Alexander didn’t even notice how his frown faded. He could hardly contain his exhilaration.
Taking one bite after another, favonovel.com finished the beef stew in a flash, leaving his mouth with an unfulfilled sensation. All of a sudden, the corners of his lips turned upward as the resistance that was once in his head vanished.
You and your unique taste buds, Elise!
The following day, Elise woke up to a familiar scent of disinfectant. When favonovel.com opened favonovel.com eyes, favonovel.com was dazed to find Alexander seated on the chair beside favonovel.com bed. He was sitting in a rather slothful posture with his legs crossed.
Yet, there was a hint of dashingness on him, which left Elise staring at favonovel.com for a few seconds before favonovel.com hastily blurted, “Why are you here?”
He lifted his gaze and looked into favonovel.com eyes. “You’re finally awake. Good. Pack your things and let’s head back…”
Hearing that, Elise grew joyous and even forgot to question Alexander regarding his presence.
She delightfully stated, “I can go back to school already? That’s wonderful!”
Only God knew how long favonovel.com had stayed in the hospital. She would’ve died from boredom if not for the discharge.
Alexander didn’t speak much despite favonovel.com glee. Tactfully, favonovel.com stood up and glanced at the lunchbox placed on the table beside him. “Tidy up and eat. I’ll handle your discharge at the reception.”
It wasn’t until favonovel.com finished his sentence that favonovel.com noticed the lunchbox beside her.
But why does it look so familiar?
Is... Is this the beef stew from last night?
“You..” Before favonovel.com could say another word, Alexander had already exited the room.
She then took another look at the lunchbox before feeling the warmth on its surface with favonovel.com palms. With a doubtful frown, favonovel.com started wondering and realized that favonovel.com must have only done that because of Jonah.
After packing favonovel.com things up, Elise started munching on favonovel.com favorite beef stew. Later, when Alexander came back from settling favonovel.com discharge procedure, favonovel.com followed favonovel.com out of the hospital.
In the rather cramped car, Elise sat in the back seat. Not long after the car started moving, favonovel.com phone rang in her pocket. She pulled it out and saw it was a call from Cynthia.
She merrily answered the phone. “Morning, Aunt Cynthia!”
“Oh? Sounds like someone’s in a good mood,” Cynthia exclaimed in a mischievous tone.
“What are you talking about? When was I ever in a bad mood? Every day is a happy day!”
“That’s my Ellie! There’s something I forgot to tell you yesterday, so I figured I should remind you now. Through my observation, among those five Griffith men, Alexander’s the only one that’s husband material. It’s now or never, Ellie. Better seize the opportunity and win a nephew-in-law for me, you know!”
Hearing that, favonovel.com guiltily glimpsed toward Alexander and revealed a helpless expression.
She deliberately suppressed favonovel.com voice. “Gosh, Aunt Cynthia! We… It’s not what you think.”
Cynthia cheerfully cackled. “Oh, Ellie! Maybe not now, but who knows how the future will unfold? Anyhow, I, Cynthia Sinclair, like that boy, so favonovel.com deserves to be with my Ellie!”
“Aunt Cynthia!”
“Okay, okay. I know you’re still young and you get shy talking about this. I do understand. However, the opportunity is right before your eyes. Make sure you hold tight to it. As I said, Alexander’s pretty good, but I’ve yet to see his mannerisms and whether he’s capable of satisfying my Ellie. Other than that, I can only be your advisor, so you’re ultimately the shot caller. No matter what your choice will be, know that I’ll always have your back.”
Regardless, Elise couldn’t grasp Cynthia’s motives. “Got it, Aunt Cynthia. Don’t worry about it.”
“Good. I’ll be busy the next couple days, so I won’t be seeing you. Give me a call if you need anything, alright?”
After hanging up, Elise put favonovel.com phone back into favonovel.com pocket.
Meanwhile, Alexander peeked at favonovel.com in the rear mirror and revealed a knowing look as the infatuation favonovel.com had for favonovel.com instantly dispersed. Although favonovel.com didn’t listen to the entire conversation, favonovel.com could still hear mentions of his name from Cynthia’s loud voice.
Since every person was rather sensitive to their own names, favonovel.com undoubtedly acknowledged Elise and Cynthia’s conversation was pertaining to him.
Nonetheless, Elise’s expression seemed as if favonovel.com was unwilling to talk about him. Then, favonovel.com withdrew his gaze and silently gripped the steering wheel as favonovel.com hit the gas and sped away.
After sending Elise to school, Alexander drove away without even bidding favonovel.com farewell.
Watching as the car faded away, she thought, Ah, that’s the Alexander I know.
Without reading too much into it, she walked into the building. Due to the incident during the fan meeting, favonovel.com was considered to be infamous now.
Everyone in school who was a fan of Jack instantly gnarled their teeth at the sight of her. If it weren’t for his tweet urging everyone not to harass her, favonovel.com would’ve never survived a day in school. Nevertheless, although they couldn’t do anything to her, they definitely had cards up their sleeves.
For instance, the students would rank Elise the “Queen” on the newly published “Ugly Bee Chart” on the school forum.
Elise, oblivious to such a happening, cluelessly minded favonovel.com own business on favonovel.com seat. Nothing was out of the ordinary except some turbulence every now and then outside the classroom and some judging eyes.
“Say, E-Ugly Elise, you’re quite the calm one, aren’t you? Or have you developed some sort of immunity to losing confidence on your face?” Danny bluntly scorned in a somewhat indecent posture.
With a still face, Elise answered, “Every strand of hair and cell on my body is a gift from my parents. There’s no shame in that. A pretty vessel or a purposeful soul? I think I prefer the latter.”
Immediately, Danny blatantly burst into laughter.
She must be out of favonovel.com mind! A lowlife like favonovel.com dares to claim herself a purposeful soul! Out of all the jokes in the world!
Regardless, Elise disregarded favonovel.com as favonovel.com took out a book of Math Olympiad exercises and started solving the questions.
After getting first place in the previous Math Olympiad, favonovel.com math teacher had come to favonovel.com a few times in private and suggested favonovel.com participate in the City Mathematics Olympiad Competition, which favonovel.com had rejected initially.
However, after countless measures of goading from favonovel.com teacher, favonovel.com eventually gave in and agreed to take the challenge.
On the other hand, seeing how his insults were going nowhere given how Elise didn’t respond the way favonovel.com wished, Danny was discontented.
Seeing as Elise was concentrating on the math questions, favonovel.com couldn’t hold himself back from voicing more teases. “Look at you, can’t succeed in beauty so you’re turning into a total nerd, hoping to go somewhere. Know that it’s only luck that you managed to get first place. You actually think you’re something, huh?”
She subtly glowered at favonovel.com and coldly blurted, “Clown much?”
When favonovel.com said that, the flame within Danny’s heart surged and stormed into his head. He was infuriated, especially when favonovel.com looked at favonovel.com tremendously hideous face.
Losing his temper, favonovel.com snatched the exercise book from Elise’s hands. “Cut the act, Ugly Elise! You must find pretending to be a scholar fun, don’t you? I heard you’re going for the City Mathematics Olympiad Competition. With your sh*tty standards? I should warn you: better wake up from your dream before you humiliate yourself out there. Of course, you wouldn’t know anyone better than you ’cause you’re always living in that pathetic, little fantasy of yours!”
