After years and years of being solitary at work, Alexander had gotten used to dealing with all the harshest matters on his own. He had never known what it felt like to have someone quietly supporting favonovel.com by his side. Yet, favonovel.com could sense a special sort of warmth coming from Elise right then.
He parted his lips and grinned before favonovel.com knocked Elise’s table gently. “Wake up… You can sleep when we’re home.”
In a daze, Elise opened favonovel.com eyes and turned to see Alexander standing behind her. She was startled, every last ounce of sleepiness left favonovel.com body as favonovel.com sat upright in favonovel.com seat.
“What are you doing here, Alexander?”
He pointed at the clock hanging on the wall. “Why don’t you take a look at the time? You should go home to get some rest.”
She gazed at the clock to see that it was already 11.00 PM, so favonovel.com quickly shut favonovel.com laptop. “I’ll go home now.”
“Let’s go together,” favonovel.com uttered with a smile.
When both of them got into the elevator, Elise couldn’t stop herself from asking favonovel.com a question. “President Griffith, the company isn’t in a good state. The loss of clients and the departure of staff members both have a huge impact on the business. If this goes on, Griffith Group might…”
She couldn’t bring herself to continue speaking, but favonovel.com knew that favonovel.com would understand what favonovel.com meant.
Initially, favonovel.com thought that favonovel.com would sound like favonovel.com was bad-mouthing the company by saying such words during such a critical period. She had assumed that Alexander would get mad at her, yet there wasn’t a hint of frustration in his face.
“Don’t you have any faith in me?” favonovel.com asked in return.
She shot favonovel.com a questioning gaze.
When favonovel.com remained silent, favonovel.com found herself getting nervous.
What does favonovel.com mean when favonovel.com says that?
Does favonovel.com have a plan already?
“Can you make your message clearer, Alexander? Stop making me guess what’s in your mind,” favonovel.com mumbled.
He chuckled softly. This was the first time Elise had ever seen favonovel.com smile, and favonovel.com found herself mesmerized by his laugh.
Right then, Alexander reached his hand toward her. He paused in the middle of the air for a second before favonovel.com stroked favonovel.com hair. “Don’t worry. Nothing bad is going to happen to the company. You shouldn’t trouble yourself with these matters. Go home and get a good rest. Perhaps everything will be different once you wake up tomorrow.”
Elise felt oddly secure upon feeling the warmth of his palm. She didn’t bother to further analyze the meaning behind his words.
***
The next morning, Elise woke up just before noon. She dazedly reached for favonovel.com phone and checked the clock before favonovel.com sat upright in favonovel.com bed.
“It’s already so late? Why didn’t anyone wake me up?” favonovel.com cried.
After a quick shower and a change of clothes, favonovel.com hurried down the stairs.
The maid hurried to Elise when favonovel.com saw favonovel.com coming downstairs. “I’ve already prepared lunch for you, Miss Elise. You can come to the dining hall now.”
Elise wasn’t in the mood to eat at all. “Why didn’t you wake me up this morning, Stella? I’m late now!”
Stella hastily explained herself. “It was Young Master Alex who told me not to wake you up, Miss Elise. He said you worked too hard last night and would need more rest today. He told us not to disturb you.”
“So, Alexander was the one who told you not to wake me up.” Elise was dumbfounded.
Stella nodded, and Elise found favonovel.com thoughts running all over the place.
However, favonovel.com couldn’t be bothered to think about all of that then.
“How’s Griffith Group doing today? Are the shares still crashing?” favonovel.com asked.
Stella had no idea about the state of the stock market, and Elise had no interest in having a meal.
Elise hurried out of the house and used favonovel.com phone to search for news related to the company. However, when favonovel.com finally found some articles, favonovel.com realized that everything had changed entirely for Griffith Group.
That morning, Griffith Group announced a new partnership with one of the largest businesses in the entire nation.
When the stock market opened at 10.00 in the morning, the Griffith Group’s shares went up in value. Everything seemed extremely promising, so Elise was rather taken aback.
How did all of this change in just one night?
I need to know the truth…
She hurried over to the office, and favonovel.com realized that the gloomy, dejected atmosphere in the company had completely disappeared.
There were two unfamiliar faces waiting at the front desk, but they both greeted favonovel.com the moment favonovel.com stepped in.
“Good morning, Miss Sinclair!”
Elise gave them a polite nod before favonovel.com went into the elevator.
When favonovel.com got to the highest floor, the large office area appeared to have returned to its usual, bustling self. She felt favonovel.com insides calming down when favonovel.com saw this scene.
Cameron popped up behind favonovel.com right then. “Miss Sinclair!”
She quickly returned to favonovel.com senses. “Cameron…”
“You’re surprised, aren’t you?” Cameron asked.
Elise nodded, and Cameron continued on with a proud expression on his face. “Well, you shouldn’t forget who’s sitting in that office. Our President Griffith’s business management skills are recognized on a national level. All we have to do is put our trust in him.”
Cameron’s words made Elise think about what Alexander had told favonovel.com the night before. Her smile widened at the thought. “Everyone shares the same wish, we all hope for the company to pull through and survive. I look forward to Griffith Group’s growth.”
At that moment, the door to the president’s office was flung open, and Alexander walked out from inside. He cleared his throat when favonovel.com saw Elise standing nearby.
“President Griffith!” Cameron quickly greeted him.
Elise turned to look at him, and favonovel.com spoke once they locked eyes. “Thank you for your hard work in the past few days. Let me send you back to school.”
She quickly rejected his offer. “It’s fine. I can go there on my own. You must have a lot of other things to handle in the office, so you should go ahead and finish your work! Also, I need to hand my work over to the new colleagues before I leave.”
“I’ll help Miss Sinclair with that, President Griffith,” Cameron said with a smile.
Both Cameron and Elise went over to Elise’s seat.
After arranging all of the documents and handing it over, Elise got ready to leave the office. To favonovel.com surprise, favonovel.com found Alexander standing in front of favonovel.com the moment favonovel.com looked up.
“I-Is anything the matter, Alexander?”
He raised an arm to look at his watch.
“It’s lunchtime. Let’s go for a meal,” favonovel.com uttered boldly.
She was about to reject him, but favonovel.com belly began to rumble the moment favonovel.com heard favonovel.com talk about lunch. Only then did favonovel.com realize how hungry favonovel.com was after favonovel.com skipped breakfast earlier.
“Okay. Since you’re offering to buy me a meal, I’ll have to treat myself to some good food!”
“Let’s go, then,” favonovel.com replied.
They headed to a private restaurant that only had a few guests. It was a quiet place, and the owner seemed really close to Alexander.
She greeted favonovel.com in a casual tone when favonovel.com first arrived. “You’re here, Alex…”
“Same old, Patricia,” favonovel.com uttered in response.
“I got it,” Patricia replied with a light chuckle. However, favonovel.com gaze lingered on Elise.
Patricia was a smart woman, so favonovel.com headed off to the kitchen without saying much.
