Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander) novel Chapter 53

Chapter 53

Mikayla’s father, Luke, came back around dinnertime. As everyone sat together around the dining room, Elise couldn’t help but feel comfortable around them.

“Don’t be shy, Elise. Make yourself at home.” Luke then turned toward Matthew and said again, “Thank you guys for being our Mikayla’s friends and taking care of her.”

“Dad, do you know that Elise is super smart? She got first place in both the Mathematical Olympiad and Chinese Week’s speech competition. She’s literally my

idol!”

“You have much to learn from Elise, then.”

Mikayla stuck her tongue out in embarrassment. “Of course. She’s my idol, after all.”

The warm sight of the family being chatty put Elise in an absentminded state, and to hide her emotions, she slightly lowered her head to keep her expression out of sight.

After dinner, Elise and Matthew left Mikayla’s house.

On the way back, she couldn’t help but lean back on her seat and close her eyes to pretend to be asleep. Nevertheless, the image of her being with her parents years ago kept flashing past her mind when she closed her eyes. Despite the memories being old, the images were still crystal clear.

Right then, Elise opened her eyes and looked out of the window before a streak of tears fell from her eye.

“It’s the weekend tomorrow. Do you have any plans?” Matthew asked out of the blue, breaking her out of her thoughts. Immediately, Elise looked away and answered lightly, “I’ll probably work on my assignments.”

Then, Matthew asked again, “I heard that a new hot spring spa opened in the west region of Athesea. Do you want to go to the spa together?”

Elise shook her head. “Nah. I don’t really like hot springs.”

“What about a movie together? There’s a new comedy movie that just premiered, and it’s apparently really good.”

At this moment, Matthew’s enthusiasm undoubtedly changed Elise’s last impression of him.

“Matthew, you—”Before she could finish her sentence, Matthew cut her off. “Please don’t misunderstand me. I was just worried that you might be bored. Besides, my grandpa also wants us to accompany you more often.”

“Thank you for your concern, but I have my own arrangements.”

Matthew caught on to the hidden rejection behind Elise’s words. I guess maybe I was indeed a little too pushy. “Alright. Let me know if you want to go anywhere, and I’ll bring you there.”

“Hmm.”

When Matthew fetched Elise back home, they ran into Alexander, who was descending the stairs. Then Elise took the initiative and greeted him.

Glancing at Matthew, who was standing behind Elise, Alexander shifted his gaze nonchalantly before he spoke to Elise. “Grandpa wants to see you later, so go over to the study room once you’re free.”

“Alright. I’ll head there right away.” Then she went upstairs and headed toward the study room.

Once Elise left, the atmosphere between Alexander and Matthew tensed up as Alexander warned his brother, saying, “Do not try to approach Elise. She’s not someone you can handle.”

Nevertheless, Matthew didn’t look bothered as he smirked. “What are you talking about? I’m just following grandpa’s wishes and taking care of her. How could you misunderstand my actions?”

Then, he continued, “You appear to be free, so shouldn’t you focus on company work? I heard that the company is going to start a new project, and a huge sum of money has been invested in it. You better be careful in case anything happens.”

Although Alexander’s eyes darkened, his face remained emotionless. “Remember what I said to you. Do not cross the line.” It was clear that he was talking about Elise instead of the company.