Chapter 116: Chapter 116

Chapter 118 Apology

After she listened to John's words, Elly did not know if she would laugh or cry. John saw her embarrassed expression and politely said to avoid it. "Okay, I lied. I'm just kidding to make you happy."

It was a grudging smile to answer him. Elly remembered what happened last night, and her fear was still suppressed in her heart and mind. If John didn't arrive in time, she knew that her body had been violated when she wakes up, and her mental state would collapse.

"Thank God I found you yesterday, otherwise you wouldn't know what you would have been through." He said. "I was forced to drink too much, and then my sight became blurred and behaved instinctively. I felt so helpless that the two Emily and Mr Russel, the people knew I was waiting, but they didn't come." Elly explained the whole thing.

The words were incomplete, and the more cold Elly felt in her heart, the more her voice trembled, and her body was startled.

John watched her became vulnerable, and he pulled her back to his chest. His big hand stroked her black hair, and the slowly smooth, steady bracelet gave a sense of trust. Her body gradually stopped trembling.

Elly put her forehead on John's shoulder, tears soaked his clothes quietly, and her voice was drenched with sadness. "Well, then, I'm stupid aren't I? They gave me a little love, and I was willing to obey them like an idiot. Be sold to stupidity, and help them buy time. Is there an idiot like me?"

She cried, but there was a sour, and sad smile on the corners of her mouth.

Mr. Russel and Emily not only hurt her, but also they destroyed the confidence she had just built.

Elly was so tired and John was very upset. He never wanted her to get hurt. "Yes, your personality was nice and stupid, because of that you were taken advantage of by them. An idiot like you can't fight that evil schemer."

"Why? It turned out that they never regarded me as their family."

"They don't deserve to be my relatives at all!" John was stressed. "All they do is to take advantage of your trust, they're cheating you now, and will expose your interests in the future."

There was a heavy flapped breath in Elly's throat, and she began to cry gloomily.

"Elly, there is a misunderstanding between you and Alex. Most of the reason comes from Emily. If it were not for the trap that she always destroyed, maybe you two would not fall apart like today."

John pushed Elly away from his shoulder, her eyes were red and swollen, and her cheeks sighed moist. He wipe away her tears with his thumb and told her the truth that had been buried for so many years.

"Three years ago, you and Alex divorced because the two of you were disturbed by high storage. The car accident made you lose your memory. I wonder what she arranged, but there is no proof. After the accident, Emily arranged through Alex's eyes, she gave me you and let me take you abroad. She wanted Alex and she wanted to sit in Mrs. Hargreaves's seat. But she did not expect that even if Alex thought you had been lost in the accident, he did not marry Emily." He started to tell her what happened years ago.

He did not avoid her round eyes, John said that if he stopped, his determination would disappear. "So when he returned home, Emily retaliated against him again and again." He continued.

John's words overturned all the truth and trust of Elly.

She asked, her voice was sad. "Isn't it forbidden because Mr. Russel and Emily are worried about my happiness?"

"No. Your parents never thought of anyone but themselves."

"Why did you agreed to Emily's request?

"Do I really not know why?" John laughed, miserable. "Because I loved you that day, Elly."

Elly was shocked, and she secretly thanked John for the two words on December 23 that year. She knew, he didn't want to put any more pressure on her.

John stroked her hair and sighed. "If Emily hadn't said something wrong, you would have used me to do a terrible thing last night. I'll never tell you about the past. I don't want you to suffer, and I don't want you to hurt me again. There is a reason for the forgotten past. Don't force yourself to think about it."

He did not see her reaction, he knew that since yesterday, she had experienced a lot of terrible fear, but he did not want to stop, he wanted to pull her out of the cover and take a step forward.

He was bossy, he was overbearing, arrogant and stupid, but his attitude and his feelings towards her were much better than before. "You should listen to your heart's wishes. To forgive him is to give yourself a chance to be happy." John gave her advice.

Elly put down her mouth and asked. "Why are you helping Alex? Don't you guys hate each other?"

"Because, I live for you."

John did not answer in that way, he just smiled gently. "Your Majesty, we live for the present and the future."

Elly looked at John quietly, her eyes dimmed, and she still needed some time to think about it.

In Hargreaves's conference room, the latest agreement was under way for last night's negotiations and cooperation. Everyone paid close attention to the work, and Secretary Gerald suddenly cut in line. He smiled and apologized as he approached Alex and whispered.

"General mobilization! I always want to see you when the wind blows."

Alex heard Gerald emphasize the word "syndicate". He frowned for several seconds and waved unarmed.

"Tell him to wait outside." The look at the Manager Hargreaves was stating the unfinished plan and he was reminding him walked on.

At the end of the meeting, Chairman Rome waited for nearly two hours. Although he was not satisfied, he knew he was weak, so he swallowed his pride and asked Secretary Gerald affably. "When does the meeting end?"

Secretary Gerald pretended to check the time and responded politely. "Almost"

The door of the conference room finally opened and everyone returned to the office one after another, and Mr Rome's anger quickly evaporated.

His assistant came over and walked up and down with his head down. "Mr Rome, please come inside the room. Boss Hargreaves is waiting inside."

All in all, it's not easy to see him. The Chairman walked into the room, laughed, and put a few bags of gifts in front of Alex.

Alex looked at luxury goods, it was difficult for Alex to understand. "Who is "Rome"? I don't remember any common projects we have recently." Alex asked.

"Today I came to apologize to you, Boss Hargreaves and to your fiance. It's a place for acquaintances, so don't give me any trouble."

As he heard the fiance of three words, Alex asked carefully. "I don't understand what you mean Chairman Rome."

It was incredible to think that Alex was pretending to be stupid, and he did not believe that Elly was silent after last night's event. He thought Alex was challenging him and he was playing with him.

"All in all, it must be my fault when you say that. What happened last night was a misunderstanding, because drinking too much can't control your behavior. I really didn't do anything to Miss Elly."

Chairman Rome excuse made Alex turned black. It turned out that Rome was the private booker who Elly entered, and he still thought she was just handing over the job to Golden Gate Group.

Alex immediately got up and walked in front of Chairman Rome. His sharp eagle eyes gazed at his whirlpool and asked in a ferocious hoarse voice. "What happened last night?" He needed the sincerity of Chairman Rome to be dealt with correctly.

Rome heard a lot of rumors about the bad temper of Alex Hargreaves, and this was the first time he had been face-to-face with. The huge oppressive aura surrounded him, because of that he cannot move, only his mouth can move. He said,

"I didn't know Miss Elly was your fiance. Mr. Russel introduced her as a little girl, and she wanted a lover, so I agreed." Chairman Rome and his reasonable, he blamed all the crimes on the Russel family, and he stood idly by without mercy.

But Alex was well aware of the corrupt life that prevails in the business world, and he didn't believe what he said.

"Your uneasiness yesterday was right. You should have broken in at that moment." When Mr. Hargreaves recalled Brandon, he gritted his teeth and blamed himself. It was not that he would watch, why the Chairman was also in the room, why he did not report to him?

The atmosphere became more and more stagnant, Alex looked dark and filled with anger, and the Chairman hurriedly took out the gift box and smiled from ear to ear. "I know I scared Ms. Elly yesterday. I apologize for my rude behavior. I hope Miss Elly will like this gift."

Instead of setting his sights on expensive luxury gifts, Alex growled and asked, his eyes were in rage.

"What exactly did you do last night? Where that filthy hand of yours landed around her body? Why did you touch her?

"No, no! I didn't do anything." The instinct to fear death was dangerous, Chairman Rome hands jump about, and his face was no longer had the demeanor of a big boss. The fear in his heart was based on instinct, and he knew that if he said a wrong word, Alex was going to kill him on the spot.

"Ms. Elly was very drunk. I just wanted to help her. Yes, I just wanted to help, not a hug on purpose. Chief, believe me. Ms. Elly was so drunk that she couldn't remember the truth. Don't listen to her."

There was a roar of pain in Chairman Rome's voice, and the chaotic explanation became confused. He was pillowed on the ground, his wrist clasped by Alex and his hand staggered and broken. He was speechless with pain and watched with horror as Alex twisted his arm directly.

The blood of his whole body turned cold and rushed back to the top of his head, it was making his eyes dumbfounded.

"Did you touch her with one hand or two hands?" Alex repeated the question, but his words could no longer reach Rome's ears.

When the door of the conference room opened, Secretary Gerald rushed in and shouted hurriedly. "Stop! Mr. Alex"

Alex suddenly realized after the call, and his eyes turned red from Chairman Rome to Gerald's face. He threw his arm and stood up upright, he looked from high up at his hands were trembling wrapped around his leg.

"What?" Alex roared through his teeth.

Gerald hurriedly carried Chairman Rome on his shoulder and was stopped after two steps. He threw away all the rubbish and he threw it out.

Gerald was so familiar with his boss's temper that he walked out of the room with several bags of gifts on the table while he mentioned Chairman Rome. He knew that if he didn't leave soon, the Chairman would be killed.

Brandon saw Gerald walk out of the conference room with Chairman Rome, and it looked very hard to carry him in his armpits. He stood idly by, Gerald was unintentionally helped Chairman Rome. He watched the two disappear into the elevator.

Curious about what had just happened, he looked at the conference room and found Alex seated inside.

"Is the meeting not over yet? Why are you still sitting here?" Brandon entered the room with a cold voice. "I just saw it in vogue. What's he doing here? Is there a new project in Stik City that I didn't know?

"You really don't know why he's here?" Alex spoke loudly, and the expression in his eyes changed when he looked at Brandon, and there was no trust.

"What kind of dynamite did you eat and then fire on me?" Brandon frowned.

"Last night, Elly and Chairman Rome were in a private room. He was very aggressive. Why didn't you tell me about it?" Alex said in an angry voice.

Brandon was shocked by the news. Yesterday he watched John and Elly got on the bus and did not go back to check who was in that room. His concern for the girl was stupid, so he didn't notice it.

"Yesterday, I saw that the person who escorted Elly to leave was John, and I knew she would be all right. Don't you only care about her safety?" Brandon shrugged his shoulders carelessly.

"It was John who escorted her back? If it wasn't for John, could she had left last night?" Alex roared.

Every word was emphasized angrily. "Don't you know what kind of person Chairman Rome is? If something happened to Elly last night, how would you explain it to me?" He angrily roared again.