Bring Your A Game, Mr

Chapter 710

Chapter 710

Abby shook her head in despair as she cried, "It is useless. It is written in my father's will that all the inheritance is to be handled by my stepmother before I come to age. She already came up with an excuse this time I came home that she lost all the money, and that she won't give me a penny!"

"This must have been hard on you." Elise knew exactly how helpless it felt to not have someone to rely on.

Abby finally broke out in tears, either because she was moved, or because she felt helpless.

Feeling upset as she watched Abby, Elise turned to throw a glance at Alexander before she turned to look at Abby again. She then gently placed her hand over the back of Abby's palm. "I won't turn a blind eye against this. You are my student, after all. That means I am your teacher for life. Go ahead and take a rest. I will bring you home to take back what is rightfully yours when you are feeling better."

"Miss Sinclair…" Abby didn't know what to say despite how grateful she was, so she started to get up to give her teacher a respectful bow when Elise stopped her.

"Alright, alright. There's no need to do this for appearance's sake." Elise firmly pressed down on her. "You better make sure you stay alive. I won't have a legitimate reason to help if you die. All of the hardships you have to endure now would go to waste then."

"I understand," Abby replied as she sniffled. "I will make sure I recover. You are my role model, Miss Sinclair. I am sure I will be able to stand on my own one day!"

"And I believe you will." Elise lightly patted Abby on her arm as she added gently, "It is late now. Go ahead and sleep. Rest up!"

Elise seemed a little absent-minded after coming out of the hospital.

Noticing this, Alexander joked, "Weren't you just giving out advice like a proper adult earlier? Why are you the one being down in the dumps now?"

"I am not unhappy." She looked up at the moon and let out a long sigh. "I am just thinking that there are too many sufferings in this world. I'm a mess as well, but I can't seem to get used to watching people suffer."

He raised his hand and caressed her on her head. "This is probably why God gave you so many talents. You have never been arrogant and you empathize with others. You have no idea the warmth you bring to this world with your presence alone."

Elise felt like a cat when he gently did that. Her mood, too, somehow got a lot better after that.

This was probably because of the hormones released—like how cats felt when they were petted.

"Aren't you a sweet talker today, Mr. Griffith?" she teased.

"You're right. Do you know why?" He swiftly scooped her into his embrace.

Seeing him playing along with her, she smilingly looked up at him and asked, "Why?"

"Because…" Alexander lowered his head and, out of nowhere, pecked her on her cupid's bow. His gaze was utterly gentle when he murmured, "'Cos you are sweet."

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Under the 10-square-meter iron shed in Salt Stone City's mine were piles of freshly mined jadeite rough stones.

Alexander, who had Kenneth's mask on, and Elise stood beside the stones. The pillar in the middle was their dividing line that separated the stones into two piles.

"I am picking the one one the left, and you take the right one. The victor is whoever picks out a Peculiar Jadeite first, or the most Peculiar Jadeite within 10 minutes," Elise confidently announced the rules of the competition.

Alexander folded his hands on his chest and raised his left eyebrow at that. "Mrs. Griffith, do you think it is fair when there are obviously more stones on your side than mine?"

The corners of Elise's lips curled, and she puffed her chest out as she turned to look at him. "Are you sure you want to talk about fairness with your wife, Mr. Griffith?"

"Alright, alright." He could only let out a resigned sigh. "I am not going to win anyway…"

However, the competition ended with a tie between the two who found two Peculiar Jadeite each.

"We have managed to find four Peculiar Jadeite in just this pile of rough stones. I wonder how many more are there in the unexplored mines. It seems that the effect of radiation is getting more and more widespread. It is probably time to properly inspect Salt Stone City."

Looking at the mine in the distance, Elise and Alexander fell into contemplation while holding the Peculiar Jadeite in their hands.

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Alexander headed to another mining area for some business dealings when night fell.

Having nothing better to do, Elise went on a stroll around town, where she randomly entered a bistro for a relaxing night out.

Her glass of alcoholic beverage was served at the same time a bar singer went on stage.

She picked up her glass but as soon as her eyes fell on the stage, she immediately placed it back down on the table.

She couldn't believe how she was meeting one acquaintance after another in this small city.

The stage only held one woman, who was holding an electric guitar and singing soulfully. Her every movement and expression perfectly interpreted all the emotions the song was conveying.

The woman sang a total of two songs and by the end of her performance, she bowed to thank the audience before she began to pack her things.

However, a male guest swayed his way to the stage with a wine glass in his hand right at this moment, as if to invite her to drink.

"My job is to sing. I don't do escorting. I apologize, as I can't accept your drink," the woman insisted stubbornly despite the man being intimidating.

Upon rejection, the man swiftly threw the alcohol at her and started making a commotion, as though he was ready to get physical with her.

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