Chapter 374 Always Been Such a Badass?,Coolest Girl in Town
The next day, Elise had just walked out of Laura’s hospital room when Amelia arrived. Noticing Amelia’s aggressive stance, Alexander quickly stood protectively in front of Elise. “Elise, you b*tch! What have you done to my son?!” Amelia pointed a finger at Elise and her pair of sultry-looking eyes were currently widened out of anger. Amelia had gathered all of the well-reputed doctors in town but none of them dared to come up with a treatment plan. The only one who had worked up the courage to try had nearly resulted in Jeremy’s heart to stop beating.
Jeremy was clearly on the brink of death, so Amelia no longer dared to take things lightly and she had assigned someone to locate Elise since last night. As soon as dawn broke, Amelia rushed over. However, Elise was expressionless and she casually commented, “There’s no rush to thank me. It was fairly easy for me to grant your son’s wish.” “Bullsh*t!” Amelia spat on the ground out of anger. “I’m not here to thank you! You’ve caused my son to be in a critical state. Do you think that you’ll be able to get away with this? If anything happens to Jeremy, I’ll have you know that you won’t be the only one to suffer the consequences! That old lady inside the room won’t be able to avoid the consequences either!”
As soon as Alexander heard Amelia being so rude toward Laura, he furrowed his brows into a single line and his expression turned quite ferocious. “Mrs. Shoal, mind your manners.” He had already regarded Laura as family, so he would not allow any outsider to threaten or be rude to her. Meanwhile, Amelia noticed Alexander’s protectiveness toward Elise and she raged at him. “You used to be one of the well-reputed bachelors in town but look at you right now! The entire Griffith Family is ruined because of you, yet you’re still unrepentant and insist on being with this woman! It’s such a shame for Madeline to have a son like you!”
Despite Amelia’s abusive words, Alexander remained indifferent and he maintained his usual regal look befitting of his role as the president of Griffith Group. Soon after that, he responded calmly, “Grandma is taking a nap so if there’s anything urgent, we can talk it through somewhere else. Let’s not disrupt her sleep.” “I just want to talk right here! There’s nothing wrong with that!” Amelia behaved as if she had nothing to lose and she went on non-stop, “I want that old fogey inside to hear for herself and realize how evil-hearted the granddaughter that she brought up has turned out to be. When she passes on to the afterlife, let’s see how she would be able to face the Sinclair ancestors! If I was in her position, I would choose death over living under such mortifying circumstances!”
The ordeal with Jeremy’s heart nearly stopping had been a huge shock for Amelia, so she was unable to control her emotions right now. As soon as she said that, however, Alexander suddenly sensed a slight breeze from his back. In the blink of an eye, Elise had rushed forward to stand in front of Amelia, thereafter reaching out to strangle her. Elise used up all of her might, which resulted in Amelia unable to even struggle to get away. The older woman could merely swat at the former’s wrist helplessly, but she slowly found herself losing her balance as she was lifted into the air. Amelia saw the murderous look in Elise’s revengeful eyes and that was the first time ever that she sensed fear.
“Alexander, why are you still standing there? Save me! Do you want your fiancée to be charged for murder?” “Alex…” However, Amelia could only say so much before she found herself losing the energy to speak as her face flushed bright red from the lack of oxygen. At that point, she stared at Elise with desperation in her eyes, shock in her gaze as she used her expression to plead for mercy. However, Elise was unmoved by all that. She stared at Amelia, who was currently just like a tiny ant in her hands, and realized that if she tightened her grip slightly, the latter would lose her life right away. In all honesty, Elise was completely unperturbed about the potential bloody scene that might ensue, and there was no inkling of fear in her eyes at all.
Her grandmother was her absolute limit, and Elise would not allow anyone to hurt her grandmother—even by just verbal curses. After quite some time, Alexander noticed that Amelia’s face had turned purple due to the lack of oxygen and he finally stepped forward. Soon, he reached out and wrapped his hand around Elise’s tensed wrist. “Grandma’s in the room. Don’t give her undue stress.” He spoke in a soft voice and it was as if he couldn’t bear to startle her. Just then, she suddenly came to her senses too. Elise relinquished her hold on Amelia, and the latter subsequently fell to the ground as she found herself devoid of support.
After Amelia had recovered from a coughing fit, she clutched at her throat and ran off, stumbling toward the direction of the lift. As she ran off, she swore vehemently, “Just you wait and see, you b*tch! I’ll definitely seek revenge for my son! The Griffiths will definitely face bankruptcy and by then, even if you beg me for mercy, I won’t let things slide!” “You’re too noisy!” Elise frowned with a frustrated look on her face. Upon saying that, she got ready and was about to rush forward to stop Amelia from leaving. However, Amelia quickly hid behind a life-sized vase and she covered her face using the leaves of the indoor plant. She behaved as if by doing so, she would be able to evade being discovered.
Suddenly, Alexander reached out to stop Elise. He shook his head at her and signaled for her to keep calm. In response, Elise gritted her teeth and flung his hand aside before turning her head to look toward the elevator. Then, she spoke with an indifferent voice. “The day that the Griffiths face bankruptcy will be the day of Jeremy’s demise!” However, Amelia didn’t pay heed to Elise’s words, as she merely assumed that the latter was exaggerating to delay the time. As soon as the doors to the elevator opened, Amelia swiftly ran into it and pressed vigorously on the button to shut the door.
A moment later, she disappeared from Elise’s view. Right after Amelia left, Elise then sat down in the corridor, right in front of the entrance to the ward. She exuded a depressing aura that made one reluctant to approach her. Upon seeing that, Alexander paused for a moment. Then, he lifted his feet and moved next to her before sitting down. He took both of her hands into his and pressed them lightly into his palms. Subsequently, he gave her a massage from her fingers to her wrist—reddened by Amelia’s blows. “You should be a masseuse.”
Elise teased him. Alexander merely smiled lightly and continued to give her a massage. “That could be in the books. Miss Sinclair, as my first customer, how do you find my service?” “It’s acceptable.” Elise turned her face in the other direction and she started to consider something else. “Then that means I would have to put in more effort.” Alexander paused and soon after that, he changed the topic. “Have you always been such a badass?” “I wasn’t like that before.” Alexander was just about to ask for the reason for her change but then her dismissive voice rang out gradually, “In the past, once I made a move, all that was left would be dead bodies.” Significantly speechless, Alexander took some time to respond.
“It looks like both Amelia and Jeremy owe me their lives, then.” After all, Jeremy had been defeated by Alexander. If Elise had taken action herself, perhaps his suffering would be a hundred times over compared to right now. Earlier on, if Alexander hadn’t stopped Elise, Amelia would most likely have lost her life right there and then. Presently, Alexander’s eyes fell on Elise’s hands as he massaged them gently, the reddened scratch was quite glaring to the eyes. Slightly dejected, he heaved a sigh. Subsequently, he tried to confer with her by asking, “Could you promise me not to get involved in any fights if I’m by your side in the future?”
The long, reddened scratch on her porcelain skin affected him very much. However, Elise refused to lie to him so she murmured, “I’ll try not to.” After all, a marriage was not guaranteed to last forever. Besides, in their case, they were merely engaged to be married. It was Elise’s grandmother, after all, so she could never stand by and watch on as her family was treated rudely. Meanwhile, Alexander was quite dumbfounded. In the end, he vowed to himself to hone his responsiveness so that the next time Elise was about to take action, he would be able to react fast enough to stop her.
