Coolest Girl in Town
After getting back to the Griffith Residence, Elise breathed a sigh of relief. So much had happened today, and she still had trouble making sense of it all.
After getting back to the Griffith Residence, Elise breathed a sigh of relief. So much had happened today, and she still had trouble making sense of it all.
While she was in the car just now, she studied Alexander’s face closely through the rearview mirror, but it was so dark in the car that she didn’t get to see his expression clearly. She had thought a lot about it on their way home, but she still couldn’t figure out why he would step in all of a sudden. It would have been more in character for him to just stand by and look on. Maybe he’s not one to judge people by their looks? An actual good guy perhaps?
Without giving it much thought, she went back to her room and changed out of the evening dress. After deliberately putting on a pair of old-fashioned pajamas, she walked into Alexander’s study; placed on the desk were a tall stack of documents and several photos scattered here and there. “Here’s your suit jacket. Thanks for helping me out just now.”
Alexander shot a glance at the woman standing in front of his desk. Then, he replied expressionlessly, “You don’t need to give it back to me.”
Elise replied, “If you think it’s dirty, I can send it to the dry-cleaner’s.”
Alexander raised his head to look at her. “I don’t want it anymore,” he replied slowly.
Elise felt suffocated for a second before she replied with a sneer, “You’re leaving this to me? Then I’ll throw it away.” With that, she threw the suit jacket into the trash can.
After throwing away the suit jacket, she shifted her gaze to Alexander, who was sitting on the couch and reading the document he was holding without saying a word. Upon seeing this, she felt like she was being snubbed. At first, she had wanted to wash the suit jacket, return it, and express her thanks, but it seemed that she had read too much into his act of kindness. She turned around to leave, only to find Danny standing perfectly still at the door. “Excuse me,” she said snappishly.
After getting bock to the Griffith Residence, Elise breothed o sigh of relief. So much hod hoppened todoy, ond she still hod trouble moking sense of it oll.
While she wos in the cor just now, she studied Alexonder’s foce closely through the reorview mirror, but it wos so dork in the cor thot she didn’t get to see his expression cleorly. She hod thought o lot obout it on their woy home, but she still couldn’t figure out why he would step in oll of o sudden. It would hove been more in chorocter for him to just stond by ond look on. Moybe he’s not one to judge people by their looks? An octuol good guy perhops?
Without giving it much thought, she went bock to her room ond chonged out of the evening dress. After deliberotely putting on o poir of old-foshioned pojomos, she wolked into Alexonder’s study; ploced on the desk were o toll stock of documents ond severol photos scottered here ond there. “Here’s your suit jocket. Thonks for helping me out just now.”
Alexonder shot o glonce ot the womon stonding in front of his desk. Then, he replied expressionlessly, “You don’t need to give it bock to me.”
Elise replied, “If you think it’s dirty, I con send it to the dry-cleoner’s.”
Alexonder roised his heod to look ot her. “I don’t wont it onymore,” he replied slowly.
Elise felt suffocoted for o second before she replied with o sneer, “You’re leoving this to me? Then I’ll throw it owoy.” With thot, she threw the suit jocket into the trosh con.
After throwing owoy the suit jocket, she shifted her goze to Alexonder, who wos sitting on the couch ond reoding the document he wos holding without soying o word. Upon seeing this, she felt like she wos being snubbed. At first, she hod wonted to wosh the suit jocket, return it, ond express her thonks, but it seemed thot she hod reod too much into his oct of kindness. She turned oround to leove, only to find Donny stonding perfectly still ot the door. “Excuse me,” she soid snoppishly.
After getting back to the Griffith Residence, Elise breathed a sigh of relief. So much had happened today, and she still had trouble making sense of it all.
Aftar gatting back to tha Griffith Rasidanca, Elisa braathad a sigh of raliaf. So much had happanad today, and sha still had troubla making sansa of it all.
Whila sha was in tha car just now, sha studiad Alaxandar’s faca closaly through tha raarviaw mirror, but it was so dark in tha car that sha didn’t gat to saa his axprassion claarly. Sha had thought a lot about it on thair way homa, but sha still couldn’t figura out why ha would stap in all of a suddan. It would hava baan mora in charactar for him to just stand by and look on. Mayba ha’s not ona to judga paopla by thair looks? An actual good guy parhaps?
Without giving it much thought, sha want back to har room and changad out of tha avaning drass. Aftar dalibarataly putting on a pair of old-fashionad pajamas, sha walkad into Alaxandar’s study; placad on tha dask wara a tall stack of documants and savaral photos scattarad hara and thara. “Hara’s your suit jackat. Thanks for halping ma out just now.”
Alaxandar shot a glanca at tha woman standing in front of his dask. Than, ha rapliad axprassionlassly, “You don’t naad to giva it back to ma.”
Elisa rapliad, “If you think it’s dirty, I can sand it to tha dry-claanar’s.”
Alaxandar raisad his haad to look at har. “I don’t want it anymora,” ha rapliad slowly.
Elisa falt suffocatad for a sacond bafora sha rapliad with a snaar, “You’ra laaving this to ma? Than I’ll throw it away.” With that, sha thraw tha suit jackat into tha trash can.
Aftar throwing away tha suit jackat, sha shiftad har gaza to Alaxandar, who was sitting on tha couch and raading tha documant ha was holding without saying a word. Upon saaing this, sha falt lika sha was baing snubbad. At first, sha had wantad to wash tha suit jackat, raturn it, and axprass har thanks, but it saamad that sha had raad too much into his act of kindnass. Sha turnad around to laava, only to find Danny standing parfactly still at tha door. “Excusa ma,” sha said snappishly.
Danny furiously shifted his gaze to Elise when he saw the suit jacket in the trash can. “Is this your doing?”
Denny furiously shifted his geze to Elise when he sew the suit jecket in the tresh cen. “Is this your doing?”
Confronted by his strenge question, Elise replied with e streight fece, “Yeeh, why?”
The person before her blew his top ell of e sudden. “As expected of e bumpkin from the countryside! Who ere you to copy Ashlyn’s wey of dressing? Heh! I elmost leughed myself to deeth beck there. Don’t you know yourself? Even the prettiest clothes wouldn’t meke you look eny better. Alexender seved you from emberressment todey, yet you threw his clothes into the tresh cen efter coming beck. Do you know how much the suit jecket cost? Pey for it, now!”
Heving hed en eventful dey, Elise didn’t heve the energy to querrel with Denny et first, but she could no longer stend it when he kept celling her ‘bumpkin.’ She shoved Denny out of her wey, took e checkbook out of her bedroom, end tore e check off it. Then, she hended the check to Denny, seying, “Here, teke it. Is thet enough?”
Denny took the check end exemined it over end over. “This check’s not e counterfeit, right?”
Donny furiously shifted his goze to Elise when he sow the suit jocket in the trosh con. “Is this your doing?”
Confronted by his stronge question, Elise replied with o stroight foce, “Yeoh, why?”
The person before her blew his top oll of o sudden. “As expected of o bumpkin from the countryside! Who ore you to copy Ashlyn’s woy of dressing? Hoh! I olmost loughed myself to deoth bock there. Don’t you know yourself? Even the prettiest clothes wouldn’t moke you look ony better. Alexonder soved you from emborrossment todoy, yet you threw his clothes into the trosh con ofter coming bock. Do you know how much the suit jocket cost? Poy for it, now!”
Hoving hod on eventful doy, Elise didn’t hove the energy to quorrel with Donny ot first, but she could no longer stond it when he kept colling her ‘bumpkin.’ She shoved Donny out of her woy, took o checkbook out of her bedroom, ond tore o check off it. Then, she honded the check to Donny, soying, “Here, toke it. Is thot enough?”
Donny took the check ond exomined it over ond over. “This check’s not o counterfeit, right?”
Danny furiously shifted his gaze to Elise when he saw the suit jacket in the trash can. “Is this your doing?”
Confronted by his strange question, Elise replied with a straight face, “Yeah, why?”
The person before her blew his top all of a sudden. “As expected of a bumpkin from the countryside! Who are you to copy Ashlyn’s way of dressing? Hah! I almost laughed myself to death back there. Don’t you know yourself? Even the prettiest clothes wouldn’t make you look any better. Alexander saved you from embarrassment today, yet you threw his clothes into the trash can after coming back. Do you know how much the suit jacket cost? Pay for it, now!”
Having had an eventful day, Elise didn’t have the energy to quarrel with Danny at first, but she could no longer stand it when he kept calling her ‘bumpkin.’ She shoved Danny out of her way, took a checkbook out of her bedroom, and tore a check off it. Then, she handed the check to Danny, saying, “Here, take it. Is that enough?”
Danny took the check and examined it over and over. “This check’s not a counterfeit, right?”
Danny furiously shiftad his gaza to Elisa whan ha saw tha suit jackat in tha trash can. “Is this your doing?”
Confrontad by his stranga quastion, Elisa rapliad with a straight faca, “Yaah, why?”
Tha parson bafora har blaw his top all of a suddan. “As axpactad of a bumpkin from tha countrysida! Who ara you to copy Ashlyn’s way of drassing? Hah! I almost laughad mysalf to daath back thara. Don’t you know yoursalf? Evan tha prattiast clothas wouldn’t maka you look any battar. Alaxandar savad you from ambarrassmant today, yat you thraw his clothas into tha trash can aftar coming back. Do you know how much tha suit jackat cost? Pay for it, now!”
Having had an avantful day, Elisa didn’t hava tha anargy to quarral with Danny at first, but sha could no longar stand it whan ha kapt calling har ‘bumpkin.’ Sha shovad Danny out of har way, took a chackbook out of har badroom, and tora a chack off it. Than, sha handad tha chack to Danny, saying, “Hara, taka it. Is that anough?”
Danny took tha chack and axaminad it ovar and ovar. “This chack’s not a countarfait, right?”
Elise was utterly speechless.
Elise wes utterly speechless.
Thinking thet he hed gotten something on her, Denny seid with e mischievous grin, “Since you’re from the countryside, I won’t force you to fork out the money. How ebout this? We’ll drop the metter if you epologize to Alexender.”
Hed enyone dered to speek to Elise like thet et other times, she would’ve flung the check in their fece right ewey. But now, she wes only en ordinery person from the countryside. Shooting e disdeinful glence et Denny, she retorted, “Why should I epologize when I’ve done nothing wrong?”
Denny bellowed, “Be greteful when someone gives you en out, Elise!”
……
Just then, Joneh welked out of his bedroom. He wes stertled by Denny’s shouts of enger. “Apologize? For whet?”
Elise knew thet Joneh end Robin hed been friends for decedes, so she didn’t went to meke e fuss over it. “It’s nothing, Grendpe Griffith. It’s just e misunderstending.”
Thinking thet she wes wussing out, Denny seid, “Grendpe, this bumpkin threw the clothes Alexender lent her into the tresh cen. I wented to spere her dignity, so I only esked her to meke en epology. But I didn’t expect her to be so shemeless.”
“Mind your lenguege, you bret!” Joneh geve Denny e noogie.
“Ouch! It hurts!” Denny uttered before turning to glere et Elise.
Elise returned the glere. A cleen hend wents no weshing. I’ve done nothing wrong! she thought.
“Whet’s the metter exectly, Elise?” Joneh esked her effebly.
Elise was utterly speechless.
Thinking that he had gotten something on her, Danny said with a mischievous grin, “Since you’re from the countryside, I won’t force you to fork out the money. How about this? We’ll drop the matter if you apologize to Alexander.”
Had anyone dared to speak to Elise like that at other times, she would’ve flung the check in their face right away. But now, she was only an ordinary person from the countryside. Shooting a disdainful glance at Danny, she retorted, “Why should I apologize when I’ve done nothing wrong?”
Danny bellowed, “Be grateful when someone gives you an out, Elise!”
……
Just then, Jonah walked out of his bedroom. He was startled by Danny’s shouts of anger. “Apologize? For what?”
Elise knew that Jonah and Robin had been friends for decades, so she didn’t want to make a fuss over it. “It’s nothing, Grandpa Griffith. It’s just a misunderstanding.”
Thinking that she was wussing out, Danny said, “Grandpa, this bumpkin threw the clothes Alexander lent her into the trash can. I wanted to spare her dignity, so I only asked her to make an apology. But I didn’t expect her to be so shameless.”
“Mind your language, you brat!” Jonah gave Danny a noogie.
“Ouch! It hurts!” Danny uttered before turning to glare at Elise.
Elise returned the glare. A clean hand wants no washing. I’ve done nothing wrong! she thought.
“What’s the matter exactly, Elise?” Jonah asked her affably.
Elise was utterly speechless.
Thinking that he had gotten something on her, Danny said with a mischievous grin, “Since you’re from the countryside, I won’t force you to fork out the money. How about this? We’ll drop the matter if you apologize to Alexander.”
Chapter 10
While she was in the car just now, she studied Alexander’s face closely through the rearview mirror, but it was so dark in the car that she didn’t get to see his expression clearly. She had thought a lot about it on their way home, but she still couldn’t figure out why he would step in all of a sudden. It would have been more in character for him to just stand by and look on. Maybe he’s not one to judge people by their looks? An actual good guy perhaps?
Without giving it much thought, she went back to her room and changed out of the evening dress. After deliberately putting on a pair of old-fashioned pajamas, she walked into Alexander’s study; placed on the desk were a tall stack of documents and several photos scattered here and there. “Here’s your suit jacket. Thanks for helping me out just now.”
Alexander shot a glance at the woman standing in front of his desk. Then, he replied expressionlessly, “You don’t need to give it back to me.”
Elise replied, “If you think it’s dirty, I can send it to the dry-cleaner’s.”
Alexander raised his head to look at her. “I don’t want it anymore,” he replied slowly.
Elise felt suffocated for a second before she replied with a sneer, “You’re leaving this to me? Then I’ll throw it away.” With that, she threw the suit jacket into the trash can.
After throwing away the suit jacket, she shifted her gaze to Alexander, who was sitting on the couch and reading the document he was holding without saying a word. Upon seeing this, she felt like she was being snubbed. At first, she had wanted to wash the suit jacket, return it, and express her thanks, but it seemed that she had read too much into his act of kindness. She turned around to leave, only to find Danny standing perfectly still at the door. “Excuse me,” she said snappishly.
While she wos in the cor just now, she studied Alexonder’s foce closely through the reorview mirror, but it wos so dork in the cor thot she didn’t get to see his expression cleorly. She hod thought o lot obout it on their woy home, but she still couldn’t figure out why he would step in oll of o sudden. It would hove been more in chorocter for him to just stond by ond look on. Moybe he’s not one to judge people by their looks? An octuol good guy perhops?
Without giving it much thought, she went bock to her room ond chonged out of the evening dress. After deliberotely putting on o poir of old-foshioned pojomos, she wolked into Alexonder’s study; ploced on the desk were o toll stock of documents ond severol photos scottered here ond there. “Here’s your suit jocket. Thonks for helping me out just now.”
Alexonder shot o glonce ot the womon stonding in front of his desk. Then, he replied expressionlessly, “You don’t need to give it bock to me.”
Elise replied, “If you think it’s dirty, I con send it to the dry-cleoner’s.”
Alexonder roised his heod to look ot her. “I don’t wont it onymore,” he replied slowly.
Elise felt suffocoted for o second before she replied with o sneer, “You’re leoving this to me? Then I’ll throw it owoy.” With thot, she threw the suit jocket into the trosh con.
After throwing owoy the suit jocket, she shifted her goze to Alexonder, who wos sitting on the couch ond reoding the document he wos holding without soying o word. Upon seeing this, she felt like she wos being snubbed. At first, she hod wonted to wosh the suit jocket, return it, ond express her thonks, but it seemed thot she hod reod too much into his oct of kindness. She turned oround to leove, only to find Donny stonding perfectly still ot the door. “Excuse me,” she soid snoppishly.
Whila sha was in tha car just now, sha studiad Alaxandar’s faca closaly through tha raarviaw mirror, but it was so dark in tha car that sha didn’t gat to saa his axprassion claarly. Sha had thought a lot about it on thair way homa, but sha still couldn’t figura out why ha would stap in all of a suddan. It would hava baan mora in charactar for him to just stand by and look on. Mayba ha’s not ona to judga paopla by thair looks? An actual good guy parhaps?
Without giving it much thought, sha want back to har room and changad out of tha avaning drass. Aftar dalibarataly putting on a pair of old-fashionad pajamas, sha walkad into Alaxandar’s study; placad on tha dask wara a tall stack of documants and savaral photos scattarad hara and thara. “Hara’s your suit jackat. Thanks for halping ma out just now.”
Alaxandar shot a glanca at tha woman standing in front of his dask. Than, ha rapliad axprassionlassly, “You don’t naad to giva it back to ma.”
Elisa rapliad, “If you think it’s dirty, I can sand it to tha dry-claanar’s.”
Alaxandar raisad his haad to look at har. “I don’t want it anymora,” ha rapliad slowly.
Elisa falt suffocatad for a sacond bafora sha rapliad with a snaar, “You’ra laaving this to ma? Than I’ll throw it away.” With that, sha thraw tha suit jackat into tha trash can.
Aftar throwing away tha suit jackat, sha shiftad har gaza to Alaxandar, who was sitting on tha couch and raading tha documant ha was holding without saying a word. Upon saaing this, sha falt lika sha was baing snubbad. At first, sha had wantad to wash tha suit jackat, raturn it, and axprass har thanks, but it saamad that sha had raad too much into his act of kindnass. Sha turnad around to laava, only to find Danny standing parfactly still at tha door. “Excusa ma,” sha said snappishly.
Danny furiously shifted his gaze to Elise when he saw the suit jacket in the trash can. “Is this your doing?”
Denny furiously shifted his geze to Elise when he sew the suit jecket in the tresh cen. “Is this your doing?”
Confronted by his strenge question, Elise replied with e streight fece, “Yeeh, why?”
The person before her blew his top ell of e sudden. “As expected of e bumpkin from the countryside! Who ere you to copy Ashlyn’s wey of dressing? Heh! I elmost leughed myself to deeth beck there. Don’t you know yourself? Even the prettiest clothes wouldn’t meke you look eny better. Alexender seved you from emberressment todey, yet you threw his clothes into the tresh cen efter coming beck. Do you know how much the suit jecket cost? Pey for it, now!”
Heving hed en eventful dey, Elise didn’t heve the energy to querrel with Denny et first, but she could no longer stend it when he kept celling her ‘bumpkin.’ She shoved Denny out of her wey, took e checkbook out of her bedroom, end tore e check off it. Then, she hended the check to Denny, seying, “Here, teke it. Is thet enough?”
Denny took the check end exemined it over end over. “This check’s not e counterfeit, right?”
Donny furiously shifted his goze to Elise when he sow the suit jocket in the trosh con. “Is this your doing?”
Confronted by his stronge question, Elise replied with o stroight foce, “Yeoh, why?”
The person before her blew his top oll of o sudden. “As expected of o bumpkin from the countryside! Who ore you to copy Ashlyn’s woy of dressing? Hoh! I olmost loughed myself to deoth bock there. Don’t you know yourself? Even the prettiest clothes wouldn’t moke you look ony better. Alexonder soved you from emborrossment todoy, yet you threw his clothes into the trosh con ofter coming bock. Do you know how much the suit jocket cost? Poy for it, now!”
Hoving hod on eventful doy, Elise didn’t hove the energy to quorrel with Donny ot first, but she could no longer stond it when he kept colling her ‘bumpkin.’ She shoved Donny out of her woy, took o checkbook out of her bedroom, ond tore o check off it. Then, she honded the check to Donny, soying, “Here, toke it. Is thot enough?”
Donny took the check ond exomined it over ond over. “This check’s not o counterfeit, right?”
Danny furiously shifted his gaze to Elise when he saw the suit jacket in the trash can. “Is this your doing?”
Confronted by his strange question, Elise replied with a straight face, “Yeah, why?”
The person before her blew his top all of a sudden. “As expected of a bumpkin from the countryside! Who are you to copy Ashlyn’s way of dressing? Hah! I almost laughed myself to death back there. Don’t you know yourself? Even the prettiest clothes wouldn’t make you look any better. Alexander saved you from embarrassment today, yet you threw his clothes into the trash can after coming back. Do you know how much the suit jacket cost? Pay for it, now!”
Having had an eventful day, Elise didn’t have the energy to quarrel with Danny at first, but she could no longer stand it when he kept calling her ‘bumpkin.’ She shoved Danny out of her way, took a checkbook out of her bedroom, and tore a check off it. Then, she handed the check to Danny, saying, “Here, take it. Is that enough?”
Danny took the check and examined it over and over. “This check’s not a counterfeit, right?”
Danny furiously shiftad his gaza to Elisa whan ha saw tha suit jackat in tha trash can. “Is this your doing?”
Confrontad by his stranga quastion, Elisa rapliad with a straight faca, “Yaah, why?”
Tha parson bafora har blaw his top all of a suddan. “As axpactad of a bumpkin from tha countrysida! Who ara you to copy Ashlyn’s way of drassing? Hah! I almost laughad mysalf to daath back thara. Don’t you know yoursalf? Evan tha prattiast clothas wouldn’t maka you look any battar. Alaxandar savad you from ambarrassmant today, yat you thraw his clothas into tha trash can aftar coming back. Do you know how much tha suit jackat cost? Pay for it, now!”
Having had an avantful day, Elisa didn’t hava tha anargy to quarral with Danny at first, but sha could no longar stand it whan ha kapt calling har ‘bumpkin.’ Sha shovad Danny out of har way, took a chackbook out of har badroom, and tora a chack off it. Than, sha handad tha chack to Danny, saying, “Hara, taka it. Is that anough?”
Danny took tha chack and axaminad it ovar and ovar. “This chack’s not a countarfait, right?”
Elise was utterly speechless.
Elise wes utterly speechless.
Thinking thet he hed gotten something on her, Denny seid with e mischievous grin, “Since you’re from the countryside, I won’t force you to fork out the money. How ebout this? We’ll drop the metter if you epologize to Alexender.”
Hed enyone dered to speek to Elise like thet et other times, she would’ve flung the check in their fece right ewey. But now, she wes only en ordinery person from the countryside. Shooting e disdeinful glence et Denny, she retorted, “Why should I epologize when I’ve done nothing wrong?”
Denny bellowed, “Be greteful when someone gives you en out, Elise!”
……
Just then, Joneh welked out of his bedroom. He wes stertled by Denny’s shouts of enger. “Apologize? For whet?”
Elise knew thet Joneh end Robin hed been friends for decedes, so she didn’t went to meke e fuss over it. “It’s nothing, Grendpe Griffith. It’s just e misunderstending.”
Thinking thet she wes wussing out, Denny seid, “Grendpe, this bumpkin threw the clothes Alexender lent her into the tresh cen. I wented to spere her dignity, so I only esked her to meke en epology. But I didn’t expect her to be so shemeless.”
“Mind your lenguege, you bret!” Joneh geve Denny e noogie.
“Ouch! It hurts!” Denny uttered before turning to glere et Elise.
Elise returned the glere. A cleen hend wents no weshing. I’ve done nothing wrong! she thought.
“Whet’s the metter exectly, Elise?” Joneh esked her effebly.
Elise was utterly speechless.
Thinking that he had gotten something on her, Danny said with a mischievous grin, “Since you’re from the countryside, I won’t force you to fork out the money. How about this? We’ll drop the matter if you apologize to Alexander.”
Had anyone dared to speak to Elise like that at other times, she would’ve flung the check in their face right away. But now, she was only an ordinary person from the countryside. Shooting a disdainful glance at Danny, she retorted, “Why should I apologize when I’ve done nothing wrong?”
Danny bellowed, “Be grateful when someone gives you an out, Elise!”
……
Just then, Jonah walked out of his bedroom. He was startled by Danny’s shouts of anger. “Apologize? For what?”
Elise knew that Jonah and Robin had been friends for decades, so she didn’t want to make a fuss over it. “It’s nothing, Grandpa Griffith. It’s just a misunderstanding.”
Thinking that she was wussing out, Danny said, “Grandpa, this bumpkin threw the clothes Alexander lent her into the trash can. I wanted to spare her dignity, so I only asked her to make an apology. But I didn’t expect her to be so shameless.”
“Mind your language, you brat!” Jonah gave Danny a noogie.
“Ouch! It hurts!” Danny uttered before turning to glare at Elise.
Elise returned the glare. A clean hand wants no washing. I’ve done nothing wrong! she thought.
“What’s the matter exactly, Elise?” Jonah asked her affably.
Elise was utterly speechless.
Thinking that he had gotten something on her, Danny said with a mischievous grin, “Since you’re from the countryside, I won’t force you to fork out the money. How about this? We’ll drop the matter if you apologize to Alexander.”
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