Chapter 244 Elizabeth pivoted, catching sight of Alexander standing nearby, a bottle of juice in his hand.

The 7-Eleven convenience store loomed behind him.

“Mr.

Clark,” she greeted, her anger carefully veiled beneath a veneer of casual composure.

“Oh, nothing.

Just a close encounter with a reckless driver who nearly struck me.”

Her smile bloomed—elegant and distant, a delicate flower of polite restraint.

Despite the warmth, her eyes remained guarded.

Alexander played along, feigning ignorance.

“Indeed, dangerous drivers seem to be everywhere these days.”

“Yes.” Elizabeth nodded, her response perfunctory.

“What brings you here, Mr.

Clark?”

After two seemingly chance encounters, suspicion was taking root.

Was Alexander following her?

“Just passing through,” he replied, jiggling the juice bottle.

“I was thinking about grabbing a bite but haven’t settled on a place.

Stopped for a drink to quench my thirst.”

Though their meeting appeared coincidental, Alexander had lingered long enough to overhear Elizabeth’s earlier outburst about Elijah.

The pieces were falling into place—their affectionate display in Foxfire County was merely a performance.

about him

It made sense.

their relationship were genuinely loving, why would she be alone on the street at

about divorce

could respond, Alexander

have the honor of inviting you to dinner,

subtly retreated, increasing the

dined at the Norris Mansion,” she declined,

Alexander’s eyes swept theatrically around

is at least ten

you walk here

James?”

tucked a wayward strand of hair behind

off before heading

a walk, digest my meal,

Alexander saw his opportunity.

know a place at Orkset Tower

a dinner isn’t too much to

make her

stalking her, his persistent kindness suggested

was a chance to probe

smile was

it that way, this meal

take a

right over there,” Alexander gestured, revealing a

settled into the passenger seat, an unsettling

bustling street through the window but

Tower stood as a metropolitan landmark, its 160 stories piercing

commercial behemoth, it housed everything from dining establishments to entertainment venues, with a crowning observation deck that promised panoramic views of the urban

to the 150th floor, where astronomical rent allowed only a

dining into an experience of

hung like liquid starlight, their authenticity

patterns across the room, evoking the sensation

gown played a white grand piano, her melody

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