Chapter 33: Chapter 33

Chapter 33 The Seducer

Alex orders food for Elly. She doesn't mind about the food that she would eat. After the waiter places the food on the table and leaves, she frankly asked Alex "Mr. Hargreaves, can we talk now?"

"I hate being bothered while eating," Alex said indifferently. "After dinner, I will listen."

Elly also understands that she'd better enjoy the meal. She coddles herself and moves her chopsticks, wrestles with the dishes on the table, she suddenly realized that Alex all ordered her favorites.

Seeing Elly's satisfaction, Alex felt more comfortable. It is her reluctance to eat dinner that makes him unhappy, wanting to punish her a little. Alex finally puts down his knife and fork and opens his mouth.

"Okay, what do you want to tell me?"

Elly chokes the meat in her throat because of his sudden voice, she coughs and hurriedly take the glass of water given by Alex and took a big swallow.

"Stupid." Alex angrily looks at her.

It took a while for her to be normal again. Her eyes were slightly red from coughing and she stares at him, she slowly speaks her point.

"Mr. Hargreaves, I am very grateful for the opportunity to work in the design department, but I think I am incapable." While she speaks, Elly's familiar eyes were filled with sadness, as if she has lost some interest. Alex knew that Maddy has also had such a pair of talking eyes in the past.

"Did someone bothered you or you can't keep up with your work schedule? "

"No, no one said anything, well, I don't feel like I'm qualified to work in the design room."

Her startled made Alex confirms his speculation. He does not expose but patiently continues to listen.

Elly sneakily observes his face, she found his face calm and indifferent every day, lick her lips, and hesitantly speaking. "And most importantly, I don't want to live in a hotel anymore."

"Why?" Alex does not know his husky voice when he lowers, it brings the cold and he made the listener shiver.

"The punishment for John is enough besides, he is my only relative in this world. Everything is just senseless comparing John for me. I just want to go home."

Hearing Elly considered John as her home, a fire arises in Alex's heart. His hoarse voice said: "You had stayed in the hotel for a few days, even working at the company. Has he ever looked for you?"

"Maybe he couldn't find the address of the hotel yet. Anyway, John didn't like to get close to the Hargreaves family and the hotel was nearby."

"You are dreaming too much. Perhaps you were not as important as you think in his heart. Maybe John got bored with you and he's looking for someone else. "

"No, I'm his fiancée and John will not betray me."

Alex ruthlessly mocks. "His fiancée was kidnapped and hidden by a man, if he loves her sincerely, he must find out every inch of the land in City A not until he can find you."

The sharp comment was like a knife stabbing into Elly's heart. She was in pain and feel pity for herself. The man in front of her was hateful, 'doesn't he think those harsh words will hurt a girl's heart?' she thought to herself. While she is sulk, she sees Alex rolls his eyes in surprise and wants to rush on her.

From the top of her head, some red wine was poured on her. Elly shudders and gets up, causing the chair to fall on the floor. Suddenly appeared behind the back sounded a fierce hiss, Emily goes in a luxurious, seductive dress. "Good for a small assistant secretary turns out to be a seducer that specializes in seducing men."

"Emily! What the hell are you talking about?!" Alex hissed.

She ignores Alex's question. Her twisted face looked upon at Elly sarcastically. "Isn't John your fiancée? Is one man not enough for you that you must entice another man? You are such a prostitute!"

"Shut up!!" Alex roars angrily. He holds Emily closes to him, he raised his voice as a warning. "Don't mess with me, you shameful woman. My patience is limited."

Emily jerks his hand away, she screamed like a mad person. "Shameful? Why should I be ashamed to catch this stealthy case? You dated a woman who was just a subordinate, where would you put the title as girlfriend to you? "

She noticed that everyone looked and mocked her, Elly hurriedly steps back, "Miss Emily, you misunderstood everything. Mr. Hargreaves and I are just talking about work, it's not what you think. "

"Kind of flustered like you, you're not in a position to speak up," Emily shouts frantically and raises his hand to slap her but was dodged.

Elly has never been this humiliating; she bows patiently to Alex. "I ask for permission to go first. You should explain to your girlfriend clearly."

She carries her body with red wine and went hurriedly to the restaurant door.

"Stop, you bastard!" Emily wants to chase her but is quickly held back by Alex.

"Enough!" Emily was scared by Alex's fierce shouting. From his body radiating enormous, cold, cold pressure, Alex leans closer to her pale face. "You once again dare to follow me, very good! Have you determined yourself to bear the consequences of touching my bottom line? "

Emily's eyes went red, her teeth clash together, she was speechless. Alex scorns this reaction. He throws her away. He arrogantly straightens away from the restaurant, ignoring the curious eyes of everyone around.

Elly does not know what happened after she left. She was in a hurry to flee the scene full of shame. As she walked, she covered her face with her hands to avoid the people's eyes, she stopped and breathed hard after she got away from the restaurant. She looked down just to saw the wine-stained dress on her body and sighed heavily. Dinner with Alex was wrong. She should always remember that she had a fiancé, she should not accept to go out for dinner with any other man even if he was superior.

She hit her head as a punishment. "How stupid!"

"So, you also knew you're stupid, right?" The joking voice makes her startled, which made her turn back and look.

"Mr. Hargreaves? Why are you here? Still..." Elly tiptoes and looks over at Alex's shoulder, when she did not saw anyone, she immediately took a step back to keep her distance.

"Scared of what? I said I wouldn't eat you." He saw her fear of curved branches, Alex expresses disgust.

She does not want to quarrel with him, so she suggests him. "Mr. Hargreaves, I don't like something like this can happen again. Anyway, drinking by mouth is better than drinking by the body. So, could you allow me to leave the design department? "

Alex looks into her determined eyes and asks softly.

"Don't you like the design?"

She did not answer. The light in her eyes does not shake.

"Okay, then I agree."