The fact that Alexander had come to her at this critical moment was enough to speak for itself, but she couldn’t just sit by and watch his mother go to extremes. That was how cruel reality was. “Elise.” Alexander called out to her and grabbed her hand, clenching it so tightly that she couldn’t pull her hand out of his grasp at all.
“I’ve made myself clear to my mom. I’m the man who calls the shots in the Griffith Family. I manage both the company and the household, so everyone respects me, fears me, and flatters me. I’m at the top of the business world, but you aren’t there, Elise. If you’re not there, I don’t want any of those,” he said, tightening his grasp. Elise’s pupils reflected Alexander’s figure as the couple was only inches apart. She saw the man very clearly, especially the pain in his eyes. In an instant, her voice got stuck in her throat. She wanted to say something, but she didn’t know where to begin.
Just then, Laura came out with a look of displeasure. “Can’t we stay away from that difficult mother of yours?” Her words rendered Alexander at a loss for a reply. His mother’s extreme behavior was still fresh in his mind, let alone Elise’s and her grandparents’. He was reluctant to part with Elise, nor was he willing to give up, but all words paled into insignificance at this moment. In the more than 20 years of his life, this was the first time he felt so powerless and helpless. Laura then persuaded, “I know you’re a nice kid, so go back. A man has too many responsibilities on his shoulders, not to mention that you’re not an ordinary man.
Elise’s grandpa and I only wish her to live a happy and peaceful life.” She gave Alexander a wave of dismissal. The next instant, she took Elise’s hand and turned back. Elise merely threw a glance at him without saying a word. This was quite a heavy blow to Alexander. “Eli—” He called out to her, trying to stop her. However, the instant he spoke, he felt like his throat was being squeezed by a pair of invisible large hands. He could neither say a word nor breathe. No, I can’t let her leave just like that! I can’t let this be the end of us! he thought. He ran after them, but as soon as he took a step forward, everything went black before his eyes.
As his last bit of consciousness slipped away, he heard Elise anxiously calling out to him… … “Alexander! Alexander!” Elise called out to Alexander again and again. She tried to shake him awake, but he didn’t respond. Panicked, she could no longer care about anything else. She called the butler over and had Alexander rushed to the hospital, keeping close to the man along the way. Laura and Robin couldn’t bear to see such a situation either, so they could only let Elise do so. Elise waited until five in the afternoon. Seeing that Alexander was still unconscious, she hurriedly ran to a doctor.
“Doctor, didn’t you say that the patient in Bed 23 only fainted because he got too emotional and didn’t have enough rest? Why is he still unconscious?” She was scared to death while sending Alexander to the hospital at the time. She really feared that something might have happened to him and that his life might be in danger, and it wasn’t until the checkup was done that she felt like a weight had been lifted off her chest. However, Alexander was still unconscious after she had stayed with him all day, and she dared not move him around lest the worst-case scenario might happen.
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