"Why does he have the right to keep me from going out?"
Elliot not only forbade her from leaving, but also stationed someone at the front gate who looked like a tough guy. Rose couldn't leave, and Leah was forced to stay as well.
Rose stayed in her room, seething with anger.
This was clearly a form of house arrest!
Elliot was really something! He actually used this method to confine her!
After staying in the room for a while, feeling frustrated and bored, Rose still didn't see Elliot's figure. He seemed to come home late and leave early every day since he left her room yesterday. She had no idea what he was doing.
Rose couldn't go anywhere outside of the villa. Even inside the villa, she had servants following her or Leah around everywhere they went. They were being watched closely by them all times which made Rose more and more unhappy. Finally she couldn't help but call her lawyer.
Meanwhile in his office, Elliot sat with pursed lips listening to his assistant on the other end of the phone line saying, "... Mr. Harper, are you there? Mr. Harper?"
The assistant trembled with fear after witnessing such a big scene at the airport yesterday. He basically saw everything from beginning till end, so when it came down to Mr. Harper's relationship with Miss Russell, it felt like walking on thin ice; if anything went wrong, it wouldn't be anyone else who would suffer but him as an assistant.
Who knew that Mr. Ingram would show up at their company this morning forcing him to put through Elliott's call.
Elliot narrowed his eyes slightly before making an affirmative sound and said, "Let him come in." Then he casually put down his files on hand.
The office door opened and Lawrence's smiling face appeared before him again; Elliot squinted once again as if suppressing some kind of storm brewing within himself.
"Mr. Harper, we meet again," Lawrence greeted cheerfully without any trace of their confrontation at airport yesterday showing on his face nor any marks indicating that he got beaten up; instead appearing relaxed and comfortable while walking towards Elliot's desk.
Elliot glanced briefly at his assistant, who got the hint, walked out and closed the door. Then Elliot spoke quietly, "What do you want from me?"
Lawrence chuckled meaningfully. "Didn't we agree yesterday? I'm here for cooperation."
Elliot raised an eyebrow, showing some complex emotions in his expression.
Lawrence's appearance almost made Elliot unable to resist punching him once again
The person who tried to take Rose away was right in front of Elliot. Just thinking about it made him unable to remain indifferent.
Lawrence was currently his biggest opponent, not because he was particularly powerful, but because he held a special place in Rose's heart that made him more important than her husband who she didn't acknowledge.
Elliot's face turned cold with a hint of hostility when he thought about Lawrence. However, when he glanced over at Lawrence, he quickly composed himself.
Since they were discussing cooperation and Lawrence had come to him personally, Elliot couldn't refuse.
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