Chapter 744 Mind Your Own Business
“Have another piece.” Ignoring Elijah’s ferocious gaze, Alexander continued to pamper Elise affectionately. Meanwhile, she obediently opened her mouth and ate it. For every bite she ate from Alexander’s fork, her smile was as sweet as cotton candy.
As he was about to pick up another piece of steak for her again, Elijah finally could not stand the view and rudely snatched the plate of steak away. Alexander looked at the other man innocently, his motion halted by Elijah’s sudden action. “You brag about your cooking, but you can’t even let my wife finish her food.”
“Shut the f*ck up!” Elijah threw the plate on the table. “Stay away from me. I don’t want to see you now.”
Alexander thought things through for a split second and put down his fork. “Okay, then.” He turned to Elise and asked gently, “Are you already full?”
“Mhm,” she happily replied.
“Let’s go, then.” Alexander held her hand, interlocking his fingers with hers and standing up.
“What’s the meaning of this?” Elijah became anxious. “I haven’t eaten and yet, you’re already leaving?”
“You merely asked that I accompany you to have a meal, but you didn’t say for how long,” Elise replied. “I came and ate the food that was served. Have I not done everything as per request?”
“Yes, but…” For a moment, he could not think of a way to refute her.
“If you really want to be part of Ellie’s family… Well, our family does need a cook. You’re quite suitable for that,” Alexander mocked.
“You want me, the mighty young master, to cook for you? Are you out of your freaking mind?!” Elijah yelled.
“Forget it. I never force others, just like I have never forced Elise to stay by my side. It’s just fate that we love each other so much now.” Showing off their interlocked hands, Alexander continued, “We’ll make a move now. Remember to bring the medicines to us later.”
Without waiting for any response, the couple held hands and left without a backward glance.
Elijah angrily took off his chef’s toque and slammed it on the table, knocking over the rest of the steak.
“Young Master.” Marcus stepped forward and handed him a handkerchief.
Elijah had to close his eyes and take a deep breath before accepting it to carefully wipe every inch of the skin on his hands.
“How about we go back and explain the situation to the Master?” Marcus had been observing things for a few days, and he believed Elise would not leave with them.
“Go back? Go back empty-handed, get ridiculed and be a laughingstock?” Elijah wiped his hands over and over again. His indignance grew and his strength became so intense that a few red marks gradually appeared on his skin. “I will find that one thing she can never refuse.”
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Ever since Danny took cognizance of Ariel’s ulterior motives toward Elise, he began his stalking journey. As the saying went, know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you would never be in peril. Danny knew that he had to figure out Ariel’s weaknesses before taking the appropriate countermeasures.
So, he deliberately changed his car this morning and waited near her house.
As she drove out of her house, Danny immediately started the engine and followed her at a distance. But after a while, Danny realized that Ariel had been driving like a headless fly and kept changing directions, as if she was unsure where she was heading to.
Even as she was finally reaching her company, she made a sharp turn all of a sudden and drove in the opposite direction.
“Did she notice me?” As Danny was unsure what was transpiring, he tried to gradually narrow down the distance between them, but Ariel did not seem to notice either.
Just as he started feeling bored, she seemed to have driven herself into a dead alley. Noticing that, she immediately turned on the flasher and was ready to reverse. It was too late for Danny, who was not paying much attention before, to realize that Ariel was trying to do that. He braked very abruptly and it caused his car to stall, and they collided with each other.
Ariel was about to come down and negotiate when, in a swift movement, Danny unbuckled his seat belt. He wore the cap he had prepared just for occasions like this, got out of the car and ran out of the alley. Meanwhile, Ariel came near and found no driver inside. This left her no choice but to take her bag and leave her car behind, as it was stuck in between.
Danny, who was hiding in the opposite alley, quickly stopped a car to chase after Ariel when he saw her getting into a taxi.
Never in a million years did he think that her final destination was the company. He was speechless when he realized that. What was she thinking when she was wandering around and even left her car elsewhere?
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Madeline took Tara out the whole afternoon. The both of them then returned to the Griffith Residence with multiple shopping bags that contained mostly clothes that were handpicked for her by Madeline. Madeline said—and Tara believed it—that Tara had to dress up nicely before she could seduce Brendan. Hence the bunch of dowdy clothes.
As soon as they arrived home, she urged Tara to give the clothes a try. Madeline picked out the ugliest clothes of all and handed them to Tara. “Try this. My son loves this style. Put them on and he’ll be impressed.”
To please her future mother-in-law, Tara took the clothes back to her room and obediently wore them. Compared to her previous cute style, she looked utterly ridiculous in those clothes as she walked down the stairs.
“How do I look?” Tara stood at the stairs awkwardly and smiled reluctantly.
“Cough! Cough! Good-looking! V-Very good-looking!” Madeline almost choked on her cup of water, but she still pretended that she liked them. “You look just like my son’s dream lover!”
The more she looked at Tara, the happier she became. Brendan would be so taken aback that he would run away had he seen Tara in this ghostly appearance. No way on earth that they would ever become a couple!
“Miss Fox, what do you think?” Tara still felt strange about the whole situation.
Madeline nudged Yuri, hinting to her with her eyes. Ignore your conscience and just praise her.
Yuri disregarded Madeline’s hint and replied in an outspoken manner, “This humorous style does not suit you well.”
“Yeah, I feel the same…” Tara breathed a sigh of relief. While she wanted to please Madeline, she was also unwilling to make a fool of herself. No one could blame her when such disapproval came out of Yuri’s mouth.
“I see that the clothes you chose are quite good. It’s just that you lack some styling skills. How about I go to your room and give you some advice?” Being a famous fashion designer herself, Yuri felt obliged to address the styling flaws happening right in front of her own eyes.
“Sure!”
The two hit it off rather quickly and went upstairs together.
When she came down again, Tara looked like a different person. She was full of confidence, looking alluring and poised. Even Madeline couldn’t help but think what a beauty the younger woman was.
Madeline quickly pulled Yuri aside and whispered, “Yuri! Silly you! I deliberately asked her to wear those ugly clothes because I didn’t want her to seduce my son. You just had to dress her up so beautifully, didn’t you? This is tempting him outright!”
Yuri smiled indifferently. “I appreciate your kindness, Mrs. Griffith, but a generous person never seizes someone else’s love. Tara seems to like Brendan very much, and it’s my pleasure to help her achieve her beauty to the fullest extent so that he can appreciate it better.”
Coincidentally, Brendan was walking down the stairs and heard what she said. His expressionless face became somber. “Seems like Miss Fox likes being a matchmaker, and is very enthusiastic in matchmaking the others. Why haven’t you married yourself off, then?”
“Where are your manners, Brendan Griffith?!” Madeline reproached.
“I’m just speaking the truth.” His tone was icy cold and every word of his was akin to being covered in thorns. “We have nothing to do with each other, so I suggest Miss Fox quit meddling in my affairs!”
As soon as he said that, he turned and went back upstairs.
In that instant, a hint of listlessness flashed across Yuri’s eyes, a thousand emotions weighing down her heart.
“He must have been too busy with work recently. It’s not about you. Don’t take it too personally, Yuri.” Madeline tried comforting her.
“It’s alright.” Yuri forced a smile, trying to let this incident slide.
