Chapter 251: Chapter 251

Chapter 253 Of Grief and Hatred

His attitude made Emily Russel felt unwelcomed. She took a deep breath in order to keep a calm expression and held out the material in her hand. With a voice of wonder and exasperation, she told her sudden visit's purpose to Alex. "I'll give you the file."

"Where is Aunt Mathilda? How did you know about the file?" His voice is very cold because he knew that Aunt Mathilda hates Emily Russel very much. The fact that she agreed to her help is very suspicious.

"Fang is busy making seafood porridge."

"I got the file. You can go." Alex no longer investigated the matter, picked up the documents, and directly drove Emily away.

Emily Russel lowered her eyes to hide her frustration and was about to leave when she heard a man's voice that came from the other side.

"Mr. Alex, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. By the way, she's really pretty."

The sudden compliment made Emily Russel looked up. She was curious when she saw a 50-year-old man still elegant because of his branded clothes. She looked at Alex with a modest smile and shyly, and caught his ruthless face.

"I guess this is Alex Hargreaves' girlfriend."

Emily Russel laughed at herself. She knew who she was and didn't want Alex to have a reason to hate her again. She explained in a low voice. "You misunderstand. I'm not Alex Hargreaves' girlfriend."

"I know. I know, secret lover, right?" The man ignored her explanation. He thought that the big boss had some secret lovers, so he laughed heartily.

Emily Russel looked at Alex sheepishly. She thought that Alex let the matter slide in front of outsiders. She didn't expect him to speak ruthlessly.

"My girlfriend is Elly, this is only her sister."

Emily Russel saw the ruthlessness through his mouth again. Even if Alex gave her face, he won't give alms.

As he stared at Emily Russel and Alex, his eyes were fixed on Emily Russel's plump chest. Today, she wore a deep plunging coat knowing that Mr. Alex would come. She deliberately pushed up her tall chest that created a deep neckline.

Alex did not look at her and took the initiative to urge each other. "Mr. Zandro, my secretary booked a room and we'll talk about business over dinner."

Zandro nodded and suddenly made a suggestion. "We shouldn't let a beautiful girl leave hungry. Would you like to have dinner with us?"

Emily Russel was so surprised at the sudden invitation that she glanced at Alex's cold face and deliberately agreed.

Alex Hargreaves is a businessman. He won't let a taunt like that to ruin his own mood, so he nodded. He let her sit on Zandro's car.

As she sat in Zandro's car, Emily Russel answered sheepishly when she was questioned by the man.

"I didn't see the ring on your finger, are you the unmarried beauty?

Emily Russel tilted her head and was ashamed. "My name is Emily Russel, and you can call me Emily or Ms. Russel. I'm not married yet."

She lied about not being embarrassed and said she was close to Alex. But in the eyes of Zandro who's an old fox, he realized that Alex's estrangement from Emily Russel could not have been so intimate.

As a person who lives and succeeded in business, Zandro has many witty words that made Emily Russel felt happy and attracted by his story.

Secretary Gerald was in the restaurant not far away near the Hargreaves Building. As she judged the design of the restaurant, Emily Russel was overwhelmed by the high-end flowers.

Zandro wants her to be on his bed.

"Come in. Alex glanced at her annoyingly, and then went in by himself. Emily Russel bowed her head and quickly followed the speed of Alex.

Zandro just walked into his room and immediately praised the place that he chose for the business discussion. "Alex, this place is well decorated! It's too elegant, very quiet, very suitable for discussing work."

"I'm glad Mr. Zandro likes it." Alex has always been satisfied with Secretary Gerald's ability to work. He can investigate the preferences and weaknesses of partners to help them get off to a happy start.

Alex Hargreaves was originally dismissive of Emily Russel. Through the discussion of the contract, he paid attention to the terms and did not pay attention to Zandro. Zandro deliberately poured wine to Emily Russel many times.

Emily Russel didn't want to offend the two people at first, so she had a few drinks and then secretly motioned Alex for help. Unfortunately, she does not exist in Alex's eyes. With humiliation, helplessness, and unprovoked anger, Emily Russel no longer refused to drink. She drank up every drink that was offered to her and tried to get herself drunk more to ease the shame.

Only when the contract was completed did Alex realized that the stupid Emily Russel was no longer sober. He frowned disagreeably but said nothing.

Emily Russel burped and smelled of wine. She staggered to her feet and looked up at the two men. "Excuse me, Mr. Zandro, I have to go to the bathroom."

Without waiting for anyone to react, she hurried out of her seat and limped up to the comfort room.

Looking at the figure of Emily Russel leaving, Zandro's eyes showed a dangerous light and asked anxiously. "Is it okay for her to walk alone? Would you like to go to the bathroom?"

"Whatever. You don't have to go." Alex picked up his glass and drank and responded coldly without the slightest anxiety in his eyes.

As he saw that Alex was not interested in Emily Russel, Zandro was so happy that he stood up and said "If that's the case, I'll go and have a look."

Zandro's meaning is very clear, he took a fancy to Emily Russel.

Elly's meek face appeared in Alex's mind and made him hurry to stop Zandro. "I'll go check her out. Anyway, she is my girlfriend's sister." Alex did not give Zandro a chance to refute and quickly left his room.

He stood outside the bathroom, smoked outside, and thought about Elly in a low voice.

"You should feel lucky to be the sister of Elly."

Emily Russel vomited out all that she intake in the toilet. After she reassembled and composed herself, she was sober for two minutes. When she opened the door, her whole eyes couldn't believe Alex who stood in the doorway of the comfort room. As she glanced at him, Emily Russel approached him in her awkward voice.

"You're waiting for me, aren't you? I know you still have feelings for me."

Alex glanced at the hopeful expression on her face and answered ruthlessly.

"You're so delusional. You are Elly's sister. Just because you gave me the file, and you got drunk, I just want to bring you home safely so Elly won't feel guilty."

Emily Russel did not hear the answer that she wanted to hear. She twitched her face down and glared angrily. "If I wasn't Elly's sister, would you be worried about me? Will you stand here and wait for me just like what you did now?"

Alex frowned and answered her questions unhappily. His voice was very low.

"No, no!"

Alex Hargreaves thought for a bit, then added "Don't say such disgusting things for the rest of your life. You don't want to upset me."

Emily Russel realized that when he said what was on his mind, he was very calm. It was like a warning to her heart and she felt that it was as if she had died because of pain. She knew Alex didn't lie. She found it ironic to know the facts and laughed at herself in a sarcastic voice.

"I know you are ruthless, but I didn't expect you to be so straightforward that made me out of breath. Alex, I drank a lot of wine with Boss Zandro today so you can successfully sign the contract. Don't you want to give me some credit?"

Emily Russel implored Alex to care for her. Although she was bluffing, he was not hurt. Alex's eyebrows arched which is an indication that he's annoyed so he spoke bluntly.

"I didn't force you and Mr. Zandro to drink. If you don't drink with him, our cooperation is determined in advance. Meeting today is just a formality."

Alex stopped for a few seconds and then went on. "Emily, don't be so pretentious."

His words are like a dagger in Emily Russel's heart. His last sword broke her desire and with a broken heart, she pushed her brother away and then stumbled to go back to their room.

As soon as he saw that Emily came back, Zandro came forward to support her.

"Are you okay? I didn't know you were such a bad drinker. It's all my fault."

The voice of concern was accompanied by action, he held Emily Russel's waist and slid down the third ring. He rubbed her hands that made Emily Russel trembled. Under the influence of the wine, her body tilted gently to Zandro's chest unconsciously.