The Pinnacle of Life

Chapter 72

After the dinner, Alex and Dorothy left Maple Villa as Alex had to help Brittany to get an over hundred-year-old ginseng.
Along the journey, Dorothy behaved like a curious baby.
“How do you know Charles?
“How come you are staying at Maple Villa?
“Both of you seem to be extraordinarily close!
“And, what about this car…”
Alex asked with a smile, “I honestly have no idea how to answer you as you threw so many questions to me in one go. In fact, it was because of Zoey. When Zoey was eating mountain hawthorn and it got stuck in her throat, I was just there to help and take it out.”
Dorothy asked with a frown, “Is that it? And he gave you such a big villa in return?”
Alex said, “Uhmm… we are just staying temporarily. He knew that we had no accommodation when I was kicked out by your mom, hence, so he asked us to move in.”

There was nothing wrong with his words. After all, his name was not registered on the property deed.
Dorothy said, “It doesn’t seem to be appropriate. Why don’t you move back with Mom?”
Alex quickly shook his head. “Your mom will kill me if I go back. Besides that, my mom is not a congenial person and both of them would end up fighting. Just leave it as it is. I’ll figure something out. What about you? Do you want to move here?”
“Where do I sleep?”
“My room.”
“Go away.”
She paused for a second as she thought that her words seemed somewhat unreasonable. Just like what Cheryl said, since she could not bear the responsibility of being a wife, what qualification did she have to hold back and refuse to divorce? Thus, she then said, “Give me some time. I’m not ready yet.”
Alex said, “It’s fine. I’m already used to it.”
His reply made Dorothy even more depressed. She wondered if they should just look for spare time and settle the matter someday!
In fact, it was quite challenging to find the hundred-year-old wild ginseng.
After checking with a few pharmacies, Alex could not find it. Even if some sellers claimed that they had the hundred-year-old ginseng, but after they were shown, only did he realize they were just a hoax. It would be great if the ginseng were at least fifty years old.
At this time, Alex’s phone rang.
He took a look and saw Claire’s name on the screen again.
Alex said, “I think it’s better for you to switch on your phone. Otherwise, your mom will be calling me all day and you know I’ll get a headache whenever I hear her voice.”
“You endured it for the past six months though.”
“I couldn’t give up on you.”
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