“I can’t do this anymore. You’re too strong. Let’s just take a break here. I need to go to the washroom.”
Elise, who was worn out from accompanying Ariel everywhere all morning, came out of the cafe and sauntered to the bathroom. After walking a short distance, she noticed that something wasn’t right. There was obviously a ‘tail’ following her.
She slowed down and just as she passed by the window of a children’s clothing store, she stopped on purpose and pretended to wipe her shoes. She took the chance to sneak a peek behind her through the mirror. Sure enough, she saw two men in sunglasses, suits, and ties.
She stood up calmly and continued to walk all the way to the escalator. Showing no intention of leaving, the other party followed closely.
After thinking about it for a while, Elise went straight up to the sixth floor, where she bought a ticket at random to allow her entry into the movie theater.
Seeing this, the two men in sunglasses quickened their pace and wanted to chase after her. However, they were stopped at the ticket gate. “Sirs, please show me your movie tickets.”
There was no way the two of them could show what they didn’t have. When they saw Elise enter Hall 2, they hurried off to the counter to buy their tickets.
“Which seat did that woman get?” asked one of the men with sunglasses on. The employee answered as it was, “The lady got Seat No. 6 of Row 4 for Hall 2.”
“Give us two tickets for the same hall. We want seats that are close to hers. And make it quick!”
It only took a second before they got their tickets. After entering Hall 2, they threaded through the dark and sat down in the back row before they focused on Seat No. 6 of Row 4.
Unbeknownst to them, Elise had already left the mall and was squirming into a cab at this moment. In fact, she hadn’t gone into Hall 2 at all earlier. She squatted by the door and when she saw the two of them going to buy tickets, she immediately ran out and hid in the washroom.
She successfully made her escape when they entered Hall 2, and she snuck out of the washroom. After she sent Ariel a message, she gave Alexander a call. “Darling, someone was following me at the mall.”
“I’m on my way. Try to stall them, but don’t let them notice.”
As soon as Alexander heard the news, he abruptly stood up, startling the foreign business partners sitting across from him.
“It’s alright. I got rid of them. I’m going to your company now.”
Alexander heaved a breath of relief and stood there when she said that. Slowly closing the office door that he opened, he murmured, “Got it. Take your time.”
After the call ended, he pondered for a moment and made another call.
The Wegas branch of Smith Co. was located at Hotes Tower, one of the three famous office buildings in Wegas. The surrounding business district was equivalent to Wall Street, and every inch of land here was priceless.
When Elise got out of the car, she happened to see Alexander and a group of foreigners coming out of the building.
These people were all business elites who were a sight for sore eyes. Including Alexander, those who didn’t know could mistake their group for a special showcase by some big brand. But Elise’s attention was all on the legs.
There were only two foreign women in the group, but the pair of legs under their hip skirts were slender, fair, and eye-catching. Not only men, but even Elise also couldn’t resist doing a double take.
When the beautiful women met Elise’s eyes, they weren’t shy as they nodded and returned an equally admiring gaze.
The more confident and poised a beautiful woman was, the more she could admire another woman’s beauty. Only those who would be an embarrassment in the public’s eye would speak ill of one another.
Seeing his wife, Alexander turned around and shook hands with the leader of the group to bid them farewell. He said in fluent Flutoian, “I will personally hold a banquet some other day. I’m sure everyone will find it satisfactory.”
The group could read the room well. They only uttered a few simple responses before they quickly left. When Elise saw Alexander waving her over, she obediently walked over to him.
“High-quality clients, eh, Mr. Griffith?” Elise teased.
The man swiftly wrapped his arms around her.
“Is that jealousy I smell?”
“Dream on! You can get jealous all you want instead.” She scrunched her nose but still, she wasn’t done. “Speaking of which, their legs were so long even I was salivating. Didn’t you enjoy the view?”
“I’m not interested. But if you were the one in that outfit, I don’t mind taking a look.” He deliberately pinched her waist. “So, when will I have the pleasure, Mrs. Griffith?”
“Next life, maybe.” Elise wouldn’t do as he wished.
“I’m booking your next life now, then.” As cunning as he was, he would never want the shorter end of the stick. He wanted to see his wife in the hip skirt even in his next life. “Alright now, let’s head home.”
“Isn’t it too early for that? Don’t you have work to do?” Elise only wanted to drop by for a visit. She didn’t think she would be taking Alexander away from his work.
“Do you think I’d still be in the mood to work when your safety has been compromised?”
Without waiting for her reply, he held her by the hand and brought her to the parking lot.
At the same time, the crowd in the theater quickly dispersed as soon as the lights went bright. The two men in shades had just stood up when they saw a female student stand up from Seat No. 6 of Row 4.
They immediately rushed to her and grabbed her before bombarding her with questions. “Where is the woman? Where is Anastasia White?!”
The student was taken aback. “What woman are you talking about? I don’t know you. Let me go! Help! Someone is harassing me!”
Her shout quickly got the attention of the scattered crowd. Afraid of raising a commotion, the men in sunglasses left the girl alone and scurried out.
They could only leave using the backdoor for fear of bumping into security. As they walked out of the mall, one of them took out his phone and made a call. “Boss, we lost her.”
That earned them a fierce scolding from the other end of the call, and their heads were lowered as they cowered in fear. The moment the call ended, a shadow was cast over the top of their crowns.
They were greeted by the sight of a brawny, six- foot-five Cittadelian man beaming at them when they raised their chins. One of the men took off his sunglasses and barked, “What are you looking at? I’ll bust your head open! Try me!”
His spit flew everywhere and on the tall man’s face when he hissed. Disgusted, the tall man raised a hand to wipe his face and asked with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. “Excuse me, are you looking for Alexander Griffith’s woman, Anastasia White?” “Do you know where she is?” The spitting man was suddenly interested.
The tall one faked a smile and murmured, “Nope, but I have her number. Do you want it?”
The men in sunglasses exchanged a knowing look and nodded. They thought they could somewhat make up for their failure if they at least had Anastasia’s number.
The spitting man in shades roughly reached out a hand. “Hand it over,” he demanded. The tall man looked down and stretched out his hand as well. However, his fist was balled. “Here. Come and get it.”
The slobbering man didn’t have his guard up at all as he stepped forward and reached out with his head lowered. Before he even touched the tall man’s hand, a fist made contact with his face, making his eyes turn. “Mamma mia!”
Seeing this, the other man in sunglasses got into a fighting stance and swung a fist at the tall man. However, the tall man moved with much agility as he lowered his torso and laid a punch in the stomach of the man with sunglasses, sending him one meter away.
“Foreigners ain’t sh*t!” he spat before punching them each again, completely knocking them out.
