Chapter 105 You Never Choose to Believe Me
Alexander naturally believed that his assumption was correct since it seemed to make sense.
“I’m fine now, Mr. Griffith. My friend is coming in a while,” Elise uttered.
He nodded. “If that’s the case, I’ll leave after your friend gets here,” he offered. Elise didn’t reject him, so they both stood by the side of the road as they waited for Jamie. Neither one of them spoke to each other, but complicated emotions continued to surface in Elise’s heart. She glanced up at the sky above her as she curled her lips into a pleasant smile.
From the start, Elise had intended to travel to France to relax and seek some answers of her own. Right then, she felt like she had finally gotten a clear answer for herself. I guess this trip wasn’t a waste after all.
Jamie rushed over to them. “You scared me to death, Boss.” After he finished his sentence, he noticed how Alexander was standing right beside Elise. He instinctively clamped a hand over his mouth.
Elise understood the reason for Jamie’s actions, so she quickly reassured him. “It’s fine. Mr. Griffith knows that we’re friends.” It took Jamie a while to process the situation before he nodded. He no longer asked any questions.
When Alexander noticed that Jamie had arrived, he announced his departure. “I’ll head back now, Miss Sinclair. It can get rather dangerous on the streets of France, so you should watch out for your own safety.” He left after finishing his words.
The moment Alexander left, Jamie tugged on Elise’s shirt as he questioned her. “What’s up with you and Alexander, Boss? Aren’t you afraid that he might learn about your true identity?”
Elise shrugged. “Hey, Jamie. Can you help me book tickets to return to the country? I’ll head home tomorrow morning.”
Jamie was shocked to hear this. “Are you leaving before the race is over, Boss?”
She nodded in response. “I don’t think there’s anything else that interests me in the race. You can watch it on my behalf. I’ve found the answer in my heart, and everything’s much clearer to me now. That’s why I know that it’s time to head home.”
Jamie had no idea what she meant, but he figured that it must be something too deep for him to comprehend. Although he didn’t know what was going on, he still had to follow his boss’s orders. He therefore booked the return flight tickets for Elise, and both of them returned to the country the next morning.
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Once they landed in Athesea, the first thing that Elise did was to find a public bathroom, where she transformed herself back to how the usual Elise would look. She didn’t head back to Griffith Residence right after that and made a trip to school instead.
Since Elise’s academic results were decent, her teachers hadn’t asked much even though Elise had taken a few days off from her classes. When Elise arrived in class, Mikayla hastily clung onto Elise before she began to blabber all about school. “You’re finally back, Elise. You have no idea how bored I’ve been in the past few days. I don’t have a single person to talk to in class!” Mikayla couldn’t help but complain as she put on a pitiful look on her face. “Please bring me along when you leave for a holiday the next time, Elise.”
Elise ruffled the other girl’s hair. “Alright. You can come along the next time,” Elise replied with a laugh. Mikayla spread into a wide grin upon hearing this. “By the way, Elise, did you know that my husband’s releasing a new song? He just posted an announcement on Twitter this afternoon.”
Elise was rather confused. “Your husband is…?”
“Jack, of course! Who else?” Mikayla hastily explained herself, and Elise nodded understandingly after hearing her explanation. “Did he announce the album and song title?” Elise asked casually.
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