Buried in the Avalanche, Our Love Expired novel Chapter 172

Chapter 172 The Invitation

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Alred heard the urgency in Nella’s tone, and he immediately guessed what she was thinking.

He quietly looked at her, the light in his eyes dimming without him realizing it.

After Clifford and Felicia left, Caleb also found an excuse to leave.

Only Nella, Regis, and Alfred were left in the reception room.

“Regis-”

Nella was just about to find an excuse to leave as well when Alfred beat her to it.

“Nella!”

He called her name firmly, cutting off whatever she was about to say.

He stepped in front of her, looking down at her and blocking Regis’s view.

“Grandpa traveled all the way from the south to back you up. You’re not planning to just leave him here and walk away, are you?”

As he finished speaking, the hand hanging at his side clenched unconsciously.

Regis lifted his eyelids and shot his disappointing grandson an annoyed glance.

That little punk. He’s really getting bold now, even using me as a tool.

But annoyed or not, he’s still my grandson.

Even if I’m being used as a tool, I’ll accept it.

Nella raised her eyes and met Alfred’s self-righteous expression head-on, her lips curling into a mocking smile.

“If you hadn’t been trying to protect Zoey again, Grandpa wouldn’t have needed to rush all the way from the south.”

Alfred’s expression instantly twisted. “When did I ever try to protect Zoey?”

“That’s hard to say.”

Nella smirked.

Luckily, Regis and my parents arrived in time. Otherwise, with that thoughtful look on his face back then, he was obviously figuring out how to smooth this whole thing over for Zoey.

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Chapter 172 The Invitation

Nella’s mocking expression made Alfred feel like a lump of anger was stuck in his chest,

able to go up or down.

Once again, he read her thoughts through her eyes.

So in her view, my going out early that morning, traveling all that way with bodyguards to ha Chandler and Martin back, was all just to protect Zoey?

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Alfred’s face darkened as he glared at Nella, looking like he wanted to swallow her whole.

But in the end, he was so angry he actually laughed.

“Nella, how did I never realize before that you’re this good at getting under my skin?”

Nella really wanted to say that back when she loved him, she could tolerate him, but now, he meant nothing to her.

Still, her good upbringing stopped her from saying that in front of Regis.

Of course, even though she was fed up with Alfred, she still couldn’t bring herself to abandon Regis and walk away.

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