Chapter 0075

Chapter 0075

Ella POV

There were easily two dozen in the massive bouquet. When he reached us, he held them out to me.

I took the flowers, feeling a surge of surprise. “These are bgnitiful,” I said, my volce barely above a whisper,

“Your favorite flowers, according to my sources,” he said, winking.

“Sources?” I asked, puzzled.

“Your mother,” he replied with a playful grin. “She also informed me that you’re a big fan of sports.”

“I wouldn’t have guessed that,” Elizabeth said, raising her eyebrows at me.

“I used to play soccer in school,” I said. “I haven’t been to a game in a long time, though”

David hated sports and always acted annoyed when I suggested we go see a game together. Eventually, I stopped asking, and it hadn’t even occurred to me that now that I was no longer with him, I could start pursuing my interests again.

“Then I’ve chosen well,” Alexander said with a mischievous grin.

“Are we going to a game?” I asked hopefully. “Is that the surprise?” I was unable to contain my excitement as I bounced up and down.

Both Alexander and Elizabeth laughed at my enthusiasm, but I didn’t care. I probably looked silly, but it had been a while since I’d had a genuine surprise like this.

“Yes,” Alexander replied. “The car is already waiting. We should hurry, or we’ll be late.” He turned his attention to Elizabeth. “It was good to see you.”

“You as well,” she said, a look of warning flashing across her face. “Take good care of my friend.”

“I’ll do my best,” Alexander said with a charming smile.

his arm out to me. I linked my arm with his, and he led me toward the front of his office building, where a

waved to Elizabeth, who waved back with an amused smile

to slide inside before walking around to enter the car himself. As soon as the door closed behind him, the vehicle pulled away from

tension filled the space between us. I could feel my own nervousness bubbling beneath the surface, but I found it hard to believe that Alexander would be feeling the same way about a simple fake

to ask about the tension, so I remained quiet, leaving him to

allowed my thoughts

chosen something he knew I would enjoy, I couldn’t ignore the fact that this was little more than a

us to get to know each other–it was for us to be

that. With thousands of people at the arena, it would

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had no doubt that with all the rumors

to make any official public announcement–people would talk, and that would be confirmation

you any good?” Alexander asked suddenly,

surprise, trying to make sense of his words.

I wasn’t team captain or anything, but I was fast, accurate with the ball, and very

“I might have guessed

raised an eyebrow, intrigued. “Oh? And why is that?”

and anticipate their actions,” he said. “You

tilted my head. “What

what people are going to do

mulling over his statement. “Some people are just very easy to understand. Their

like David?”

I nodded. “I know what David wants, and based on the years I’ve known him, I can guess how he’ll try to get it. I may

smirk

steadily, thinking over my response. There were things I knew about Alexander from the original timeline that could let me feign some insight into

what his true goals were or how far he was willing to go to achieve

I think you’re a man who isn’t

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