Chapter 20

Coolest Girl in Town

The first one to step inside
the room was Danny, who walked with wide strides, all while he nagged, “Can‘t we take turns
to visit her instead
of coming in all at once?” He had just taken a few steps when his body stiffened. “Holy crap. Isn‘t that the
world–renowned movie star, Cecile Sinclair?”

At that, the rest of the Griffiths
following behind him froze as well. Jack nearly dropped the gifts that he had

brought, shocked as he was once he got a good look at the woman by Elise‘s side.

Everyone seemed to have been thoroughly shaken by this. Only Alexander‘s expression was still as
even as ever.

Elise, who exactly are you? he wondered.



Elise herself was also surprised. She was unsure how to break the tension.

Cynthia patted Elise before she stood up and fluffed her hair. Then, she slowly spoke. “Greetings, I am El
ise‘s aunt, Cecile Sinclair, but off the stage, I am just Cynthia.”



“Her aunt?” Jack couldn‘t believe his eyes. No wonder Elise ignored me back then. It‘s because her own
aunt is an



international superstar.And there I was, brazenly telling her that I would bring her around to meet her fav
orite actors. At that thought, Jack felt even more ashamed.

Alexander glanced at Elise, whose gaze was darting everywhere. After a
moment of contemplation, he slowly walked over and extended his hand like a gentleman. “Nice to meet
you. You‘re here to visit Elise too, right?”

“I happened to be in the country, so I came to visit her.” Cynthia extended her hand in response to his
politeness. She eyed the man before
her. His eyes betray nothing. And he‘s able to maintain a level head even when faced with

something like this. Such a polite gentleman. He‘s a good match for Ellie.

“Are you here to visit Ellie, too? My, my, Ellie‘s the apple of my father’s eye. Everyone has been
worried out of their minds ever since she got injured,” Cynthia said with a tone that indicated her seniority
over Alexander.

“I apologize for making you and your family worry. It won‘t happen again.” Part of the reason that Elise
had

gotten hurt this time was because he hadn‘t taken good care of her.

“I‘ll leave things to you, then.” Cynthia smiled breezily after she heard Alexander’s promise. She walked
over to

Elise‘s side and teased, “Ellie, it seems to me the Griffith Family has some fine heirs. I think you two woul
d get

along well.”

Alexander‘s expression turned a fair bit chillier when he heard that.



“Aunt Cynthia, but that‘s..” Elise stuttered, her words tripping over each other.

The tiny room was already cramped enough with all the people squeezed into it. Now, the atmosphere h
ad

turned even stranger.

“Since your aunt is here, we‘ll have to welcome her properly as hosts,” Matthew suddenly said with a gen
tle tone, having remained quiet all this while. He lifted his head, only for his gaze to directly meet Elise‘s.

His gaze… was completely different from Alexander‘s; it actually had a hint of brightness in it.

Matthew shifted his gaze over to Alexander, his tone still gentle and polite as he spoke. “What do you thi
nk.

Alexander?”

“All right. You handle the arrangements,” Alexander replied simply.

Elise gave Matthew a once–
over. On the surface, he and Alexander were brothers. But in reality, they seemed to have more of a sup
erior–subordinate relationship. It was probably because they had worked together at the

same company for a while.

“Would you like to come with us for lunch, Miss Sinclair?” Matthew suddenly asked. Even his voice soun
ded

bright and smiley Lunch!

Elise was extremely excited at
that thought. Her appetite was terrible after eating several days‘ worth of bland



food. Now that she got the chance to feast, she was, of course, going to take it.

“Of course!” Elise answered without another thought.

However, Cynthia looked at Elise before asking, conflicted, “But, can you leave
your bed this soon after your

injury?”

“I happened to read this book on geomancy before. It said that being in the company of others can speed
up the

healing process,” Matthew said casually.

Spending time in the company of others? Only Cynthia, who spent most of the year overseas, would
believe this

kind of outrageous lie.

Despite that, Elise still gave Matthew a thankful look. Thanks a lot!

The mood at the table soon livened up. But for some reason, Elise thought it didn‘t seem like a welcomin
g party for Cynthia. This feels more like a recruitment process. And Aunt Cynthia‘s the recruiter, recruiting
the perfect

husband for me,

“Alexander, Ellie‘s hand still hasn‘t fully healed yet. Do you mind helping her get some of that pork?”





And so, an extra piece of fatty meat suddenly
appeared on Elise‘s plate while she was still chewing the pork that

she had gotten earlier.

“You‘re welcome.” Alexander said casually.

You‘re welcome, my foot! I absolutely hate meat with fat on it. How did you manage to even find such a h
uge chunk

anyway? Elise bemoaned internally.

Elise propped her chin on one hand as she casually scanned the people around her. Other than Alexand
er and herself, everyone was happily chatting.

“Are you feeling unwell?”

Elise jolted. She didn‘t expect Alexander to suddenly speak.

Before she could respond, she heard Cynthia answer, “Ellie‘s injury
probably hasn‘t healed yet. Why don‘t you send her back?”

Or, as she was implying, she wanted to match Alexander and Elise together. Elise could feel awkward
tension in

her face. Why does everybody think I fancy Alexander?

“All right.” Alexander had no reason to refuse.

“Sorry for the bother;” Elise said as she gave a pained smile to Alexander, whose expression remained
the same.



Elise felt awkward. I appreciate the sentiment, Aunt Cynthia. But this doesn‘t make me feel any better.

They ended up getting a taxi because Alexander had drunk some wine
earlier during lunch. Elise and him got into

the back seat. She unconsciously scooted over to the side, and then she scooted even further…

Alexander’s brows were slightly furrowed as he looked at her. “Are you afraid of me?”

Elise grinned awkwardly. “I‘m just worried that you‘ll end up sitting on my clothes, haha.”

Alexander turned his head toward her and smiled. “Really now?”

Is he actually smiling?

Elise thought her eyes were playing tricks on her. Still, that smile of his did seem a little terrifying.

Elise coughed, having been caught off guard by that smile. She tried
to shift her thoughts to something else

instead of having her mind continue to linger on Alexander next to her.

Not long after that, she fell asleep.

As she drifted in and out of sleep, Elise saw a familiar sign flashing past her
eyes. She then completely forgot

that Alexander was sitting next to her. “Stop the car here. I wanna have some beef stew.”

By the time Elise remembered that Alexander was beside her, it was too late.

He went silent for a moment, and then he said to the taxi driver, “Please stop by that stew shop.”



And so, the driver turned back and stopped the taxi by an old road sign.

“Sorry about that. I won‘t take up too much of your time,” Elise said while she opened the car door and sp

without stopping to take a breath. She rushed straight into the store.

“I‘d like this and this…. And that one too.” Elise ordered everything on the menu without batting an eye, bu
noticed that there was another person standing behind her.

“Why are you here too?”

“I‘m hungry as well. Can‘t I get some food too?” Alexander asked.

“Finè, fine.” Elise wiped the sweat off her forehead before
taking out her phone to pay for her food. “Please get

me another one. Same as my own order.”

The shop owner’s movements were well–practiced. In the blink of an eye, he whipped up the two orders
and handed them to Elise.

“This one‘s for you.” Elise handed one of the bowls to Alexander.

Alexander frowned. In all actuality, he wasn‘t hungry.

“It‘s nothing much. Just some thanks to your family for inviting my aunt out for lunch. If you think this isn‘t

enough, I‘ll treat you to a nicer meal in the future” Elise explained patiently.

Alexander glanced at the bowl of stew that was offered to him before reaching out to accept it. “You don’t
have

to,” he said blandly.



Elise began to dig into her food. As always, the best foods were all hidden in little hole–in–the–
wall places. She

dipped her spoon into the stew repeatedly, spooning up bits and pieces of meat and vegetables each
time without a care in the world.

Alexander eyed her, and the icy look in his eyes abated a little. His voice also took on a warmer
tone. “Can I get

this to go?”

Elise felt that
he was missing the point and wasting the food. “Don‘t you know that you have to eat it while it‘s

still hot?” she asked.

“No.” Alexander answered in his low voice.

Elise was stupefied by this, but then she turned back to her food and continued stuffing her face.

After Elise was sent back to the hospital, Alexander stared at the stew she had given him and lapsed into

He scanned the bag before opening it. The stew was still a little warm. Half–
confused, he copied Elise and tried a small spoonful of it, carefully chewing on the meat that he had scoo

“It‘s actually quite tasty.”






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