Chapter 19
Jack stiffened for a moment before quickly getting the security guard to seize the phony reporter. He frowned as he looked at her bleeding wound. “How are you feeling?”
Elise smiled. “You should take care of your fans first.”
Jack nodded and signaled his manager by giving him a look.
“Sorry, but today‘s meet and greet is canceled. See you all another time.”
The fans screeched and shrieked. Jack‘s manager simply got the security to surround them.
Jack then helped Elise to the dressing room.
Smack! A sheaf of papers was thrown onto one of the tables in the dressing room. Papers scattered haphazardly across the surface, having been dislodged from its neatly arranged pile.
The manager felt dread coursing through his body. “We‘ve investigated things thoroughly: your antis are behind this.”
Jack was livid. “And you call yourself a manager? Allowing people to smuggle a knife to a meet and greet?”
“My apologies. I didn‘t go through the fans‘ belongings thoroughly thinking they were just props.” The manager was filled with remorse.
Alexander looked at the injured Elise from where he sat. His heart felt tight, as though some invisible rope had bound it up. With each step he took toward her, that rope tightened its grip on him.
“Enough. I‘m going to send her to the hospital now. You handle whatever you need to do properly.” An undercurrent of fury peeked through Alexander‘s frigid tone. With that, he bent down, scooping Elise into his arms before he left the dressing room.
The manager only dared to speak again once Alexander had left. He handed a cell phone to Jack.
After the meet and greet had been canceled, Elise‘s name became trending due to the obsessed frenzy of the fans. Slurs and allegations were hurled at her all across the internet.
‘You can tell with one look that that woman‘s in league with that perpetrator. She failed at being a stan, so she did this instead to garner sympathy.”
She‘s a master alright!‘
situation. “How about I get a good PR agent to make an
as he quickly typed up
stop spreading false claims! And stop ruining her
you do such an illogical move? At this rate, your fans are going to drop you. You do realize you‘re in
me around just because you‘re my manager. If my brother hadn‘t recommended you, I would‘ve long since gotten
someone had been this kind to him. Elise had rushed over to push him out of the way, and even when she was injured, she still
on her. “Fortunately, it‘s just a minor wound. It didn‘t cut through your muscles or tendons. Some ointment
had just stepped out of the orthopedics department when she caught sight of Alexander sitting on the bench by the door. His eyes bore right into her, his
was puzzled. He‘s angry? Hey, I‘m
you have? Yet you still pounced forward!” He froze for a moment after the words left his mouth. He seemed
were clearly words said out of concern, but they sounded like they were filled with reproach. Elise felt like she had been wronged for no
with the medicine that the doctor had prescribed for her, breaking the stiffness in the air. “You‘re her boyfriend, yes? This is some anti–inflammatory medication. Please help
but he didn‘t
could hear you two arguing when I was inside
not speak. He took the medication
as the nurse chastised Alexander. She felt like she had been saved, and she smiled and thanked the nurse. “Thank you. You‘re
indication of speaking, but his magnetic voice boomed above her head. “Sit down. I‘m going to apply the
don‘t want you to be the one applying it for
He couldn‘t place the expression that
staring at her, she stared back at him, unwilling to show weakness. Much to her surprise, he suddenly leaned in
the big deal?” Elise‘s heart hammered in her chest as her eyes
realized what he had done, he promptly put some distance between
logical. Elise obediently stuck her arm
cut away the fabric by the wound with a pair of scissors. The skin revealed under her sleeve was milky white and striking, a few shades paler than the skin tone of her face. He smiled, and without saying another word,
side, trying to force
then deliberately softened his movements. “All right. All you need to do after this is get some proper rest. Also, don‘t go out so
puzzled beyond belief when she heard
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