversation. She could then only take the Tieguanyin tea out which was Don¡¯s personal collection and


    brewed the tea in the kitchen.


    ¡°Mom, dad seems to know Pre¡­Alexander Parker.¡± Although the name Alexander Parker was not


    difficult to pronounce, she still found it difficult to adapt herself to say it. Jennifer was cleaning the


    prawns. Hearing her daughter¡¯s words, she stopped what she was doing and nced outside the


    kitchen, seeing Don¡¯s happy face. She turned back and muttered. ¡°Yeah. He seems to know him.¡±


    Jennifer did not tell Don about organizing a blind date for their daughter. When she told him the guy


    their daughter met in the blind date was going to have a dinner with them, she was even scolded. Now


    it turned out they knew each other after all. Having thought of that, Jennifer¡¯s smile grew wider and


    wider.


    The moment Alexander entered their house, she had grown fonder towards him the more she looked at


    him. Composure and elegance were the top criteria for the son-inw in her heart. She was on cloud


    nine that she hummed a tune without even caring Allison who was in a daze at the side.


    Allison carried the brewed tea and once again returned to the living room. Don was discussing some


    academic questions with Alexander and Allison did not understand them at all. She could only stay at


    the side embarrassingly like an essory. When Don was talking about the most exciting part, he


    actually brought Alexander into the study room and after closing the door, nothing could be heard from


    inside. Allison puckered up her lips and could only help her mom in the kitchen.


    After around half an hour, the dishes were all ready and ced on the table. After making full


    preparations, Allison knocked the door of the study room and asked them toe out and eat. The


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    dining table of the Gibson family was round and there was always an amicable atmosphere when they


    sat around it. Yet there was a slight change in the atmosphere today.


    Maybe it was due to the natural aura Alexander possessed, he had transformed a usual dinner tonight


    to a high-ss banquet. Allison who was sitting at the side uncontrobly straightened her back and


    ced both of her hands on herp.


    It was only then did Don remember introducing Alexander. ¡°Jennifer, Alice, Alex is the one I always


    mentioned to you before, the student that makes me proud the most.¡± Allison looked at Alexander in


    astonishment. He was actually the student her father always mentioned! The famous senior who


    excelled in everything and had won many trophies and awards! She instantly admired him as if he was


    a god.


    Having heard of that, Jennifer was full of the joys of spring. She initially wanted to pick some dish for


    Alexander, yet seeing his aloof expression and deep eyes, she felt reserved and did not know where to


    start. She then said to him with a smile, ¡°Come help yourself.¡±


    Upon hearing her words, Alexander nodded at her and replied ndly. ¡°Thank you, ma¡¯am.¡± He used


    the chopsticks gracefully and without effort, resembling a noble, and that made Allison, who still could


    not use chopsticks properly, embarrassed.


    Thinking about finishing the soup first, Allison stood up and held the bowl up. Yet it was at that time that


    Jennifer was sharp-eyed enough to spot the ring on her finger. Jennifer instantly threw a nce at


    Alexander¡¯s hand and saw an exact same ring as expected. ¡°Allison Gibson, this ring¡­¡± She grabbed


    Allison¡¯s hand and her eyes went between Allison and Alexander. ¡°Both of you¡­?¡±


    Being caught red-handed, Allison resembled a small chick which was being held in a life-and-death


    situation and she tossed Alexander a stressed-out look for help. She then watched Alexander calmly


    putting down his chopsticks, arranging them properly and slowly lifting his head. He spoke with a nd


    yet serious tone of voice. ¡°Sir, ma¡¯am, Alice and I have gotten married.¡±

 Chapter 6 A Commitment Ceremony

    Chapter 6 A Commitment Ceremony


    On the first day they had a blind date, they also got their marriage certificate as well.


    This piece of news had the impact akin to that of an atomic bomb. The impact was devastating.


    However, if one had learnt this piece of news from Alexander, somehow it would feel more eptable,


    as if it was just another small part of their daily life.


    At the same time, Allison was abnormally nervous. She was highly strung up and her gaze was fixated


    on Jennifer¡¯s expression, to prepare herself for an escape at any given moment.


    To her surprise, after a brief silence, Don and Jennifer both snapped back to reality as they announced


    in unison, ¡°This is great. It¡¯s great that you can get this marriage certificate.¡±


    What¡­


    She didn¡¯t mishear it, did she?


    Allison was sweeping her gaze back and forth between Don and Jennifer.


    ¡°Dad, mum, aren¡¯t you¡­¡± Weren¡¯t they going to reprimand her?


    Don and Jennifer didn¡¯t pay any attention to Allison¡¯s response. Instead, they asked Alexander to take


    good care of Allison thereafter.


    Don held Allison¡¯s hand and put her hand into Alexander¡¯s palms.


    ¡°Alexander, I¡¯ll hand Allison over to your care. She is a very erratic and insensitive girl who can¡¯t focus,


    but she has her strong suit too. She is especially kind, bubbly and innocent.¡±


    When Allison¡¯s hand were intertwined with Alexander¡¯s, an electric current spread through her whole


    being, making her numb.


    Allison¡¯s face became red instantly as she hurriedly drooped her head in embarrassment.


    Alexander didn¡¯t dere anything profound as he uttered a simple reply, ¡°Teacher, you can be rest


    assured.¡±


    However, his nonchnt words somehow gave a sense of warmth and security to Allison. She secretly


    sneaked a nce at Alexander from the corner of her eyes.


    As expected, he was always good looking no matter which angle she chose to examine him.


    This meal date had ended on a good note.


    Allison was instructed to see Alexander off. They descended the stairs with her following behind him.


    She stared at Alexander¡¯s massive back and couldn¡¯t help but blush.


    Her thoughts were once again transported back to the previous scene earlier on.


    She really thought that her parents would fly into a rage, but nothing of that sort had happened.


    This was possibly because of this man in front of her.


    As her thoughts wandered, Allison stole another glimpse at Alexander¡¯s figure. Her gaze shifted onto


    the ring on Alexander¡¯s finger.


    Suddenly, her heart started to pound furiously for some reason. She felt the insides of her palm started


    to heat up again at the thought of his touch previously.


    She wouldn¡¯t have imagined that such a frosty and cool person would have such a warm side to him.


    His palms were so warm that it even gave her a sense of security.


    It was as if nothing would trouble her anymore if she had him by her side.


    She could even obtain their marriage certificate even though she didn¡¯t have a household register.


    Allison couldn¡¯t help sighing in heart that Alexander was really something else!


    She was too immersed in her thoughts to the point that she didn¡¯t notice Alexander stopping in front of


    her.


    The next moment, Allison directly bumped into his solid back, and she couldn¡¯t help letting out a moan.


    She raised her head and took a few steps back in embarrassment.


    Alexander responded by turning around and looked at her. There was a gold card in his palms this time


    around as he handed it over to Allison, ¡°If the amount is not enough, let me know. The password is six


    zeroes.¡±


    Under the glow of the light, Alexander¡¯s indifferent features seemed more humane and earnest at the


    moment. His face was not as cold as before anymore.


    ¡°You¡¯re giving me this?¡± Allison epted the card while still being in a daze. She looked in disbelief at


    the gold card in her hands.


    This was Alexander¡¯s bank card, and she could only imagine how much money was inside there!


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    Allison shed a look of ecstasy because of her newly obtained fortune, and her expression was


    At that moment, Bernard who was supposed to fetch Alexander was here driving a car.


    Alexander stole a nce at Allison who was still immersed in her own little world, and his sexy lips


    couldn¡¯t help raising themselves.


    However, that smile of his onlysted a fraction of a second, and in an instant his face returned to his


    normal indifferent face.


    Alexander got into the car and rolled the window down. He said in a nomittal tone, ¡°I wille to


    take you tomorrow. We are going to our new house.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Allison only came back to her senses at the sound of Alexander¡¯s voice, but when she tried to


    get a good look at him, he was already shutting the window and the car started to depart.


    Allison had no time to think things through at all.


    After a few seconds still in a daze, Allison finally registered an important information from his words in


    her mind.


    Alexander seemed to be talking about some new house.


    ¡°Our new house.¡±


    Allison clutched the gold card as she repeated Alexander¡¯s words. Her face inadvertently blushed


    again.

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    Chapter 7 Unscrupulous Thoughts


    Alexander was a man of his words. The next morning he appeared at the residential area where Allison


    was staying and was waiting downstairs.


    Under Jennifer¡¯s urges, Allison changed into a in white T-shirt, and she could only dangle a


    steamed-bread from her mouth before hastily making her way downstairs.


    The car that was waiting for her was the same luxurious Maybach.


    Under the burning gaze of some onlookers, Allison walked towards the car.


    Bernard who was standing by on one side pulled the car door open while greeting her politely, ¡°Missus,


    good morning.¡±


    Allison really couldn¡¯t get used to such a title imposed on her, so she smiled awkwardly in his direction


    before getting into the car.


    After getting into the car, her attention was captured by Alexander who was sitting next to her.


    Today, Alexander was wearing a suit which was jet ck in color. The top most buttons had not been


    buttoned up, and with a clear view of his Adam¡¯s apple, his appearance today gave him a look of


    abstinence. Her heart somehow quivered at this sight.


    She always knew that Alexander was a looker, but now she knew that he could even be so seductive.


    Allison started to have unscrupulous thoughts a moment after.


    Alexander was initially studying a document in front of him, but because Allison was almost boring a


    hole in him with her passionate gaze, he couldn¡¯t help looking up suddenly and met her eyes.


    When Allison saw the coldness in his eyes, she abruptly snapped back to reality as she immediately


    drooped her head.


    She was flushed all over and she even felt so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole and hide


    inside it.


    Alexander acted as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. He immediately shifted his gaze back


    to his documents.


    Throughout the journey, the car was overwhelmed by dead silence. Although Allison looked like she


    was watching the passing scenery outside the window, her thoughts were still stuck on the previous


    scene and Alexander¡¯s gaze.


    She was so far removed from the world that she didn¡¯t even notice the car rolling to a stop. Bernard


    had to remind her.


    ¡°Missus, we have arrived.¡±


    Bernard opened the door on Allison¡¯s side while holding out his hand to gesture her to step out of the


    car.


    Allison got out of the car and half-expected Alexander to follow suit, but contrary to her expectation, the


    car sped away immediately right in front of her, leaving her with Bernard by themselves.


    Allison was instantly seized by confusion. Weren¡¯t they supposed to go to their new house together?


    Bernard who was standing next to her could see through her mind as he exined, ¡°Missus, Mr. Parker


    has an urgent meeting in the morning. He will rendezvous with you at noon and have lunch with you.¡±


    Oh, so that was the reason.


    Allison¡¯s face brightened up considerably, and as if suddenly struck by a thought, she turned around


    and asked Bernard, ¡°Bernard, can you stop calling me Missus?¡±


    She felt that this title was unbefitting her!


    After all, today was only the second day she had assumed the position of Mr. Parker¡¯s wife. It was only


    natural that she couldn¡¯t get used to hearing her newly designated title.


    ¡°You can just call me by my name, Allison.¡±


    ¡°Missus, this is where Mr. Parker stays, and you will also stay here from now on.¡± Bernard ignored her


    request while pointing at a vi not far away from them.


    Allison followed Bernard¡¯s finger and saw an extremely luxurious vi that came with a courtyard and a


    single huge door seemingly appeared out of thin air.


    So Alexander always stayed here?


    After entering the house, Allison¡¯s eyes found a lot of things to nce over as she scanned her


    surroundings.


    The interior was painted in a ssy-looking greyish color, which waspatible with Alexander¡¯s cool


    andposed demeanor. This thought suddenly urred to Allison.


    Bernard led Allison to the second floor, and he introduced her room as he pushed open a door that led


    into a room beside the main bedroom, ¡°Missus, from now on, this will be your room.¡±


    The decoration of the room was simple and crisp, and the color theme was an extension of the


    master¡¯s favorite color.


    She stared at the spring mattress on the master bed, and Allison¡¯s heart began to pound in anticipation


    of something.


    From now on, she would spend her nights lying in the same bed with Alexander.


    As she pictured that, Allison felt her throat constricted, and her breathing was invariably ragged.


    Bernard, who was beside her, saw that she was flushed, so he asked nervously, ¡°Missus, is there


    something wrong? Are you feeling not well?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not it.¡± Allison was even more embarrassed after she was thrown with that question.


    Bernard wouldn¡¯t have guessed what was on Allison¡¯s mind. He continued his introduction of the room,


    ¡°This room is yet to be decorated and furnished. Mr. Parker has instructed me to furnish it ording to


    your preference, Missus. Therefore, we will be paying a visit to the mallter.¡±


    ¡°Alright.¡± Allison nodded.


    ¡°One more thing, Missus. Mr. Parker¡¯s room is just beside yours.¡± After exiting her room, Bernard


    pointed at a room next to hers and said.


    When she heard that, she immediately froze.


    So it turned out that Alexander wasn¡¯t going to share a bed with her.


    Allison couldn¡¯t help heaving a huge sigh of relief. She had been worrying for nothing.


    She was initially hesitant to face Alexander when she was going to see him at night.


    After detecting a slight change in Allison¡¯s face, Bernard thought that she was upset about this.


    After all, a newly-wed shouldn¡¯t sleep apart from each other.


    He hastily went with an exnation, ¡°Missus, Mr. Parker is fond of silence, so that is why there are no


    maids in this vi. There are onlymissioned workersing regrly to tidy up the ce. If you


    think that you need to¡­¡±


    ¡°No, no thanks. That¡¯s not what I mean¡­¡± Allison waved her hands anxiously to make her point clear.


    When she followed Bernard to the mall, she slowly got a sense of the facilities and buildings around


    this area.


    This was indeed a wealthy district. The nearest public transportation system such as the train would


    require her to walk at least half an hour to reach it.


    She would have to wake up even earlier than she already had in order not to bete to work.


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    Bernard brought Allison to mall which was located near to the Parker Group.


    ¡°Missus, please take your time to look around, I¡¯ll need to go back to thepany for now. Mr. Parker


    wille over to have lunch with you in two hours.¡± Bernard said.


    This mall was frequented by elegant and noble-lookingdies that probably hailed from rich families.


    Allison who was wearing a in white T-shirt looked out of ce here.


    Just as Allison was immersed in her window shopping, suddenly someone called her from behind.


    Allison turned around and searched for the source of that voice.


    A woman who had her arm around a man¡¯s arm was already right in front of her.


    ¡°Hey! It¡¯s really you, Allison.¡± The woman let out a faint chuckle as she inched closer to the man right


    next to her, ¡°Julius, see, your choice back then was correct. This good-for-nothing is still looking like a


    poor woman!¡±

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    Chapter 8 Get Lost!


    Things would always be ugly when two nemeses met.


    That woman who was calling Allison out was none other than the home-wrecker, Anna, who had


    hooked up with her cheating ex-boyfriend, Julius, from back then.


    Allison narrowed her eyes at this couple in front of her while snickering coldly.


    ¡°It¡¯s been two years, and you¡¯re finally looking more like a decent human being.¡±


    Anna was wearing a revealing strapless short dress while Julius was wearing a sapphire blue suit.


    They were both the prettiest and most handsome people in the finance faculty of John Hopkins


    University, so their union was said to be a match made in heaven.


    However, this only applied to them if one were to just look at them from afar.


    When Julius heard Allison¡¯s mocking words, his face immediately turned hideous. However, he


    pretended to be polite when he replied, ¡°Allison, this is not a ce you should visit.¡±


    Allison¡¯s usual tender gaze suddenly became stern, ¡°Why shouldn¡¯t I visit this ce? Does this mall


    belong to you?¡±


    After saying that, Allison feigned being surprised by covering her mouth and putting on an apologetic


    expression as she added, ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry. I think I¡¯m mistaken. You are just a dog who has sucked up to


    the Aniston family, so no matter what, this mall wouldn¡¯t belong to you, Julius rkson.¡±


    ¡°Allison!¡± Julius howled at Allison as if his tail had been stepped on, and he could no longer continue


    his forced fa?ade of being a gentleman.


    Seeing that Julius was seething with anger, Allison suddenly felt her mood be considerably better.


    Julius hailed from an unknown town, and his parents were just ordinary workers.


    In the beginning, Allison had chosen to be together with Julius because she admired his talent and wit.


    She didn¡¯t mind one bit about his poor origin.


    However, what happened next was out of her expectation. By the time they were graduating, he had


    sucked up to Anna Aniston who was the youngdy of Aniston Constructions Co., Ltd. He was instantly


    transformed from a wild duck into a phoenix.


    At that moment, Anna who was just watching them suddenly opened her purse and took out a huge


    stack of cash in front of Allison.


    Allison felt her breath caught in her throat as this familiar scene unfolded in front of her. Her face turned


    pale all of a sudden.


    Seeing that Allison was visibly shaken, Anna said smugly, ¡°You pushover, it seems that your verbal


    skills have improved a lot in the past two years.¡±


    ¡°However¡­¡± Anna¡¯s mocking gaze hovered on Allison¡¯s body before she continued, ¡°Julius is right.


    This ce does not befit someone who looks like a beggar.¡±


    ¡°Take this money and get lost!¡±


    After making that deration, Anna flung the stack of cash in her hands in Allison¡¯s direction.


    The bank notes fluttered around Allison after they hit her and fell down onto the floor.


    This scene was exactly like all those years ago when she had caught Julius cheating in bed with Anna.


    At that time, Anna had done the same thing by hurling cash on her as she told her to distance herself


    from Julius.


    She thought that she had long let go of such matters, but when the exact scene was replicated, she


    found that her heart began to ache for some reason. Her hands started to tremble in response to her


    heart.


    A huge p wasnded on Anna¡¯s face and the sound reverberated slightly.


    ¡°You dare to hit me?¡± Anna was stunned for one moment beforeing back to her senses.


    She covered her face as she flew into a rage. She wanted to retaliate, but Allison who was obviously


    taller than her still had the upper hand here.


    Allison easily intercepted Anna¡¯s careening hand as thetter tried tond a p on her.


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    ¡°Do you think that I¡¯m still as the same as I was in the past? Do you think that I will continue to let you


    humiliate me and do nothing in response?¡±


    Allison¡¯s menacing face somehow shocked Anna but that onlysted a moment. The next second, she


    shouted at Julius who was now standing rooted to the spot with a frozen expression.


    ¡°Julius, why are you still standing there doing nothing? Don¡¯t you think that you should help me since


    this bitch has pped me?¡±


    Julius only snapped back to reality by then as he didn¡¯t hesitate to step forward and raise his hand.


    Allison wouldn¡¯t be their match since she¡¯s facing the two of them together.


    Allison continued to mock him, ¡°Julius, I have been thinking too highly of you, it seems. I really thought


    that you¡¯re a decent human, but in the end you¡¯re nothing but a dog.¡±


    ¡°Allison, you ask for this!¡± Julius uttered vehemently.


    Just as Julius¡¯s p was going tond on Allison¡¯s face, a huge hand suddenly came out of nowhere


    and grabbed Julius¡¯ wrist.

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    Chapter 9 Are You Hurt?


    Alexander Parker.


    He was that man who had seemingly appeared out of thin air.


    Allison had handed herself over to fate just when Julius¡¯ p was about tond on her cheeks. At the


    Alexander was clutching Julius¡¯ wrist hard and this made him whimper in pain as he begged Alexander


    to let go of him.


    ¡°Who are you? Let my husband go now.¡± Anna, who was by their side, saw that things had taken a turn


    for worse and stepped in.


    Alexander saw Annaing towards him and he responded by letting go of Julius¡¯ hand as if a virus


    was approaching him. He then pulled Allison to his side in one fell swoop.


    His motion was smooth and elegant.


    He tilted his head slightly as he asked worriedly, ¡°Are you hurt?¡±


    Although his tone was still as cold as ever, his words had warmed her up from the inside.


    She met Alexander¡¯s gaze while meekly nodded in his direction.


    Seeing that someone had appeared out of nowhere to protect Allison, Anna was even more frustrated


    for not being able to retaliate. To top it off, the man that appeared seemed to be in a ss of his own.


    She roared at Alexander, ¡°Who the hell are you? Are you trying to poke your nose in other people¡¯s


    affairs?¡±


    When Anna just finished her sentence, Julius got a good look at Alexander and a drastic transformation


    urred on his face. He blurted out in fear, ¡°Mr¡­ Mr. Parker!¡±


    Mr. Parker?


    Anna turned around to check what was going on with Julius.


    Although she had never seen Mr. Parker in person, there weren¡¯t many people who could be called by


    that name in J City. Furthermore, if that person had such an outstanding appearance, it could only be


    that particr person.


    ¡°You are Alexander Parker?¡± Anna couldn¡¯t believe her eyes.


    The man who was guarding Allison turned out to be that Alexander who had the whole of J City in his


    palms.


    ¡°Get lost.¡± Alexander threw a nce at Anna and uttered these two words without any emotion.


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    His voice wasn¡¯t especially loud but Julius was soaked in cold sweat after hearing that.


    However, Anna didn¡¯t want to back off just yet, ¡°Who are you to ask us to get lost? This mall belongs to


    my family.¡±


    In other words, she was asking Alexander to get lost instead.


    At the moment she barely finished her threatening words, an icy cold aura was emitted from


    Alexander¡¯s body which suffocated the people around him.


    He snapped his frosty re in their direction and announced in a rigid voice, ¡°From this moment on,


    this mall belongs to the Parker Group.¡± Alexander was saying this in a t voice but his gaze was


    menacing and imposing.


    Anna was intimidated by his eyes as she let a shudder run through her. However, she continued being


    stubborn, ¡°How can you¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry, Mr. Parker. We will get lost now.¡±


    Julius who could sense that the atmosphere was turning sour immediately interrupted Anna. He bowed


    profusely in front of Alexander as a sign of apology before dragging Anna away.


    Anna was looking indignant but she couldn¡¯t pry herself out of Julius¡¯ grip. She had no choice but to


    leave together with Julius while staggering along the way.


    This nonsensical fiasco finally ended.


    A bustling crowd had formed around them, and at the sight of Alexander, they all couldn¡¯t suppress


    their desire to take out their phones and capture a photo of him. At that moment, Bernard hurriedly


    came over.


    ¡°Handle the aftermath.¡± Alexander ordered.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Allison who was next to him froze. This was the first time she had seen someone with such immense


    aura. His words alone seemed like they could trump over everything.


    ¡°Missus, it¡¯s time to leave.¡±


    Bernard whispered by her ears.


    Allison came back to reality and at a nce, the onlookers were gone like the wind.


    Alexander was already starting to move away. Without thinking too much, she broke into a


    chase.

 Chapter 10 Thank You

    Chapter 10 Thank You


    Alexander had long slender legs which enabled him to take long strides while walking. Allison had to


    jog just to catch up with him.


    The two of them entered a restaurant serving homemade food and the employees there seemed to


    recognize Alexander. At the sight of him, they immediately led him deep into the restaurant.


    After settling down in a private suite, there were waiters on standby to serve them. Foods were served


    one after another very quickly, as if everything was pre-nned. They could almost start eating the


    moment they arrived.


    Allison once again marveled at how great Alexander was.


    The suite was enveloped in silence. Alexander seemed like he had urgent matters at work to attend to


    as he was seen studying the tablet PC given to him by Bernard.


    The suite was beyond spacious and there were way too many dishes on the table. With only the two of


    them savoring the food, it seemed like a waste.


    However, when she thought about Alexander¡¯s status, this type of grandeur was probably his norm.


    Allison lifted the tea cup in front of her and took a sip. She then raised her head and thanked


    Alexander, ¡°I want to thank you about that ordeal just now.¡±


    Her voice was very tiny as if she was afraid her sudden words would disturb him.


    Alexander seemed not to hear her as he continued with his job.


    Allison stopped talking at this point although her gratitude was genuine.


    The truth was that although she tried to muster some courage to face Anna and put on a strong stance,


    deep down she was actually frightened.


    Not only she was afraid that Anna and Julius wouldbine their strength and beat her up, she was


    even more afraid of her pasting back to haunt her.


    Two years ago, what had happened was exactly a replica of today¡¯s fiasco. The two of them had


    humiliated her in the same way.


    The one guy who she thought would love her enough was siding with another woman as they joined


    hands to throw nasty words at her.


    They had described the days she had spent with Julius as those of suffering and misery.


    At such thoughts, Allison was suddenly ovee with emotions as her eyes began to sting and her


    nose invariably became reddened.


    Her innocent expectations towards love werepletely destroyed by Julius and Anna just like that.


    At this point, Allison waspletely immersed in her emotions. She didn¡¯t notice that Alexander was


    already staring at her.


    After a few seconds of scrutiny, Alexander called out lightly with furrowed brows, ¡°Allison.¡±


    That cold and crisp voice of his prated her eardrums and it made her shudder, effectively snapping


    her out of her reverie. She snapped her head upwards and met Alexander¡¯s indifferent gaze.


    Only then did Allison realize that she had been acting inappropriately. She wiped away her tears as she


    apologized, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡­¡± She didn¡¯t mean for this to happen.


    ¡°Remember, you are my wife. You don¡¯t need to apologize to anyone.¡±


    Before Allison could finish her sentence, Alexander interrupted her, ¡°You also don¡¯t need to be afraid of


    anyone.¡±


    Alexander¡¯s expression was as cold as ever, and his tone was infused with a mild anger for some


    reason.


    Allison was slightly taken aback with how he was talking to her. She could only press her lips into a line


    and nodded mechanically.


    She was wondering whether she had embarrassed him in some way of other.


    It was indeed a shameful thing to do to involve in a shouting match with Anna.


    ¡°I¡­¡± I learnt my lesson.


    After a brief silence, Allison began to think of some words of apology, but the moment she locked gaze


    with Alexander, she found herself unable to utter any words. She could only sit there obediently with


    her back straightened like a student who hadmitted some mistake and was waiting for a


    reprimand.


    At the sight of her, Alexander gradually eased the tension on his face, and his tone also became soft.


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat.¡±


    After their meal, Alexander headed straight back to hispany, and Allison no longer had any mood


    to do any kind of shopping after what had transpired.


    Bernard then sent her back home.


    While on the way, Bernard sensed that Allison was upset about something, so he decided to try to


    ¡°Missus, if something simr happen again, do not hesitate to call me. I will be there as fast as I can.¡±


    ¡°I never expect something like that to happen at all. It seems that I have incurred his wrath. What do


    you think? Do you think that I have embarrassed him?¡±


    Allison could recall vividly how angry Alexander had appeared to be when they were having the meal.


    After all, hitting someone in public wasn¡¯t a behavior someone of culture would exactly do.


    Bernard at first didn¡¯t understand what Allison was talking about, but after a second he replied with


    revtion, ¡°Missus, how could Mr. Parker be angry with you? At most, he would be angry with me.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°Missus, you shall not be fooled by his cool exterior. He is secretly protecting you in the dark. He has


    sent someone to buy off the Aniston Corporation as we speak now.¡±


    When Allison heard this, she recalled the conversation between him and Anna.


    She thought he was just spouting some words for effect. She didn¡¯t expect that he would really do it.


    Her mood suddenly brightened up.


    Bernard continued with his rage rising steadily, ¡°Missus, Mr. Parker is angry because he is afraid of you


    getting the short end of the stick. He is an extremely protective person.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Allison couldn¡¯t fully believe what she had just heard, but her mood was considerably better.


    She had affirmed that Alexander was only cold on the outside.


    Seeing that Allison finally broke into grin, Bernard¡¯s heart started to race nervously at the prospect of


    revealing too much about Mr. Parker. He wasn¡¯t sure how Mr. Parker would react if he had known aboutMaterial ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    this.


    In the end, if his words could help with Mr. Parker¡¯s well-being and his newly-wed life, he would ept


    any kind of punishment for his words.

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    Chapter 11 Alexander¡¯s Study Room


    At the living hall of the Aniston family


    ¡°Julius rkson, how dare you help those outsiders go against me?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t, honey.¡±


    ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you hit that bitch? Why are you so afraid of Alexander Parker?¡±


    Upon reaching home, Anna who was outraged had smashed everything she could in the house, she


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    then pointed at Julius who was kneeling on the ground on the nose and bawled. Julius hadpletely


    lost the dignity he disyed in front of other people at the moment. He lowered his head and allowed


    Anna to hit and shout at him.


    He lowered his voice and continued to exin. ¡°Honey, we can¡¯t mess with Parker.¡± The Aniston


    Constructions was only a constructionpany and how could they fight against the business empire


    of the Parker¡¯s? Fighting against them was like throwing straws against the wind.


    Obviously, Anna had been living in a bed of roses since child and she could get anything she wanted,


    therefore how could she endure that kind of humiliation? Even if she was facing the Queen of Ennd,


    she would not feel intimidated at all. She stared at Julius¡¯s timid look in contempt and after letting him


    finished his words, she gave a p on his face. ¡°Get lost! You pathetic waste!¡±


    After venting her anger, Anna felt slightly tired and sat down, rubbing her forehead. As she rubbed, she


    thought she could not let Allison off that easily. It was then someone came into her mind and she


    quickly made a phone call. With just a few words, she had made an agreement with the one at the end


    of the call. Her mood was lightened up after hanging up the call. Allison Gibson, you think you could


    have Alexander Parker have your back? Let¡¯s see what you could do if you lose this strong support!


    ¡­


    After reaching home, Allison realized her belongings had been packed by her parents and were all sent


    there. She felt speechless looking at the pile of bags. How eager was her mother to chase her out of


    the house? Although sheined, she still arranged her things swiftly. There were still some odds


    and ends in the end and she had no idea where to put at once. Thinking the mansion was huge, she


    reckoned there was a storage room. She then carried the whole box of sundries and sought for the


    storage room while familiarizing herself with the environment.


    After checking out all the rooms and still had not found the storage room, Allison deemed the room


    located at the furthest end of the second floor corridor must be the storage room. Yet when she pushed


    the door open, what came into her line of sight was a bookshelf ced with lots of different kinds of


    books on it. ¡°Is this a study room?¡± She leaned her head forward to have a look inside. Was that


    Alexander¡¯s study room? Having thought of that, she could not help but step into it.


    She nced through the whole wall of books and could not help but admire Alexander¡¯s powerful


    strength. She was too absorbed in her admiration that she did not notice the box she was carrying had


    identally touched the photo frame on a table. The sound of the photo frame dropping onto the


    ground was exceptionally clear that it almost scared the daylight out of her.


    Realizing she had caused a trouble, Allison knelt down in panic and picked the frame up. Fortunately


    the frame was not made of ss and she would be pretty doomed if it broke to pieces. There was no


    one in the photo but solely a snow-coveredndscape. After making sure the frame is fine, she patted


    her chest and stood to her feet, wanting to put the frame back to its original ce, yet it was at that


    moment, the photo slipped out of the frame followed by a yellowed card.


    She swore she did not intend to see what was written on it, yet those nicely-handwritten words still


    entered her lines of sight: I love you, Alex. From, ine.

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    Chapter 12 What Are You Doing?


    Allison¡¯s mind went nk upon seeing those. Had she discovered Alexander¡¯s secret? She felt guilty at


    once. Although she did not do it on purpose, it was undoubtedly immoral to spy on other¡¯s privacy.


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    Without having the time to think more, she wanted to restore the photo and the card yet because of her


    shaky hands due to nervousness, she did not seed at once.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± A cold voice rang behind her. Allison shuddered and the frame in her hand


    dropped once again. However it did not fall onto the ground this time but was caught by Alexander


    instead. Allison turned around and met Alexander¡¯s cold eyes. She was no nervous that her throat


    constricted. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t mean to do that.¡± She did not mean to enter his study room and definitely


    did not mean to peek at his secrets. She wondered whether he would believe her.


    ¡°Get out.¡± Although he had lowered his voice, it was not hard to discern the anger from his tone of


    voice. Allison¡¯s heart leaped. She had angered him once more. Without any hesitation, she stooped,


    carried the box up from the ground and walked out of the room obediently. As she turned to close the


    door, she noticed Alexander¡¯s eyes were fixed on the photo. It seemed like it was an important thing to


    him.


    She med herself while closing the door and carried her things downstairs. Bernard had already


    ced all the dishes brought on the table. Seeing her carrying the box, he asked, ¡°Missus, may I know


    what are you doing?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m looking for the storage room,¡± Allison answered honestly. ¡°The storage room is at the attic,¡±


    Bernard replied. Attic? Allison was slightly confused as she had not seen any attic. ¡°Let me take care of


    this, missus.¡± Bernard took the box over from her and said, ¡°Do help yourself with the food, missus,


    these are all¡­¡±


    ¡°Mr. Davis, I think I¡¯ve done something wrong and I¡¯ve made him mad.¡± Allison interrupted him. Bernard


    was confused when he heard her. To be honest, having stayed beside Alexander for so many years, he


    had rarely seen Alexander expressing his emotions, and it was even rare for someone to provoke him.


    Therefore he was amazed by how lucky Allison was today! ¡°Missus, may I know what have you done?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve entered his study room and identally touched his¡­¡± Photo frame. And I had even discovered


    his secret. ¡°It¡¯s all my fault that I did not mention this to missus earlier. Mr. President¡¯s study room is a


    forbidden zone and no one is allowed to enter.¡± Forbidden zone? Allison had now understood. The


    study room was Alexander¡¯s absolute private space. If she was in his shoes, she would definitely get


    mad too if her private space was invaded. Having thought of that, she regretted even more for her


    recklessness.


    The dishes tonight were all sent from the Parker¡¯s old mansion and they were all Allison¡¯s favorites. Yet


    due to what happened today, Allison did not pay attention to the dishes at all. She stuffed some food


    into her mouth with a heavy heart yet Alexander still did note out from his study room.


    It was night. After finished cleaning up, Allison lied on the bed. She tossed and turned and could not fall


    asleep. Firstly, it was because it was not her usual bed; secondly, she was filled with remorse that she


    had foolishly entered Alexander¡¯s study room and upset him. As she dived into her thoughts, the name,


    ine, suddenly popped out. It kept on lingering in her mind.


    Alex. The one that could call him that way must be someone really close to him, and he seemed to


    really cherish that photo. So did that mean ine was the one Alexander fond of? Having thought of


    that, Allison felt slightly ufortable. If so, why did Alexander want to tie the knot with her? Anxiety


    flooded her and she pulled the nket over her head, forcing herself not to think of it any further.

 Chapter 13 You Are My Wife

    Chapter 13 You Are My Wife


    When Allison woke up, the sky was already bright and the time was already half past seven. ¡°Damn it!¡±


    She eximed. It was Monday therefore it was working day. She initially nned to wake up at seven


    so she would not bete for work. However she did not expect that she would not be able to fall asleep


    untilte night and she had overslept in the morning. She cleaned herself up and hurriedly went


    downstairs.


    ¡°Missus.¡± Bernard¡¯s voice was heard from the living hall. Hearing his voice, Allison looked towards the


    ce his voice came from. She then noticed Bernard was standing beside the dining table and


    Alexander had sat there well-dressed. He was using the knife and fork with his slender fingers to have


    his breakfast, and it seemed like he had done it for quite some time.


    ¡°Morning.¡± Allison only stammered after her mind went nk for a moment. Bernard pulled out a chair


    beside Alexander for her and gestured her toe sit down. Throwing a nce at Alexander who was


    as cold as an iceberg, Allison shook her head and said with a low voice, ¡°I¡¯m not hungry.¡± She still did


    not know whether Alexander was angry or not. If he was still angry, wouldn¡¯t her existence provoke him


    further? She was not that insensible. After saying that, she wanted to run away from the scene.


    ¡°Come and sit here.¡± To her surprise, Alexander slightly lifted his eyes, stared at her and said with an


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    imperative tone of voice. Allison did not dare to ignore his order; she then quickly walked towards him


    and sat down obediently. After that, Bernard carried her breakfast over and retreated sensibly without


    being asked to.


    Alexander still continued to have his breakfast yet Allison had not dared to make a move for quite a


    while. Firstly, she still felt guilty when she faced Alexander. If he knew she had seen that card, she


    wondered whether he would murder her so she would bring the secret to grave. Secondly, his way of


    eating was elegant and his every movement made her thought of nobles, therefore she had no idea


    how to start her meal. After half a minute, Alexander put down his fork and knife and took out a napkin


    to wipe his mouth. He then ordered ndly. ¡°Finish it.¡±


    ¡°Oh, okay.¡± Allison did not dare to think any further and she quickly engulfed the bread and milk in front


    of her. After finishing her breakfast and she was ready to leave the house, Alexander¡¯s car had been


    waiting at the main gate. It seemed like he was waiting for her. Allison slightly hesitated because she


    was worried of gossips. If those from thepany had witnessed her getting out of Mr. President¡¯s car,


    it was afraid that a hugemotion would be stirred in thepany. Plus, she refused to be in the


    same car with Alexander anymore because it was too stressful. She still wanted to live for a couple


    more years!


    She then said to him carefully, ¡°I could take the metro to save you from the trouble.¡± Hearing her words,


    Alexander who was reading the newspaper raised his eyes. He turned his head and stared at her, his


    eyes stayed on her flushed face for several seconds.


    After that, he said, ¡°Allison Gibson, have you forgotten something?¡± Allison was baffled. ¡°Forgotten


    what?¡±


    ¡°The fact that you¡¯re my wife.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Allison no longer said another word and she boarded the car docilely. Because of those words,


    her heart had suddenly gone soft. No matter what kind of unhappy things had urred between them,


    and no matter how Alexander used to be, he was now her husband, and she was his wife. If there was


    no ident, they would be with each other until the end of life.

 Chapter 14 Promotion

    Chapter 14 Promotion


    Allison finally managed to make it to thepany at thest minute of working time and registered


    herself through the fingerprinting system. She had at least made sure she would get the two hundred


    yuan, the full attendance bonus this month.


    She lied down on her desk and puffed softly. She initially thought she would be seen, yet who knew


    Alexander always had his own private passage with no one around at all. Because of this, she could be


    worry-free to board his car in the future and she was quite excited about it. As she was feeling pleased


    for her luck, the department meetingmenced. She carried herptop and quickly found herself a


    ce at the corner of the meeting room.


    The administrative department of the Parker Group was veryrge with a total of fifty and more workers


    cooperating with the work from every department. The content of the meeting was all about paying


    attention to daily appearance and manner, working time, staying punctual and do not leave early as


    usual, which made people slightly sleepy. Yet it was at this time, Irene, the supervisor of the


    administrative department, suddenly called out Allison¡¯s name.


    Everyone became energetic once more and all of them looked towards Allison. Allison was in a daze


    yet she could not help but stand up obediently. ¡°From now on, Allison Gibson would be promoted to


    administrative assistant.¡± Irene pped after she finished her words. Although everyone was baffled,


    they also pped ordingly. The meeting was then dismissed.


    Allison who was the one involved was in a state of confusion. She then quickly followed Irene and


    asked, ¡°Irene, what¡¯s going on? Did, did I get promoted?¡± Irene glimpsed at her and replied with an


    expressionless face. ¡°I only received the notification from the human resource department this morning.


    As for why, I don¡¯t know either.¡± She walked away after she finished.


    Allison instantly became a hot topic for discussion in the department. The Parker Group had a set of


    strict rules regarding promotion. Interns must fulfill three months of internship and pass both the exams


    and interviews in order to be formal workers in the Parker Group. Whilst ordinary workers who


    wanted to be promoted to assistant must fulfill three years of work and get tested by the supervisor


    before they could get promoted. Allison had only worked for two years therefore she was not eligible in


    terms of working time. Therefore her promotion was greatly questioned by her colleagues.


    ¡°How on earth could Allison Parker get promoted to assistant? Oh yes, I remember this year is exactly


    your third year working here. The supervisor used to be nice to you. No matter what, you should be the


    one bing the assistant.¡±


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    ¡°Who knows where she got that luck!¡± Criticisms were more than congrattions regarding Allison¡¯s


    promotion in the washing room. Allison who was in one of the toilet cubicles was upset when she heard


    her colleagues¡¯ments towards her. Although she had only been in thepany for two years, she


    was hardworking and serious towards everything in her job, and she used to enhance the bonds


    among her colleagues too. So why did she get isted when she was promoted?


    ¡°Congrattions, Alice!¡± She returned to her working desk feeling despondent and Renata Waldo


    suddenly jumped out at her while handing her an apple. Renata had just turned twenty and she was a


    young girl who had almost done three months of internship in thepany. She was assigned to


    Allison upon joining thepany to learn from her and Allison had treated her as her younger sister


    during the period.


    Renata was the first to congratte her and that made Allison felt a little better. She smiled at her and


    said, ¡°Thank you, Renata.¡± She then took the apple from Greta¡¯s hand. Due to the promotion this time,


    she had to hand her previous work over to Renata. Renata followed behind her and carefully listened to


    the transition process she said. Her eyes suddenly fell onto the ring on her finger.


    Renata¡¯s eyes instantly gleamed and she eximed. ¡°The ring you¡¯re wearing looks really nice, Alice!¡±


    Although the ring was not lodged with any diamond, its design and streamline were fascinating.


    Hearing her words, Allison¡¯s hand froze in the air and her eyes fell onto the ring too. Looking at the ring,


    she could not help but remember the scene which Alexander put the ring on her finger for her. Although


    it was not at any romantic spots, being handsome itself was already a romance. Having thought of that,


    Allison blushed.


    ¡°Alice, this, could you let me wear this for a while?¡± Renata¡¯s eyes were fixed on the ring on Allison¡¯s


    finger and she asked sincerely. Allison did not expect her to request that. Meeting her envious look, she


    was slightly troubled. Alexander had mentioned that no matter when and where, she must not take off


    the ring. After hesitating for a while, Allison then said to her with an apologetic voice, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, this is


    my wedding ring.¡±


    Renata was slightly shocked when she heard her that. She then quickly said, ¡°Oh, oh, sorry for that. I


    didn¡¯t know about that. It¡¯s my mistake.¡± Yet a trace of disappointment and dissatisfaction had shed


    across her eyes.

 Chapter 15 Congratulations

    Chapter 15 Congrattions


    ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Allison¡¯s concentration was all on the ring and she did not notice Renata¡¯s change. ¡°Alice,


    you¡¯ve gotten married? When did that happen?¡± Renata tilted her head and asked due to curiosity.


    During her internship in thepany, she had had a basic understanding about everyone in the


    department. Allison was always single before and she did not have any boyfriend. Now that she had


    suddenly worn a wedding ring, she was feeling weird.


    Allison also knew what happened to her was weird, yet she could not possibly tell the truth. Plus, even


    if she did say she had had a blind date with the Mr. President of the Parker Group and was chosen by


    him, nobody would have believed her. After a moment of thought, she gave a short reply. ¡°I met my


    partner through a blind date, which happened only two days ago.¡± She then lowered her head and


    continued diving into her work. Seeing Allison did not speak any further, Renata no longer asked


    anything.


    When around twenty minutes had passed, Allison finallypleted her work for the transition process.


    She printed out the documents and passed them to Renata. ¡°Thank you, Alice.¡± Renata held the


    documents in her arms and said sweetly. She nced at the time and realized it was already lunch


    time. She then said to Allison, ¡°Alice, I still have something that I¡¯m not familiar with. How about this, we


    could have lunch together and you could exin it to me one more time.¡± Afraid that Allison would


    refuse, she then said, ¡°I¡¯m so scared I¡¯ll make a mistake. If so I won¡¯t be able toplete my


    internship.¡± She frowned and stared at Allison with a pitiful look. Allison did not have the reason to


    reject her when she saw that, she then agreed to her request.


    They then arrived at the International Hotel of City J. ¡°Renata, are we having lunch here?¡± The


    International Hotel was the hotel with the highest standard in the whole City J, no matter the furnishing


    or the food. It was not a ce where ordinary people could randomly enter. Renata was leading the


    way in front of her; hearing her words, she turned around and held her arms while saying with a smile,


    ¡°Yes. I¡¯ve booked a suite just now.¡±


    ¡°But, won¡¯t it be too expensive?¡± Allison still felt slightly inappropriate. They were just having a meal,


    should they be thatvish? ¡°Alice, I want to thank you for the care you always gave me. Plus, I¡¯ve


    already booked it, it would be a waste of money if we don¡¯t eat there.¡± As she spoke, she unconsciously


    tightened her grasp on Allison¡¯s wrist, as if she was afraid she would run away. Allison¡¯s attention was


    all on how much it would cost on the meal and she did not notice Renata¡¯s little action at all. Seeing


    Allison no longer spoke, Renata quickly dragged her inside.


    After entering the suite, Allison was once again amazed by the standard of the hotel. The suite was


    decoratedvishly as if it wasid with shiny gold. Allison looked at Renata with a conjecture look. She


    then asked after some moment of thought, ¡°Renata, could it be that you¡¯re actually rich?¡± Being thrown


    that question, Renata smiled and did not reply, as if she had admitted. Seeing that, Allison was slightly


    relieved. If Renata was any normal person, she would definitely not have the meal there. After all,


    having a meal that cost a month or two sry was too unworthy.


    ¡°Alice,e sit here. What do you want to eat?¡± Renata sat beside her and handed the menu to her.


    Allison took it over and the moment she opened it, her eyes browsed through the price behind each


    dish. She could not help but draw a cold breath. After a brief look through, she noticed even the


    cheapest dish cost thousands. Were they eating gold?


    ¡°Renata, I think we should go to other ce.¡± The price on top made her felt ufortable. Yet Renata


    took the menu from her hand with a smile on her face and said, ¡°Alice, I¡¯ve said that this meal is my


    treat, you don¡¯t have to worry about it.¡± She flipped through the menu while making orders with the


    waiter at the side.


    It was at that moment Allison suddenly felt an urge to pee. She went to the only toilet in the suite and


    when she came out, some appetizers and drinks had been ced on the table. The moment she sat


    down, Renata raised the fruit juice in her hand at her and said, ¡°Alice, congrattions once again for


    the promotion!¡± Allison was touched by her heartwarming action. She then casually took the juice


    beside her and clinked sses with Renata. ¡°Thank you, Renata.¡± After taking a sip, she put down the


    ss.


    Renata was staring at her all the time. Noticing she only took one sip, she was slightly anxious. She


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    then gulped down the juice in her hand, raised her empty ss at her and said, ¡°Alice, do finish it. It¡¯s


    to congratte you being promoted after all!¡± Being persuaded by her and thought the juice was


    different from wine since it would only make her stomach full, she did not think any further and once


    again drank all the juice that was left. Realizing Allison had fallen into the trap, the corner of Renata¡¯s


    lips curved and she glimpsed at the time without notice.

 Chapter 16 Why Did You Set Me up?

    Chapter 16 Why Did You Set Me up?


    5 minutes had passed.


    Allison suddenly felt her body warming up and she started to remove her outer jacket. But even after


    she had removed the jacket, Allison felt increasingly warm and her mouth was parched.


    This kind of warm feeling didn¡¯t feel that it was due to the surrounding temperature. The temperature


    burned within her and it was getting unbearable.


    ¡°How strange, Renata, is the air conditioner broken?¡±


    ¡°Really? I don¡¯t think so!¡± Renata shrugged with a trace of ridicule shing across her eyes.


    Allison¡¯s heart shuddered when she saw the look but she didn¡¯t think too much of it. She dismissed it as


    she wasn¡¯t feeling well and made a mistake. After sitting for a while, Allison felt increasingly


    ufortable and couldn¡¯t tolerate it anymore and she told Renata about it.


    ¡°Renata, I¡¯m not feeling well and I will leave first,¡± Allison said and wanted to leave. But as she stood


    up, her legs gave out and she copsed back into the chair.


    At that moment, apart from feeling hot, her entire body was bing increasingly weak.


    ¡°Allison, are you having a fever and a cold?¡± At this moment, Renataughed and appeared surprised


    and anxious. With that remark, Allison also felt that her condition seemed to be a fever.


    ¡°How about this, Allison, I¡¯ll get a room for you to rest in and I¡¯ll apply for leave from thepany for


    you.¡±


    Renata didn¡¯t allow Allison any chance to consider. She grabbed Allison, and dragged her towards the


    hotel rooms.


    At this point, Allison was totally weak and could only go along with Renata but she was still conscious,


    ¡°Renata, it¡¯s alright, I¡¯ll just take some medicine and I¡¯ll be fine. I don¡¯t have to stay here.¡±


    Renata acted as if she didn¡¯t hear what Allison said and dragged Allison into the lift and pressed the


    button for the 18th floor.


    The effects of the drug became more intense and Allison began to have double vision. But she insisted


    and said, ¡°Renata, no need, I¡¯ll just take some medicine, and I¡¯ll be fine¡­¡±


    At this moment, Renata¡¯s cell phone rang. Renata nced at Allison who was leaning onto her and


    then answered the call without caring about Allison.


    Before the other party asked her, she replied gleefully, ¡°It¡¯s settled, what about your end?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Attwood should be on his way. Just toss her into the room and that will do.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    After this simple exchange, the lift doors opened.


    Allison was already barely conscious and she heard the conversation and she finally realized Renata¡¯s


    evil intentions. She clung onto the door desperately and refused to go with Renata anymore.


    ¡°Ah, Allison Gibson, isn¡¯t it toote for you to realize what¡¯s happening?¡± Renata exposed her true self


    at this moment.


    Renata¡¯s cold smile caused Allison to feel a chill. She bit her lip and weakly asked, ¡°I always treated


    you as my younger sister, why do you¡­?¡± Why do you plot against me?


    Allison didn¡¯tplete her question before she cked out and copsed to the ground.


    Renata scoffed when she saw Allison on the ground. She used her foot to nudge Allison¡¯s abdomen to


    ascertain that she was out cold. Thereafter she started to drag Allison into room 1807, a room in which


    they had previously concealed a camera.


    Allison was then thrown onto the bed by Renata.


    ¡°Why? You offended my cousin sister! That¡¯s why!¡± Renata ced her arms on her waist and said to


    the unconscious Allison. Thereafter she took out Allison¡¯s cellphone and it rang at that very moment.


    The screen disyed, ¡®Davis¡¯. The phone call startled Renata and in a panic, she threw the phone into


    the toilet bowl. After ringing for several seconds, the screen cked out due to water ingestion.


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    Thereafter, Renata went back to Allison and removed Allison¡¯s ring, took a look at it, and happily put it


    on.


    ¡°This ring would be useless on you after today; you might as well give it to me!¡±

 Chapter 17 She Can’t Taint Herself!

    Chapter 17 She Can¡¯t Taint Herself!


    After she took a nce at Allison, Renataughed coldly, raised her eyebrows, and walked gleefully


    out of the room. This time, it would be impossible for Allison to escape but she only had herself to


    me for offending her cousin.


    She walked along the corridor and then took the lift to the main lobby. She then saw a pot-bellied man


    hurrying over from afar. As the man approached, he lifted his head and they looked at each other. Both


    seemed to have a tacit understanding of each other.


    As she walked past the man, Renata rejoiced. She had provided the main actress and the lead actor


    just arrived. What was left was for her was to im her reward from her cousin.


    She waved her left hand happily and admired the ring on her hand while walking out without noticing


    two mening towards her.


    ¡°Mr. Parker, I still can¡¯t get through to Missus¡¯ phone,¡± Bernard reported to Alexander anxiously.


    Alexander¡¯s gaze deepened and he said simply, ¡°Keep trying.¡±


    Allison was promoted by him and he had heard from Bernard about the gossips in thepany. Was it


    because of this that she wasn¡¯t answering her phone?


    Alexander was worried and restless when he thought about this. As he was about to instruct Bernard,


    he saw the woman walking past him with her left hand raised high. He noticed the ring that he was


    absolutely familiar with and there was no way he could have mistaken it.


    Alexander stopped and turned without hesitation and shouted, ¡°Stop right there!¡±


    Renata paused when she heard and turned around in surprise. She remarked nervously when she


    recognized the man, ¡°Mr¡­. Mr. Parker?¡±


    Although she was only an intern at thepany, she had previously memorized in detail the


    information of the president. From age to hobbies, she memorized and although she had never met


    Alexander in person, she had kept copies of magazine articles about him.


    She didn¡¯t expect to see him today at that location! Renata couldn¡¯t conceal her excitement and


    greeted shyly, ¡°Mr. Parker¡­ you¡­¡±


    Before she could continue, the man interrupted coldly. ¡°How did you get the ring?¡±


    Renata looked at the ring on her hand, panicked, hid her left hand, and said, ¡°This was bought by me, I


    bought it.¡±


    As she raised her head, she looked directly at Alexander¡¯s cold re. For reasons unknown, the man¡¯s


    re seemed to be able to see through her and that look sent a chill down her spine.


    ¡°Really?¡± Alexander suddenly stepped forward with a menacing stance, causing her to shudder. Renata


    stepped back half a step and lowered her head guiltily, ¡°Yes¡­¡±


    Alexander understood immediately Renata¡¯s expression and became unsettled. He had urged Allison


    that no matter what happened, she should not remove her ring. Now that it appeared on someone


    else¡¯s hand, then only one situation was possible and that was¡­ something had happened to her!


    Alexander¡¯s expression was now aggressive and he sternly asked, ¡°Where is Allison?¡±


    When she heard this name, Renata¡¯s face turned pale and she quickly looked up and shook her head,


    ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know¡­¡±


    Alexander heard and his gaze deepened. Bernard noticed this and immediately turned around and


    brought two strong bodyguards over who stood on either side of Renata.


    Renata had never been in such a situation and was scared senseless. She panicked and looked at


    Alexander and stammered, ¡°I¡­ I¡¯ll say. I had lunch with Allison and she wasn¡¯t feeling well. So I sent


    her to a room to rest. It is room 1807¡­¡±


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    As soon as he heard the room number, Alexander¡¯s expression darkened. He immediately sprinted to


    the lift without hesitation.


    He was very clear that the rooms on floors 10 to 20 of the International Hotel of J City were not the


    typical rooms. They were themed rooms. If Allison wasn¡¯t feeling well ording to Renata, then why


    didn¡¯t they get an ordinary room?


    With the twists and turns in this information, how could he not be suspicious?


    When he thought about the night Allison¡¯s father gave Allison¡¯s hand to him, Alexander felt a fire raging


    within him that was difficult to suppress.


    Although he only knew Allison for a short duration, he was clear that this woman was like a nk sheet


    of paper. She was extremely pure and if she were to be harmed and vited, how could he face up to


    Professor Gibson?


    Suite 1807.


    A wet and cold sensation came over her and Allison started to regain consciousness.


    She slowly opened her eyes and before she could wipe the water from her face, she barely made out


    the image of a man.


    ¡°Heh heh, you¡¯re finally awake!¡± The man put down the ss in his hand andughed with a mouthful


    of yellowish teeth. He stretched out his hand, grabbed Allison¡¯s hand, and pulled her towards him,


    ¡°Today we¡¯ll have a good time together and you¡¯ll be appropriately rewarded!¡±


    Once she saw the person clearly, Allison shivered in fear and immediately pushed him away, ¡°Don¡¯t


    you¡­ don¡¯t touch me! Go away!¡±


    The hot sensation within her had not abated and there were signs that it could get worse. But from


    what things were now, it was clear that she had fallen into Renata¡¯s trap. But now she did not have the


    strength to escape.


    The manughed menacingly, ¡°Girl, do you think that you can escape at this point?¡±


    As he said, he quickly took off his clothes and raised his hand towards Allison¡­


    Allison started to shiver and, in her desperation, she grabbed the ss on the bedside table and


    smashed it on the man¡¯s head.


    With a crashing sound, the man¡¯s head started to bleed and his expression immediately changed. He


    felt the blood on his head and raised his hand furiously and pped Allison¡¯s face.


    ¡°Slut! How dare you hit me! You must be tired of living!¡±


    As he said, he grabbed both of Allison¡¯s hands with one hand and reached to tear off her clothes with


    the other hand.


    ¡°You¡­ let go of me¡­¡±


    Half of Allison¡¯s face was swollen and her clothes were being torn off. She started to struggle and, she


    felt a piece of broken ss and immediately ced the shard of ss on her neck.


    She seized onto her final chance with her eyes turning red, ¡°If you touch me, I¡¯ll¡­ I¡¯ll kill myself!¡±


    ¡°Humph!¡± The man scoffed and didn¡¯t release his grip on her clothes, ¡°I do want to see how you do


    that!¡± Allison¡¯s heart sank and instantaneously felt hopeless.


    She can¡¯t lose her innocence just like that. She just got married to Alexander who was such a perfect


    man. She certainly cannot allow herself to be tainted!


    She clenched her teeth and pressed the shard of ss towards her neck and it sank into her skin.


    Fresh blood started to ooze from her snow-white neck.


    The man was startled when he saw this and didn¡¯t expect Allison to resort to death as an escape.


    Just at this moment, the door was kicked open with a loud ¡®crash¡¯!

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    Chapter 18 You Can¡¯t me Me Anymore!


    It was Alexander!


    Allison¡¯s hand trembled. She had wanted to deepen the cut but she stopped. She didn¡¯t expect that


    someone would save her at the most critical moment!


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


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    The man cursed and turned around but before he could finish, a foot kicked squarely on his shoulders


    and he immediately fell onto his knees.


    Alexander could feel the fury within him and his eyes were attracted to the crimson red blood on her


    neck. He came to his senses, rushed forward to cover her body with the thin nket, and said, ¡°Don¡¯t


    move!¡±


    Thank goodness he came on time otherwise Allison would have pierced the shard of ss into her


    neck!


    ¡°Mr. ¡­ Mr. Parker?¡± The man on the ground looked at Alexander and his face turned from red to white


    and didn¡¯t dare to say a word.


    Alexander heard and red threateningly at him, ¡°What gave you the gall to touch my woman?¡±


    The man on the ground went pale, ¡°I¡­ I just paid for some thrills. She¡­ how is she your woman?¡±


    When he finished saying, Bernard entered and searched the room, and just as he suspected, he found


    and removed a hidden camera.


    Alexander looked at the man and ordered Bernard, ¡°Take him away and sort him out.¡±


    Bernard nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    When the man heard this, he started to panic and begged for mercy, ¡°Mr. Parker, I¡¯m Benson Attwood


    from the FC Group! Please let me go on ount of our past partnership! I¡¯m to me for touching your


    woman¡­¡±


    Alexander took out a first aid kit and started to stop the bleeding. His expression darkened when he


    heard what Benson said. Bernard continued to drag a struggling and frayed Benson outwards.


    As Benson reached the door, he shouted, ¡°Mr. Parker! This incident was all arranged by Anna Aniston!


    I really didn¡¯t know the details!¡±


    Alexander¡¯s gaze deepened when he heard this name. So, she was behind all of these!


    Alexander came to his senses and saw that Allison¡¯s wound was still bleeding. He took the disinfectant


    to clean the wound. As soon as the cotton bud which was soaked with disinfectant touched her neck,


    her body shivered, and softly eximed in a manner which can easily be mistaken.


    Alexander frowned and instructed, ¡°We¡¯ll lightly bandage it and then take you to the hospital.¡±


    Before he finished, his head felt heavy as she grabbed his neck.


    Allison¡¯s body continued to heat up and at that moment the drug took effect and her remaining self-


    control disappeared.


    ¡°No¡­ don¡¯t go to the hospital¡­¡± She immediately leaned into Alexander¡¯s embrace like a small kitten


    and rubbed herself against him.


    Alexander frowned and wanted to push Allison away but his neck was firmly in her hands. ¡°I¡¯m hot¡­


    very hot¡­¡±


    Alexander looked down and her snow-white neck filled his eyes. With the fresh red wound and her red


    cheeks, how could anyone resist her in this state?


    Alexander tightened his grip on the cotton bud and wanted to continue to clean her wound but Allison


    raised her hand to smack his hand away.


    ¡°No¡­ don¡¯t want!¡±


    He looked at the woman who wasn¡¯t cooperating and her wound was still bleeding. Alexander was at a


    loss. He looked towards some essories on the table and without thinking further he took the pink


    handcuffs and cuffed her hands behind her.


    But the handcuffed woman still didn¡¯t settle down and continued to twist and fidget. Alexander frowned


    and pressed her body down just to bandage her wound.


    Just as he used the medical tape to secure the bandage, Bernard said with worry, ¡°Mr. Parker¡­¡±


    Alexander heard and immediately stood up andposed himself before looking at Bernard, ¡°What?¡±


    Bernard looked at Alexander and Allison before asking, ¡°I¡­ I handed Mr. Attwood to the men for


    interrogation before deciding what to do next. I¡¯m back here to ask if you need anything else¡­¡±


    Alexander was about to speak when the woman suddenly said, ¡°So hot¡­ I want a hug¡­¡±


    Her tone was coy, yful, and with a hint of desperation, easily seducing anyone who heard it.


    Alexander¡¯s expression darkened and looked at the woman while frowning tightly.


    Bernard hesitated before asking, ¡°Should we call a doctor?¡±


    Alexander looked at the woman and said, ¡°There¡¯s no time for it.¡±


    He had been in the business world for so long and had seen all sorts of situations. Now looking at


    Allison¡¯s behavior, he had already guessed that she had been given the date rape drug. With her


    current condition, she will not be able to resist the effects much longer.


    Bernard understood immediately and nodded. He went out of the room and closed the door. As soon


    as the door closed with a ¡®clunk¡¯, Alexander¡¯s hand loosened his necktie in frustration. He didn¡¯t intend


    to touch her but with how things were now; the fire within him had been stoked up by her.


    Just at this moment, Allison¡¯s head nudged mischievously onto his shoulder and when she raised her


    head, she kissed Alexander¡¯s lips.


    ¡°Hmmm ¡­¡± It was as if something erupted next to Alexander¡¯s ears. He grabbed Allison into his


    embrace and the sound became somewhat muffled, ¡°With how things are, don¡¯t me me for what


    happens next!¡±


    ¡­


    When Allison woke up, she noticed that the sky had darkened outside. She moved and her body was


    aching all over but her mind was a nk. She¡­ what happened to her? She raised her hand to rub her


    temples and sat up. She suddenly felt cold, looked down, and was stunned.


    She was ¡­pletely naked!


    Portions of her memory started toe back and Allison spent several minutes trying to piece together


    what had happened. Then she started to figure it out. She actually slept with Alexander!


    Her face blushed red hot and Allison didn¡¯t know if she wanted to cry orugh. She just felt that


    everything happened too quickly. From the marriage to what happened today¡­


    The knocking at the door startled Allison, snapping her to her senses, ¡°Who is it?¡±


    ¡°Missus, it¡¯s me¡±


    Allison was relieved to hear Bernard¡¯s voice, quickly put on her clothes before she opened the door.


    Bernard stood at the door and smiled at Allison, ¡°Did missus rest well?¡±


    Allison looked around and when she didn¡¯t see Alexander, she sighed in relief and said ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Parker instructed for me to wait till you¡¯ve rested and then send you home,¡± Bernard said. Then he


    suddenly stretched out to hand something over to her, ¡°and, Mr. Parker wants me to return this to you.¡±


    Allison looked and on Bernard¡¯s hand was the glittering wedding ring that Alexander gave


    her.

 Chapter 19 Afraid That I Might Eat You?

    Chapter 19 Afraid That I Might Eat You?


    Looking at the solemn Allison, Bernard reminded, ¡°Mr. Parker added, that you must take good care of it


    and don¡¯t lose it again.¡±


    Allison took over the wedding ring and put it on her left ring finger and felt that it weighed heavily on


    her. Previously she was very clear of her simple rtionship with Alexander but now it seemed to be


    moreplicated.


    After leaving the International Hotel of J City, she soon arrived at the vi. Allison could smell the


    fragrance of cooking as she entered the vi. Just as she was wondering who was doing the cooking,


    she saw a person walking out of the kitchen.


    A woman in her forties looked at Allison and her eyes lit up and went over to her, ¡°You must be Ms.


    Gibson?¡±


    Allison was puzzled, ¡°You are?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been transferred over from the old residence to take care of your daily needs.¡±


    Bernard walked forward and exined to Allison, ¡°Mr. Parker specially transferred Lara over to take


    care of you.¡±


    ¡°Take care of me?¡±


    Allison was about to decline when Lara enthusiastically led her towards the dining hall, ¡°I¡¯m here to take


    care of you and master. I had taken care of master since he was young and I¡¯m very clear about what


    he likes. Since master married you, I¡¯ll have to address you as missus. I¡¯ve prepared dinner but do not


    know if they suit your tastes¡­¡±


    Allison was led to the dining hall and saw a table full of sumptuous dishes. Her doubts disappeared as


    soon as she sampled the dishes and she no longer thought about rejecting Lara.


    ¡°Lara, the meatballs are delicious!¡±


    Allison loved Lara¡¯s cooking and did not notice someone approaching.


    Lara was listening to Allison¡¯s praises from the kitchen and smiled from ear to ear, ¡°Eat more if you like


    them! The steamed pear is about to be served!¡±


    Allison was about to answer when she noticed a person standing to one side. She was so startled to


    see Alexander standing a short distance away that she almost dropped her chopsticks.


    ¡°You¡­ why are you back?¡±


    Alexander looked at the woman¡¯s changing expression and was surprised. She was eating happily just


    a moment ago and became so scared when she saw him. Was he so frightening?


    ¡°Can¡¯t Ie back to my own home?¡± Alexander raised his eyebrows and walked over to sit down


    opposite her.


    ¡°Oh,¡± Allison answered and lowered her head without continuing with the conversation. She started to


    think about what happened at the International Hotel of J City when she saw the person in front of her.


    Her cheeks instantly became red hot.


    Just at that moment, Lara came out of the kitchen with a bowl of soup and saw both of them at the


    table. She immediately smiled, ¡°Master¡¯s back!¡±


    She noticed the sullen Allison and couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Missus, why aren¡¯t you eating?¡±


    The title ¡®Missus¡¯ made Allison blush even more and her eyes looked towards the man opposite and


    shook her head, ¡°I¡¯m full, I¡¯ve eaten my fill.¡±


    After she said, she stood up, turned, and left.


    Just as she was halfway up the stairs, a man¡¯s voice said, ¡°Why did you run off?¡±


    Alexander chased after her and blocked her path with his arm. Allison looked up at the handsome man


    and her heart started to race. Who would expect Alexander to lower his head and grin mischievously,


    ¡°Are you afraid that I might eat you?¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡± Allison was stunned and couldn¡¯t say a word.


    When he saw her startled looks, Alexander grabbed her hand and led her towards the bedroom.


    Allison became unsettled, ¡°You¡­ what do you intend to do?¡±


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    Don¡¯t tell me he still wanted to ¡­


    Alexander dragged her into the bedroom and towards the bed, ¡°Sit.¡±


    Allison was nervous and folded her arms across her chest, ¡°What? What do you want to do?¡±


    Alexander saw her nervous expression andughed with concern, ¡°I asked you to sit down.¡±


    After that, he took out a first aid kit and removed the gauze and ointment. Allison was dazed for a


    moment before she remembered that she had a wound on her neck.


    ¡°I need to rece your dressing. We¡¯ll try not to have a scar at this position.¡±


    Alexander said as he gently removed the old dressing and then used the cotton bud to clean the wound


    with the ointment. The sting radiated from the wound and Allison took a deep breath. She looked at him


    concentrating on recing her dressing and her heart sank.


    Today Alexander was different from the past. Although he remained cold and lofty outwardly, he was


    clearly more tender and warmer towards her. After he changed the dressing, Alexander kept the first


    aid kit.


    ¡°Stay at home and rest for the next few days. There is no hurry to go back to work.¡±


    ¡°Then¡­¡± Allison hesitated when she thought about what Renata had done to her. She looked at


    Alexander, ¡°The issue with my promotion¡­¡±


    ¡°I arranged for it.¡±


    Allison took a deep breath, ¡°Why?¡±


    Thepany regtions were clear and there was a regr time for promotions but Alexander made


    exceptions for her. Not to mention about Renata, even the senior staff at thepany would find it


    difficult to ept the favoritism.


    As if he understood what her thoughts were, Alexander paused and looked at her righteously, ¡°Allison,


    did you forget that you are my wife? You deserve to have the best.¡±


    What Alexander said caused her heart to beat even faster. Before she could say anything, Alexander


    already turned around to rece the first aid kit, ¡°Have a good rest. Look for Lara if you need anything.¡±


    Allison still hadn¡¯te to her senses after the man disappeared from her view. No man had ever said


    something like that to her, not even her first love Julius, who simply tossed her aside after he cheated


    on her. Alexander was the one who said that she deserved the best¡­


    Just as she was giggling happily, her cell phone rang and Allison came to her senses. When she saw


    who was calling, she hurriedly answered the call, ¡°Hello? Mom? What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Alice, did you forget that it¡¯s your father¡¯s birthday the day after tomorrow? Have you forgotten your


    parents after getting married?¡±


    ¡°Oh, I actually forgot!¡± Allison smacked her forehead, ¡°Mom, thank goodness you reminded me!¡±


    ¡°See, I was right! But I¡¯ve thought about what to do on that day. On that day, bring Alex and ask him to


    invite his parents. We¡¯ll all have dinner together.¡±


    ¡°What? Mom!¡± Allison was stunned and stood up anxiously, ¡°Call his parents?¡±


    Aftering to the vi for several days, not to mention seeing Alexander¡¯s parents, she had never


    heard him mention them! Now her mother wanted her to invite them for dinner? Wasn¡¯t she making


    things difficult for her?


    Jennifer said as a matter of fact, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Both of you have already collected the marriage


    certificate and are officially married. It¡¯s only to be expected that the parents of either party meet!¡±


    Allison was stumped, ¡°Mom¡­ can we dy this, I have not mentioned this to him.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s there to dy? I think it¡¯s a good opportunity and it¡¯s your father¡¯s birthday. It¡¯s appropriate for


    the two families to meet! Alice, your father has agreed to this. Don¡¯t try to fool me!¡±


    Jennifer ended the call after she finished saying.


    Allison looked troubled at the darkened phone screen.


    Would Alexander agree if she asked him about it?

 Chapter 20 Taboo Subject

    Chapter 20 Taboo Subject


    Allison thought for a long time and couldn¡¯t think of a good way to mention it.


    But no matter what happened, Professor Gibson¡¯s birthday was an important day. Since she had been


    officially married to Alexander, going out for a meal as a family should not be a big issue.


    She should simply ask Alexander and seek his opinion. Allison sighed after making her decision and


    only after this weight was off her chest was she able to fall asleep. It was already the next afternoon


    when she saw Alexander. Allison was bored to tears when she heard the sound of a car approaching.


    She ran to the window and saw a familiar car downstairs.


    Before long, there was some noise along the corridor leading to the study. Allison pushed open the


    door and just as she reached the staircase, she saw Lara serving a freshly brewed pot of tea.


    Allison asked softly, ¡°Lara, is Alexander back?¡±


    ¡°Yes, master just came back. But he doesn¡¯t look pleased. He looked upset.¡±


    ¡°Ah?¡±


    Allison became nervous immediately. She was waiting for Alexander toe back to tell him about her


    father¡¯s birthday arrangements. But she didn¡¯t expect that he would be having a foul mood today.


    Lara was puzzled and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter, missus?¡±


    ¡°Nothing, nothing.¡± Allison said. Her eyes looked at the serving tray and took it over from Lara, ¡°Lara,


    give me the pot of tea. I¡¯ll serve them to him.¡±


    ¡°Okay, be careful.¡±


    After taking over the tray, Allison took a deep breath and walked to the study.


    No matter what, this issue cannot be dyed. Jennifer had already booked the restaurant and had


    already sent her the address. If she didn¡¯t resolve it on her end, then she will be severely scolded by


    Jennifer.


    Allison knocked on the door.


    ¡°Come in.¡±


    When she heard the man¡¯s voice, Allison picked up her courage and went into the room. Alexander


    was sitting at the desk and looked sternly into theputer disy. His expression was much colder


    than usual.


    Allison served the tea to his desk and said softly, ¡°This tea is brewed by Lara. I¡¯m here to bring it to


    you.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    Alexander calmly answered but didn¡¯t raise his head.


    Allison paused, poured the tea for him, and then asked, ¡°Today¡­ you must be tired from work.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Alexander said warmly and looked at her, ¡°Have you changed the dressing on your neck?¡±


    ¡°Oh¡­ yes.¡±


    The man¡¯s sudden show of concern took her by surprise, ¡°Erm¡­¡±


    Alexander looked at her, ¡°What else is there?¡±


    Allison forced a smile and faked a casual query, ¡°Nothing important. I just wanted to chat with you. I


    came for several days already and have never seen your parents. I¡¯m actually rather curious about


    your parents¡­¡±


    Before she could finish, she realized that Alexander¡¯s expression had significantly darkened. She then


    stopped and felt strangely guilty, hesitated before asking, ¡°I¡­ did I say something wrong?¡±


    Alexander looked very stern and cold but was suppressing his feelings. A whileter, he stood up and


    stared at Allison, and said sternly, ¡°Allison, are you too idle?¡±


    What he said had some truth to it and Allison paused and didn¡¯t know what to say. ¡°I¡­¡±


    Alexander frowned and stepped forward towards her and said coldly, ¡°If I were you, I will put my time


    on the job and figure how to quell the gossips and not focus on those pointless and unrted matters!¡±


    After saying these, Alexander red at her and stormed out of the room. Allison stood on the spot and


    her mind was a nk. She never expected that he would be so upset when she only asked about


    Alexander¡¯s parents. Furthermore, they had officially married and were a family. His parents were now


    considered hers so it was natural that she wanted to understand. So how could it be pointless and


    unrted?


    Unless Alexander never considered her as part of the family. That thought shed across her mind and


    Allison¡¯s heart sank and she was quite disappointed. Although from the beginning when she registered


    for marriage with Alexander, she didn¡¯t expect him to be deeply in love with her, from the looks of it,


    they were no different from two strangers.


    Allison was sad and dejected. She heard the sound of the car engine starting up and then fading into


    the distance before walking out of the room.


    Lara hurried towards the room and asked, ¡°Missus, what just happened? Why did master leave


    suddenly?¡±


    Allison wrung her hands, lowered her head, and said softly, ¡°Lara, I think I¡¯ve upset him again.¡±


    ¡°This¡­ what happened?¡±


    With Lara¡¯s queries, Allison rted to her what had happened. When Lara heard about her questions


    about Alexander¡¯s parents, Lara¡¯s expression also changed.


    ¡°Missus, so you don¡¯t know! As for master, his parents are a taboo subject!¡±


    Allison looked in surprise, ¡°What? A taboo subject?¡±


    This was the first time she heard that his parents were a taboo subject!


    ¡°Yes, his mother had a difficult life and died when master was twenty years old. Madam died of illness


    and wanted to see Old master for a final time but he was busy with some official matters and couldn¡¯t


    get back in time. From then on, a huge gap developed between master and his father ¡­¡±


    Lara let out a long sigh and continued, ¡°Master isn¡¯t close to his father and does not want anyone to


    ask about his parents, so¡­¡±


    Allison listened quietly to all that Lara said and finally understood why Alexander had such an intense


    reaction.


    ¡°Then¡­ what should I do?¡±


    Putting aside the matter of inviting his parents for her father¡¯s birthday, now that she had stumbled onto


    his taboo subject, how was she going to appease Alexander?


    Lara consoled softly, ¡°Missus, you don¡¯t have to be so hard on yourself. You didn¡¯t know about it. Just


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    wait for master to calm down and things will be alright.¡±


    Although that sounds sensible, Allison felt a huge boulder weighing down on her. She took a deep


    breath and asked, ¡°Lara, please teach me, what can I do to express my apologies to him? I really didn¡¯t


    do it intentionally¡­¡±


    ¡°Master loves the sea cucumber spare ribs soup made by me. Why don¡¯t I teach you and you can


    prepare it personally for him?¡±


    Allison¡¯s eyes lit up and immediately agreed, ¡°Okay!¡±


    Instead of words of apology, she can express her regret by cooking something for him. She high-fived


    Lara and Allison immediately followed Lara into the kitchen and started learning from Lara. After she


    Early the next morning, Allison rushed down to the kitchen and took over the spare ribs that Lara just


    bought and began to prepare the soup.


    She had already thought about it. Once the soup was ready, she will take it to thepany for


    Alexander. Perhaps after drinking the soup Alexander would no longer be angry and perhaps will


    attend her father¡¯s birthday celebrations with her.


    She will be contented if he attended even if his parents could not.

 Chapter 21 Are you Still Angry?

    Chapter 21 Are you Still Angry?


    After boiling the pork ribs for a whole two hours, a nutritious and mouth-watering pork rib soup was


    done. Allison poured the soup into a thermos sk before heading out.


    Before she left the house, she studied herself in the mirror. Suddenly, she was stuck by uncertainty.


    If she were to appear in thepany looking like this, there would be numerous colleagues who would


    no doubt recognize her. Her entrance and exit into and out of the president¡¯s office would certainly stir


    up some suspicion.


    After some deliberation, she decided to change into a casual sportswear besides wearing a cap and a


    mask. Then, she could finally depart to thepany.


    When Alexander had sent herst time, he led her through an exclusive pathway reserved only for him


    before entering the president¡¯s office. This time, she also took the exclusive elevator which led her to


    the president¡¯s office directly.


    When she got off the elevator, Allison was feeling happy for herself for hatching this brilliant idea.


    However, before she could go further, she was being stopped by someone.


    ¡°Who are you? Do you know where you are now? Food delivery can¡¯t get through here!¡±


    A woman who looked like a secretary was blocking Allison¡¯s way. She had a good-looking face but her


    raised brows showed an expression of indifference and arrogance towards Allison.


    Allison was stunned for one moment and that woman continued, ¡°Whose food delivery is it? Leave it


    here and exit this ce!¡±


    Food delivery?


    Allison looked downwards at her attire and the food box carried by her. She indeed couldn¡¯t exin


    herself well looking like this.


    That woman couldn¡¯t get any response from Allison which caused her expression to be hideous,


    ¡°Do you hear me? I¡¯m asking you to get out. This is not a ce someone like you can juste in!¡±


    Allison¡¯s gaze fell on the name tag on her chest. She spelled out her name, ¡°Lillian, your attitude is a


    little¡­¡±


    ¡°My attitude? You¡¯re just delivering food, what kind of attitude are you expecting me to show you?¡±


    Lillian rolled her eyes as she was about to snatch the food box from her hands, ¡°Give me the food, and


    get lost!¡±


    Allison staggered backwards, and just as she was stuck in a dilemma, a familiar voice sounded nearby.


    ¡°Yes, just follow the proposal submitted by Group A. Give me the full n in three days.¡±


    Allison searched the source of that voice, and she saw Alexander walking in her direction while being


    apanied by several others.


    Alexander looked in this direction coincidentally and their eyes met for a moment. He immediately


    averted his gaze as if nothing of interest had captured his attention.


    Lillian saw Alexander and her eyes lit up. She moved forward and said, ¡°President Parker, I have


    already ced the documents that you have requested in your office.¡±


    ¡°Alright.¡±


    Alexander mumbled a faint reply as he brushed past her. His gaze was locked on Allison.


    Allison was wearing a cap and a mask at the moment, and her whole body was covered up entirely by


    clothes. Only her two eyes were exposed. She felt cold sweat breaking out on her back as she was


    being stared by him.


    Lillian noticed that Alexander had discovered Allison, so she quickly sneaked a nce at Allison before


    exining, ¡°President Parker, she¡¯s a food delivery person from god knows where and she is insisting


    to enter into this ce. This must be the negligence of the receptionist downstairs that has allowed her


    to sneak up here. I will ask her to leave now¡­¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to do that.¡± Alexander interjected, ¡°Let her in.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Lillian¡¯s face was that of disbelief. She was wondering whether she was hearing things.


    ¡°I said, let her in.¡±


    Alexander repeated himself before marching in the direction of his office.


    Lillian froze momentarily while gaping at Alexander who was disappearing into his office before turning


    her gaze onto Allison. She said with resignation, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you inform earlier that you¡¯re delivering


    food to the president? Go in now!¡±


    Allison didn¡¯t give her any response. Her hand gripped hard on the food box while she lowered her


    head and walked in the direction of his office.


    Alexander must have recognized her. While she was looking inconspicuous and she might be able to


    fool others, this didn¡¯t work on him.


    She carefully entered the office. Before she could look upwards, she heard his abruptmanding


    voice, ¡°Shut the door.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Allison turned around to close the door before finally removing her mask. Her heart started to


    race for no reason at all.


    ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m here to bring you some soup.¡±


    Allison sucked in an icy breath before inching towards his desk. She took out the thermos sk from


    her bag, ¡°I was the one at fault yesterday. You¡¯re already busy enough at your work and I shouldn¡¯t


    really add on to your troubles.¡±


    He looked at her who was looking at the floor like a primary school student who had done something


    wrong. Her voice was tiny and her cheeks were red.


    For some reason, the displeasure in her heart dissipated considerably. He squeezed his brows using


    his fingers while managing a soft reply, ¡°Alright, I get it.¡±


    Allison heard him and looked up with agitation. She ventured, ¡°Then¡­ are you not angry anymore?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    After getting his affirmation, Allison felt a sudden joy in her heart. She then continued, ¡°Tonight, can you


    apany¡­¡±


    Knock, knock!


    Suddenly, someone knocked on the door and a voice sounded, ¡°President Parker, there is a document


    that needs your signature.


    Alexander didn¡¯t provide any response. Instead, he looked at Allison and ordered with an


    expressionless face, ¡°You can go now.¡±


    Allison was left unable toplete her sentence, so she could only bite her lips and reminded him,


    ¡°Remember to drink the soup while it¡¯s warm.¡±


    After that, she wore her mask before marching out of the office.


    She had nned to tell him about her father¡¯s birthday the moment his anger had dissipated, but she


    didn¡¯t foresee that he would be so busy. It seemed that he didn¡¯t even have time to listen to her.


    This time, she could only conjure some lies when she met Jenniferter.


    Allison continued to move forward and soon the exclusive elevator appeared into view. Suddenly, a


    familiar voice called out to her from behind, ¡°Stop right there!¡±


    Allison turned around and saw Lillian heading towards her.


    ¡°Is there anything I can help you with?¡±


    Lillian jerked up her eyebrows as she asked tentatively, ¡°What is your rtionship with President


    Parker? Are you his maid?¡±


    Allison was in a gloomy mood at that moment so she naturally didn¡¯t feel like attending to her. She


    blurted out a cold reply, ¡°Does that have anything to do with you?¡±


    After finishing her sentence, Allison directly entered the elevator and pressed the button to descend.


    ¡°You!¡± Lillian was infuriated with her response and she was left stomping her feet outside the elevator.


    When the elevator arrived at the ground floor, Allison proceeded to exit the building and she wondered


    where she should go right now.


    She initially had an uing dinner gathering with Don and Jennifer as ae together for both


    families, but since Alexander was not going anymore, she really didn¡¯t know how to exin things to


    Jennifer.


    After thinking for some time, Allison still couldn¡¯te up with anything feasible. She recalled that she


    hadn¡¯t prepared any presents for her father, so she decided to shop in a nearby mall for it.


    She visited several shops in the mall but none of them had the ideal gift she had in mind that suited her


    father. That was when she passed by an antiques shop which boasted a brownish wooden floor and


    maroon disy shelves. This peculiar shop which seemingly belonged to another era quickly grabbed


    her attention.


    Allison loitered in the shop for a while before chancing upon a disy shelf that housed a metallic


    greyish pen. She was immediately captivated by it.


    With excitement, Allison immediately asked the shop owner, ¡°Boss, can you show me this pen?¡±


    The shop owner came over in a hurry and saw her pointing at that bespoken pen. He showed a


    sheepish smile on his face as he apologized, ¡°I¡¯m sorry to tell you that this pen has just been sold out.


    It¡¯s just that it hasn¡¯t been wrapped up yet.¡±


    Allison hesitated slightly as she asked to seek confirmation, ¡°Has someone really bought it?¡±


    She had been window shopping for some time yet she couldn¡¯t settle on a satisfactory choice for her


    present. This pen was definitely what Don would love, yet¡­


    The shop owner nodded solemnly as he motioned her to turn around, ¡°It¡¯s sold alright. The buyer is that


    gentleman right there.¡±


    Allison turned around and saw that a man who was sitting in a wheel chair was admiring some


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    He had good features and his gaze was gentle and warm. The most important trait she noticed on him


    was that he somehow resembled Alexander a little¡­

 Chapter 22 I’m Sorry for Being Late

    Chapter 22 I¡¯m Sorry for Being Late


    Just as Allison couldn¡¯t avert her gaze from that man, he suddenly looked in her direction and for a


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    moment they locked eyes.


    Allison hastily wanted to look in another direction, but he saw that man lifted the corner of his lips,


    seemingly smiling at her.


    It was that kind of smile which made his eyes press into lines, and it had the power to attract anybody.


    The irresistible kind.


    Allison curled up her lips too as she returned him a smile. She turned to face the pen again with


    disappointment in her heart.


    Since it was already sold, there was nothing she could do about it anymore. She had no choice but to


    choose from the other items there.


    Afterbing the shop, Allison didn¡¯t settle on any suitable present. As she was about to leave,


    suddenly a voice sounded behind her, ¡°Miss, please wait a minute.¡±


    She turned around to see that man in the wheelchair approaching her.


    Allison asked in a soft voice, ¡°Is there anything I can help you with?¡±


    The man sitting in the wheelchair lifted up the corners of his mouth, ¡°The boss told me that you have


    your eyes on the pen as well, no?¡±


    Allison looked downwards and saw that grey pen in his palms. Her eyes brightened up, ¡°Correct, but


    since you have already bought it, then I reckon there¡¯s nothing I can do.¡±


    The man on the wheelchair smiled, ¡°I haven¡¯t paid for it yet though. If you really like it, I can let you


    have it.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Allison stared at him with excitement, ¡°Are you willing to let me have it instead?¡±


    The man nodded, ¡°I won¡¯t insist to have this thing since I am just adding it to my collection, nothing


    more. If it means more to you, I can let you have it.¡±


    ¡°Then ept my thanks!¡±


    Allison took the pen from his hands as she continued to thank him a few more times. She then happily


    strutted to the counter to pay for it.


    By the time that present waspletely wrapped, that man was nowhere to be seen when Allison


    turned around.


    In the end, she had aplished what she had set out for. This was a rare serendipitous moment


    since she was able to obtain something Don would love!


    She left the antique shop in an upbeat mood without noticing that man in the wheelchair gazing at her


    in a caf¨¦ not far away.


    At that moment, that man had an indifferent and hopeless look on his face.


    He spoke after some time, ¡°Is she the one who has married Alexander?¡±


    A man who stood next to him answered, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s her. Her name is Allison.¡±


    --


    When she returned to the vi, the time was runningte. Allison hurriedly went back to her bedroom to


    write a personal letter for Don and made sure the gift was impable before she departed.


    ¡°Lara, I¡¯m going to have dinner in a restaurant today. You don¡¯t need to cook my portion.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re going to eat in a restaurant?¡± Lara emerged from the kitchen while rubbing her hands on her


    apron, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you eating at home today?¡±


    Allison smiled at her, ¡°Today is my father¡¯s birthday. We are going to have a get togetherter.¡±


    Lara immediately followed up with another question, ¡°Is the young master going?¡±


    Allison hesitated for a moment upon hearing that. The she replied in a soft voice, ¡°He doesn¡¯t have time


    for it. I¡¯m going by myself.¡±


    Lara looked she wanted to ask something again but in the end she decided to let the conversation end.


    Allison carried the gift and out she went. She was heading to a hotel, its location sent to her by


    Jennifer.


    Shortly after she had left, Alexander returned home. He entered the vi and immediately headed to


    the study room on the second floor. He stopped in his tracks when he reached the top of the stairs. The


    vi was strangely quietpared to normal.


    Was she not at home?


    When he reached the door to his study room, Alexander hesitated briefly before changing directions to


    the bedroom beside the study. He pushed the door open and as expected, there was no one in the


    room. All the lights had been switched off.


    Images of Allison when she was at thepany shed in his mind. Alexander frowned imperceptibly


    as he turned around and headed downstairs. He asked Lara, ¡°Is Allison not home yet?¡±


    Lara replied truthfully, ¡°The youngdy has left the house not long ago. She told me she is going to


    celebrate her father¡¯s birthday.¡±


    ¡°Birthday?¡± Alexander knitted his eyebrows.


    Could today be Don¡¯s birthday?


    Lara watched the slight changes in his expression, and then she added, ¡°Young master, since today is


    the old man¡¯s birthday, supposedly you should attend his celebration as well. Just now when the young


    you about this, and she said that she didn¡¯t want to bother you¡­¡±


    These sentences seemed to tug at Alexander¡¯s heart. A feeling of guilt rose in his heart.


    He was definitely busy, but it wasn¡¯t as if he couldn¡¯t even squeeze out some time to apany Don


    for a dinner.


    ¡°Young master, from what I see, the youngdy is very thoughtful about you. Knowing that she had


    angered you yesterday, she had tried to learn how to make pork rib soup from me. She has spent a few


    hours making sure the soup was boiled well all morning¡­¡±


    Lara¡¯s words put Alexander in gloominess again.


    She had visited him earlier on today probably because she had something to tell him. At that time,


    someone had knocked on the door, and he had asked her to leave immediately. In hindsight, it¡¯s not


    that she was not nning to tell him about her father¡¯s birthday, she just didn¡¯t have the chance.


    For some reason, he felt slightly ashamed. He immediately walked out of the house while dialling


    Bernard¡¯s number, ¡°Locate Allison now. Do it as soon as you can!¡±


    In the end, Allison was still his wife and what¡¯s more, Don was his teacher and mentor. It was


    unbing of him to not attend his birthday dinner.


    Shortly after that, Bernard sent him an address. Alexander immediately started the engine of his car


    and off he went to Breeze Restaurant.


    At Breeze Restaurant, Allison was following the waiter to the door of a suite, and despite separated by


    the door, Jennifer¡¯s voice could be hearding from the inside of the suite.


    ¡°My daughter has finally grown up, and she is even able to marry such a decent man! My best friends


    are all pretty envious of me, to say the least! They said that my time has finallye after suffering for


    almost my entire life¡­¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not really true either, it is not like we have to rely on our daughter. I just want her to be happy,


    that¡¯s all.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    While listening to the subdued exchanges inside the suite, a sense of sourness overcame Allison.


    Although Jennifer, her mother, was someone brazen and hot-tempered at times, in the end she was still


    a doting mother who wholeheartedly loved her daughter. However, she could imagine her


    disappointment having to learn that she was the only oneing tonight to celebrate her father¡¯s


    birthday.


    After taking in a deep breath, Allison gnashed her teeth and pushed open the door of the suite. She


    immediately saw her parents sitting by the dining table. She produced a smile as she greeted them,


    ¡°Dad, mum. I¡¯m here.¡±


    Jennifer hurriedly stood up to usher her to take a seat. She then looked past her in search of


    something, ¡°Where is Alex? Where is he now? I don¡¯t see him and his parents with you.¡±


    ¡°They¡­¡±


    Allison subconsciously clenched her fists as she was thrown into a dilemma, not knowing what kind of


    answer she should give Jennifer.


    Seeing that Allison was mute, Jennifer asked again, ¡°Are theying now? I¡¯ll go wee them. You


    little brat, how could you leave them on their own ande here by yourself¡­¡±


    Seeing that Jennifer was about to go out, Allison immediately yanked her back, ¡°Mum, Alexander has


    been very busy with work, so¡­¡± He couldn¡¯te this time.


    Jennifer sensed a strange expression on Allison¡¯s face. Just as she was about to ask her what


    happened, suddenly sounds of footsteps could be heard outside the suite.


    ¡°Dad, mum, I¡¯m sorry for beingte.¡±


    Allison heard a very familiar voice. Not sure whether she was just hearing things, she looked back to


    check. Sure enough, it was Alexander standing at the door. Allison felt her heart jerk slightly in


    astonishment and iprehension.


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    Chapter 23 I¡¯ll Apany You to There


    Before Allison could resolve her suspicion, Jennifer saw Alexander and she immediately weed


    him, ¡°Alex! You¡¯re here! We have been waiting for you for so long! Come here, take a seat!¡±


    Alexander had a gentle look on his face. He took a step forward and put down the gift in his hands


    while replying in a soft voice, ¡°Dad, mum, I¡¯mte because of some matters at work.¡±


    When Don heard that, he hastily waved his hands while guiding him to his seat, ¡°Don¡¯t mention it, we


    are here not too long ago as well.¡±


    ¡°What¡­ what about your parents?¡± Jennifer craned her neck to check outside the suite but saw no


    other iing guests. She asked Alexander with a curious tone.


    When Allison heard her mother¡¯s question, she recalled what Lara had told her previously. She could


    feel her heart freeze in anticipation.


    Despite that, Alexander smoothly replied in a calm andposed demeanour, ¡°My father is overseas


    now for some business matters so he¡¯s not in the country while my mother has passed away since I


    was twenty. I have a grandmother, whom I believe you have seen her before. She is not feeling too well


    at the moment, so I decided not to invite her.¡±


    She didn¡¯t expect that Alexander would provide the answers to those questions without a hitch.


    When Jennifer and Don heard his answer, they came to a conclusion in their hearts.


    In order not to spoil the atmosphere, Jennifer broke into augh in an effort to liven up the mood, ¡°If


    that¡¯s the case, there won¡¯t be any problem from us since you¡¯re here and we appreciate your sincerity.


    Come take a seat, I¡¯ll ask the waiter to start sending in food.¡±


    Alexander nodded and showed a gift box in front of Don, ¡°Dad, I know that you always love to y


    chess. I found a chess set for you, you can take a look.¡±


    Don shed an earnest smile as he replied, ¡°Alex, you really know me well. Today, we shall drink to our


    hearts¡¯ contents! Just the two of us!¡±


    Allison who was standing next to them saw this lively scene and had a feeling that she was an outsider


    to this party. When she saw Alexander giving out his present, she finally remembered her gift too.


    ¡°Dad, I have prepared a gift for you as well.¡±


    After saying that, she took out the box containing that pen and gave it to him.


    Don nodded in approval and put the gift box aside, ¡°In fact, I am not too concerned with what presents


    you¡¯re nning to give me. As long as you two can get along well, I wouldn¡¯t have anything to worry


    about anymore!¡±


    As he said that, he took Allison¡¯s hand and put in on Alexander¡¯s palm.


    Allison felt a slightly scorching sensation prating her hand and she subconsciously wanted to


    retrieve it, but before she could do that, Alexander sped his hand around hers.


    ¡°Dad, you don¡¯t have anything to worry about.¡±


    Don saw his reaction and couldn¡¯t stopughing and nodding, ¡°Great¡­ This is great!¡±


    While her hand was being held by Alexander, Allison¡¯s face gradually reddened. He led her to their


    seats to sit down but he looked like he had no intention to let go of her hand.


    What¡­ What did he mean by this?


    He had always been very cid towards here to the point that sometimes he even didn¡¯t have the


    patience to listen to her talking. Despite that, he appeared out of nowhere to greet her father


    celebratory wishes while squeezing her hand hard.


    Allison felt very awkward and she finally caught a chance to pry her hand free from his grasp when


    Alexander was talking to her father.


    Shortly after, Jennifer came back and the waiters started to serve the dishes one after another. Don


    popped open the red wine and announced with a guffaw, ¡°Today is a day fitting for a celebration. Let¡¯s


    drink some wine as a family.¡±


    ¡°Dad, let me toast to you. Mum and Allison can just drink fruit juice.¡± Alexander suggested as he poured


    Allison and Jennifer two sses of fruit juice.


    Jennifer saw that and praised him, ¡°Alex, you are always so understanding. Don, you should learn from


    him a thing or two about how to treat ady well.¡±


    Seeing that her mother wasunching into her criticizing andmentating self, Allison shed a wry


    smile.


    At that moment, Alexander picked up a pair of chopsticks and sent a prawn onto her te. He said


    lightly, ¡°You should eat more.¡±


    When faced with his sudden concern about her, Allison felt a hot sensation on her face. She wasn¡¯t


    sure whether Alexander was really caring about her or just putting on an act in front of her parents, so


    she could only dig into her food.


    The ambience surrounding the dining table was a lively one. In the eyes of onlookers, they would look


    like a close-knitted family.


    Nevertheless, Allison felt that something was lodged in her heart, something that couldn¡¯t go away.


    As their dinner neared the end, Alexander slipped out of the suite to make a call, and Allison made up


    some excuses to follow suit.


    Alexander stood at the end of the corridor with a grave expression on his face. He looked like he was


    instructing someone at the other end of the phone. When he caught a glimpse of Allison, his


    expression registered a slight change. Then, he muttered something under his breath before hanging


    up.


    As he looked at Allison who was approaching him, he asked lightly, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you stay in the suite to


    apany them?¡±


    Allison inhaled before asking after mustering some courage, ¡°Why did you suddenlye?¡±


    He was supposed to be in the dark about this dinner meeting.


    ¡°Lara told me about it.¡± Alexander lowered his gaze and met her eyes. He continued with a serious


    expression, ¡°In the future, you must tell me something like this no matter the circumstances. I am your


    husband, so I have the duty to apany you.¡±


    At the mention of ¡°husband¡±, something trembled in Allison¡¯s heart. She muttered quietly, ¡°I¡¯m just


    afraid that you won¡¯t be free¡­¡±


    Before she could finish her words, she felt something sping her shoulders. She raised her head and


    met his eyes.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter whether I¡¯m free or not. I will always have time for you.¡±


    In an instant, Allison felt something burning her cheeks. She was ovee with embarrassment.


    This was the first time a guy had said something like this to her.


    ¡°I¡­ I got it. I¡¯ll go back to the suite now¡­¡±


    Allison anxiously averted her gaze so that she wouldn¡¯t lock gazes with him. She hastily ended this


    conversation and returned to the suite in a hurry.


    With a loud m, she shut the door. Jennifer saw Allisoning in so nervously and she couldn¡¯t help


    yourself? You are not a child anymore, do you know that?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s enough; everyone is in a good mood now, so you should cut down on your remarks.¡±


    ¡°Don, what do you know? What would happen to her if she continued to behave like this¡­¡±


    Jennifer and Don started to argue a little, but Allison felt like she couldn¡¯t register their words at all. Her


    head was still reying Alexander¡¯s previous words to her.


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    She always thought that Alexander was a very cold person, but after what had happened, it seemed


    like he wasn¡¯t as cold as she had imagine. On the contrary, after learning from Lara that her father¡¯s


    birthday was today, he had decided toe over in a hurry. His actions had somehow touched her


    greatly.


    After the dinner session had ended, with the apaniment of Alexander, they sent Jennifer and Don


    to the entrance of the hotel. Don had drunk a little more alcohol than he could take, so naturally he was


    in no shape to drive at the moment.


    Alexander helped Don into a car while telling Jennifer, ¡°Mum, I have made the arrangement. My men


    will send you back home safely. Be careful on your way.¡±


    ¡°Alright, then please excuse us. Take care of Allison.¡±


    After bidding their farewell, Allison and Alexander watched the car getting smaller in the distance.


    When the car finally disappeared, Alexander turned to face Allison, ¡°I¡¯ll ask Bernard to send you back.


    You should rest early.¡±


    Allison felt her heart sink, ¡°Aren¡¯t¡­ you going back too?¡±


    ¡°I have another gathering to attend now. I need to show myself briefly. You can go back first.¡±


    After finishing his sentence, he took out his phone, looking he was going to make a call.


    Allison suddenly reached out and grabbed the corner of his shirt, ¡°Why not let me apany


    you¡­¡±

 Chapter 24 What Is Your Relationship with Him?

    Chapter 24 What Is Your Rtionship with Him?


    She was very grateful towards Alexander for showing himself in her father¡¯s birthday dinner. Now that


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    he was pretty drunk, she was worried that something undesirable might happen to him if he went to a


    gathering alone¡­


    Alexander froze for a moment as he looked at her with doubt in his eyes, ¡°You want toe with me?¡±


    Allison slowly loosened her grip on his shirt while nodding, ¡°Yes, I want to apany you there.¡±


    She couldn¡¯t tell him that she was worried about him.


    When Alexander saw the determined look in her eyes, he raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Do you


    know what kind of ce I will be goingter?¡±


    In his eyes, she was as pure as a sheet of paper. The ce that he was going was a messy and dark


    ce.


    Allison bit her lips and insisted, ¡°I want to go with you no matter where we will be going.¡±


    After staring at her for a few seconds, Alexander finally let up, ¡°Alright, then let¡¯s go together.¡±


    Letting her gain some exposure to the dark side of the city wouldn¡¯t be half bad either.


    After getting his affirmation, Allison couldn¡¯t help feeling joyful.


    However, half an hourter, when the car arrived at their destination and she glimpsed the flicking lights


    and realized that she was going to enter a luxurious club, all the joy in her heart slowly withered away.


    The moment she graduated from university, she had worked as a clerk in apany. She never saw


    with her own eyes the types of underground dealings and trades that enabled businesses to flourish.


    Naturally, she wouldn¡¯t have been to this type of ce beforehand.


    She gnashed her teeth as she could only step out of the car and followed Alexander to the entrance.


    At the entrance, a waiter came up to wee them. He greeted politely, ¡°Mr. Parker,e with me.¡±


    It sounded like Alexander was a regr here.


    They followed the waiter to an elevator and after exiting the elevator, they strode along a long corridor


    and the door to an expensive-looking suite came into view. Just as they were about to enter, Alexander


    slowed down and tilted his head towards Allison, ¡°If you even have any sense of regret, you can tell me


    anytime. I¡¯ll ask Bernard to lead you out of here.¡±


    Allison nodded, ¡°I got it.¡±


    The waiter pushed the door open and music immediately filled their ears. Allison followed Alexander


    into a spacious space. There were people already in the suite, some of them singing and some of them


    drinking. A few were seen ying pool on the side.


    The moment Alexander appeared, he became the centre of attraction.


    ¡°President Parker! Long time no see!¡±


    ¡°President Parker is here!¡±


    Allison followed Alexander from behind and they sat down on a sofa in the middle. She was slightly


    intimidated by the strangers surrounding her.


    Suddenly, a warm feeling touched the back of her hand, and she saw Alexander holding her hand and


    leading her to the side of the sofa.


    ¡°Hey, Alexander, why did you bring a pure-looking girl with you today? Are you getting a change of


    scenery? Your taste is so nd today!¡±


    A man wearing flowery clothes chuckled while greeting him. He was wrapping his arms around a


    woman wearing revealing clothes, but his eyes were examining Allison non-stop.


    Alexander looked upwards and said coldly, ¡°Cameron, can¡¯t you shut up when you have such good


    wine to enjoy today?¡±


    The man called Cameron snickered in response, ¡°Alexander, I was just joking, don¡¯t take it to heart! Are


    you here to see Franklin? He is inside that inner suite there. He has instructed me to pass on the word.


    You can just go in directly.¡±


    Alexander nodded imperceptibly, ¡°Alright.¡±


    After that, he turned around and said softly to Allison, ¡°I have something important to talk to someone


    inside. Wait me here. We will go once I¡¯m done.¡±


    Allison nodded obediently, ¡°Alright.¡±


    After getting her reply, Alexander stood up and headed to the inner suite.


    Allison stared at his back and was once again sunken into a daze. Although he was in a very vibrant


    and messy ce, he was still an exceptional and different beingpared to others here.


    There were people smoking and drinking to their hearts¡¯ contents here. There was only madness here.


    She knew very well that he wasn¡¯t someone interested in such trivial and useless affairs.


    ¡°Cameron, why did President Parker bring that woman today?¡±


    A sultry voice pulled Allison back to reality. She searched for the source of the voice and saw that it


    was spoken by the woman next to Cameron. She was stering herself on him while whispering by his


    ears, albeit loud enough for Allison to understand her words. Cameron simplyughed without restraint,


    ¡°Who knows? This is the first time that this has happened, but I can¡¯t really agree with his taste!¡±


    Allison frowned when she heard them discussing about her. She suppressed the displeasure in her


    heart and looked away.


    After a short while, a woman wearing short red dress came over and first sat down next to Cameron


    and muttered something by his ears before facing Allison and studying her with an unfriendly


    expression on her face.


    Almost immediately, as if she couldn¡¯t hold in her curiosity anymore, she stood up abruptly and settled


    down beside Allison, ¡°Hey, my name is Martina, what is your name?¡±


    Allison answered politely when she was being approached by that woman boldly, ¡°Allison.¡±


    Martina nodded while swirling the red wine in her ss as she continued to examine her. After some


    time, she spoke again, ¡°I heard that you¡¯re brought here by Alexander?¡±


    Allison replied faintly, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Martina looked visibly discontented as she raised her voice, seemingly attempting to suppress her


    anger, ¡°What is your rtionship with Alexander?¡±


    Upon facing such an imposing woman, Allison¡¯s face sank as she asked after hesitating, ¡°What do you


    think our rtionship is?¡±


    Upon hearing that, Martina put on a hideous expression on her face. She continued to hold in her


    anger without saying anything more for a moment. Then, she forced am awkward smile on her face,


    ¡°What about this? Let¡¯s toast to each other.¡±


    As she said that, she raised her ss while pouring Allison another ss. She pushed that ss


    towards Allison,


    Allison looked at the wine in her ss and shed a smile at Martina. She rejected her suggestion, ¡°I¡¯m


    sorry, but I don¡¯t drink alcohol.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t drink alcohol?¡± Martinaughed exaggeratedly, ¡°A woman brought by Alexander is telling me


    that she doesn¡¯t drink alcohol? Isn¡¯t that the same as bringing shame to his name?¡±


    Her voice wasn¡¯t especially loud, but it was loud enough to attract the others¡¯ attention. They all looked


    in their direction with a scrutinizing and suspicious gaze.


    Martina watched Allison as she continued to swirl her ss, ¡°What¡¯s more, we are all Alexander¡¯s


    friends. Don¡¯t you think that you are being too petty and not showing us face if you can¡¯t even drink a


    ss of wine?¡±


    Allison heard her words and couldn¡¯t help frowning. The people around her were casting her strange


    nces, which made her heart race in nervousness.


    She didn¡¯t want to cause any trouble for Alexander, but at the same time she knew that Martina


    wouldn¡¯t let her off the hook just like his.


    After taking in a deep breath, Allison stretched out her hand and took the ss of wine from Martina.


    She gulped the contents down in one fell swoop.


    The spicy and cold liquid slid down her throat and entered her stomach. She shivered slightly in


    response to that tingling sensation.


    She tried to endure the difort within her while putting down the ss and smiling at Martina, ¡°I


    have shown you enough face now.¡±


    Martina wasn¡¯t really anticipating Allison to really finish that ss. She knitted her brows and shed a


    perfunctory smile at Allison before looking sideways.


    The other women around them who were just watching them previously all reacted bying towards


    her and talking to her, as if they had just received a signal from Martina and was doing this ording to


    a prior agreement.


    Allison watched the many sses of wine stuffing her field of vision, and her hands slowly clenched


    into fists.


    It seemed true now that they were trying to make a fool of her on purpose, and from the look of things,


    it was highly probable that she wouldn¡¯t be able to escape their grasp.

 Chapter 25 How Dare You Bully My Girl?

    Chapter 25 How Dare You Bully My Girl?


    After being forced to polish off a few sses of wine by those women, Allison felt her stomach starting


    to burn. When she saw Martina intending to hand her another ss of wine, sheshed out her hand


    and pushed her away, ¡°I¡¯m not taking another drop of wine!¡±


    If she continued to drink, she would definitely lose consciousness.


    Martina mmed the ss on the table hard and barked, ¡°Do you think that you are calling the shots


    here? Who do you think you are?¡±


    Cameron who was watching this fiasco unfold a moment ago chipped in to give Martina some advice,


    ¡°Martina, I think that¡¯s enough. She is still Alexander¡¯s woman after all.¡±


    Martina snorted coldly, ¡°Who does she think she is? Who doesn¡¯t know that Alexander is only fond of


    ine?¡±


    At the mention of the name ¡°ine¡±, Allison felt a buzzing sound overcame her. She wasn¡¯t sure


    whether this sensation was fuelled by alcohol, but suddenly, she felt a little mncholic.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care about your opinion. You have to finish this ss of wine no matter what!¡±


    Martina was trying to force that ss of wine into Allison¡¯s hands, but the next moment, she suddenly


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    froze after looking up.


    Alexander had emerged from the inner suite and was heading towards them.


    The noise was too overwhelming in the suite so he couldn¡¯t really hear what Martina was saying.


    However, when he came near them, he saw Allison drooping her head and her eyes were slightly


    reddened.


    He scanned the people around him and looked at the ss of wine in her hands. This was all he


    needed to deduce what had happened.


    He stepped forward and pulled Allison up from the sofa to his side. He asked in a serious tone, ¡°Who is


    bullying you?¡±


    The onlookers all didn¡¯t dare to even make a sound after seeing his serious side.


    Allison just shook her head without saying anything.


    Sensing that the atmosphere in the suite suddenly turned frosty as if all the fridges in the world had


    been thrown open at the same time, Cameron couldn¡¯t stand it anymore as he tried to smoothen things,


    ¡°Alexander, what are you saying? There¡¯s nobody here who has bullied her. We just want to be friends


    with her as we share some wine¡­¡±


    Alexander¡¯s stern gaze suddenly pierced through Cameron as he said with a grave expression,


    ¡°Nobody is asking for your opinion!¡±


    In an instant, a depressing silence engulfed the room.


    The men and women here were all second generation rich or the descendants of government officials,


    but none of them dared to spout even a word in front of Alexander.


    Seeing that Allison didn¡¯t intend to tell him the truth, Alexander reached out and took her into his


    embrace as he said, ¡°Let¡¯s go, I¡¯ll bring you home now.¡±


    Seeing that Alexander was going to go off just like that, Cameron tried to persuade him, ¡°Alexander, do


    you really need to do this? We are all friends, right? This is just a misunderstanding, nobody is bullying


    her.¡±


    Alexander stopped in his tracks and scanned the people present. His gaze was finally locked on


    Martina. Martina reflexively looked at the floor after being scrutinized by his murderous gaze.


    ¡°This is your one and only chance to escape unscathed after bullying my woman. There will be no next


    time!¡±


    After ending his sentence coldly, Alexander led Allison out of the suite immediately.


    After drinking a few sses of wine, Allison was still suffering from gastrointestinal difort.


    However, when she heard what Alexander had just said, her whole body inadvertently warmed up for


    some reason.


    They exited the suite and went through a corridor. A solemn expression was gracing Alexander¡¯s face


    at the moment. He loosened his grip on Allison as he increased his pace. He was definitely shaken.


    Allison moved slightly faster to catch up with him, but she momentarily lost her bnce and threw


    herself at him.


    Alexander frowned as he helped her regain her bnce. He then asked in a low voice, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you


    say anything while you¡¯re being bullied?¡±


    Allison answered timidly, ¡°I¡­ I just didn¡¯t want to trouble you while you¡¯re having some serious talk.¡±


    ¡°Allison.¡± Alexander red at her seriously, ¡°No matter what, you shouldn¡¯t let anybody simply exerting


    their ego or authority over you. Even if you¡¯re bullied, you should know when to fight back. Do you


    understand?¡±


    Allison bit her lips to sober up a little. She nodded, ¡°I understand now.¡±


    Since she was young, she was always soft and being touted as a pushover. That time when Julius


    cheated on her and used her together with Anna, she didn¡¯t even think to fight back. However, she


    was currently much assertive than before, but it seemed that she had to improve even more¡­


    Alexander lowered his head and studied this woman who was flushed all over because of the effects of


    alcohol. He suddenly found himself unable to scold her anymore. He watched her unsteady steps and


    let out a sigh before abruptly carried her off her feet. He then walked towards his car.


    At the entrance of the club, Martina was standing by a pir. She was watching intently at them and her


    hands slowly curled into fists.


    She had secretly liked Alexander for two years, and during that time, she failed to even attract


    Alexander¡¯s attention. Suddenly, a woman appeared out of nowhere and upied the spot next to


    Alexander. There was no way she could swallow this air of indignation.


    While watching Alexander carrying Allison into his car, Martina gnashed her teeth and made a call,


    ¡°Hello, help me to investigate this person¡­¡±


    Bernard drove Alexander and Allison back to their vi. The time was already gettingte.


    Alexander carried Allison and entered the vi to Lara¡¯s anxious demeanour. Lara who was waiting in


    the living room was shocked when she saw Allison being unconscious, ¡°What happened?¡±


    Alexander promptly carried her to the second floor while he replied, ¡°She was drunk from drinking too


    much alcohol. Lara, can you cook some soup to help sober her up?¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll do it now.¡±


    Alexander carried her back to her room and ced her on her bed. Just as he was about to


    straightened his body, his neck was being tugged by her.


    Allison who was lying in bed looked at him with blurry eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t go.¡±


    Alexander froze a little while attempting to remove her hand from his neck, ¡°I won¡¯t go.¡±


    ¡°Alexander¡­¡±


    Allison¡¯s gaze was shrouded in mist and her voice was tiny. She didn¡¯t look sober but she didn¡¯t look


    go.


    Alexander couldn¡¯t do anything to her as he tried to maintain his posture, ¡°Hmm? What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Allison muttered some gibberish under her breath, ¡°Thank you for¡­ing to celebrate my father¡¯s


    birthday with me¡­¡±


    As she said that, she suddenly chuckled, ¡°Thank you so much¡­¡±


    Then after that, she suddenly jerked up her chin and nted a kiss on Alexander.


    Alexander was stunned by her actions. The part on his cheeks where she had nted a kiss felt


    engulfed in mes. He was starting to feel numb.


    He knitted his brows as he felt a fiery sensation surging up from within.


    This was the first time he had experienced someone pecking him like this. Was he being forcibly


    kissed?


    Allison continued to wrap her arms around him while letting out some iprehensibleugh. She


    wasn¡¯t clear-headed at all.


    It seemed that she hadpletely lost it.


    Looking at her forlorn state, Alexander couldn¡¯t feel any trace of desire all of a sudden. He helplessly


    removed Allison¡¯s hand while covering her properly with a nket.


    ¡°Have a good rest.¡±


    Allison reached out and grabbed him while muttering, ¡°Apany me¡­¡±


    Alexander frowned once again as he didn¡¯t expect that Allison would turn into apletely different


    person after she was drunk.


    At that moment, Lara carried a bowl of soup into the room, and she couldn¡¯t suppress herugher upon


    seeing this scene, ¡°Young master, the youngdy wants you by her side. It is best that you apany


    her in this situation.¡±


    Alexander looked downwards at Allison lying in bed, and all of his temper was gone.


    When she was being bullied earlier on, he had yed a part in leading up to such an incident, so


    naturally he couldn¡¯t just leave her alone like this.


    ¡°Young master, should I feed the youngdy some soup?¡±


    Alexander only hesitated for a moment before answering her lightly, ¡°No need for that. I¡¯ll feed her


    myself.¡±

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    Chapter 26 Returning to the Company


    Lara knew what he meant. She nodded while smiling secretly and quietly went out of the room.


    Alexander reached out his hand and gently patted Allison¡¯s cheek, ¡°Get up and drink the hangover cure


    soup.¡±


    Allison was as drunk as a lord. She frowned and just turned her head, totally ignoring him.


    Apparently, it was impossible to let her get up and drink it by herself. So, Alexander withdrew his hand


    from the woman¡¯s hand. He picked up the bowl while holding the spoon and feeding her.


    When Allison smelled the taste, she frowned and refused to open her mouth.


    ¡°You really don¡¯t want to drink?¡± Alexander¡¯s eyebrow furrowed. He had never been patient to anyone


    like this before. If it was someone else, he might have run out of patience but since it was Allison, he


    would not do so.


    It seemed like Allison was startled due to Alexander¡¯s serious tone. She slightly nodded, opened her


    eyes and said softly, ¡°I¡¯ll drink¡­¡±


    Under Alexander¡¯s words which sounded like advising and threatening at the same time, Allison drank


    half of the hangover cure soup. She could not resist her sleepiness and then fell asleep.


    Alexander nced at the person sleeping on the bed. He felt relieved and closed the door after going


    out of the room quietly.


    He wanted to go to another bedroom to rest but his phone suddenly rang at this moment, ¡°Hello, Mr.


    Parker, Ms. Hunter just had a nightmare. She cries and mours that she wants to see you.¡±


    Upon hearing the words, Alexander held his phone even tighter and frowned. He immediately said, ¡°I¡¯ll


    go there now!¡±


    After hanging up the phone, without hesitation, he took his suit jacket and hurriedly went out. His figure


    gradually disappeared in the dusk.


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    The next day, when the first rays of sunlight entered the room, Allison rolled over and her eyes opened.


    She still felt a bit dizzy. She rubbed her temple with her hand and sat up.


    She tried to think of the matter that happened yesterday but her mind suddenly went nk that she


    could not remember anything.


    It seemed like she indeed got steredst night!


    Allison sighed, got up and walked towards the bathroom.


    Aftering out of the bathroom, Allison paced to the first floor and at this moment, Lara had just


    finished preparing breakfast.


    ¡°Missus, quicklye, the breakfast is ready.¡±


    Allison looked around but she did not see Alexander, so she asked, ¡°Where is Alexander?¡±


    ¡°The young master leftst night. He apparently had something urgent to do as he left in a hurry.¡± Lara


    approached Allison and pulled her to the dining table, ¡°It¡¯s normal that the young master is busy with


    such status but I think he really cares a lot about you. He was the one who took care of you yesterday


    when you were drunk¡­¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Allison was surprised, ¡°He was the one who took care of me?¡±


    She had been drunk a few times before. All her friends and besties had said that her drinking etiquette


    was very bad and she could not be stopped when she got drunk and acted crazy. Did she do anything


    out of the ordinaryst night?


    This thought made Allison instantly felt worried. For some reason, a chill well down her spine.


    It would be fine if she got drunk and acted crazy in front of Jennifer, Don or her friends and besties, but


    it was Alexander! She really did not dare to imagine the scene that happened at that time¡­


    ¡°I¡¯ve never seen the young master care so much about someone!¡± Lara did not notice the change in


    Allison¡¯s expression and just smilingly pulled her to sit at the table.


    Allison¡¯s cheeks flushed, not knowing whether it was because of shame or shyness. She finally smiled


    but did not answer, just lowering her head to have the porridge.


    ¡°By the way, missus, do you have any ns today?¡±


    Hearing this, Allison suddenly paused.


    She had thought about it yesterday that if nothing happened, she would go back to work today.


    It had been several days since the day that she met an ident. Also, the wound on her neck was


    almost healed and she felt bored to be alone at home. So, she felt that it was better to go back to work.


    Allison smiled at Lara, ¡°I¡¯m nning to go back to work today.¡±


    Even though she and Alexander had already gotten the marriage certificate, she was clear that she


    could not just rely on Alexander for the rest of her life.


    After having breakfast, Allison simply took the things needed and rushed to thepany without


    further dy.


    When she just arrived at the office area of the department, some of the colleagues looked at her with a


    Allison pursed her lips.


    She was promoted just a few days ago and then did note to work for several days. So, her


    colleagues in the department were bound to feel suspicious about it.


    After putting her things on her desk, Allison directly went to the office of her department head, Irene to


    report for duty.


    When she entered, Irene was talking with another department assistant, Monica.


    Irene waved at Allison after seeing her standing beside the door, ¡°Come here.¡±


    Allison immediately walked forward, ¡°Irene, I have returned to thepany and Ie to report to


    you.¡±


    Irene slightly nodded, ¡°I know, since you¡¯re here, then just listen to me together. Both of you are my


    assistants who assist the entire department. In the administration department, two of you y the most


    important role other than I, so you two have to perform well in the future. Allison, if you don¡¯t


    understand anything, just consult Monica, understand?¡±


    Allison immediately nodded and agreed, ¡°Alright, Irene.¡±


    Irene¡¯s face did not show much expression and she just spoke, ¡°Good, I have already told Monica


    about the most important work in the department recently. Monica, you guide Allison to make her


    familiarize with the specific details.¡±


    ¡°Alright, don¡¯t worry, Irene.¡±


    Monica smiled kindly and while saying, she turned to look at Allison and smiled at her, ¡°Alice, youe


    with me.¡±


    Allison was merely a clerk in the department before so she did not have much contact with Monica.


    She was originally worried that Monica might detest her but now it seemed that her worries were


    unnecessary.


    Allison secretly heaved a sigh of relief. She nodded and immediately followed Monica, ¡°Okay, thank


    you, Monica.¡±


    Two of them walked out of Irene¡¯s office side by side and Monica led her to the side, ¡°From today


    onwards, you¡¯ll have your own office and you can move your things overter after you have finished


    packing up your things.¡±


    Looking at the spacious and bright office, Allison¡¯s heart exploded with joy. She also had the


    opportunity to have her own office in her lifetime!


    ¡°Thank you, Monica, what Irene said just now about work, may I ask¡­¡±


    As soon as Allison mentioned this, Monica¡¯s face slightly darkened. Her expression on her face was no


    longer as kind as earlier, but with a little impatience, ¡°I¡¯ll tell youter.¡±


    As she said, she took out a document from the folder and put it on the desk, ¡°The holidays are around


    the corner, this is the list of employees¡¯ benefits prepared by thepany. You have to handle and


    purchase these things, there are instructions regarding the funding and the business partners. You go


    to handle this first.¡±


    Allison took a look at the document and answered with some excitement, ¡°Okay, leave this to me!¡±


    Looking at Allison who turned and left, a trace of coldness shed in Monica¡¯s eyes.


    She had a headache whenever she had to procure the employees¡¯ benefits. The funding given by the


    intermediary, it was a hard but thankless task. Now, since Allison had just been promoted, she would


    naturally ask Allison to handle this hot potato.


    If Allison messed up this matter, not only Monica would not be med for it, but this was also a good


    opportunity to let Allison leave the office directly!

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    Chapter 27 Nobody Goes With Her


    After getting the task document, Allison firstly contacted the vendors that had a partnership with the


    to the office.


    When she was packing up her things, all her colleagues cast spective nces at her and some of


    them even had no qualms to gather and discuss something.


    ¡°Anyone knows who she is? I heard that the intern she brought in, Renata was apparently fired


    because Renata offended her, what a pity!¡±


    ¡°Really? No wonder I haven¡¯t seen Renata in the past few days.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    All sorts of voices of discussions entered Allison¡¯s ears. She frowned, quickly packed up her things and


    walked towards her office while carrying the cardboard box.


    She knew that her promotion was really not in line with the system of thepany. It was not possible


    for her to gag others now, the only thing she could do was to do her job seriously.


    Thinking of this, Allison was full of motivation. She took the task document and read it again. Then, she


    nned to go out to meet the vendors to discuss the matters about ordering goods.


    It was stated on the document that two department employees could be chosen to go out to execute


    the task together with her. However, unexpectedly, after she arrived at the office area and made the


    announcement, no one was willing to go with her.


    Seeing no response, Allison took a breath and continued to ask, ¡°Is there anyone who has a leisurely


    task today, go out with me and we¡¯lle back very soon.¡±


    The people in the public office area kept their heads down and were busy with their own work, as if


    they had not heard her. The atmosphere was immensely awkward.


    Seeing that nobody was really responding, Allison took a deep breath. She directly walked to a


    colleague and said softly, ¡°Olivia, will you go with me?¡±


    Olivia was the most helpful girl in the department and she had a good rtionship with Allison before.


    Now, under such circumstances, Allison could only ask for Olivia¡¯s assistance.


    Olivia slightly hesitated and when she was about to say something, a voice suddenly came from the


    side, ¡°Olivia, have you done the report I asked you to organize? I need it badly!¡±


    Allison looked at the direction the voice came from and saw that Monica was walking towards them.


    When Olivia heard this, she immediately spoke, ¡°Monica, I¡¯ve not done it yet, I¡¯ll continue to do it now.¡±


    As she said, she looked at Allison apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Alice, I haven¡¯t finished my work yet.¡±


    Hearing this, Allison said softly, ¡°It¡¯s okay, you just go and continue with your work.¡±


    Monica came over and asked, ¡°Alice, what¡¯s wrong? Are you looking for someone to go out to execute


    the task with you?¡±


    Allison nodded, ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t handle it alone.¡±


    Hearing her say so, Monica burst outughing, ¡°Alice, you¡¯re now not the clerk as in before but an


    administrative assistant. These tasks should be done even if you do it only by yourself. Moreover,


    everyone is so busy; you still want others to stop their own work to help you?¡±


    Her voice was loud enough to be clearly heard by the colleagues around. Some of the gloating people


    even let out a chuckle and they were waiting to see Allison¡¯s be embarrassed.


    Allison¡¯s cheeks burned in embarrassment when she was told such words in front of the crowd.


    After a moment, she took a deep breath, ¡°Monica, you¡¯re right, I¡¯ll go now.¡±


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    Finished speaking, she turned and directly walked out of the administration department.


    Although she was merely a clerk before, she was also certain that going out to order goods in the list


    was a task that was usually done by two or three people. But since nobody was willing to go with her


    this time, she had toplete the task on her own.


    Aftering out of thepany, Allison directly went to thepany that had a business partnership


    before and met with the person in charge.


    After brief pleasantries, Allison directly spoke straight to the point, ¡°Mr. Francis, I¡¯m here this time is


    actually to order goods for the uing holidays. The Parker Group has worked with you before and


    we also n to order goods from you this time at the same price asst year, are you okay with this?¡±


    Mr. Francis initially showed a good attitude but as soon as he heard the specific price, his face looked


    more serious. He simply flipped through the quotation form and instantly shook his head, ¡°I think our


    Hearing this, Allison hurriedly said, ¡°Mr. Francis, the budget of ourpany this time is the same as


    the onest year¡­¡±


    ¡°Ms. Gibson, things shouldn¡¯t be like that. Now, the prices of goods are rising all over the country.


    Times have changed and since it¡¯s been a year, ourpany definitely can¡¯t give you the price the


    same asst year.¡±


    ¡°Butpared to the previous year, the amount required by ourpany is more¡­¡±


    Not waiting for Allison to finish her words, Mr. Francis directly interrupted her, ¡°Stop saying, Ms. Gibson,


    I¡¯ve already rified that ourpany definitely can¡¯t ept this price. Perhaps you should go back to


    report this to your superior to apply for a higher budget. If you still wish to order from us juste back


    to find me, we¡¯ll talk about it then.¡±


    Finished speaking, Mr. Francis got up and left.


    Allison also got up. She did not expect that Mr. Francis¡¯s attitude was so resolute that hepletely


    refused to talk with her.


    She did not expect that the firstpany she came to would fail her.


    Allison heaved a sigh. She had no choice but to take the document to continue finding the next


    All the next fewpanies she went to were not willing to ept the order ording to the budget of


    herpany.


    Allison only then realized the task of going out to order goods was not as easy as she had imagined.


    The budget of thepany was limited and the price required by the vendors was not low. It would be


    extremely difficult for her to negotiate in between.


    After running around for a whole day, Allison was in the doldrums. Exhausted, she went back to the


    On her first day back to work, she had been cast a merciless head-on blow.


    She was wearing high heels but she ran around different ces all day and had walked more than ten


    thousand steps. The back of her feet was already worn out with blood and for every step she walked,


    her foot felt heartbreakingly painful.


    Allison slowly paced into the lobby of thepany. She slowly walked forward and before she reached


    the stairs, she heard a noise from the direction behind her.


    She looked back and saw that a group of peopleing in her direction. The person at the very front


    was Alexander and he was followed by four or five men in suits. It seemed like they were the senior


    executives of thepany.


    They were walking quickly towards her direction. Allison stood motionless as if her feet were rooted to


    the ground while her eyes were staring at Alexander.


    Alexander was talking to the man beside him. When he turned his head and noticed Allison who was


    standing on the side, his sight suddenly paused. After two seconds, he turned his eyes away and


    continued walking to the front.


    Seeing them leaving, Allison could not help but feel relieved. She was afraid that Alexander would


    notice her unusual manner but fortunately, he did not.


    Back to the office of the administration department, Allison took off her high heels. She looked at the


    bloody wound on her heel and frowned.


    If she knew that she would have to walk for so many distances when she went out, she would have


    worn t shoes!


    After a while, her head, Irene suddenly called and asked her to send a document to the president¡¯s


    office.


    Allison did not have time to handle her wound. She hurriedly took the document and went to the


    president¡¯s office.


    Halfway, she only realized that if she went to the president¡¯s office like this, she might meet Alexander.


    And perhaps he would notice the wound on her foot!

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    Chapter 28 How Long Do You Intend to Keep It from Me?


    ¡°Ding¡­¡± The lift doors opened. Allison was out of ideas and could only muster her courage and walk


    out. She certainly couldn¡¯t escape now and she had to sneak in just to deliver a file. She took a deep


    breath and steadied her footsteps and walked in normally.


    At the entrance of the office, she raised her hand to knock on the door and entered after being asked to


    enter. Alexander was sitting at his desk reading a document. He was the only one in the spacious


    office.


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    Allison held tightly onto the file and walked in slowly. ¡°These are the documents that you had requested


    for, Mr. Parker.¡±


    Alexander nodded gently and hardly changed his expression, ¡°Okay, put it down.¡±


    Allison blinked and continued, ¡°I¡¯ll take my leave if that¡¯s all.¡±


    As soon as she finished, Alexander said, ¡°Why did you suddenlye to the office? Aren¡¯t you


    supposed to be resting at home?¡±


    Allison hesitated and then said, ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m bored at home and decided toe back to work.¡±


    Alexander heard, paused, and then stood up suddenly and walked towards her. He looked down at her


    and asked, ¡°What happened to your leg?¡±


    Allison paused and took a step back, ¡°Nothing¡­ nothing¡¯s wrong.¡± How did he notice that she was


    enduring the pain when she walked?


    Alexander frowned and led her towards the sofa and forced her to sit down. ¡°Don¡¯t move, let me have a


    look.¡±


    He squatted down as he said and took out her high heel shoes. Allison retracted her foot but her lower


    leg was held firmly by him. Alexander lowered his head and saw the bloody wound on her heel and his


    gaze darkened. Why didn¡¯t she say anything when her wound had be so serious?


    He suddenly raged, frowned, and stared at Allison, ¡°How long do you intend to keep it from me?¡±


    Allison was speechless by his question and could only look down and maintained her silence.


    Alexander stood up and opened the cupboard to take out a first aid kit. He took out some medical


    gauze and disinfectant and started to clean Allison¡¯s wound. He sat down beside Allison and ces her


    lower leg on his thigh. He gently and lovingly attended to her wound.


    As Allison looked at Alexander¡¯s dashing and handsome face concentrating on attending to her wound,


    a fire within her was lit and the fire started to rage.


    ¡°So¡­¡± Allison forced to distract herself, ¡°Did I do something I wasn¡¯t supposed tost night?¡±


    Alexander¡¯s expression changed slightly when he heard her asking about what happenedst night. He


    looked amused at her, ¡°Do you want to know what happenedst night?¡±


    Allison immediately nodded, ¡°I¡­ did I cause you any trouble?¡±


    Alexander raised his eyebrow and continued to dress her wound, ¡°If grabbing onto my neck and kissing


    me isn¡¯t any trouble, then no.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Allison was shocked and subconsciously said, ¡°I¡­¡±


    Blood rushed to her head and her already red and warm face became came to boiling point. Even her


    ears became ruby red. To think that she actually grabbed onto Alexander¡¯s neck! How embarrassing


    was that!


    When he saw her embarrassed expression, Alexander became amused. Hepleted the dressing


    and reminded, ¡°Get rid of your shoes if they do not fit well.¡±


    He stood up and walked to his desk and made a call, ¡°Send over a pair of size 36dies¡¯ t-soled


    shoes.¡±


    After he ended the call, he walked back to the sofa and instructed Allison, ¡°Bernard will deliver a pair of


    ts for you. Leave after you change into that.¡±


    ¡°Throw away this pair of shoes.¡±


    Allison sat on the sofa and replied, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Momentster, Bernard knocked on the door and entered with a pair of brand-new size 36 t-soled


    shoes for her.


    Bernard was initially puzzled as to why Mr. Parker wanted a pair ofdies¡¯ shoes. He realized this as


    soon as he saw Allison. He ced the shoes down and immediately left, not wanting to interfere.


    When she saw Alexander walking over with the shoes, Allison¡¯s heart warmed up, and said, ¡°Thanks.¡±


    She didn¡¯t know how Alexander knew about the wound on her leg. But without a doubt, he was a very


    thoughtful man.


    ¡°This is my duty. No need to thank me.¡± Alexander said calmly, ¡°How do you feel on the first day at


    work after your promotion?¡±


    Allison took a deep breath, ¡°Pretty good¡­¡±


    ¡°Okay, look for Bernard if you need any help.¡±


    Alexander said and walked back to his desk to continue with his work. Allison changed into the new


    pair of shoes and ced her high heels into a bag before leaving the office. Her wounds still hurt after


    the dressings but were much better than before. What she didn¡¯t expect was Alexander to be so


    detailed and thoughtful. He even instructed Bernard to deliver a pair of t-soled shoes for her. Allison


    smiled unconsciously when she thought of this. She patted lightly on her blushing cheeks as she


    walked forward.


    ¡°Wait a minute!¡±


    A familiar voice rang out behind her and Allison turned around in surprise. It was Lillian who was the


    secretary she saw when she brought the spare ribs soup for Alexander yesterday. Lillian stared at her


    with reservation and sized her up several times and then asked, ¡°Which department are you from?¡±


    Allison didn¡¯t have a good impression of her but she did not want to say too much to her and then


    replied, ¡°HR department.¡±


    Lillian frowned when she heard and then took a look at the badge on her chest, ¡°Allison? Have we


    met? Your voice is very familiar¡­¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Allison grinned, ¡°Is there anything? I¡¯ll leave if there isn¡¯t. I have works to do.¡±


    Lillian frowned and looked at the shoes on Allison¡¯s feet, ¡°Just now I saw House Steward Davis


    bringing in a pair of shoes into the office. Were they what you are wearing now?¡±


    Allison frowned and said coldly, ¡°Ms. Charles, I have work to do, I¡¯ll leave now.¡±


    After she said, she walked away.


    Lillian chased after her and said, ¡°Stop right there. Let me warn you. No matter what department you


    are in, let me give you a piece of advice. Don¡¯t you try to seduce our Mr. Parker! You can give up on


    your advances as long as I¡¯m here at the Director¡¯s office!¡±


    Allison frowned when she heard Lillian say these. She actually thought that Allison was herpetitor.


    Allisonughed and said, ¡°Ms. Charles, not everyone is as scheming as you are!¡±


    Lillian¡¯s face turned pale when she heard Allison, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Allison couldn¡¯t be bothered and continued walking forward.


    She looked at Allison entering the lift and red at her furiously.


    She felt that Allison sounded familiar just with their short conversation.


    Suddenly an image shed before her eyes. The person who wore a hat and a mask when delivering


    food for Alexander, was Allison!

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    Chapter 29 Could Only Depend on Herself


    Lillian suddenly reacted and was stunned. Her original suspicions became even more pronounced.


    Was there really something secretive happening between Allison and Alexander that couldn¡¯t see the


    light of day? This thought shed across her mind but was immediately dismissed by her.


    How could Mr. Parker be attracted to this kind of woman? It must be her who was pestering him! Lillian


    slowly clenched her fists as she saw Allison walk away. Her heart was determined to expose this


    woman if she got her hands on any evidence.


    ¡°Achoo!¡± Allison sneezed as she felt a chill behind her as she entered the lift. Did someone miss her?


    She rubbed her nose but didn¡¯t think too much of it and exited the lift when it reached the HR


    department.


    As she walked into themon office area, a colleague walked over, ¡°Ms. Gibson, Irene is waiting for


    you at her office.¡±


    Irene? Allison tensed up andposed herself. She thanked her colleague and walked towards the


    supervisor¡¯s office. Why did Irene look for her when it was almost the end of the workday? With knots in


    her stomach, Allison knocked on the door and entered the office.


    Irene was at her desk and waved Allison in, ¡°Come in, Allison.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s up, Irene?¡±


    ¡°I heard about it. Now that you had been promoted, you will take charge of the welfare gifts for this


    uing holiday. A lot of people are upset about your promotion. So, you need to handle this well to


    convince them of your abilities. Do you understand?¡±


    What Irene said made Allison tense up and she nodded, ¡°Yes Irene, I understand.¡±


    She could feel the change in the attitudes of her colleagues toward her. Therefore, this task was critical


    for her. She also wanted to prove herself with this task.


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you are aware of it.¡± Irene nodded, ¡°You are also clear of my temper. I won¡¯t hold back if


    you don¡¯t do well.¡±


    Allison nodded, ¡°Rest assured that I won¡¯t disappoint you, Irene.¡±


    ¡°I just wanted to bring this to your attention. Don¡¯t get too anxious. Okay, you may leave.¡±


    Allison took a deep breath and walked out of the office and pondered over what Irene said.


    She was out for the entire day trying to make arrangements but not only did she not aplish


    anything, but her feet were also blistered from all the walking. It looked like this matter wasn¡¯t as easy


    as she initially thought.


    ¡°Monica, how about we going for some barbeque tonight and postponing the hotpot to another day?¡±


    ¡°Okay, as you wish. We don¡¯t have to work overtime tonight anyway.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Allison raised her head when she heard the lively conversation and saw a few female colleagues at the


    pantry who gathered around Monica.


    Allison¡¯s eyes lit up with an idea and walked towards them.


    As she approached, the few of them became quiet, and Monica reacted coldly when she saw Allison


    approaching.


    ¡°Monica, are you free? I have something to consult you.¡±


    ¡°Concerning work?¡± Monica heard and shed a sarcastic look, ¡°I shouldn¡¯t be the one giving you


    advice on work.¡±


    She stood straight and continued before Allison could reply, ¡°It took me three years to work from an HR


    staff to an administrative assistant inclusive of the internship. You worked for two years after your


    graduation and were promoted by higher management outside our regr promotion cycle. This meant


    that you can achieve something that others can¡¯t! So, I should be the one to learn from you!¡±


    The colleagues allughed in unison as soon as she said these and they looked at Allison with disdain.


    Allison stood in ce while her face flushed warmly.


    Although what Monica said wasn¡¯t wrong, anyone could hear the spite and hidden message. She


    clearly meant that Allison had obtained her promotion through immoral means.


    Monicaughed when she saw that Allison didn¡¯t retort and said, ¡°Thising holiday¡¯s welfare gift will


    be arranged by Allison and we¡¯re all eagerly awaiting it. We wonder if it will be better thanst years¡¯


    gift.¡±


    Allison bit her lips and didn¡¯t say a word.


    She initially thought that Monica was a nice person and at least she was pleasant to her. But she didn¡¯t


    expect it to be just an act!


    Rather than standing there receiving her barrage of insults, she turned to walk away. Allison looked at


    Monica and clenched her fists before turning and walked briskly towards her office.


    From the way things were, she had no choice but to rely on herself. She sighed and prepared what she


    needed for her document and quickly went back to the vi after work.


    Back at the vi, Allison did not have any appetite for dinner. She quickly ate and went to her room to


    continue researching. Now her main task is to work within the budget allocated by thepany to


    provide the best gift that her colleagues will like. It was difficult to satisfy everyone. What was the most


    important was to get the most out of the allocated amount.


    Allison concentrated on her research and didn¡¯t notice that her door was gently opened by someone.


    Alexander stood by the door and could not detect any reaction from the woman who was seated at the


    desk.


    He walked slowly in and went behind her. He saw her taking notes and scribbling with several colored


    pens like a student.


    Alexander looked at her every movement, writing down notes, biting the pen as she pondered, but it


    didn¡¯t appear that she was making any progress.


    Finally, he couldn¡¯t endure it any longer and asked, ¡°What are you thinking about?¡±


    Allison was startled when she heard the voice from behind her and she jumped in fear, dropping what


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    she had in her hands onto the floor.


    She turned around in a hurry and saw that Alexander was standing behind her. She asked in surprise,


    ¡°Why¡­ why are you here!¡±

 Chapter 30 Grandmother Wants to Meet You

    Chapter 30 Grandmother Wants to Meet You


    Alexander frowned slightly when he saw her looking terrified at him. He didn¡¯t expect her to have such


    a big reaction.


    Alexander raised his eyebrow, ¡°This is my house, why can¡¯t I be here?¡±


    As he said, he bent down to pick up the document on the floor and then realized what she was doing


    after seeing the title on the document.


    ¡°I ¡­ I don¡¯t mean that.¡± Allison started to blush, ¡°it¡¯s just that you appeared too suddenly and startled


    me.¡±


    Alexander ced the document on the table and saw her terrified expression and started tough, ¡°Are


    you so timid?¡±


    Allison paused and said shyly, ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m indeed timid and frighten easily.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll take note of that in the future.¡± Alexander grinned, ¡°How is your work? Have you resolved it?


    Do you need my help?¡±


    Allison was stunned and reacted only after she saw Alexander pointing towards the document with his


    chin.


    ¡°No need.¡± She shook her head, ¡°I want to do this by myself and to use this opportunity to prove


    myself.¡±


    She knew full well that with one word from Alexander he could very well resolve what she was


    struggling with. But she wanted to prove her abilities.


    Alexander was pleased with her determination and smiled in admiration. He said softly, ¡°As you wish.¡±


    After several seconds, he became stern again and said softly, ¡°I came to tell you something. I¡¯ll take


    you to the old residence this Saturday. Grandmother wants to meet you.¡±


    ¡°Grandmother?¡±


    Allison had heard from Jennifer about Alexander¡¯s grandmother. Their marriage was decided between


    Jennifer and Alexander¡¯s grandmother except that they had never met.


    Now that Alexander said that his grandmother wanted to meet her, she felt indescribably nervous.


    ¡°Yes, grandmother heard that we had already registered for marriage and wants me to quickly take you


    to meet her.¡±


    Allison wrung her hands nervously, ¡°But I¡­¡± am not prepared.


    Before she could finish, she thought about when Alexander attended Professor Gibson¡¯s birthday


    celebrations and she held back her refusal.


    Regardless, now Alexander and she were legally married. It was uneptable if she refused to meet


    the family members.


    Allison looked at Alexander and said softly, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡±


    Alexander nodded slightly, ¡°Okay, rest early.¡±


    After saying this, he turned and walked out of the room.


    After the door closed, Allison¡¯s anxiety erupted. She was so nervous that she paced around the room.


    She hadn¡¯t been in many rtionships not to mention meeting the parents of the other side. She was


    now even more nervous when she needed to meet Alexander¡¯s family. She will have to bring some gifts


    for the visit but she didn¡¯t know what she should get!


    Allison paced around nervously as she was at a loss for ideas. In the end, she picked up her phone in


    desperation and called her good friend in the UK.


    ¡°Hello, Pam!¡±


    Pam was surprised to receive a call from Allison, ¡°Allison? Why did you call me?¡±


    ¡°I need long-distance help! Let¡¯s cut to the chase! Tell me first, if I were to visit the elderly, like a


    grandmother, what kind of gifts should I bring?¡±


    ¡°Grandmother?¡± Pam was puzzled, ¡°What grandmother? Do you have a sudden charitable urge to


    visit someone at the retirement home?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m serious, it¡¯s¡­¡±


    Allison paused and swallowed the words ¡°my husband¡±.


    Pam was studying music overseas and they had not seen each other for half a year. She had not


    informed Pam of her lightning-quick marriage. If she were to tell Pam of her marriage, Pam


    might fly back immediately from the US to question her. It was better that she waited till Pam was


    back in the country before telling her about Allison¡¯s marriage.


    Allison paused and said, ¡°It¡¯s my friend¡¯s grandmother. I¡¯m going to visit her this weekend.¡±


    ¡°Friend¡¯s grandmother?¡± Pam was sharp enough and her curiosity got the better of her, ¡°Which


    friend? Boyfriend?¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s¡­ a colleague at the office.¡± Allison was getting nervous, ¡°Quick tell me, what would be an


    appropriate gift?¡±


    ¡°Let me think¡­ since it¡¯s a grandmother, then the more practical the better. Some massage device,


    woolen nket, health supplements, stuff like that!¡±


    Allison¡¯s eyes lit upon hearing Pam and quickly said, ¡°Yeah, why didn¡¯t I think of these!¡±


    ¡°If you are out of ideas, then give a set of cupping device! Old people love them!¡±


    Allison nodded, ¡°That¡¯s true.¡±


    The two began to chat at length and it was an hourter when Allison ended the call. She had listed


    down the potential gifts and her anxieties had eased considerably.


    Now what was left to be done was to prepare these gifts before the weekend and all should be well.


    Allison looked at all sorts of massage devices on the inte untilte into the night before falling


    asleep. She woke upte the next day and rushed from the vi to the office, barely arrived to work on


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    time.


    After the morning brief, Allison returned to the office and nned to make some calls to the suppliers.


    Before she could dial any of the numbers, her phone rang unexpectedly.


    ¡°Hello? HR Department.¡±


    ¡°Hello, is it Ms. Gibson? I¡¯m the front desk receptionist. Someone is here looking for you.¡±


    ¡°Look for me?¡± Allison was stunned, ¡°Who is it?¡±


    ¡°Ms. Aniston and Mr. rkson.¡±


    If it was just either Ms. Aniston or Mr. rkson, she may not have recalled who they were but when the


    names were mentioned together, Allison immediately knew who they were.


    She hesitated for a moment and then said, ¡°Let them wait for a while, I¡¯ll go down immediately.¡±


    Thest time at the International Hotel of J City, if it wasn¡¯t for the timely appearance of Alexander, she


    would have been ruined. After the incident, it was Bernard who told her what had happened. It was


    Anna who convinced her cousin, Renata, and even colluded with Mr. Attwood to set her up.


    She didn¡¯t expect that Anna and Julius still had the gall to look for her!


    Allison became upset, hung up the call, and walked out of the office without hesitation. When she


    arrived at the main hall, she could see Anna and Julius sitting on a sofa in the waiting area.


    As soon as Anna saw Allison, she tugged onto Julius and pulled him along as she walked towards


    Allison.


    She started to smile at Allison and said, ¡°Allison, you¡¯re finally here, we had been waiting for you for a


    while!¡±


    Allison was stunned by Anna¡¯s stark difference in behavior and her fake smile. She frowned


    ufortably and asked, ¡°Why are you looking for me?¡±

 Chapter 31 Should I Kneel Down to Beg You?

    Chapter 31 Should I Kneel Down to Beg You?


    Anna turned around to steal a nce at the Julius at her side and smiled at Allison, ¡°Wee all the


    way to apologize to you.¡±


    Allison had been muddled-headed and felt even more baffled when hearing that Anna wanted to make


    an apology to her.


    ording to her understating of Anna and Julius, they would not apologize to her; instead, they would


    have the almost overwhelming desire to trample over her. How came that they were willing to lower


    their heads to make an apology?


    But before she could ask the question, Anna nudged Julius and winked at him.


    Julius frowned, ¡°Alice, we did it wrongst time. A great man would harbor grievance for past wrongs.


    Please, spare us this time. I and Anna are really regretting about it.¡±


    Allison clenched her fists, ¡°Spare you? It was you who wanted to beat me, and you who instructed


    Renata to set me up. Shouldn¡¯t I ask you two to spare me?¡±


    Julius¡¯ face turned from livid to red upon hearing the words, ¡°Alice, we admit that we¡¯ve gone too far


    running out of cash. Isn¡¯t he going too far in this aspect?¡±


    Allison was shocked, ¡°What?¡±


    Aniston Constructions was driven into a corner by Alexander?


    Anna chimed in at the side, ¡°Yeah, Allison, as long as you can forgive us, we will agree with all the


    Allison felt in a daze as if countless bees were buzzing in her mind and she couldn¡¯t figure out what to


    do at the moment.


    She only knew that Alexander didn¡¯t mention about Anna and Julius after that thing and had no idea


    about the rupture of the cash chain of Aniston Constructions.


    Anna gradually grew impatient since she hadn¡¯t received a response from Allison for a long while. She


    pushed Julius and gave him a fierce re.


    Julius understood it soon. Even if he was reluctant, he still bowed and scraped to Allison and continued


    to persuade her, ¡°Alice, you¡¯re a kind person, and you won¡¯t bear to see me and Anna sleeping on the


    street, right? To top it off, we are not the only members of the Aniston family; other members of the


    family are innocent.¡±


    As he was speaking, he reached out to grab Allison by her hand, ¡°Please, at least we were in a


    rtionship back then. For the sake of it, please intercede with Mr. Parker for us. Alice, please.¡±


    Alice shivered as her hand was suddenly grabbed by Julius. She got goose bumps all over and hastily


    withdrew her hand and stepped backward, ¡°I didn¡¯t know about this.¡±


    Julius asked, ¡°Alice, should I kneel down to beg you?¡±


    Alice hesitated, not knowing what to do at the moment. Seeing her hesitant look, Julius stepped back,


    intending to kneel down.


    ¡°Don¡¯t do this.¡± Allison hastily stepped backward, ¡°I¡­ I will help you. I¡¯ll intercede with him on behalf of


    you¡­¡±


    Delight crept on Julius¡¯ eyes. He hastily straightened up, ¡°Alice, you¡¯re the kindest person in the world.


    I¡¯ve always been clear of it.¡±


    Anna said with surprise written all over her face, ¡°Alice, please do it and thank you.¡±


    They expressed their gratitude one after the other. Allison had aplicated mood and finally pulled


    herself together until they turned around and left.


    If this was true, she would think this had gone too far. Even if Anna was so vicious that she instigated


    someone to plot against her, it was unnecessary to implicate all the staff in Aniston Constructions.


    Allison bit her lip, turned around and took the lift in a muddled mind.


    She was still jittery aftering back to the office as her mind was filled with this matter.


    As she kept thinking about this, she couldn¡¯t calm herself down. It happened that the administrative


    department had a new task ¨C to deliver a document to the president¡¯s office. Allison epted the


    mission, hoping to take the opportunity to ask Alexander about this.


    Allison knocked at the door of the president¡¯s office, walked in and put the document on the desk. Yet


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    she showed no intention to leave.


    Feeling that something was going wrong, Alexander lifted his head, only to see Allison standing in front


    of the desk and staring at him.


    Their gazes met in the air. Allison felt her heart missing one beat. It was as if that man was in the


    limelight in the office. And his unfathomable eyes seemed to be sucking her soul in.


    ¡°Anything else?¡±


    His cold voice pulled her back to the reality instantly.


    ¡°I¡­ I have a question.¡± Allison plucked up herself, ¡°Did you do that thing to Aniston Construction.¡±


    Alexander put the pen onto the desk with a force neither too strong nor too light. He straightened


    himself and leaned back, ¡°Yep, I did it.¡±


    ¡°Anna and Julius came to me just now and apologized to me. Only then did I know about this.¡±


    She took a deep breath before adding, ¡°In fact, I think it¡¯s unnecessary to end like this. Anna did have


    made a mistake, but it is not unforgivable¡­¡±


    ¡°Allison Gibson.¡± Alexander suddenly became sullen. He stared at her and asked, ¡°Did you forget how


    they treat youst time?¡±


    Allison bit her lip, ¡°I remember it. But if you retaliate in this manner, many innocent people will be


    implicated and staff in herpany will lose their jobs. To top it off, the families of these staff will also


    suffer.¡±


    Alexander frowned. A few secondster, he shifted his gaze, ¡°You don¡¯t need to intervene in this


    matter. I¡¯ll handle it properly. Anna and Julius deserve this.¡±


    Alexander¡¯s expression suddenly turned cold. Allison was about to say something while ncing at his


    cold face, but was interrupted by the footsteps rumbling from behind. At the next moment, there came


    Bernard¡¯s voice, ¡°Mr. Parker, Ms. ine Hunter is¡­¡±


    Bernard hastily stopped when he looked up and noticed that there was the other person in the office.


    Allison subconsciously tensed up upon hearing the name ¡®ine Hunter¡¯.


    She had heard of this name for several times.


    As expected, Alexander¡¯s gaze became colder. Bernard immediately stepped forward and continued to


    report by whispering to his ear in a low voice.


    Several secondster, there came Alexander¡¯s gentle voice, ¡°Let she be. Tell her I¡¯ll visit her another


    day.¡±


    Bernard nodded and then strode out of the office.


    The office was shrouded in silence again.


    Allison subconsciously clenched her fists, feeling her chest tightened when reminiscing about the


    scene happened just now.


    Who the heck was ine Hunter? Why Alexander had a dramatic change in his attitude when it came


    to her matters? Was she his lover? Then why did he marry her back then?


    Various questions flooded into her mind, making her a bit restless at the moment.


    Right at this moment, Alexander¡¯s cold and indifferent voice rumbled, ¡°Anything else?¡±


    Allison bit her lip, ¡°I don¡¯t want to investigate into the matter with Anan and Julius, and I hope you can


    give them a chance.¡±


    Alexander sneered, ¡°It¡¯s the first time that I see someone putting in good words for the ones who had


    brought harm to her in reality.¡±


    After finishing the words, he nced at the woman meaningfully and quickly shifted his gaze, ¡°I won¡¯t


    change my mind. Plus, the things I did to Aniston Constructions were not for your sake.¡±


    Allison froze, not knowing how to reply.


    It turned out that she was self-sentimental to think Alexander plotted against Aniston Constructions to


    retaliate for her. But she hadn¡¯t expected that¡­


    Her face blushed and was burning hot. She was so embarrassed that she was lost for words. She bit


    her lip, turned around, and strode out of the office.


    Who was ine Hunter?


    The more Allison thought of this, the more restless she became. Her nose twitched as she felt the urge


    to cry.


    She came back to the administrative department.


    Oliver came over as soon as Allison arrived at the door of the administrative department, ¡°Ms. Gibson,


    where have you been? Just now when I sent the document to your office, the phone in your office rang


    so I answered it. It was from a gift box supplier. He wanted to have a talk with you.¡±


    Allison immediately came to her own sense upon hearing it and hastily headed towards her office.


    No matter what, her major concern for now was the difficulties she encountered in work. She might


    consider other things after this was settled.

 Chapter 32 I Came to Take You Home

    Chapter 32 I Came to Take You Home


    Allison walked to the desk and called back.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Are you Allison Gibson of the administrative department of the Parker Group? We met before. As for


    the price you offered, we considered about it again and agreed that we can foster our cooperation. How


    about this? Let¡¯s make an appointment and have a talk face to face.¡±


    Allison was escted upon hearing this and agreed without a second thought, ¡°Okay. Let¡¯s meet


    today.¡±


    After making the appointment with Mr. James, Allison immediately set up to make the n. The gift


    boxes are to be given to all the stall of thepany, so she could just make a n as perfect as


    possible before listening to the supplier¡¯s advice.


    Time flied and it was afternoon soon. After everything was prepared, Allison walked out of thepany


    and headed towards Mr. James¡¯pany.


    She waited in the lounge for a while. And Mr. James pushed open the door and walked in. Allison


    immediately stood up and reached out to him, ¡°Mr. James, nice to meet you. I¡¯m Allison Gibson.¡±


    ¡°I know you.¡± Mr. James smiles and reached out to shake hands with Allison while quickly studying her


    from head to toe.


    Allison withdrew her hand and handed him the n, ¡°I¡¯ve told you the price we could offerst time,


    and this time I want to talk with you about the products in the gift box. If we reach an agreement on this,


    I think we are close to reach a trade agreement.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not in a hurry.¡± Mr. James smiled and leaned on the sofa, ¡°Ms. Gibson, this is your first time to


    carry out such a task, right?¡±


    Allison was surprised, ¡°How¡­ How did you know?¡±


    Mr. James clucked, ¡°If you have demands for festival gift boxes, you should contact suppliers in


    advance. It¡¯s because the factories need time to produce products. To top it off, they have orders from


    variouspanies before every festival. Yet you contacted suppliers thiste, I¡¯m afraid that your order


    will have to be finished inst.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Allison was shocked. She was just assigned with this task and had no rting experience.


    Therefore, she had never taken time and production schedule into consideration.¡±


    ¡°Then¡­ Then what should I do now?¡±


    Allison was lost for ideas. If she failed to finish the task in time and therefore the staff of the Parker


    Group could not get the gift box for the festival, she would be scolded by all the staff!


    ¡°Don¡¯t be so anxious.¡± Mr. James appeared to be moreposed. He nced around Allison, ¡°Since I


    ask you to have a talk here today, I definitely have some solutions for your problem.¡±


    ¡°What kinds of solution.¡±


    Allison was flustered as she had never encountered such kind of problem before.


    ¡°I can put in good words for you and help you jump the queen. It¡¯s just a matter of a call. Not a big


    deal.¡±


    Mr. Jamesughed and continued, ¡°Nevertheless, Ms. Gibson, you have to pay a tiny price for this.¡±


    Allison subconsciously frowned upon hearing the words as a feeling of unease nagged at her, ¡°What


    kind of price?¡±


    Mr. James suddenly straightened himself and chuckled, ¡°Ms. Gibson, as long as you¡¯re willing to have


    dinner with me, I can assure you that this¡¯s not a big deal.¡±


    Allison couldn¡¯t help twitching her mouth corner upon hearing the words.


    This man looked like a forty-year-old middle-aged man with thin hair to naked eyes and had been


    studying her after she entered the room. She hadn¡¯t noticed this when they metst time, but this time,


    she could clearly perceive his obscenity. He invited her to have dinner together, but who knew what he


    would do to her if she really came!


    Allison gritted her teeth, stared at Mr. James, waved her hand to show her wedding ring and uttered


    word by word, ¡°Sorry Mr. James, I¡¯m married.¡±


    After finishing the words, she quickly packed up the documents on the desk and then strode towards


    outside.


    Mr. James hastily stood up to chase after her, ¡°Ms. Gibson, stop. I don¡¯t care about it. I¡¯m married too.


    But I have had a crush on you since we metst time¡­¡±


    Allison got goose bumps all over when hearing the voice. With a pile of documents in her arms, she


    quickly left.


    Walking on the street and looking at the dim sky, Allison suddenly felt extremely upset.


    Today was really an awful day. She met with disappointment at every turn in work, and quarreled with


    Alexander¡­


    She bit her lip, took out her phone, and made a call to Lara, ¡°Hi, Lara, you don¡¯t prepare dinner for me


    tonight. I¡¯ll note back and will leave in my parents¡¯ house.¡±


    After finishing the words, she hailed a taxi and told the driver the address of her parents¡¯ house. In less


    than half an hour, she returned to themunity where she was familiar with.


    Just as she entered the main entrance of themunity, she saw several women standing by the


    flower beds with her mom in the middle from afar.


    ¡°Oh you know, it¡¯s a pity that you haven¡¯t seen my son-inw. He¡¯s tall, roughly more than 1.8,


    handsome and gorgeous. To top it off, he¡¯s so good to my daughter¡­¡±


    ¡°Jennifer, really? Let us have a look next time.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, yep, you¡¯re praising your son-inw every day, yet we haven¡¯t seen him in person¡­¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Allison felt her chest tightened and her nose twitched upon hearing the conversation.


    If her parents knew that she and Alexander were a couple in name only, they would definitely feel sad.


    Just as Jennifer was about to say something, she caught a glimpse of Allison. She turned her head and


    was stunned when she saw her at her side, ¡°Alice, why are you¡­¡±


    Allison hastily held back her tears, walked over, and forced a smile, ¡°Mom.¡±


    Jennifer nced over, ¡°Howes you¡¯re back? Where¡¯s Alex?¡±


    ¡°I miss you, so Ie back.¡±


    ¡°Well.¡± Noticing Allison¡¯s red eyes, Jennifer could roughly guess what had happened to her daughter.


    She didn¡¯t speak anymore and just held Allison¡¯s hand, leading her toe back home.


    When they arrived at the corridor with no other persons around, Jennifer finally couldn¡¯t help asking,


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    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Did you quarrel with Alex?¡±


    ¡°Nope.¡± Allison shook her head, ¡°It¡¯s just I miss you and dad, really.¡±


    Seeing that Allison was unwilling to continue this topic, Jennifer chose not to go into it and nagged her,


    ¡°Life before and after a marriage is quite different. You cannot be willful any longer.¡±


    They then returned home. After having dinner with her parents, Allison came back to her own room.


    Maybe it was because she was so tired after a long day¡¯s work, she fell asleep soon after she got on


    the bed.


    After a time, she felt quite unease even if she was asleep. It was as if someone was staring at her. She


    slowly opened her eyes and saw a figure in front of her.


    She fixed her eyes on the figure and found that Alexander was sitting beside her bed!


    Allison was shocked and hastily rubbed her eyes, ¡°Why¡­ Why are you here? Am I still in my dream?¡±


    As she was speaking, she raised her arm without hesitation, intending to give it a pinch. But before she


    could pinch it, Alexander had reached out and held her hand.


    Alexander stayed calm and collected while spoke with a serious tone, ¡°I came to take you home.¡±


    Allison finally pulled herself back when she felt the warmth from his palm. This was not a dream!


    She hastily withdrew her hand, ¡°I¡­ I will not go!¡±


    Alexander frowned slightly and asked, ¡°Allison Gibson, you¡¯re my wife. If you don¡¯t want toe back


    home with me, whose home you want toe?¡±

 Chapter 33 A Couple in Name

    Chapter 33 A Couple in Name


    Allison was dumbfounded upon hearing the word ¡®wife¡¯, and felt it ridiculous soon.


    She was indeed Alexander¡¯s wife, but was just a wife a name. Who the heck was ine Hunter? She


    had been kept in dark of her existence from the very beginning.


    Allison felt even more upset when she thought of this. Plus her temperament as she just got up from


    the bed, she suddenly got a nerve. She shifted her gaze and murmured, ¡°Just a couple in name¡­¡±


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    As Alexander was sitting beside the bed, he heard it clearly although her voice was tiny. He frowned


    and tightened his grip of her hand, ¡°Who said we¡¯re just a couple in name?¡±


    They done everything what should be done between the husband and wife. How could they be


    regarded as a couple in name?


    Allison retorted in a fit of pique, ¡°I said it.¡±


    But when she was speaking, she didn¡¯t dare to look into his eyes. Suddenly, he pinched her jaw and


    turned her head aside, and therefore she saw his perfect handsome face.


    Although Allison got chances to get along with Alexander in usual times, it was the first time for her to


    look into his eyes in such a close distance. Moreover, they were all sober now. She was flustered at the


    moment and her heartbeat elerated uncontrobly.


    ¡°You¡­¡±


    Alexander interrupted her, ¡°We¡¯ve done everything that should be done between the husband and wife.


    Why shouldn¡¯t we be regarded as a real couple?¡±


    Allison¡¯s heart skipped one beat and her face flushed as she couldn¡¯t help recalling the sex they had in


    the presidential suite of International Hotel of J Cityst time.


    It seemed that¡­ It was indeed true. Allison bit her lip as she couldn¡¯t find an argument to retort it. Her


    face was red, maybe because she was shy or because she was angered. Panicked, she pushed away


    Alexander¡¯s hand and shouted in anger, ¡°I don¡¯t want toe back! I won¡¯te back tonight!¡±


    Before she could finish the words, Alexander suddenly stood up. Allison felt herself enveloped by a


    dark shadow and looked over. She hadn¡¯t expected that the man would bend over.


    Before she could react, he carried her up effortlessly and turned around.


    She struggled. But Alexander seemed to have expected her tricks. He suddenly leaned over and


    whisper to her ear, ¡°It you don¡¯te back with me, I¡¯ll stay here tonight. Mom and Dad won¡¯t mind me


    staying here. Even if your bed is small, there¡¯ll be enough room if we squeeze up a little.¡±


    Allison was dumbfounded at the moment, and then she felt so shy that she couldn¡¯t raise her head.


    How¡­ how could he say this!


    Alexander held her in his arms, appearing to beposed, lowered his head and asked, ¡°So, are you


    going home with me?¡±


    Allison had no way to back down now. Even if she was unwilling, she had to agree with it. To top it off,


    she and Alexander had already got their marriage certificate. If he wanted to stay here, her mom would


    definitely arrange them to sleep in the same room.


    Oh my, she had forced herself into a trap!


    Alexander lowered his head and asked patiently, ¡°Go home or stay here, huh?¡±


    Allison answered with her teeth gritted, ¡°Go home¡­¡±


    She had no other choice at the moment!


    ¡°All right.¡± Alexander curled his lips into a smile with satisfaction and strode out of the room.


    When they walked out of the bedroom, Jennifer and Don were sitting in the living room. Apparently,


    they were quite curious about the thing happened between their daughter and son-inw.


    Alexander looked over and said with Allison in his arms, ¡°Mom, Dad, I did something wrong today and


    angered Alice. I exined to her and now we¡¯ve gotten over you. I¡¯ll bring her home now. Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    ¡°Okay, good, good.¡± Jennifer immediately stood up and walked over. She beamed when ncing at


    Allison who was in Alexander¡¯s arms, ¡°Alice, be magnanimous. You should be clear of your identity


    now.¡±


    Allison buried her head in Alexander¡¯s arms, fearing that her parents might see her red face and simply


    replied with a hum.


    Jennifer wanted to exhort her furthermore, but was stopped by Don. Don nced at Alexander and


    Allison, and said in a soft voice, ¡°All right, now that the dispute is settled, you two can go back now. It


    would bete soon and it would be inconvenient.¡±


    ¡°Okay, then we¡¯ll go back first.¡±


    After finishing the words, Alexander walked out of the house with Allison in his arms. Jennifer sent


    them to the entrance and went back home with reluctance to part with her daughter.


    After walking downstairs for several stories, Allison hastily said, ¡°We¡¯re not in the house now. Can you


    put me down?¡±


    Alexander curled his lips into a light smile and asked, ¡°You didn¡¯t wear your shoes. Are you sure you


    want me to put you down?¡±


    Allison finally realized this with his reminder. He had carried her from the bed and thus she didn¡¯t have


    time to put on her shoes.


    ¡°But¡­ You can¡¯t carry me all the way, right?¡±


    Alexander kept striding forward, ¡°Why can¡¯t I? You sprained your ankle and it¡¯s best for you not to wear


    shoes.¡±


    Allison was rendered speechless and kept silent.


    Alexander traversed themunity with her in his embrace. When they stood by the side of the car,


    Bernard had gotten off the car and opened the door for them.


    Alexander carefully put Allison onto the backseat before getting on the car and asking Bernard to set


    off.


    The car was driving on the artery and was suddenly shrouded by silence. The atmosphere in the car


    seemed to be a bit awkward.


    Alexander turned his head to look at the woman by his side and broke the silence, ¡°Are you still angry


    at me?¡±


    The words he said to her in the office today were actually ruthless. But he hadn¡¯t expected that her


    anger wouldst so long. Neither had he expected that she woulde back to her parents¡¯ house in a


    fury.


    Having not gotten her reply after a long while, Alexander continued, ¡°Alice, you must know this ¨C not all


    human beings are kind persons like you, and not all people have the qualities of being grateful for


    other¡¯s help.¡±


    For people like Anna and Julius, if he didn¡¯t teach them a lesson this time, he was afraid that they


    would still throw their weight around next time.


    Allison felt less upset after his exnation. She moved and said softly, ¡°I just thought that if we do like


    this, we¡¯ll implicate many innocents.¡±


    Alexander was silent for a moment before turning his head and looking at her seriously, ¡°Are you sure


    you want to give them a chance?¡±


    Allison took a deep breath and nodded, ¡°Yep.¡±


    Letting others off was also letting herself off. She didn¡¯t want to drive them to the corner.


    Catching the determination in her eyes, Alexander replied gently, ¡°All right, I will give them a chance


    this time.¡±


    In some cases,paring with verbal reasoning, reality would always give one a more unforgettable


    lesson. What Allisoncked was the lessons from the reality. As for some truths of life, only reality


    could teach her.


    Allison was a bit astonished, ¡°Really?¡±


    Alexander replied ndly, ¡°Yeah. This time I¡¯ll follow your advice.¡±


    After receiving his confirmation, she immediately became happier.


    The car stopped at the entrance of the vi after a while. Alexander carried Allison out of the car. Just


    as they reached the entrance, Lara came over to greet them.


    Seeing that Alexander was holding Allison in his arms, astonishment crept on her face, ¡°Urg¡­ why are


    you back?¡±


    Alexander raised his eyebrow and replied in a low voice, ¡°She came back to her patents¡¯ house in a


    temper tantrum, and I came to take her home.¡±


    Allison¡¯s face shed again when she heard this. She took a deep breath and turned her head aside


    shyly, ¡°It¡¯s not the truth!


    Seeing the couple bickering with each other, Laraughed secretly. She chose not to be a third-wheel


    and buzzed off.


    Alexander carried Allison to the bedroom, put her onto the bed and reminded her in a gentle voice, ¡°Go


    to bed early tonight. We have some business to deal with tomorrow.¡±


    Allison suddenly recalled of something after his reminder.


    Tomorrow was Saturday and she and Alexander decided toe to the Parker Mansion to visit his


    grandmother!

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    Chapter 34 The Gift She Prepared


    Thinking of paying a visit to his grandmother, Allison patted her head as she suddenly reminded of


    something. She hastily got out of the bed, put on a pair of slippers and run towards the door. Alexander


    was bewildered at the moment. Yet she had run out of the room before he could figure out what she


    wanted to do.


    Allison trotted downstairs and said hurriedly, ¡°Lara, my parcel arrives today, have you received it?¡±


    Lara nodded upon hearing the words, ¡°Yep. I got several parcels and put them on the small balcony.¡±


    Allison hastily ran towards the small balcony without even saying something to Lara.


    She secretly heaved a sigh of relief when seeing the parcels on the balcony.


    These were presents for Alexander¡¯s grandmother. As she didn¡¯t know which one suited her better, she


    bought several kinds of gifts.


    Alexander followed her to the first floor, and then to the small balcony. When seeing that Allison was


    opening the parcels whole-heartedly, he asked with a helpless look, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Allison hastily turned around upon hearing him, used her body as a screen to block him from seeing the


    parcels, and replied in a weak tone, ¡°These¡­ These are the presents for grandma.¡±


    Alexander was interested by her look and action, ¡°What kinds of presents.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to tell you. You¡¯ll know it tomorrow.¡±


    She reached out to push him towards outside as she was speaking.


    Seeing her childish action, Alexander curled his lips into a smile helplessly, ¡°All right, I¡¯ll wait and see.¡±


    Allison heaved a sigh of relief when he left. She came back to the small balcony, unwrapped the


    parcels, and then packed the gifts in gift boxes. After all these were done, she sighed in relief.


    Since everything was prepared, she just needed to wait for the visit to his grandma tomorrow!


    On the morning of the next day, Allison had been awake before the rm rang. She washed herself in


    a hurry. Her heart had been thumping wildly early in the morning. She felt more nervous than when she


    was having an exam!


    Allison didn¡¯te downstairs and have breakfast before everything was done. Just as she came


    downstairs, she saw Alexander sitting at the table, drinking coffee while listening to Bernard¡¯s report.


    Alexander nodded at Bernard when seeing hering over. Bernard understood it and stepped aside.


    Alexander spoke in a soft voice, ¡°Have the breakfast first. We¡¯ll set offter.¡±


    ¡°Well.¡±


    Allison sat at the table absent-mindedly. She had no appetite in the face of such a delicious breakfast,


    which was quite rare. Just as she picked up a piece of bread and took two bites, Alexander put down


    his coffee and stared at her, smiling yet saying nothing.


    Allison pulled herself back and hastily touched her cheeks, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Is there anything on my


    face?¡±


    Alexander seemed to be in a good mood. He asked, ¡°Are you nervous?¡±


    ¡°No¡­ Nope.¡± Allison denied it subconsciously, but her movements of stirring coffee still showed that


    she was flustered.


    Alexander curled his lips into a smile, ¡°Rest assured. Grandma is a very kind, she won¡¯t eat you up.¡±


    After finishing the words, he stood up and nced at Bernard who was standing aside.


    Bernard got his meaning and took a suit from aside, ¡°Missus, you may change into this suit after the


    breakfast.¡±


    It was a pink-colored Chanel style suit which looked elegant. It was a typical suit fordies from rich


    families.


    Allison took a bite at the boiled egg, lowered her head to take a nce at her white blouse, and then


    asked, ¡°Am I dressing uglily?¡±


    Bernard replied honestly, ¡°It¡¯s not ugly, but Ma¡¯am may not like this style.¡±


    Hearing the reply, Allison hastily stuffed the left half boiled egg into her mouth and took the suit, ¡°I¡­ I¡¯ll


    go upstairs and change into this.¡±


    A trace of smile crept onto Alexander¡¯s eyes as he saw the woman running back to the bedroom.


    Bernard, who was standing aside, couldn¡¯t help shaking his head. He reminded in a gentle voice, ¡°Mr.


    Parker, I¡¯m afraid that this kind of style doesn¡¯t befit Missus¡­¡±


    Alexander pulled a long face upon hearing the words. He turned his head to look at Bernard and asked


    in a cold voice, ¡°How do you know?¡±


    Bernard immediately realized that he had said something inappropriate and hastily lowered his head


    and remained silent thereafter.


    Allison had changed her clothes in less than ten minutes. She walked out of the bedroom on the


    second floor while tugging at the hemline of the skirt, feeling unease all over.


    She rarely wore dresses or skirts. Even if she wore them, she would choose to wear a long dress. But


    the upper part of this suit was a skirt that was above her knees, which made her feel weird and


    ufortable.


    Bernard raised his head when hearing the footsteps from the stairs. He was stunned the moment he


    saw Allison, ¡°Mr. Parker, Missus has changed.¡±


    Alexander lifted his head upon hearing it and was also stunned the moment he saw Allison.


    He hadn¡¯t expected that this suit would befit her so much!


    She always wore a pair of long pants in usual time, whichpletely conceal her good figure. Now,


    with this suit on her, her long, slender legs were revealed. She was tall with a neat figure. Maybe it was


    because she was in a hurry, her face, with no make-up on it, flushed a bit. Her facial figures were


    pleasant to eyes and gave people a feeling that she was an obedient girl.


    Allison walked towards Allison awkwardly, stood in front of him, tugged the hemline of her skirt, and


    asked, ¡°How does it look? Why do I feel a bit weird?¡±


    As long as she came over him, Alexander was greeted with the sweet fragrance from her body, which


    disturbed his mind.


    He put down the tablet PC, shifted his gaze, and replied in a deliberately nd voice, ¡°Not bad.¡±


    After finishing the words, he stood up and walked towards outside, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    He had gotten along with Allison for several days and thought she was cute and pure. But he hadn¡¯t


    expected that she was so charming with her femininity.


    Seeing that Alexander was walking towards outside, Allison thought of the gifts she prepared before


    and hastily trotted towards the small balcony, and then walked out with several gift boxes in both


    hands.


    She put the gift boxes into the trunk and then hastily got on the car.


    As soon as the car was started, Allison looked towards Alexander who was sitting by her side and


    hastily asked, ¡°What¡¯s grandma¡¯s living style? What should I pay attention to?¡±


    Alexander was amused, ¡°Didn¡¯t you tell me that you¡¯re not nervous.¡±


    Allison stammered, ¡°I¡­ Indeed I¡¯m not nervous. But I should ask you and make clear of some matters.¡±


    Alexander curled his lips into a smile and replied ndly, ¡°Nothing to be pay attention to. The most


    important thing was her first impression on you.¡±


    Allison became even more nervous after getting such an answer.


    If his grandma had certain preference and dislikes, she might pay attention to these and take effort to


    win her favor. But as for first impression, she was not certain about it.


    ¡®Her grandson was so excellent, and she herself must be an outstanding person. But I was so


    mediocre. I don¡¯t know whether I can win her favor and recognition.¡¯ Allison thought to herself.


    Allison was in a total mess at the moment. She leaned against the seat and looked out of the window


    with upset written all over her face.


    In less than an hour, the car drove into a wealthy suburb. After passing the round-the-mountain road,


    the car finally stopped in front of a vi on the hillside.


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    Allison was surprised when she saw the magnificent tradition-styled vi through the car window,


    The saying was true. She could never imagine the life of the rich.


    She pushed open the door, got off the car, directly walked to the trunk, and took out all the gifts that she


    prepared before.


    Bernard came over to help her. He couldn¡¯t help sighing when seeing the big and small gift boxes,


    ¡°Missus, what did you bring?¡±


    ¡°Presents for grandma!¡± Allison replied primly, ¡°I bought her a massager, a cashmere nket, and this,


    a foot washing machine! I¡¯m so thoughtful, right?¡±


    Bernard was rendered speechless and couldn¡¯t help asked, ¡°Missus, are you serious?¡±

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    Chapter 35 Visit His Grandma


    Allison replied without hesitation, ¡°Of course.¡±


    Bernard wanted to say something, but paused at a second thought. Only when Allison noticed


    Bernard¡¯s expression did she realize that something seemed to be wrong. She then asked hesitantly,


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Are these gifts¡­ inappropriate?¡±


    Bernard paused for a moment before replying softly, ¡°These things may be of no use to Ma¡¯am. Mr.


    Parker would ce an order to an Australian supplier for a batch of cashmere and they will be used for


    making nkets or clothes ording to Ma¡¯am¡¯s preference. She also has massagers and foot


    washing machines, which were all bought by Mr. Parker. But Ma¡¯am seldom uses them¡­¡±


    Allison was dumbfounded when hearing the exnation.


    Geez! She had prepared these presents with great effort, yet none of them befitted his grandma.


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    Allison stood there and felt the urge to cry at the moment although there were no tears in her eyes.


    Alexander walked over. He frowned slightly when hearing Bernard¡¯s exnation. He then took the gift


    boxes from Allison and handed them to Bernard while ordering, ¡°Send all in.¡±


    Bernard didn¡¯t dare to say anything more and followed the order quickly. Only after his leaving did


    Alexander speaking in a soft voice, ¡°He was talking nonsense, don¡¯t take it seriously. Maybe grandma


    will like your presents.¡±


    Allison felt upset and lowered her head, ¡°If I had known this before, I should have asked you. I hadn¡¯t


    expected that grandma would not need the presents I bought.¡±


    Just as she finished the words, she suddenly felt warmth from her hand. Alexander held up her hand


    and led her to the vi, ¡°Don¡¯t think too much. Grandma will tell you whether she likes it or not.¡±


    Allison followed him, inexplicitly feeling the upset and worries in her heart dissipating after hearing his


    As soon as they walked into the living hall, they were greeted by the maids and houseboys.


    ¡°Young Master, wee back!¡±


    Alexander nced around the living hall and asked after failing to find his grandma, ¡°Where¡¯s


    grandma?¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am is in the Buddha hall on the second floor. She¡¯ll go downstairs soon.¡±


    ¡°I see.¡± Alexander nodded, led Allison to the sofa beside and sat down.


    Sitting on the sofa, Allison felt her whole body tensed. She clenched her fists and felt quite nervous.


    Suddenly, there came a few coughs from the staircase, which was followed by a voice, ¡°Alex is back?¡±


    Alexander immediately stood up and walked towards the staircase, ¡°Grandma.¡±


    Allison heard her voice before her appearance. She didn¡¯t dare to coldshoulder her and hastily followed


    Alexander.


    An elegant olddy was walking downstairs with the support of the maids. Although she looked old, she


    was dressing neatly and properly. She was fondling a string of emerald Buddha beads at the right


    hand.


    When she walked down of thest stair, Alexander took her hand from the maids and asked in a slow


    tone, ¡°Grandma, has your cough relieved?¡±


    ¡°I feel better.¡± Doreen nodded and slightly raised her head. When she saw Allison who was standing


    not far away, her eyes lit up, ¡°Who¡¯s this?¡±


    Alexander replied in a gentle voice, ¡°Allison, my wife, your granddaughter-inw.¡±


    Allison smiled at Doreen timidly, ¡°Hi, Grandma.¡±


    ¡°Oh,e here. Let me have a closer look!¡±


    Allison walked over. Doreen reached out to grand her hand. As she was studying her from head to toe,


    the smile on her face became brighter and brighter, ¡°Good. Great. You look as the same as your photo.


    Your mom showed me your photo back then, and I thought you were my ideal granddaughter-inw the


    moment I saw your photo. I hadn¡¯t expected that you look prettier than you are in the photo.


    Doreen¡¯s praise made Allison flush. She replied in a soft voice, ¡°You overpraise me, grandma.¡±


    Doreenpletely ignored her grandson the moment she met Allison. She led Allison to sit down on


    the sofa and began to chitchat with her.


    Catching a glimpse of the pile of gift boxes beside the sofa, Doreen asked, ¡°What are these?¡±


    Allison looked over the pile of ¡®presents¡¯ following her lines of sight and exined helplessly, ma,


    ¡°Grandma, I brought them and originally intended to gifted them to you. But only when I arrived at the


    vi did I know that you already had these things and were not in short of these. I was not


    considerate¡­¡±


    Doreen patted the back of Allison¡¯s hand andforted her gently, ¡°Nonsense. Let me see what


    presents you¡¯ve selected for me. Quickly show me these gifts.¡±


    Allison was delighted when she heard the answer. She hastily picked up the massager, ¡°This is a


    futuristic massaging machine. It¡¯s the best selling product online. It not only has wonderful functions,


    but also is convenient to be carried around¡­¡±


    Alexander, who was standing aside, unknowingly curled his lips into a smile when watching his


    grandma and Allison researching the various functions of the machine like two children.


    Bernard also watched them for a long while and couldn¡¯t help sighing, ¡°Mr. Parker, you bought various


    high-end massagers for Ma¡¯am back then, but she was not that interested. Is the massager bought by


    Missus really something of futuristic tech?¡±


    The smile on Alexander¡¯s face faded. He nced at him and strode towards his grandma and Allison


    without even answering Bernard¡¯s question.


    Doreen waved her hand at him when she saw him, ¡°Alex,e and have a look. Alice bought this for


    me. It¡¯s really funny.¡±


    Alexander walked over cooperatively and his mood was improved when she saw his grandma¡¯s bright


    smile. He hadn¡¯t expected that Allison would get along well with his grandma.


    The maids came over with several kinds of desserts. Holding Allison¡¯s hands, Doreen studied her from


    head to toe and then said emotionally, ¡°Alice, good girl, it¡¯s the good luck of the Parker family to have


    you married to Alex.¡±


    Allison was delighted in heart, ¡°Grandma, thank you for your recognition.¡±


    ¡°s, Alice, my grandson appears to beposed and serious now, but you may not know that, when


    he was young, he was quite naughty.¡±


    Allison turned her head to look at Alexander by the side and couldn¡¯t helpughing, ¡°Grandma, really?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Doreen grinned from ear to ear, ¡°He had many tricks when he was young. Once upon a


    time, he fought against the child of our neighbor and was pounced hard. He refused to ept this and


    climbed onto a tree to stir up a hos¡¯ nest and threw it into the yard of our neighbor. Bad boy, right?¡±


    Allisonughed crazily that even tears welled up in her eyes. Judging from his current demeanor, she


    really had no idea about that Alexander was so naughty when he was young, which was so different


    from his current self.


    Alexander subconsciously curled his lips into a smile when his grandma mentioned the things


    happened in his childhood. He had been distanced away from that kind of carefree life since he grew


    up. But this time, he felt the long-lost happiness.


    He looked up at Allison who was sitting diagonally across him and wasughing heartily. Her pair of


    eyes were narrowed and when she grinned, her white teeth were bared, which added kindness and


    cuteness to her. She was so attractive at the moment and he couldn¡¯t shift his gaze from her.


    After finishing Alexander¡¯s childhood story, Doreen was still holding Allison¡¯s hand, not willing to let go,


    ¡°Alice,e with me. I have a gift for you.¡±


    As his grandma suddenly became serious, Allison became a bit nervous. She turned her head to look


    at Alexander. Alexander nodded at her. She then followed Doreen to the second floor.


    The vi had a vintage decoration and even the stair railing of the second floor was decorated with


    craved rosewood. Allison apanied Doreen to the second floor and walked into a room which also


    had a vintage decoration.


    ¡°Alice, it¡¯s our first meeting. I as a senior should give you a first-meeting gift.¡±


    As she was speaking, she pulled the drawer of the bedside table out and took a red cloth from it. She


    then slowly unwrapped the red cloth and a silver bracelet was exposed.


    She handed the bracelet to Allison, ¡°Alice, just regard this as the gift for our first meeting. Please take


    it.¡±


    Allison was shocked and didn¡¯t know what to do. This bracelet seemed to be so valuable for his


    grandma. How could she receive such a gift?

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    Chapter 36 You Are My Sister-inw


    She looked at Doreen and then at the silver bracelet in her hands. Shaking her head, she said,


    ¡°Grandma, I can¡¯t take it.¡±


    Receiving the refusal, Doreen didn¡¯t get anxious. She asked softly, ¡°Do you know whose bracelet this


    is?¡±


    Allison didn¡¯t know, so she shook her head again. She wondered if that bracelet belonged to Doreen.


    Doreen exined unhurriedly in a low voice, ¡°This was left by Alexander¡¯s mother. She told me


    particrly to give it to Alexander¡¯s wife. This silver bracelet was from her family¡¯s ancestors. Since I¡¯m


    giving it to you now, it means I recognize you as Alexander¡¯s wife, and it also means the recognition


    from the Parker family.¡±


    Hearing her mention about Alexander¡¯s mother so suddenly, Allison became nervous. She had learned


    from Lara that Alexander¡¯s mother was always a taboo in his family. Now she saw this bracelet, which


    contained special meanings. She dared not to take it.


    Even if Doreen had approved her and so had the Parker family, it meant nothing. The most important


    was that Alexander needed to ept her truly.


    Seeing that she kept silent for a while, Doreen asked her again, ¡°Alice, you don¡¯t want to ept it?¡±


    Allison came back to her senses. Thinking for a moment, she looked at Doreen seriously and answered


    , ¡°Grandma, I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t take this bracelet. At least, not for now.¡±


    ¡°Why not?¡± Doreen was confused.


    ¡°I just registered for marriage with Alexander not long ago. Although we got along recently, we don¡¯t


    love each other that much. I don¡¯t think it would be toote for me to take this bracelet after we both


    have epted each other.¡±


    Hearing her words, confusion shed through Doreen¡¯s eyes. At the end, she shook her head with a


    smile and wrapped the bracelet with the red cloth again. ¡°Alice, you are quite honest. All right. I¡¯m


    looking forward to that day.¡±


    Although Allison refused to ept the bracelet, Doreen liked her more. The two kept chitchatting for a


    while and then went downstairs slowly.


    The servants had already put all prepared dishes on the dining table in the dining room downstairs.


    Alexander walked to Doreen¡¯s side and helped her go down. ¡°Grandma, let¡¯s go have lunch.¡±


    Doreen nodded and turned to Allison. She smiled and said, ¡°Alice, let¡¯s have lunch.¡±


    Allison smiled sweetly at her, ¡°Okay, Grandma.¡±


    The three sat at the dining table. Before they started, a servant walked to Doreen and whispered in her


    ear, ¡°Mrs. Lee, he said he likes to eat quietly so he won¡¯te down. We¡¯ll send him a portion upstairs


    to his room.¡±


    Doreen nodded slightly, didn¡¯t say anything.


    Sitting aside, Allison heard their words clearly. She felt puzzled.


    ording to the servant, it seemed that there was still someone else in the family. But when she


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    walked around the house with Doreen earlier, she didn¡¯t hear Doreen mention it nor did she see


    another person.


    When she was figuring out who that person might be, Doreen suddenly picked up a piece of rib and put


    it in her bowl. ¡°Alice, have a try.¡±


    Allison was brought back to her senses. She smiled and thanked Doreen, leaving her confusion


    behind.


    She took a bite on the rib and her eyes lit up. It was sauce-vored fried rib, crispy on surface but soft


    inside, very delicious. She liked it a lot.


    ¡°So yummy, Grandma!¡± she praised.


    Doreen giggled at herment. ¡°The chef has been working for our Parker family for more than a


    dozen of years, indeed quite professional. If you like the dishes,e to see me often,¡± she said with a


    smile.


    Without any hesitation, Allison nodded to agree, ¡°Sure. I will¡±. As she spoke, she stuffed the remaining


    rib into her mouth directly.


    Feeling a strong gaze, she lifted up her head and met Alexander¡¯s eyes with amusement. Allison was


    stunned for a moment, slowing down chewing. ¡°What...What are you looking at?¡± she asked him.


    Hearing her question, Alexander deepened his smile, as if he tried hard to suppress theughter. ¡°Eat


    more if you like them.¡± As he spoke, he picked up some stir-fried vegetables and eat them gracefully.


    Comparing with his table manner, Allison understood suddenly. The man sitting opposite was so


    stunning. Even he was wearing a casual shirt and making the most ordinary movements, he still looked


    inexplicably elegant.


    Comparing with him, Allison thought herself really a rough woman. Now she dared not to eat the meat.


    Instead, she picked up some vegetables with chopsticks and slowed down her movements a lot.


    Doreen sat aside and watched them, her eyes full with amusement. Clearing her throat, she took her


    granddaughter-inw¡¯s side. ¡°Alice, he¡¯s always like that, eating like a kitten. He eats little and prefers


    light food only. Enjoy the dishes. Leave him alone!¡±


    Allison was amused by Doreen¡¯s words. Trying to suppress herughter, she looked up to Alexander


    opposite, her eyes full of amusement with provocation.


    Then she nodded at Doreen and answered, ¡°Grandma, I know!¡±


    As she spoke, she picked a piece of stewed pork with brown sauce and put it into her mouth. To


    making fool of Alexander, she also picked one for him. ¡°You, too. Eat more!¡± she said.


    Seeing her childish behavior, Alexander was annoyed and amused. But he didn¡¯t say anything in the


    presence of his grandmother. He picked the meat up and ate it.


    During their lunch, they were talking andughing continuously. Most of the time, Doreen worked with


    Allison together to trick Alexander, naturally forcing him to eat half bowl of rice more than he did


    usually.


    After lunch, Doreen took Allison for a walk in the yard. They were chitchatting while walking, but soon


    Doreen became a little sleepy. The servant following them immediately walked forward and exined


    to Allison, ¡°Missus, Mrs. Lee has a habit to take a nap after lunch every day.¡±


    Allison understood immediately. She helped the servant to convince Doreen to go back to her


    bedroom. After Doreeny down, Allison came out from her room.


    Closing the door gently behind her, Allison heaved a sigh of relief. She had thought that Doreen might


    dislike her, but so far it seemed that she was doing pretty well.


    Thinking that Alexander must be still working or making a phone call in the balcony downstairs, she


    fastened her pace. Before she reached the staircase, a door of a bedroom next to her in the corridor


    opened suddenly.


    Allison paused and looked over subconsciously, only to find a man in a wheelchairing out from the


    room. He looked a little familiar... Squinting her eyes, she saw the man smiling at her. All of a suddenly,


    she recalled that it was the man she met in the shopping mall and gave her the pen. The next second,


    questions flooded into her mind. She wondered why he appeared in the Parker family.


    ¡°Allison Gibson?¡± The man operated the electronic wheelchair and approached Allison, calling her


    name clearly.


    Allison was surprised. ¡°You... How do you know my name?¡±


    With a pretty smile, the man answered, ¡°I heard it from the servants. They said you are my sister-in-


    ¡°Sister-inw?¡± Allison was totally blindfolded. Blinking her eyes, she realized slowly. ¡°So, you are...


    Alexander¡¯s brother?¡±


    The man smiled and nodded slight, his eyes still full of amusement. He said in a clear tone, ¡°Yes. I¡¯m


    Andrew Parker, Alexander¡¯s younger brother.¡±

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    Chapter 37 Did You Mean It Sincerely?


    Allison was too surprised to find her tongue. She had never heard anyone mention that Alexander had


    a younger brother.


    Judging from his expression, Andrew was not deceiving her. Besides,st time when she met him in


    the antique store, she felt that he somewhat looked alike Alexander, especially his brows and eyes.


    Seeing she was still in a daze, Andrew didn¡¯t urge her. He reached out his hand and chuckled. ¡°Let¡¯s


    make an official introduction to each other, shall we?¡±


    Allison returned to her senses. She smiled at him. ¡°Okay. I¡¯m Allison Gibson. Nice to meet you.¡±


    They shook hands and exchanged a smile with each other. Wondering why, Allison felt as if they were


    old friends when looking at him. She didn¡¯t feel any awkwardness or embarrassment. Instead, she felt


    they were close.


    She recalled the servant¡¯s words to Doreen before lunch and figured out her puzzle. ¡°By the way, why


    didn¡¯t youe downstairs to have lunch with us together?¡± she asked.


    ¡°I like quiet and peace,¡± Andrew answered with a smile, a bitterness shed through his face. ¡°Besides,


    Alexander doesn¡¯t like me...¡±


    Allison was taken aback again. She didn¡¯t expect to get such an answer. She wanted to continue


    asking about the reason but she didn¡¯t think it would be appropriate, so she swallowed back the words.


    Pausing for a moment, Andrew looked up her and asked her bitterly with hesitation, ¡°How about you?


    Do you also dislike me?¡±


    ¡°Of course not!¡± Allison didn¡¯t hesitate. She shook her head subconsciously. ¡°You are a nice man.


    Otherwise how would you give me the pen you liked the other day? I bought that pen for my father and


    he loved it. I really should thank you for that!¡±


    Hearing her words, Andrew suddenly had no gloomy and mncholy look on his face any longer. His


    lips curled into a smile, looking like a bright young man. ¡°If you really want to thank me, why don¡¯t you


    help me go downstairs? I want to go to the yard and sit in the sun.¡±


    Without any hesitation, Allison said, ¡°No problem!¡± She walked to Andrew¡¯s back and held the handles


    of his wheelchair, pushing him down along the slope beside the stairs. The slope was obviously


    designed especially for the wheelchair. The wheels and rail tracks fit well, so even without her push,


    Andrew could get downstairs steadily.


    Allison didn¡¯t think that much. She just slowly pushed him downstairs while chitchatting with him.


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    Andrewughed loudly. He could always catch up with her topics and extend them. They had a lot of


    things inmon to talk about.


    After they got downstairs, Allison noticed that a servant looked at them in a weird way not far away,


    panic shing through that servant¡¯s face. Before she understood what had happened, she raised her


    head and saw Alexander standing at the door of the balcony, staring at them afar. The gleam of light in


    his eyes was icily cold and scared Allison.


    Right then, Andrew looked back at her and said with a slight smile, ¡°Alice, thanks. I can handle it myself


    now.¡±


    Allison panicked. She answered him with a nasal sound and walked to Alexander. Recalling that


    Andrew said Alexander disliked him earlier and seeing Alexander¡¯s look now, she felt more uneasy.


    Walking to the man, she asked softly, ¡°Have you done with yourpany business?¡±


    ¡°Ehn.¡± Alexander answered her coldly, turned around, and walked towards the entrance without any


    hesitation.


    Allison was stunned for a second. Seeing that he was about to walked out of the entrance, she


    suddenly came back to her senses and hurried to catch up with him.


    She trotted all the way and followed him to the small path in the yard. Reaching out her hand, she


    grabbed the man¡¯s arm to stop him. ¡°We haven¡¯t said farewell to Grandma. Is it appropriate to leave


    like this...¡±


    ¡°No need,¡± Alexander uttered two words coldly, still kept moving forward. Allison had no choice but


    walked out of the yard with him. Then she rushed to get into the car.


    She could tell that Alexander was angry and it was serious.


    Bernard, who was bored while standing next to the car, opened the door in a hurry and got in the


    driver¡¯s seat. He asked, ¡°Mr. Parker, where are we going?¡±


    With a gloomy face, Alexander said, ¡°Back to my vi.¡±


    Sitting aside, Allison dared not to utter a peep. After a long while, when the car had been driving for a


    while, she plucked up her courage and asked, ¡°Did I do anything wrong?¡±


    Alexander answered icily, ¡°No.¡± It was obvious a lie. He didn¡¯t even want to make a perfunctory effort


    for it or fake it.


    Allison was helpless for a while, knowing that even if she kept asking, Alexander wouldn¡¯t give her any


    answer. She simply shut up.


    They didn¡¯t talk again all the way. The ambience in the car was extremely awkward. Even Bernard


    secretly observed them from the rear-view mirror from time to time, daring not to take a heave breath.


    Finally the car arrived at the gate of the courtyard. As soon as the car stopped steadily, Alexander


    pushed the door open and got off. He walked to the vi.


    Allison heaved a sigh slightly. She couldn¡¯t understand why Alexander disliked Andrew so much. With


    questions and curiosity in her heart, she didn¡¯t feelfortable at all. Hence, she chased Alexander all


    the way to the second floor.


    Seeing the man was about to walk into the study, Allison fastened her pace. She trotted to him and


    stopped him. ¡°Wait a minute!¡±


    Seeing the woman blocking his way, Alexander didn¡¯t say anything with a frown.


    Allison took a deep breath and asked seriously, ¡°What on earth did I do wrong? Can you tell me?¡±


    With a deeper frown, Alexander didn¡¯t answer.


    ¡°Is it because of Andrew?¡± Allison asked, clenching her fists to pluck up her courage. ¡°I heard that you


    dislike him very much.¡±


    Alexander¡¯s face darkened immediately. In a few seconds, he shot out his hands and pressed Allison¡¯s


    shoulders towards to the wall. Coldness shing through in his eyes, he said, ¡°Allison Gibson, don¡¯t you


    think you¡¯ve crossed the line?¡±


    Andrew was a member of the Parker family. Whether he liked or disliked him, she didn¡¯t have rights to


    ask.


    Allison took a deep breath, paused a bit, and said, stressing each syble, ¡°I am your wife.¡±


    Alexander¡¯s face became colder. ¡°You don¡¯t need to know so much.¡±


    ¡°Why not?¡± Allison felt upset somehow. She didn¡¯t want to give in at this moment. Instead, she wanted


    to make it clear. Reaching out her hand, she grabbed the man¡¯s wrist, saying seriously, ¡°I¡¯m the person


    you can trust. If you don¡¯t want to tell others, you can tell me. Let me be your tree hole to keep your


    secrets. What do you think?¡±


    After getting along with him in recently few days, she realized that Alexander wasn¡¯t a bad man, so she


    wanted to do something for him.


    A trace of surprise shed through his eyes. But next second, he curled up his lips to form a sneer,


    pressed her against the wall, and approached her slowly. ¡°Why should I trust you?¡±


    Hearing his question, Allison became anxious. Biting her lower lip, she didn¡¯t know how to answer his


    question. Under her gazed, she slowly blushed. ¡°Because... I¡¯m your wife. Isn¡¯t it enough?¡±


    Alexander¡¯s eyes sparkled. ¡°Did you mean it sincerely?¡±


    Allison¡¯s heart hammered. She looked away subconsciously to avoid his eye contact. Suddenly her


    chin was pinched, and she had to look at him in the eye.


    Realizing that she couldn¡¯t avoid it any longer, Allison took a deep breath, bit her lower lip, and nodded.


    ¡°Yes...¡±


    She had only one ex-boyfriend. After breaking up with Julius, she didn¡¯t have chance to fall in love with


    another man. Hence, she didn¡¯t know much about the way getting along with a man. However, during


    the past few days, she felt that Alexander was good to her, so she also wanted him well.


    As soon as she finished her words, she found that Alexander¡¯s expression changed slightly. Suddenly


    she only saw shadow and her lips were covered by something warm and soft.


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    Alexander took the initiative to kiss her!


    He indeed disliked Andrew, but what he dislike more was to see her with Andrew. Even if she was just


    his nominal wife with a title, he was still unwilling to see her get along with Andrew.


    ...


    ¡°Bang! Bang!¡±


    ¡°Missus, are you awake?¡± Lara¡¯s voice rang out at the bedroom door. It was not until then did Allison


    open her eyes slowly.


    Taking a deep breath, she looked around the dimly lit room, unable to tell what time it was. She only


    recalled that Alexander carried her into the room. Then she couldn¡¯t recall anything happened after


    that...


    ¡°Missus...¡±


    Allison got up and answered Lara. She put on a nightgown and turned on the light. The man had gone


    from the bedroom. She silently sighed with relief. If he were still there when she woke up, it would be


    so embarrassing.


    She walked to the door and opened it. ¡°Lara, where is Alexander?¡±


    ¡°The young master went out. He said he had something urgent to deal with. He won¡¯te back home


    tonight.¡±


    He wouldn¡¯t be home tonight... Allison kept silent for a moment. Suddenly she thought of a name. A


    momentter, she shook her head, trying to shake the name off from her brain.


    If that was not the case, she might have misunderstood Alexander. If he was unwilling to let her know,


    she¡¯d better not to make wild guess.


    Meanwhile, Alexander was in a VIP ward of JH Hospital.


    ¡°Alexander, I really don¡¯t want to stay here any longer. Please take me away... Take me away...¡± The


    woman lying on the bed looked pale and pitiful, and her body was as fragile as a piece of paper.


    Alexander frowned deeply. Looking down at the woman who was holding him in distress, he reached


    out his hand to stroke her hair. ¡°ine, I¡¯ll take you away when you recover.¡±


    Hearing his answer, ine trembled. She looked up at him, tears slid down her cheeks. Since her eyes


    welled up with tears, her light-colored pupils were like translucent cat¡¯s eyes. ¡°I can¡¯t stay here even for


    a day. Alexander, please let me stay by your side. Even I could be with you for a day, I¡¯d love to. Isn¡¯t


    that good?¡±


    Alexander frowned. He tried to convince her in a soft tone, ¡°I¡¯ll find a way to save you. Please be


    patient.¡± He was already working hard. In order to save her, he tried his best efforts. But now, it was not


    the time yet.


    Lowering his head and holding up her palm-sized face, he said, ¡°ine, you are not the only one


    suffering. I promise you¡¯ll get better. Please give me more time. Trust me, OK?¡±


    Sniffing, ine begged him with a whisper, ¡°Could youe to see me more often in the future? You


    are always busy recently...¡±


    ¡°I promise you,¡± Alexander answered, stroking her cheek with his hand lovingly. ¡°I¡¯ll take you abroad a


    few dayster for another advanced checkup. Promise me you¡¯ll eat well and sleep well, OK?¡±


    ine nodded and held him tighter. ¡°As long as you are with me, I¡¯ll be obedient.¡±


    After coaxing the woman to bed, Alexander breathed with relief. He walked out from the ward slowly


    and stood in front of a window, lighting a cigarette.


    Bernard waked up and asked in a low voice, ¡°Mr. Parker, didn¡¯t you quit smoking?¡±


    Alexander slightly frowned. ¡°I will, after ine¡¯s surgery is done.¡± ine was the only woman who


    could make him quit smoking.


    Lying on the bed, Allison tossed and turned. She didn¡¯t sleep well.


    The holiday wasing soon; she must get all the gift boxes for the employees ready. However, there


    was no manufacturer willing to take order right now. If she couldn¡¯t hurry, she might fail this task.


    Clenching her teeth, she got up from the bed and looked through the former documents, making a final


    decision on the style of gift box and the products. Then she started filtering the factory.


    Since she only had limited time, she couldn¡¯t think tooprehensively. Even if she rushed a bit, she


    needed to make the gift boxes ready first. At least it would be better than nothing.


    Finally her eyes focused on a suitable manufacturer, whose price offered the smallest difference with


    her quotation. They were also good at this kind of products. She wanted to talk to the business owner


    in person, which might be possible. However, she worried most now was that tomorrow would be the


    weekend and she didn¡¯t know the business owner¡¯s schedule at all.


    Suddenly an idea enlightened in her mind. It seemed that she had to go to him for help. However, she


    needed to wait until tomorrow. Now the most important for her was to have a good sleep.


    On the second day, as soon as Allison woke up and had breakfast, she called Bernard right away.


    After two beeps, the phone was answered. ¡°Hello, Missus? What can I do for you?¡±


    ¡°Bernard, may I ask you for a favor?¡±


    ¡°Please go ahead.¡±


    Allison took a deep breath and said in a soft tone, ¡°Could you help me check a person¡¯s schedule,


    please?¡±


    Bernard was Alexander¡¯s special assistant. With his ability and skills, it wouldn¡¯t be difficult for him to


    check on someone¡¯s schedule.


    ¡°Of course.¡±


    Hearing his reply, Allison exhaled with a relief. Next second, she seemed to have thought something


    and added, ¡°And for this matter, please don¡¯t tell Alexander. OK?¡±


    ¡°Sure. Could you please give me the name? I¡¯ll send it to you directly after it¡¯s done.¡±


    Allison was overjoyed. She hung up the phone and started preparing for the materials needed for her


    meeting today.


    Shortly, her message tone rang and she received the text message from Bernard. It was a full schedule


    of Mr. Geoffrey, the person she wanted to meet. As long as she could negotiate with Mr. Geoffrey for


    the matter of the gift box, she couldplete her task.


    As thought of it, Allison became quite energetic. pping her hands, she continued to prepare.


    On the other side, Bernard walked to Alexander and whispered to him, ¡°Mr. Parker, I have something to


    report to you. Just now Missus called me and asked me to check on the schedule of TL Group¡¯s Mr.


    Geoffrey.¡±


    Alexander frowned slightly. ¡°Mr. Geoffrey from TL Group?¡±


    Bernard nodded. ¡°Yes. If I didn¡¯t mistake, Missus wanted to resolve the issue of the gift box for the


    recent holiday.¡±


    Alexander kept silent for a while and said in a t tone, ¡°That Mr. Geoffrey is notoriously tough. He


    wouldn¡¯t give in the profits easily. I¡¯m afraid he wouldn¡¯t ept the price ourpany quoted.¡±


    ¡°Then... Shall I help Missus in secret?¡±


    ¡°No need,¡± Alexander answered softly. He remembered that Allison said she wanted to try to resolve


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    Chapter 39 Sneaking Into the Private Room


    Everything was ready. Allison was full of confidence.


    She went through Mr. Geoffrey¡¯s schedule carefully, which showed that he would be y golf in a high-


    end golf course located at suburbia of J City the whole afternoon. In the evening, he would go back to


    downtown and meet with a few business tycoons in JY Club.


    If she wanted to find him in the golf course, she couldn¡¯t get in at all because she was not a member.


    However, JY Club would be another story. It wouldn¡¯t be that difficult for her to sneak in. Making a


    As long as she could sneak in and find a chance to meet Mr. Geoffrey, she would show him her


    sincerity and talked to him, so probably she would have a better chance of sess.


    When it was getting dark, Allison had dinner. Then she went to JY Club directly.


    The inner decoration in JY Club was unique and exquisite. At first nce, anyone walked in would


    know it was a ce for the rich to consume.


    ording to the room number given by Bernard, Allison searched for the room ordingly and soon


    arrived at the door of the private room. Listening to the noises from the room, she got nervous.


    ording to the schedule from Bernard, right now Mr. Geoffrey must be talking with the business


    owners who would be his potential business partners. If she broke in so rashly, she might not only fail


    the business of the gift box but would also be driven out.


    Thinking about it, Allison bit her lips. She had to turn around and leave for the time being. She had to


    figure out another way to contact Mr. Geoffrey. If she just waited at the door of the private room for him


    toe out, she wondered how long she would have to wait.


    Suddenly, a waitress, who was in uniform and holding a tray, walked by. Allison¡¯s eyes lit up. An idea


    came up to her mind. Since she couldn¡¯t walk in the room directly, she could change to a different


    identity.


    Allison rushed to the waitress and reached out to stop her. ¡°Excuse me, could you do me a favor?¡±


    The waitress was confused. She asked, ¡°What favor? I¡¯m still at work.¡±


    Taking a deep breath, Allison lowered her voice and said, ¡°I can pay you for that.¡±


    The waitress looked weird. ¡°I don¡¯t provide any special service...¡±


    Allison was shocked, and then she understood what the waitress meant immediately. She curled into


    smile and pointed at the waitress¡¯ uniform. ¡°I don¡¯t need any special service. I just want to borrow your


    uniform.¡±


    Twenty minutester, Allison put on the uniform of the JY Club and walked out from the staff room.


    With the uniform, she could sneak in the private room smoothly. Then she would have a chance to talk


    to Mr. Geoffrey.


    She plucked up her courage, walked along the corridor, and headed towards the private room. When


    she arrived at a corner, she heard a low voice from the other side of the corner. It was a man¡¯s voice.


    His tone was low but he sounded anxious. It seemed that he was answering a call.


    Allison nned to turn around and walk away directly, but she heard him mention a familiar name.


    ¡°No worries. Horace Geoffrey won¡¯t know it. As long as you can prepare the goods in advance, they will


    be switched when he deliver his goods there. In that case we can get something on him.¡±


    Horace Geoffrey was the full name of TL Group¡¯s CEO, Mr. Geoffrey, whom Allison wanted to meet.


    Allison took a deep breath, stopped, and listened to him, holding her breath.


    ¡°What are you afraid of? This is just between you and me. No one else would know it! Horace Geoffrey


    treated you that way, have you already forgotten? This is such a good opportunity. As long as his


    goods are switched, we can call the police directly, reporting that hispany goods have problems. I


    have my men in the police station, too. He couldn¡¯t deny it!¡±


    Hearing this, Allison had almost figured out what they were doing more or less. It turned out that


    someone wanted to frame Horace.


    Suddenly, there were footsteps approaching her from the other side of the corner, getting closer and


    closer. Allison wanted to turn around and leave, but it was toote. In a hurry, she saw an empty room


    next to her. She walked in and closed the door without any hesitation.


    Soon, the sound of the man¡¯s footsteps passed by the private room, receding. Allison pressed her ear


    at the door and waited until it had be quiet again in the corridor. Then she was relieved and


    pushed the door open. Fortunately, she was not caught. Otherwise, her n tonight would be ruined.


    Allison walked out from the private room and adjusted her breath. Patting on her cheeks, she continued


    to walk towards Mr. Geoffrey¡¯s private room. No matter who that man was, the most important was to


    get into his room and talk with him.


    ¡°Hey! You! Stop!¡± A voice rang out behind her. Allison froze and stopped subconsciously. She turned


    around and saw a man in the manager¡¯s uniform staring at her with a serious look. He looked at her up


    and down and asked, ¡°Why have I never seen you before?¡±


    Allison squeezed her hands nervously. She answered, ¡°I... I¡¯m new here.¡±


    Upon hearing it, the manager frowned. He med, ¡°No wonder! I was wondering why no one sent the


    wine. Come with me. You should serve the wine to Room No.18.¡±


    Hearing his words, Allison became relieved secretly. She followed the manager quickly.


    After getting the wine, the manager said to her seriously, ¡°Take them to Room No.18. ASAP!¡±


    ¡°Yes, sir!¡± Allison responded and walked towards Room No.18 right away.


    After she had disappeared from the manager¡¯s sight, she fastened her pace and walked towards Room


    22 with the tray in her hands directly.


    Room 22 was the private room where Horace was. She must go in as soon as possible, just to avoid


    any other ident.


    ¡°Knock... Knock...¡± She knocked at the door before pushing it open and walking in.


    There were four men sitting in the private room with two women dressing in low-cut clothes. The


    ambience in the room was warm and everyone was enjoying themselves.


    Taking a nce, Allison saw Horace sitting in the middle. Targeting at him, she walked up and said in a


    low voice, ¡°Sir, here¡¯s the wine you ordered.¡±


    A man sitting beside Horace took a look at the wine in the tray, asking confusedly, ¡°We didn¡¯t order any


    wine. Are those... free gifts?¡± Hearing his question, everyone looked at Allison.


    Allison felt tense, her heart hammering. ¡°This is... A gift from our manger.¡±


    Hearing her answer, another man sitting aside chimed in with a smile, ¡°Oh, from the manager! I just ran


    into him when I was answering the phone just now and exchanged a few words with him. Probably he


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    sent them in.¡±


    Hearing this voice, Allison looked at the man subconsciously. The man¡¯s voice was exactly the same as


    the voice she had overheard at the corner.


    Before she could react, Horace said, ¡°Mr. Hobart, you¡¯re awesome. The manager even sent you free


    wine after exchanging a few words with you.¡±


    Mr. Hobart put on a ttery smile. ¡°Oh, please, Mr. Geoffrey! I¡¯m so ttered. Since we have free wine,


    let¡¯s make a toast to Mr. Geoffrey!¡±


    Suddenly, the ambience in the private room became heated. Standing aside, Allison didn¡¯t know what


    to do. She racked her brains, wondering how she could talk to Mr. Geoffrey alone.


    Right then, another man looked at her and urged, ¡°Why are you rooted there? Pour the wine for Mr.


    Geoffrey! Hurry up!¡±


    Allison came back to her senses right away. She picked up the wine bottle to open the cord and pour


    the wine into a ss. She was not familiar with it and nervous. Seeing that, they could tell that she was


    new.


    Mr. Hobart couldn¡¯t stand it. With a frown, he snapped, ¡°Do you know how to pour the wine? If not, get


    out!¡±


    Startled by his scold, Allison couldn¡¯t help but shake her hands. Then the wine was poured all over the


    ss and spilled all over Horace¡¯s suit.

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    Silence nketed the private room for a few seconds and the ambience was terrible.


    Allison reacted quickly and grabbed the napkin aside, wiping the wine stains from Horace¡¯s suit. ¡°I¡¯m


    sorry. I¡¯m terribly sorry. I didn¡¯t mean it!¡±


    Mr. Hobart was angry. ¡°What are you doing? Are you blind or handicapped? How can you spill the


    wine?¡±


    Raising his hand, Horace was calm and gentle instead. He said in a soft tone, ¡°Forget it, Mr. Hobart.


    Not a big deal.¡±


    Taking a deep breath, Allison looked at Horace and said, ¡°Excuse me, Mr. Geoffrey. Could youe


    with me please? I can help you clean up. It¡¯s really my fault today. If I couldn¡¯t handle it properly, I¡¯m


    afraid my manager would also me me. Please give me a chance!¡±


    Hearing her words, Horace looked up at her and thought for half a second. Then he nodded. ¡°All right,¡±


    as he spoke, he stood up and smiled to others in the private room, ¡°Enjoy yourselves. I¡¯ll be right back.¡±


    Then he strode towards the door. Allison followed him in a hurry and closed the door behind her.


    As soon as he walked out from the private room, Horace turned around and stared at her solemnly. He


    asked coldly, ¡°You are not a waitress here. What do you want from me?¡±


    Allison was startled. She didn¡¯t expect that Horace could find it. She took a deep breath and asked with


    curious, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Horace answered in a deep voice, ¡°All waiters and waitresses in JY Club have undergone professional


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    training before working. You are absolutely not one of them.¡±


    Allison gaped when hearing his words. Much too her surprise, Horace was smarter than she had


    thought. If that was the case, she was worried that he might not agree to her order proposal. However,


    she still had another bargaining chip in hand.


    Biting her lower lip, she mustered the strength and looked up at Horace. ¡°Mr. Geoffrey, you are super


    smart. I¡¯m not a waitress here indeed. I¡¯m an assistant of the administration department in Parker


    Group. I came to talk business with you particrly.¡±


    ¡°What kind of business?¡±


    ¡°I went to yourpany and talked about an order of the gift box of this month¡¯s holiday. He turned me


    down because he didn¡¯t agree to the price we offered. I came here to see if we still have the


    opportunity to cooperate.¡±


    Horace answered her sternly, ¡°I¡¯ve seen the n from yourpany. Your quotation is the way too low.


    Besides, we have plenty of orders right now, so it¡¯s unnecessary for us to lower our price and make


    less profit.¡±


    ¡°I know. That¡¯s why I still want to bring it up to you today. Besides, I have a valuable message for you.¡±


    ¡°What kind of valuable message?¡±


    ¡°It has something to do with that Mr. Hobart in the private room just now. Are you working with him


    recently?¡±


    Horace frowned slightly. ¡°How did you know?¡±


    Allison took a deep breath and told him exactly what she had overheard at the corner of the corridor.


    Sure enough, Horace¡¯s face became gloomy. Obviously, it was out of his expectation.


    Pretending to be calm, Allison asked, ¡°Mr. Geoffrey, the value about this message should be higher


    than the profits you¡¯d give us.¡±


    Horace¡¯s eyes darkened. ¡°Why should I believe you?¡±


    ¡°Believe or not, as long as you know the information, I have no gain no loss. Whether you want to take


    our order or not, it really doesn¡¯t matter. After all, if you cooperate with Park Group for a long-run, I


    don¡¯t think you would suffer any loss.¡±


    Hearing Allison¡¯s answer, Horace¡¯s expression changed slightly. He was silent for a few seconds and


    said in a softened tone, ¡°Mr. Hobart always dislikes me, which I¡¯ve known it long ago. I didn¡¯t expect he


    would set me up this time. I believe what you said. As my gratitude, I agree to take your order. But if


    you want to cooperate with us next time, we cannot ept your current price offered.¡±


    Allison was overjoyed. She took a deep breath. ¡°Thanks a lot, Mr. Geoffrey!¡±


    Upon seeing that, Horace curled his lips to a smile. ¡°But, if you want to meet me next time, don¡¯t use


    such awkward means,¡± as he spoke, he took out a business card from the pocket and handed it over.


    Allison took it with both her hands and said excitedly, ¡°Sure, Mr. Geoffrey. Thanks!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll ask my assistant to contact you these days. Now you can go home.¡±


    Allison nodded repeatedly and watched him go back to the private room. She heaved a sigh of relief.


    Much too her surprise, she made it!


    If she hadn¡¯t identally heard someone was going to frame Horace, she might not have the chance to


    negotiate with him equally today. No matter what, her hard work was not in vain.


    Allison carefully put away his business card and walked to the staff room immediately. She put her own


    clothes back on and was about to leave JY Club.


    She took the elevator to reach the first floor. As soon as she walked out from the elevator, she was


    stopped by someone from behind. ¡°You! Stop!¡±


    Hearing the familiar voice, Allison became nervous suddenly. She turned around and saw the manager


    who asked her to send the wine earlier. He stared at her with a gloomy face.


    When their eyes met, they both were stunned. Allison came back to her senses quickly and trotted


    towards the entrance. The manager chased after her at once. ¡°Stop running! Who the hell are you?


    Stop!¡±


    The manager was confused. He wanted to figure out what was going on. He asked her to send the


    wine to a room but the patron in that room called him again, saying they still hadn¡¯t got it after waiting


    for such a long time. Now she was about to leave the club in a casual outfit.


    Hearing the footsteps that were getting closer and closer behind her, Allison didn¡¯t slow down but


    fastened her paces. If she were caught today, the consequences would be disastrous.


    When she reached the entrance, the security guards at the door suddenly rushed up to block her way.


    She had to stop.


    Allison was flustered. When she turned around, the manager strode to her with short breath. While


    striding, he said, ¡°What did you stop? Why don¡¯t you keep running?¡±


    She was facing the manager and the security guards were standing behind her. She had no way to


    escape. At this moment, she didn¡¯t know what to do.


    The manager was so anger that he blushed. He stood in front of her and snapped, ¡°Tell me. Who the


    hell are you? What are you doing by sneaking in here?¡±


    Allison lied nervously and casually, ¡°I... I¡¯m here to find someone...¡±


    The manager pulled a gloomy face. ¡°Who are you looking for? Do you need to put on the uniform to


    look for someone? What¡¯s your purpose? Are you a thief? Besides, where did you send the wine I


    asked you to send?¡±


    Hearing a litany of questions, Allison couldn¡¯t answer all of that for a moment. She took a deep breath


    and answered in a low voice, ¡°I really... came here to look for someone. I did that because I couldn¡¯t


    find a way...¡±


    ¡°Tell me, whom are you looking for?¡±


    Allison squeezed her hands together tightly, refusing to tell him. If she said Horace Geoffrey¡¯s name to


    him, then Horace would be implicated. In that case, all her previous efforts would be in vain.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t tell me, I¡¯ll call the police,¡± the manager snorted, taking out his phone to dial a number.


    Allison trembled because of fear. Seeing he was calling the police, she was more panicked. ¡°Stop! I...


    I¡¯ll tell you.¡± Suddenly there was only one person in her mind -- Alexander. If she told the manager she


    was looking for Alexander, would he let she go?


    ¡°Who is it?¡±


    Taking a deep breath, Allison answered, ¡°I... I¡¯m here for Alexander Parker.¡±


    The manager sneered. ¡°What did you say? Alexander Parker? Stop lying! You are so bold! You even


    want to fool me with his name. What a liar! I¡¯ll definitely call the police to report your trespassing today!¡±


    As he spoke, he raised his phone again and started dialing a number.


    Suddenly, a clear and cold male voice was heard. ¡°She¡¯s here looking for me.¡±


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