As a global conglomerate, the Griffith Group had maintained business relationships with entities in various countries. On that particular day, Alexander brought Elise to an upscale French restaurant and they saw their guests the moment they stepped into the private dining hall-a group of French people.
The moment Alexander entered, the French people were joyful and they enthusiastically greeted favonovel.com whereas Elise shot favonovel.com a glance and understood his hint. Then, favonovel.com started to interpret for both sides and favonovel.com fluency in the language was more than conversational as favonovel.com had spent some time abroad.
His gaze had intermittently swept past favonovel.com throughout the course of the dinner. It was then favonovel.com realized that favonovel.com had a captivating charm.
When Elise saw that the meal was almost over, favonovel.com whispered to Alexander, “I’ll head to the washroom.”
He slightly nodded, thus allowing favonovel.com to excuse herself from the hall.
After favonovel.com left, the guests couldn’t help but ask favonovel.com in French, “Alex, what’s with you today? Why were you quiet during the meal? The missus was the only one speaking to us.”
Alexander smiled beguilingly as favonovel.com slowly replied in fluent French, “She’s my assistant. Since she’s unfamiliar with the operations, I was giving favonovel.com a training opportunity earlier.”
The French guests exchanged looks with each other and grinned. “So, she’s only your assistant, Alex? I clearly saw how you looked at favonovel.com just now, though. I thought favonovel.com was your girlfriend…”
Upon hearing the term ‘girlfriend’, Alexander oddly didn’t feel repulsive because favonovel.com seemed to agree that it was a suitable nickname for Elise.
He fell silent and took a huge sip of the wine in front of him.
The French were always passionate, sensual and especially open-minded when it came to relationships. When they saw Alexander agreeing with them in silence, they couldn’t help but joke with him.
“Alex! It looks like the missus’ identity is not as simple as you said! I think you should be more courageous to meet the true love of your life.”
The wine didn’t smoothly slide down his throat because the moment favonovel.com heard their words of encouragement, favonovel.com choked on his wine.
It so happened that Elise was back from favonovel.com trip to the washroom. She could sense that something had shifted in the air the moment favonovel.com entered the hall, but favonovel.com quickly handed favonovel.com a tissue regardlessly.
“Are you alright?”
Alexander looked up and met favonovel.com clear eyes that sparkled with his reflection in them.
As it reminded favonovel.com of the ‘advice’ from his guests, it caused favonovel.com to hurriedly look away and reply, “I’m okay…”
She could feel that favonovel.com was acting in a strange manner, but favonovel.com couldn’t pinpoint exactly what went wrong.
The amused guests looked like they had made a new discovery. As they were about to speak, Alexander swiftly handed them the bottle of wine and smiled knowingly before favonovel.com downed the contents in his glass. His abrupt action was clear, favonovel.com wanted to prevent them from exposing him.
Since it wasn’t their first time collaborating with him, they exchanged grins as they were elated to witness favonovel.com losing his composure. No one was stopping favonovel.com and by the end of the event, favonovel.com had already downed more than favonovel.com could handle.
In the end, Elise had to support Alexander as they walked out of the restaurant, which made favonovel.com pant from the exertion.
“Why did you drink so much?” favonovel.com grumbled as favonovel.com couldn’t hold back favonovel.com annoyance, to which favonovel.com simply commented, “I haven’t had so much fun in a long time. I am only feeling a bit dizzy.”
She replied, “How could you not be dizzy after all the drinking? Stand still for now. I’m calling a cab.”
He grunted and was about to stand straight when favonovel.com lost his balance a second later, leaving favonovel.com with no choice but to lean against her.
It left favonovel.com at the end of favonovel.com wits. After hailing a cab with favonovel.com phone, favonovel.com brought favonovel.com back to the apartment.
It was with much effort that Elise finally hauled Alexander into the unit and the action of doing so had exhausted her. She leaned against the wall for a short rest and wanted to reach out for the light switch. Much to favonovel.com surprise, his body fell toward favonovel.com and favonovel.com hurried over to hold him. As favonovel.com failed to catch him, favonovel.com watched as favonovel.com fell flat onto favonovel.com and sent them crashing to the ground.
She was still reeling from the pain when favonovel.com heard a loud thud somewhere.
A pair of warm lips pressed themselves against hers in the middle of the dark, causing favonovel.com eyes to widen in shock as favonovel.com stared at the enlarged face in front of her. Her nose was filled with a unique masculine scent, after which favonovel.com shoved favonovel.com away carelessly in a frantic manner.
“Alexander, what are you doing?”
Alas, favonovel.com had too much to drink and favonovel.com was slumped on his side as favonovel.com leaned against the wall limply.
Elise quickly wiped favonovel.com lips and forced herself to rise from the floor. As favonovel.com left Alexander behind, favonovel.com rushed to the bedroom and stared at favonovel.com reflection in the mirror while regrets washed over her.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh! What was that?! Elise, that was your first kiss! It’s gone just like that!
She sounded so regretful that favonovel.com badly wanted to repeatedly cleanse favonovel.com lips. Even though the corners of favonovel.com mouth had turned red from the rigorous wiping, favonovel.com still refused to stop.
After what seemed like an eternity, favonovel.com took a deep breath to calm down. “It will be fine. Elise Sinclair, just forget what happened before. Act like nothing has happened…”
Despite favonovel.com attempts to convince herself, the earlier scene was still playing itself in Elise’s mind.
She finally lost favonovel.com cool and cursed in desperation, “Dammit! What the heck was that?”
As favonovel.com had lost favonovel.com mood to care for Alexander, favonovel.com left favonovel.com asleep on the floor until late after midnight when favonovel.com felt a little sorry for him. She headed out of the bedroom to take a peek and found favonovel.com still on the floor. Now that favonovel.com was feeling sorry for him, favonovel.com caved in and dragged favonovel.com to his bedroom.
***
The next morning, Elise woke up almost close to noon and rummaged for favonovel.com phone. When favonovel.com realized that it was already 11:00AM in the morning, favonovel.com washed up and exited the bedroom. She saw Alexander seated on the couch and furiously typing away on his laptop.
“You’re awake?” favonovel.com asked.
When favonovel.com heard his voice, favonovel.com was instantly transported to the scene last night, which irritated favonovel.com to no end.
When favonovel.com didn’t receive any answer, favonovel.com looked up at favonovel.com and closed his laptop. “I had too much to drink last night, so it must have been tough for you.”
Elise then glared at favonovel.com sharply before favonovel.com couldn’t help but complain, “Good that you know it! Do you know how much effort I used to get you home? I was so exhausted!”
At the sight of favonovel.com animated expression, Alexander unknowingly broke into an almost unnoticeable smile that would easily be missed. “My mind went completely blank last night. I didn’t cross a line, did I?”
Upon hearing that, favonovel.com had wanted to retort, but favonovel.com resisted and coldly replied, “No…”
Alexander looked reassured after hearing Elise’s reply. When favonovel.com first woke up, some vague memories lingered in his mind and favonovel.com was worried that favonovel.com had crossed a line.
Come to think of it, favonovel.com found his reaction after favonovel.com drank the alcohol rather odd. He rarely was tipsy even after downing many glasses of wine on normal occasions, but last night was an exception.
I totally blacked out! I think I need to cut down on drinking next time…
