Elise had a rough guess in mind. This man’s probably Alexander, the eldest son of the Griffith Family. Before she could speak, though, the man continued, “Open your eyes and see whose room this is.”
Elise was startled. Only then did she notice by the faint moonlight that this didn’t seem to be her room. No wonder I felt different from when I was sleeping earlier. I’ve actually gotten into the wrong room?! She got up from bed and apologized in embarrassment, “Uh, I’m sorry. I got into the wrong room. I didn’t mean it.”
“Get out,” replied the man in a deep voice.
And Elise left in embarrassment.
The next day, Elise was still feeling sleepy when she went downstairs and heard Danny say with a smile, “That woman is ugly, Alexander. I heard from the servants that she entered your room last night. She didn’t scare the hell out of you, did she?”
Elise frowned at Danny’s words. As she had expected, the man she met last night was Alexander.
Alexander didn’t say a word. Ugly? he pondered. He didn’t get to see Elise’s face clearly last night with the lights off, but he vaguely remembered the flawless fair skin of the woman who wore a nightgown with her hair hanging down loosely.
As they spoke, Alexander noticed Elise coming down the stairs. Even though she had changed her clothes, her skin was as black as charcoal, and the moles on her face made her look as ugly as sin. He pursed his lips, thinking his eyes must have deceived him last night.
Elise also looked at Alexander, who looked impeccably perfect in his black suit. His features were so delicate as though they had been elaborately carved by God himself, and he gave off a powerful aura that made him look awe-inspiring.
She heard him say in an attractively husky voice, “I’m off to my office.” With that, he left without taking another glance at her.
Jonah had already had everything arranged for Elise before her arrival. In public, she would be 18 years old, the age of a high school senior, just like Danny.
“Don’t tell anyone that we know each other when we get to school, you ugly monster!”
Elise threw Danny a disdainful glance.
She got into Matthew’s car after breakfast. Like Alexander, Matthew wasn’t much of a talker, so she couldn’t help asking, “Why not let the chauffeur take Danny and I together? He and I are going to the same school.” Why would Matthew be the one escorting me?
Matthew looked helpless upon hearing her question. “Grandpa wants us to bond with you, so the five of us will take turns to take you to and from school from Monday to Friday and spend time with you on weekends. It should’ve been Alexander who would take you to school this morning, but he has a meeting in the morning, so I took his place instead.”
The five Griffith siblings objected to the suggestion in the first place. None of them was willing to take Elise, the country bumpkin, to and from school on weekdays, not to mention hang out with her on weekends. However, this was Jonah’s suggestion, so no one could turn it down.
Upon hearing this, Elise realized how unwilling the five Griffith siblings were to get engaged to her. It’s not like I’m willing either…
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