Chapter 0275
Ella POV
By the time we returned to the apartment, Alexander was noticeably agitated. Seeing him in such a state did absolutely nothing to calm my own nerves.
“It’s David, isn’t it?” I asked as Alexander closed the door behind us.
He looked at me, startled for a moment, then shook his head. “No, I don’t think so,” he said. “I don’t see how David could be responsible at this point.”
I chewed my lip nervously and shook my head. “A few people have warned me that there’s something more going on here,” I confessed “That David is just being used by someone even more dangerous. Do you think this could be related?”
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“I think that’s more likely,” Alexander confirmed.
“But who?” I demanded. “Who could possibly be doing all of this, and why? Why are they so determined to get rid of me? I’m not that important, and my father’s not that powerful. It’s an overreaction at best!”
“I truly don’t know,” Alexander said, his voice calm but firm. He stepped closer, lightly gripping my elbows as he pulled me into a hug. “Take a deep breath,” he said gently
I wanted to argue, but his words made me realize I was gasping, on the edge of panic.
I forced myself to take a few deep breaths, leaning heavily against Alexander as I let his steady presence soothe
- me.
“I know this is frightening,” he said softly, “but I’m going to take care of it.”
“What do you mean?” I asked, pulling away from the embrace to look up at him.
There was a hard, serious expression on his face that sent a chill through me. Alexander released me and repeated, his tone resolute, “I’m going to take care of it.”
I shook my head, my chest tightening. “You’re not making any sense,” I said. “This isn’t your problem. You can’t just run off on your own
The sudden ring of Alexander’s phone cut me off. I recognized the tone immediately: August.
“You’re not going to run off,” I said, my voice tinged with disbelief.
“I have work to do,” he said simply, avoiding my eyes.
“Don’t lie to me!” I said angrily, my voice rising despite my best efforts to stay calm. “I can’t believe you would do this. I’m the one receiving these messages. I’m the one being drawn into this trap, and yet you think it’s okay to run off and handle it on your own–without even telling the what’s really going on?”
“It’s nothing you need to concern yourself with,” Alexander said dismissively, his tone cool and detached.
His words were like a slap in the face, igniting a white–hot anger that surged through me.
I thought we were past this. I thought that at this point, Alexander and I were truly allies. That I’d proven myself to him. That I had his trust and confidence.
But no–he was still hiding something.
And it wasn’t something innocent or irrelevant, something could brush off as none of my business. This was my business. It involved me–affected me directly–and yet he still didn’t respect me enough to be honest.
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Chapter 0275
The anger burned brighter, eclipsing every other emotion.
Alexander’s phone continued to ring, its insistent tone cutting through the tense silence between us, but he didn’t answer it. He just stared at me, his expression frustratingly blank.
I couldn’t tell what he was thinking at all.
For the first time, I felt like I didn’t even recognize him.
“What do you need me to say?” Alexander asked, his voice low but tense.
I scoffed. “What?”
“What do you need me to say for you to calm down and let me get to work?”
“How dare you speak to me like that,” I said softly, my voice trembling with restrained anger as my fists clenched. at my sides. “How dare you talk to me like I’m some spoiled child throwing a fit.”
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