Chapter 181: Chapter 181

Chapter 183 jealousy

Elly was so embarrassed that she did not look up into Alex's eyes but she dared not disobey her boss, so she had to whisper.

Although her voice was not gentle but a little distant, Alex liked to hear it.

Jacob felt strange about their attitude, unlike lovers. But his doubts were quickly dispelled.

"Mr. Barracks, thank you for taking care of Elly and I kindly ask of you to take care of her in the future." Alex said gracefully.

"Sure, do not worry. What happened last time will not happen again, Mr. Hargreaves. I am sure no one would dare to bully her." Jacob promised bravely to be steady, and at the same time, he looked down at Elly.

Elly suppressed his inner denial and could not explain their relationship, so he had no choice but to stay silent.

Alex took advantage of this situation to raise questions. Was she not in the public relations department? When could she be a secretary?

"She has always been my secretary." Jacob was puzzled.

It took Alex a few seconds to realize that it was a misunderstanding. "Linda Peart was afraid that she was jealous, so she falsely claimed that Elly worked in the public sector. I never doubted Linda Peart. Elly had a good friend who had been worried that it was a good thing for her to cooperate with the company."

Eliminating misunderstandings would only make Alex jealous that Elly had become someone else's secretary, but he did not show his face.

Seeing that Alex's attentive eyes stopped at Elly, "Jacob Barracks is full of meaning. You do not have to follow me all the time to meet some old friends."

Elly was ashamed of her boss's excellence. As soon as she turned around and left, she was stopped by Mu Alex.

"Help me, even if you do not appreciate it, pretend to be grateful!"

"Hypocrite!" Elly exclaimed. "Because of you, all my colleagues have been avoided me like a plague. Is this what your help is?

"What is going on? Why are they avoiding you?"

"Why are you playing dumb?" Elly sighed at his dumb face and murmured. "I haven't investigated whether it was misunderstood or intentional when it was locked in the database. You went to my company and issued a warning from top to bottom. No wonder people avoid me."

"It was not an impulsive decision, but because there were no cameras in that remote hall, the killer could not be found, and he was worried that someone would secretly frame her in the future." Elly was different from the frequency of his thoughts she was not smart. Alex did not explain when he was misunderstood but said promptly. "Who cares? No one will bully you."

Elly was very moved by this, but she refused to open her mouth because anxiety took a hold of her, she covered her nose and turned away.

Judging from her elegant appearance, the corners of her mouth was bent extremely small. She misunderstood him. If she were in good health, there would be no trouble, and she would feel better.

It is a pity that her comfort moment did not last long, and a big problem arose.

"There are different bosses for each group of companies, and a beautiful, skinny woman like you could easily charm many people. As a little secretary, there was no shortage of bosses to send her business cards, which made Elly vulnerable to risks. Keep a close eye on it."

A brave manager not only gave Elly a business card but also held her hand publicly. Alex's jealousy was so noticeable that he could not help but find it unsupportable. He walked around quickly, swinging the director's hand out, jeering but he was not sad in Elly's eyes.

"How rude! Is this not supposed to be a business reception? Why would someone harass a woman, so abusively?"

The manager realized the gunpowder smell on Alex and his accent and nodded to Elly quickly. All right, I will go first, please.

Looking at the man as if he had oiled his runaway leg, Alex scolded him angrily. "Look at this! How could a timid person like this wit be accountable to you when he is afraid of running away without saying a word?"

His jealous tone frightened her. "We were talking about work. He wanted to find Professional artists to cooperate within his company, but the schedule was just too tight, so I am arranging a more convenient appointment. He just handed out a business card, and you misunderstood."

"I know that I had a sense of compassion in my heart when I heard about working together", but Alex's was still being impolite. "Actions speak louder than words!"

Elly wanted to speak but instead, she kept quiet.

After some time, Alex stood by her side, trying to prevent the business card from reaching Elly.

After the reception, Elly left in Jacob's car. Alex charged Carter. "Follow their car until Elly returns home safely."

When Alex returned to his house, he found Brandon sitting in the living room.

"Why are you not home yet? What could you not tell me at the reception that you could possibly want to tell me here?

Brandon glanced at Butler Geno beside him. Alex understood what he meant and said with a smile. "Housekeeper, please bring us some tea."

Alex sat on the sofa, pulling his tie. "Well, what is so important?"

"Were you following Elly? Did you bring her back? Did you not forget her?" Brandon's voice was strangely anxious.

His tie loosened and he adjusted it to his sleeve. "Have you forgotten what I said? I do not need you to interfere in my private life. While at the reception, I could not work out the accounts that automatically agreed to Chairman Carter's request. You crossed the line."

He was filled with regret when he mentioned the matter. "You hate people interfering with your privacy, but yet you like people making decisions for you."

"Because I care about you, she did not deserve it."

"Hypocrite!, you have been challenging my key point!"

Hearing Alex's hostile tone, Brandon stopped without saying a word. He stared at him for a long time and raised his hand to surrender. "Okay, I am asking. I will not remind you again that sooner or later you and the shepherd will be destroyed at the hands of that woman!"

Brandon went to the door angrily. He was truly angry because Alex did not understand how much he cared for him.

Alex never thought that Chairman Carter's arrangement would have been so straightforward. He arrived at Mangrove City early in the morning and was told that a woman was waiting for him in the reception room.

"Seeing that it was still early, he suspected that there would be a very beautiful girl in the reception room." He frowned. "You wanted to see me?"

Hello! I am the niece of Jones Carter. My name is Melinda Christine-Carter.

It took him a few seconds to remember who she was. His face was cold and he could not take his eyes off her. "I am sorry, Miss Carter. I did not mean to be your friend. I am single now, but I have someone in mind."

Melinda listened and then helplessly giggled. Her eyes were not disappointed, but she laughed excitedly.

"Well, I like your sharpness. As rumors say, he was difficult to get close to so that made the people around him feel cold when he approached. But do not worry, I am not in the mood for you to be my boyfriend. I am here to see your grandfather. Hearing you say that I have reason to report to my family."

He did not expect that Melinda would solve the problem quite so easily. Alex seemed to have been thrown away by her troubles, thinking that this girl was also quite lovely.

"Let me walk you out."

"Yeah, well, you are welcome. You drove the guests away. You can take me home and be a good person. Melinda blinked. Well, I do not have a driver's license, so I did not drive here."

Responding to the request was a sign for Alex. Well, I do not want to cause you any unnecessary misunderstanding at all. I will send a private chauffeur to take you back to Carter's house.