Chapter 55

Elise dragged Alexander to the seats outdoors. From his uncomfortable expression, she could tell that he wasn’t used to eating at such places. Still, seeing how Elise was enjoying the situation, Alexander wasn’t appalled at all. Instead, he continued accompanying her there.

“Two beef stews coming right up. Please do enjoy your food.”

After the owner had served them their beef stews, Elise couldn’t wait any longer and started digging into her food with a spoon. Upon tasting the familiar food, she felt her cravings being satisfied. “Eat up! It’s delicious!”

Although Alexander really wanted to tell her that he didn’t like food with gravy-like texture, he had to admit that he fell in love with how beef stews tasted after having tried the dish once. Unable to control himself, he picked up his cutleries and started eating as well.

“It’s good, isn’t it?”

“Hmm… It’s not bad.”

While Elise ate at a fast pace,(This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) Alexander could feel his gaze softening as he stared at her messy eating manner.

Unbeknownst to them, a red Ferrari parked at the side of the road at this moment.

Ashlyn, who was sitting at the driver’s seat, took off her glasses and looked at Alexander, who was eating outdoors, in disbelief. Initially, she thought that she had mistaken someone else for him. However, she confirmed that the person that she was seeing was Alexander after seeing Elise’s ‘appalling’ face.

Unable to stop herself, Ashlyn unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car before walking toward them. “Alexander, it’s you!”

Upon hearing that, Elise paused before she looked up instinctively to see Ashlyn. Immediately, she felt as if her appetite was gone.

and initiated a conversation with Alexander instead. “Alexander, why are you eating this food? These kinda places are extremely unhygienic, and you might get food poisoning,” she

 

on her face.

It’s nothing much.” Then, he turned toward Elise and asked,

the last piece of potato in her stew, she took the time to

“Let’s go back, then.”

an agreement while Alexander called out for the owner to pay the bill. During the entire process, none of them bothered to acknowledge Ashlyn, who

clenched up into fists. Then, she quickly ran after them. “Alexander, how could you leave just like that?! Are you still blaming me for what happened previously? I…” She looked reluctant. Still, she decided to say it after giving Elise a look. “I was in the wrong previously, alright? I only did it because I was stupid.

He had always seen Ashlyn more as an acquaintance, as they only interacted because of their families. In the past, he used to admire Ashlyn’s strong

he realized that his impression of Ashlyn might have been wrong ever since what happened

Miss Lawson. Since we are not as close as you perceived, (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)you don’t really have to care about my feelings.” From Alexander’s tone, it was obvious that he wanted to distance himself

she didn’t understand what he meant. “That’s great. I was really worried that you would still be mad at me! By the way…” She suddenly recalled something and started digging through her bag before taking two violin concert tickets that she had prepared earlier out of her bag. “Alex, this is the concert ticket to our favorite violinist, Mike!

man would have accepted Ashlyn’s

 

would be able to resist a lady like her. However, Alexander rejected her without any hesitation, “I’m sorry, but I’m really busy with work, so I don‘t

This is Alexander‘s first time

awkward standing between the two of them. “Guys, why don’t I go

could say anything. “Wait for me here. I’ll go get the car

of your place and the difference between you and Alexander. You two are in completely different worlds, and it’s impossible between you two. Stop trying to delude yourself about things that would never belong

to delude yourself about things that would never belong to you. Can’t you see that Alexander

Agitated, Ashlyn raised her hand and wanted to slap Elise, but her hand was grabbed tightly by Elise in the next second. “What’s wrong? Are you trying to pick a

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