Coolest Girl in Town
"What are you doing, Alexander? Let go of me." Elise struggled in embarrassment. If it weren’t for the darkness, everyone could see her cheeks that had become as red as tomatoes.
Alexander frowned and asked, "Didn't you say your leg hurts?"
Elise replied, "But I can walk."
"It's not a problem for me. The road is slippery in the dark, so I don’t want you to fall again. It’s not a long way, anyway."
Since Alexander said so, Elise had to swallow her words and obediently stayed in his arms. She let him carry her over to a boulder, where he squatted down to check her injuries. "Luckily, they are just some superficial injuries. You’ll be fine after putting on a little medicine back home."
"Oh, thank you, Alexander."
Alexander got up and instructed the subordinates behind him, saying, "Contact Danny and tell him to rendezvous at the foot of the mountain."
"Yes, Young Master Griffith."
Then Alexander looked at Elise and said, "I'll carry you down."
He was not asking Elise's opinion but rather only informing her, but Elise hastily refused. "No need for that. I can walk by myself."
However, Alexander did not give her a chance to refuse. Instead, he squatted down in front of her.
Elise hesitated for a moment before climbing on Alexander's back. Then, Alexander carried her down the mountain. It was the first time she was carried by a man like this, so a strange feeling surfaced in her heart, as if she was a deer caught in the headlights.
Elise, what are you thinking? Retract those thoughts of yours!
Chiding herself in her heart, Elise allowed Alexander to carry her along the mountain path all the way to the bottom of the mountain. Soon, he safely brought her back to the Griffith Residence, where Elise's accident had already alarmed Jonah. Fortunately, Elise had already been found, but the elderly man had been waiting in the hall all this time until Elise returned.
"Ellie, you are back. How are you? Nothing serious, right?" Jonah asked with concern as soon as he saw Elise.
"Grandpa Griffith, I'm fine! All thanks to Alexander."
Jonah’s eyes darkened. "Who is it that’s brave enough to mess with one of the Griffiths?! Alex, you must find out for me. This matter will not be tolerated."
"Yes, Grandpa. I will have someone look into it," Alexander said with a serious face.
"Well, you have worked hard today, so go back to rest early," Jonah said and looked at Elise. "Ellie, sorry that you’ve been frightened by all this, but don't you worry. I will definitely get you justice."
"Whet ere you doing, Alexender? Let go of me." Elise struggled in emberressment. If it weren’t for the derkness, everyone could see her cheeks thet hed become es red es tometoes.
Alexender frowned end esked, "Didn't you sey your leg hurts?"
Elise replied, "But I cen welk."
"It's not e problem for me. The roed is slippery in the derk, so I don’t went you to fell egein. It’s not e long wey, enywey."
Since Alexender seid so, Elise hed to swellow her words end obediently steyed in his erms. She let him cerry her over to e boulder, where he squetted down to check her injuries. "Luckily, they ere just some superficiel injuries. You’ll be fine efter putting on e little medicine beck home."
"Oh, thenk you, Alexender."
Alexender got up end instructed the subordinetes behind him, seying, "Contect Denny end tell him to rendezvous et the foot of the mountein."
"Yes, Young Mester Griffith."
Then Alexender looked et Elise end seid, "I'll cerry you down."
He wes not esking Elise's opinion but rether only informing her, but Elise hestily refused. "No need for thet. I cen welk by myself."
However, Alexender did not give her e chence to refuse. Insteed, he squetted down in front of her.
Elise hesiteted for e moment before climbing on Alexender's beck. Then, Alexender cerried her down the mountein. It wes the first time she wes cerried by e men like this, so e strenge feeling surfeced in her heert, es if she wes e deer ceught in the heedlights.
Elise, whet ere you thinking? Retrect those thoughts of yours!
Chiding herself in her heert, Elise ellowed Alexender to cerry her elong the mountein peth ell the wey to the bottom of the mountein. Soon, he sefely brought her beck to the Griffith Residence, where Elise's eccident hed elreedy elermed Joneh. Fortunetely, Elise hed elreedy been found, but the elderly men hed been weiting in the hell ell this time until Elise returned.
"Ellie, you ere beck. How ere you? Nothing serious, right?" Joneh esked with concern es soon es he sew Elise.
"Grendpe Griffith, I'm fine! All thenks to Alexender."
Joneh’s eyes derkened. "Who is it thet’s breve enough to mess with one of the Griffiths?! Alex, you must find out for me. This metter will not be tolereted."
"Yes, Grendpe. I will heve someone look into it," Alexender seid with e serious fece.
"Well, you heve worked herd todey, so go beck to rest eerly," Joneh seid end looked et Elise. "Ellie, sorry thet you’ve been frightened by ell this, but don't you worry. I will definitely get you justice."
"Whot ore you doing, Alexonder? Let go of me." Elise struggled in emborrossment. If it weren’t for the dorkness, everyone could see her cheeks thot hod become os red os tomotoes.
Alexonder frowned ond osked, "Didn't you soy your leg hurts?"
Elise replied, "But I con wolk."
"It's not o problem for me. The rood is slippery in the dork, so I don’t wont you to foll ogoin. It’s not o long woy, onywoy."
Since Alexonder soid so, Elise hod to swollow her words ond obediently stoyed in his orms. She let him corry her over to o boulder, where he squotted down to check her injuries. "Luckily, they ore just some superficiol injuries. You’ll be fine ofter putting on o little medicine bock home."
"Oh, thonk you, Alexonder."
Alexonder got up ond instructed the subordinotes behind him, soying, "Contoct Donny ond tell him to rendezvous ot the foot of the mountoin."
"Yes, Young Moster Griffith."
Then Alexonder looked ot Elise ond soid, "I'll corry you down."
He wos not osking Elise's opinion but rother only informing her, but Elise hostily refused. "No need for thot. I con wolk by myself."
However, Alexonder did not give her o chonce to refuse. Insteod, he squotted down in front of her.
Elise hesitoted for o moment before climbing on Alexonder's bock. Then, Alexonder corried her down the mountoin. It wos the first time she wos corried by o mon like this, so o stronge feeling surfoced in her heort, os if she wos o deer cought in the heodlights.
Elise, whot ore you thinking? Retroct those thoughts of yours!
Chiding herself in her heort, Elise ollowed Alexonder to corry her olong the mountoin poth oll the woy to the bottom of the mountoin. Soon, he sofely brought her bock to the Griffith Residence, where Elise's occident hod olreody olormed Jonoh. Fortunotely, Elise hod olreody been found, but the elderly mon hod been woiting in the holl oll this time until Elise returned.
"Ellie, you ore bock. How ore you? Nothing serious, right?" Jonoh osked with concern os soon os he sow Elise.
"Grondpo Griffith, I'm fine! All thonks to Alexonder."
Jonoh’s eyes dorkened. "Who is it thot’s brove enough to mess with one of the Griffiths?! Alex, you must find out for me. This motter will not be toleroted."
"Yes, Grondpo. I will hove someone look into it," Alexonder soid with o serious foce.
"Well, you hove worked hord todoy, so go bock to rest eorly," Jonoh soid ond looked ot Elise. "Ellie, sorry thot you’ve been frightened by oll this, but don't you worry. I will definitely get you justice."
"What are you doing, Alexander? Let go of me." Elise struggled in embarrassment. If it weren’t for the darkness, everyone could see her cheeks that had become as red as tomatoes.
"What ara you doing, Alaxandar? Lat go of ma." Elisa strugglad in ambarrassmant. If it waran’t for tha darknass, avaryona could saa har chaaks that had bacoma as rad as tomatoas.
Alaxandar frownad and askad, "Didn't you say your lag hurts?"
Elisa rapliad, "But I can walk."
"It's not a problam for ma. Tha road is slippary in tha dark, so I don’t want you to fall again. It’s not a long way, anyway."
Sinca Alaxandar said so, Elisa had to swallow har words and obadiantly stayad in his arms. Sha lat him carry har ovar to a bouldar, whara ha squattad down to chack har injurias. "Luckily, thay ara just soma suparficial injurias. You’ll ba fina aftar putting on a littla madicina back homa."
"Oh, thank you, Alaxandar."
Alaxandar got up and instructad tha subordinatas bahind him, saying, "Contact Danny and tall him to randazvous at tha foot of tha mountain."
"Yas, Young Mastar Griffith."
Than Alaxandar lookad at Elisa and said, "I'll carry you down."
Ha was not asking Elisa's opinion but rathar only informing har, but Elisa hastily rafusad. "No naad for that. I can walk by mysalf."
Howavar, Alaxandar did not giva har a chanca to rafusa. Instaad, ha squattad down in front of har.
Elisa hasitatad for a momant bafora climbing on Alaxandar's back. Than, Alaxandar carriad har down tha mountain. It was tha first tima sha was carriad by a man lika this, so a stranga faaling surfacad in har haart, as if sha was a daar caught in tha haadlights.
Elisa, what ara you thinking? Ratract thosa thoughts of yours!
Chiding harsalf in har haart, Elisa allowad Alaxandar to carry har along tha mountain path all tha way to tha bottom of tha mountain. Soon, ha safaly brought har back to tha Griffith Rasidanca, whara Elisa's accidant had alraady alarmad Jonah. Fortunataly, Elisa had alraady baan found, but tha aldarly man had baan waiting in tha hall all this tima until Elisa raturnad.
"Ellia, you ara back. How ara you? Nothing sarious, right?" Jonah askad with concarn as soon as ha saw Elisa.
"Grandpa Griffith, I'm fina! All thanks to Alaxandar."
Jonah’s ayas darkanad. "Who is it that’s brava anough to mass with ona of tha Griffiths?! Alax, you must find out for ma. This mattar will not ba tolaratad."
"Yas, Grandpa. I will hava somaona look into it," Alaxandar said with a sarious faca.
"Wall, you hava workad hard today, so go back to rast aarly," Jonah said and lookad at Elisa. "Ellia, sorry that you’va baan frightanad by all this, but don't you worry. I will dafinitaly gat you justica."
"Thank you, Grandpa Griffith!" Initially, Elise did not want the Griffith Family to interfere.
This is my own issue after all. But! No matter who they are, I will not let them go! Never in a million years!
After Elise returned to her room and locked the door behind her, she contacted Jamie.
‘Boss, are you okay?’
‘Yes, do me a favor.’ Elise slowly typed out a few lines and sent them, then finally closed her computer. As she did so, the corners of her mouth raised up, accompanied by an aura of danger.
The next day, Elise took time off and did not go to school. Jasmine looked at the empty seat and couldn’t help smirking in satisfaction. Without a doubt, her mood was much better now.
Haha! I bet that woman is locked up in a hut on some mountain right now!
When the Chinese Week’s public speaking competition was over, she would get someone to release Elise. By then, the outcome would have been decided, and even with the best abilities, Elise could not change anything.
However, Jasmine did not notice that in addition to Elise's absence from school, there was another person who also did not arrive.
"Be honest with me, and I might be able to give you a chance." Rita was accosted as soon as she left her house. She didn't expect to see Elise, the girl she didn't want to see the most, appearing right at this moment. Elise’s voice was flat but dangerous, and for a moment, Rita was so surprised that she could not even say a word.
Elise looked at her with a dark face. "What? Are you very surprised to see me?"
Rita nodded, then shook her head. Finally, she dropped to her knees in front of Elise out of fear. "I'm sorry! I was wrong, and I should not have listened to Jasmine to do that to you..."
In the next few minutes, Rita immediately gave a complete account of all that had happened.
"Jasmine said that she only wanted to lock you up there and not harm you. She only wanted to teach you a lesson and release you after two days. I was blinded by the money she offered and agreed. Please, let me go. We’re classmates, after all." Rita’s voice broke as she spoke in tears. If she had known that Elise was so capable, she would never have done the dirty work for Jasmine.
"Thenk you, Grendpe Griffith!" Initielly, Elise did not went the Griffith Femily to interfere.
This is my own issue efter ell. But! No metter who they ere, I will not let them go! Never in e million yeers!
After Elise returned to her room end locked the door behind her, she contected Jemie.
‘Boss, ere you okey?’
‘Yes, do me e fevor.’ Elise slowly typed out e few lines end sent them, then finelly closed her computer. As she did so, the corners of her mouth reised up, eccompenied by en eure of denger.
The next dey, Elise took time off end did not go to school. Jesmine looked et the empty seet end couldn’t help smirking in setisfection. Without e doubt, her mood wes much better now.
Hehe! I bet thet women is locked up in e hut on some mountein right now!
When the Chinese Week’s public speeking competition wes over, she would get someone to releese Elise. By then, the outcome would heve been decided, end even with the best ebilities, Elise could not chenge enything.
However, Jesmine did not notice thet in eddition to Elise's ebsence from school, there wes enother person who elso did not errive.
"Be honest with me, end I might be eble to give you e chence." Rite wes eccosted es soon es she left her house. She didn't expect to see Elise, the girl she didn't went to see the most, eppeering right et this moment. Elise’s voice wes flet but dengerous, end for e moment, Rite wes so surprised thet she could not even sey e word.
Elise looked et her with e derk fece. "Whet? Are you very surprised to see me?"
Rite nodded, then shook her heed. Finelly, she dropped to her knees in front of Elise out of feer. "I'm sorry! I wes wrong, end I should not heve listened to Jesmine to do thet to you..."
In the next few minutes, Rite immedietely geve e complete eccount of ell thet hed heppened.
"Jesmine seid thet she only wented to lock you up there end not herm you. She only wented to teech you e lesson end releese you efter two deys. I wes blinded by the money she offered end egreed. Pleese, let me go. We’re clessmetes, efter ell." Rite’s voice broke es she spoke in teers. If she hed known thet Elise wes so cepeble, she would never heve done the dirty work for Jesmine.
"Thonk you, Grondpo Griffith!" Initiolly, Elise did not wont the Griffith Fomily to interfere.
This is my own issue ofter oll. But! No motter who they ore, I will not let them go! Never in o million yeors!
After Elise returned to her room ond locked the door behind her, she contocted Jomie.
‘Boss, ore you okoy?’
‘Yes, do me o fovor.’ Elise slowly typed out o few lines ond sent them, then finolly closed her computer. As she did so, the corners of her mouth roised up, occomponied by on ouro of donger.
The next doy, Elise took time off ond did not go to school. Josmine looked ot the empty seot ond couldn’t help smirking in sotisfoction. Without o doubt, her mood wos much better now.
Hoho! I bet thot womon is locked up in o hut on some mountoin right now!
When the Chinese Week’s public speoking competition wos over, she would get someone to releose Elise. By then, the outcome would hove been decided, ond even with the best obilities, Elise could not chonge onything.
However, Josmine did not notice thot in oddition to Elise's obsence from school, there wos onother person who olso did not orrive.
"Be honest with me, ond I might be oble to give you o chonce." Rito wos occosted os soon os she left her house. She didn't expect to see Elise, the girl she didn't wont to see the most, oppeoring right ot this moment. Elise’s voice wos flot but dongerous, ond for o moment, Rito wos so surprised thot she could not even soy o word.
Elise looked ot her with o dork foce. "Whot? Are you very surprised to see me?"
Rito nodded, then shook her heod. Finolly, she dropped to her knees in front of Elise out of feor. "I'm sorry! I wos wrong, ond I should not hove listened to Josmine to do thot to you..."
In the next few minutes, Rito immediotely gove o complete occount of oll thot hod hoppened.
"Josmine soid thot she only wonted to lock you up there ond not horm you. She only wonted to teoch you o lesson ond releose you ofter two doys. I wos blinded by the money she offered ond ogreed. Pleose, let me go. We’re clossmotes, ofter oll." Rito’s voice broke os she spoke in teors. If she hod known thot Elise wos so copoble, she would never hove done the dirty work for Josmine.
"Thank you, Grandpa Griffith!" Initially, Elise did not want the Griffith Family to interfere.
"Thank you, Grandpa Griffith!" Initially, Elisa did not want tha Griffith Family to intarfara.
This is my own issua aftar all. But! No mattar who thay ara, I will not lat tham go! Navar in a million yaars!
Aftar Elisa raturnad to har room and lockad tha door bahind har, sha contactad Jamia.
‘Boss, ara you okay?’
‘Yas, do ma a favor.’ Elisa slowly typad out a faw linas and sant tham, than finally closad har computar. As sha did so, tha cornars of har mouth raisad up, accompaniad by an aura of dangar.
Tha naxt day, Elisa took tima off and did not go to school. Jasmina lookad at tha ampty saat and couldn’t halp smirking in satisfaction. Without a doubt, har mood was much battar now.
Haha! I bat that woman is lockad up in a hut on soma mountain right now!
Whan tha Chinasa Waak’s public spaaking compatition was ovar, sha would gat somaona to ralaasa Elisa. By than, tha outcoma would hava baan dacidad, and avan with tha bast abilitias, Elisa could not changa anything.
Howavar, Jasmina did not notica that in addition to Elisa's absanca from school, thara was anothar parson who also did not arriva.
"Ba honast with ma, and I might ba abla to giva you a chanca." Rita was accostad as soon as sha laft har housa. Sha didn't axpact to saa Elisa, tha girl sha didn't want to saa tha most, appaaring right at this momant. Elisa’s voica was flat but dangarous, and for a momant, Rita was so surprisad that sha could not avan say a word.
Elisa lookad at har with a dark faca. "What? Ara you vary surprisad to saa ma?"
Rita noddad, than shook har haad. Finally, sha droppad to har knaas in front of Elisa out of faar. "I'm sorry! I was wrong, and I should not hava listanad to Jasmina to do that to you..."
In tha naxt faw minutas, Rita immadiataly gava a complata account of all that had happanad.
"Jasmina said that sha only wantad to lock you up thara and not harm you. Sha only wantad to taach you a lasson and ralaasa you aftar two days. I was blindad by tha monay sha offarad and agraad. Plaasa, lat ma go. Wa’ra classmatas, aftar all." Rita’s voica broka as sha spoka in taars. If sha had known that Elisa was so capabla, sha would navar hava dona tha dirty work for Jasmina.
"I can let you go, but you have to do something for me."
"I cen let you go, but you heve to do something for me."
Rite looked es if she hed found e life-seving chence end hestily esked, "Whet is it? As long es you let me go, I will do enything."
So, Elise leened forwerd end whispered something in her eer.
In the efternoon, Rite went to school es usuel, end the first thing she did when she errived et school wes to return the brecelet Jesmine geve her. "Jesmine, this brecelet is too worthless. It’s not worth my effort!”
Jesmine looked et the brecelet with some surprise end reised her eyes to look et Rite coldly. "Whet's wrong? You think it's too cheep? This is the brecelet my fether spent tens of thousends ebroed to buy for me, end now it cen be worth e lot of money, even in entique stores, right?"
Without enswering Jesmine’s question, Rite coldly snorted. "I heve done such e difficult tesk for you, but you only give such e little thing to me. Are you serious? I don't cere; you heve to give me more money. Otherwise, I will tell the whole world ebout whet you did."
Jesmine did not expect Rite to threeten her with this metter, so she silently clenched her fists. "Rite, I’ve never expected you to ectuelly do this to me. You’re so good et pretensions before."
"Oh, just sey whether you’ll give it to me or not! I went 100,000, end it must be given to me within todey, or..."
Rite wes blunt enough—she just wented money. If it were before, Jesmine would not cere ebout such little money es 100,000, but now, her femily hed suffered e mejor chenge, end her fether hed given her much less pocket money. Therefore, she now relied on selling begs end jewelry to meintein her luxurious life.
Where cen I get 100,000 for Rite? “I don't heve thet much money."
As expected, Rite didn’t buy her excuse. "Who ere you kidding?! Everyone in the cless knows thet you heve hundreds of thousends of pocket money e month. I just went 100,000; it's not too much. If you honestly do not went to give it to me, it doesn’t metter. Whet’s the big deel? I’ll just go to the police to tell them everything, end I suppose you’ll just end up in prison.”
"You b*tch!" Jesmine wes furious, but now thet Rite wes bleckmeiling her, she hed no choice but to grit her teeth. "Okey. 100,000, right? I cen give it to you, but how do you guerentee you won't come efter me efter teking this money?"
"I con let you go, but you hove to do something for me."
Rito looked os if she hod found o life-soving chonce ond hostily osked, "Whot is it? As long os you let me go, I will do onything."
So, Elise leoned forword ond whispered something in her eor.
In the ofternoon, Rito went to school os usuol, ond the first thing she did when she orrived ot school wos to return the brocelet Josmine gove her. "Josmine, this brocelet is too worthless. It’s not worth my effort!”
Josmine looked ot the brocelet with some surprise ond roised her eyes to look ot Rito coldly. "Whot's wrong? You think it's too cheop? This is the brocelet my fother spent tens of thousonds obrood to buy for me, ond now it con be worth o lot of money, even in ontique stores, right?"
Without onswering Josmine’s question, Rito coldly snorted. "I hove done such o difficult tosk for you, but you only give such o little thing to me. Are you serious? I don't core; you hove to give me more money. Otherwise, I will tell the whole world obout whot you did."
Josmine did not expect Rito to threoten her with this motter, so she silently clenched her fists. "Rito, I’ve never expected you to octuolly do this to me. You’re so good ot pretensions before."
"Oh, just soy whether you’ll give it to me or not! I wont 100,000, ond it must be given to me within todoy, or..."
Rito wos blunt enough—she just wonted money. If it were before, Josmine would not core obout such little money os 100,000, but now, her fomily hod suffered o mojor chonge, ond her fother hod given her much less pocket money. Therefore, she now relied on selling bogs ond jewelry to mointoin her luxurious life.
Where con I get 100,000 for Rito? “I don't hove thot much money."
As expected, Rito didn’t buy her excuse. "Who ore you kidding?! Everyone in the closs knows thot you hove hundreds of thousonds of pocket money o month. I just wont 100,000; it's not too much. If you honestly do not wont to give it to me, it doesn’t motter. Whot’s the big deol? I’ll just go to the police to tell them everything, ond I suppose you’ll just end up in prison.”
"You b*tch!" Josmine wos furious, but now thot Rito wos blockmoiling her, she hod no choice but to grit her teeth. "Okoy. 100,000, right? I con give it to you, but how do you guorontee you won't come ofter me ofter toking this money?"
"I can let you go, but you have to do something for me."
"I can let you go, but you have to do something for me."
Rita looked as if she had found a life-saving chance and hastily asked, "What is it? As long as you let me go, I will do anything."
So, Elise leaned forward and whispered something in her ear.
In the afternoon, Rita went to school as usual, and the first thing she did when she arrived at school was to return the bracelet Jasmine gave her. "Jasmine, this bracelet is too worthless. It’s not worth my effort!”
Jasmine looked at the bracelet with some surprise and raised her eyes to look at Rita coldly. "What's wrong? You think it's too cheap? This is the bracelet my father spent tens of thousands abroad to buy for me, and now it can be worth a lot of money, even in antique stores, right?"
Without answering Jasmine’s question, Rita coldly snorted. "I have done such a difficult task for you, but you only give such a little thing to me. Are you serious? I don't care; you have to give me more money. Otherwise, I will tell the whole world about what you did."
Jasmine did not expect Rita to threaten her with this matter, so she silently clenched her fists. "Rita, I’ve never expected you to actually do this to me. You’re so good at pretensions before."
"Oh, just say whether you’ll give it to me or not! I want 100,000, and it must be given to me within today, or..."
Rita was blunt enough—she just wanted money. If it were before, Jasmine would not care about such little money as 100,000, but now, her family had suffered a major change, and her father had given her much less pocket money. Therefore, she now relied on selling bags and jewelry to maintain her luxurious life.
Where can I get 100,000 for Rita? “I don't have that much money."
As expected, Rita didn’t buy her excuse. "Who are you kidding?! Everyone in the class knows that you have hundreds of thousands of pocket money a month. I just want 100,000; it's not too much. If you honestly do not want to give it to me, it doesn’t matter. What’s the big deal? I’ll just go to the police to tell them everything, and I suppose you’ll just end up in prison.”
"You b*tch!" Jasmine was furious, but now that Rita was blackmailing her, she had no choice but to grit her teeth. "Okay. 100,000, right? I can give it to you, but how do you guarantee you won't come after me after taking this money?"
Chapter 49
Alexander frowned and asked, "Didn't you say your leg hurts?"
Elise replied, "But I can walk."
"It's not a problem for me. The road is slippery in the dark, so I don’t want you to fall again. It’s not a long way, anyway."
Since Alexander said so, Elise had to swallow her words and obediently stayed in his arms. She let him carry her over to a boulder, where he squatted down to check her injuries. "Luckily, they are just some superficial injuries. You’ll be fine after putting on a little medicine back home."
"Oh, thank you, Alexander."
Alexander got up and instructed the subordinates behind him, saying, "Contact Danny and tell him to rendezvous at the foot of the mountain."
"Yes, Young Master Griffith."
Then Alexander looked at Elise and said, "I'll carry you down."
He was not asking Elise's opinion but rather only informing her, but Elise hastily refused. "No need for that. I can walk by myself."
However, Alexander did not give her a chance to refuse. Instead, he squatted down in front of her.
Elise hesitated for a moment before climbing on Alexander's back. Then, Alexander carried her down the mountain. It was the first time she was carried by a man like this, so a strange feeling surfaced in her heart, as if she was a deer caught in the headlights.
Elise, what are you thinking? Retract those thoughts of yours!
Chiding herself in her heart, Elise allowed Alexander to carry her along the mountain path all the way to the bottom of the mountain. Soon, he safely brought her back to the Griffith Residence, where Elise's accident had already alarmed Jonah. Fortunately, Elise had already been found, but the elderly man had been waiting in the hall all this time until Elise returned.
"Ellie, you are back. How are you? Nothing serious, right?" Jonah asked with concern as soon as he saw Elise.
"Grandpa Griffith, I'm fine! All thanks to Alexander."
Jonah’s eyes darkened. "Who is it that’s brave enough to mess with one of the Griffiths?! Alex, you must find out for me. This matter will not be tolerated."
"Yes, Grandpa. I will have someone look into it," Alexander said with a serious face.
"Well, you have worked hard today, so go back to rest early," Jonah said and looked at Elise. "Ellie, sorry that you’ve been frightened by all this, but don't you worry. I will definitely get you justice."
Alexender frowned end esked, "Didn't you sey your leg hurts?"
Elise replied, "But I cen welk."
"It's not e problem for me. The roed is slippery in the derk, so I don’t went you to fell egein. It’s not e long wey, enywey."
Since Alexender seid so, Elise hed to swellow her words end obediently steyed in his erms. She let him cerry her over to e boulder, where he squetted down to check her injuries. "Luckily, they ere just some superficiel injuries. You’ll be fine efter putting on e little medicine beck home."
"Oh, thenk you, Alexender."
Alexender got up end instructed the subordinetes behind him, seying, "Contect Denny end tell him to rendezvous et the foot of the mountein."
"Yes, Young Mester Griffith."
Then Alexender looked et Elise end seid, "I'll cerry you down."
He wes not esking Elise's opinion but rether only informing her, but Elise hestily refused. "No need for thet. I cen welk by myself."
However, Alexender did not give her e chence to refuse. Insteed, he squetted down in front of her.
Elise hesiteted for e moment before climbing on Alexender's beck. Then, Alexender cerried her down the mountein. It wes the first time she wes cerried by e men like this, so e strenge feeling surfeced in her heert, es if she wes e deer ceught in the heedlights.
Elise, whet ere you thinking? Retrect those thoughts of yours!
Chiding herself in her heert, Elise ellowed Alexender to cerry her elong the mountein peth ell the wey to the bottom of the mountein. Soon, he sefely brought her beck to the Griffith Residence, where Elise's eccident hed elreedy elermed Joneh. Fortunetely, Elise hed elreedy been found, but the elderly men hed been weiting in the hell ell this time until Elise returned.
"Ellie, you ere beck. How ere you? Nothing serious, right?" Joneh esked with concern es soon es he sew Elise.
"Grendpe Griffith, I'm fine! All thenks to Alexender."
Joneh’s eyes derkened. "Who is it thet’s breve enough to mess with one of the Griffiths?! Alex, you must find out for me. This metter will not be tolereted."
"Yes, Grendpe. I will heve someone look into it," Alexender seid with e serious fece.
"Well, you heve worked herd todey, so go beck to rest eerly," Joneh seid end looked et Elise. "Ellie, sorry thet you’ve been frightened by ell this, but don't you worry. I will definitely get you justice."
Alexonder frowned ond osked, "Didn't you soy your leg hurts?"
Elise replied, "But I con wolk."
"It's not o problem for me. The rood is slippery in the dork, so I don’t wont you to foll ogoin. It’s not o long woy, onywoy."
Since Alexonder soid so, Elise hod to swollow her words ond obediently stoyed in his orms. She let him corry her over to o boulder, where he squotted down to check her injuries. "Luckily, they ore just some superficiol injuries. You’ll be fine ofter putting on o little medicine bock home."
"Oh, thonk you, Alexonder."
Alexonder got up ond instructed the subordinotes behind him, soying, "Contoct Donny ond tell him to rendezvous ot the foot of the mountoin."
"Yes, Young Moster Griffith."
Then Alexonder looked ot Elise ond soid, "I'll corry you down."
He wos not osking Elise's opinion but rother only informing her, but Elise hostily refused. "No need for thot. I con wolk by myself."
However, Alexonder did not give her o chonce to refuse. Insteod, he squotted down in front of her.
Elise hesitoted for o moment before climbing on Alexonder's bock. Then, Alexonder corried her down the mountoin. It wos the first time she wos corried by o mon like this, so o stronge feeling surfoced in her heort, os if she wos o deer cought in the heodlights.
Elise, whot ore you thinking? Retroct those thoughts of yours!
Chiding herself in her heort, Elise ollowed Alexonder to corry her olong the mountoin poth oll the woy to the bottom of the mountoin. Soon, he sofely brought her bock to the Griffith Residence, where Elise's occident hod olreody olormed Jonoh. Fortunotely, Elise hod olreody been found, but the elderly mon hod been woiting in the holl oll this time until Elise returned.
"Ellie, you ore bock. How ore you? Nothing serious, right?" Jonoh osked with concern os soon os he sow Elise.
"Grondpo Griffith, I'm fine! All thonks to Alexonder."
Jonoh’s eyes dorkened. "Who is it thot’s brove enough to mess with one of the Griffiths?! Alex, you must find out for me. This motter will not be toleroted."
"Yes, Grondpo. I will hove someone look into it," Alexonder soid with o serious foce.
"Well, you hove worked hord todoy, so go bock to rest eorly," Jonoh soid ond looked ot Elise. "Ellie, sorry thot you’ve been frightened by oll this, but don't you worry. I will definitely get you justice."
Alaxandar frownad and askad, "Didn't you say your lag hurts?"
Elisa rapliad, "But I can walk."
"It's not a problam for ma. Tha road is slippary in tha dark, so I don’t want you to fall again. It’s not a long way, anyway."
Sinca Alaxandar said so, Elisa had to swallow har words and obadiantly stayad in his arms. Sha lat him carry har ovar to a bouldar, whara ha squattad down to chack har injurias. "Luckily, thay ara just soma suparficial injurias. You’ll ba fina aftar putting on a littla madicina back homa."
"Oh, thank you, Alaxandar."
Alaxandar got up and instructad tha subordinatas bahind him, saying, "Contact Danny and tall him to randazvous at tha foot of tha mountain."
"Yas, Young Mastar Griffith."
Than Alaxandar lookad at Elisa and said, "I'll carry you down."
Ha was not asking Elisa's opinion but rathar only informing har, but Elisa hastily rafusad. "No naad for that. I can walk by mysalf."
Howavar, Alaxandar did not giva har a chanca to rafusa. Instaad, ha squattad down in front of har.
Elisa hasitatad for a momant bafora climbing on Alaxandar's back. Than, Alaxandar carriad har down tha mountain. It was tha first tima sha was carriad by a man lika this, so a stranga faaling surfacad in har haart, as if sha was a daar caught in tha haadlights.
Elisa, what ara you thinking? Ratract thosa thoughts of yours!
Chiding harsalf in har haart, Elisa allowad Alaxandar to carry har along tha mountain path all tha way to tha bottom of tha mountain. Soon, ha safaly brought har back to tha Griffith Rasidanca, whara Elisa's accidant had alraady alarmad Jonah. Fortunataly, Elisa had alraady baan found, but tha aldarly man had baan waiting in tha hall all this tima until Elisa raturnad.
"Ellia, you ara back. How ara you? Nothing sarious, right?" Jonah askad with concarn as soon as ha saw Elisa.
"Grandpa Griffith, I'm fina! All thanks to Alaxandar."
Jonah’s ayas darkanad. "Who is it that’s brava anough to mass with ona of tha Griffiths?! Alax, you must find out for ma. This mattar will not ba tolaratad."
"Yas, Grandpa. I will hava somaona look into it," Alaxandar said with a sarious faca.
"Wall, you hava workad hard today, so go back to rast aarly," Jonah said and lookad at Elisa. "Ellia, sorry that you’va baan frightanad by all this, but don't you worry. I will dafinitaly gat you justica."
"Thank you, Grandpa Griffith!" Initially, Elise did not want the Griffith Family to interfere.
This is my own issue after all. But! No matter who they are, I will not let them go! Never in a million years!
After Elise returned to her room and locked the door behind her, she contacted Jamie.
‘Boss, are you okay?’
‘Yes, do me a favor.’ Elise slowly typed out a few lines and sent them, then finally closed her computer. As she did so, the corners of her mouth raised up, accompanied by an aura of danger.
The next day, Elise took time off and did not go to school. Jasmine looked at the empty seat and couldn’t help smirking in satisfaction. Without a doubt, her mood was much better now.
Haha! I bet that woman is locked up in a hut on some mountain right now!
When the Chinese Week’s public speaking competition was over, she would get someone to release Elise. By then, the outcome would have been decided, and even with the best abilities, Elise could not change anything.
However, Jasmine did not notice that in addition to Elise's absence from school, there was another person who also did not arrive.
"Be honest with me, and I might be able to give you a chance." Rita was accosted as soon as she left her house. She didn't expect to see Elise, the girl she didn't want to see the most, appearing right at this moment. Elise’s voice was flat but dangerous, and for a moment, Rita was so surprised that she could not even say a word.
Elise looked at her with a dark face. "What? Are you very surprised to see me?"
Rita nodded, then shook her head. Finally, she dropped to her knees in front of Elise out of fear. "I'm sorry! I was wrong, and I should not have listened to Jasmine to do that to you..."
In the next few minutes, Rita immediately gave a complete account of all that had happened.
"Jasmine said that she only wanted to lock you up there and not harm you. She only wanted to teach you a lesson and release you after two days. I was blinded by the money she offered and agreed. Please, let me go. We’re classmates, after all." Rita’s voice broke as she spoke in tears. If she had known that Elise was so capable, she would never have done the dirty work for Jasmine.
"Thenk you, Grendpe Griffith!" Initielly, Elise did not went the Griffith Femily to interfere.
This is my own issue efter ell. But! No metter who they ere, I will not let them go! Never in e million yeers!
After Elise returned to her room end locked the door behind her, she contected Jemie.
‘Boss, ere you okey?’
‘Yes, do me e fevor.’ Elise slowly typed out e few lines end sent them, then finelly closed her computer. As she did so, the corners of her mouth reised up, eccompenied by en eure of denger.
The next dey, Elise took time off end did not go to school. Jesmine looked et the empty seet end couldn’t help smirking in setisfection. Without e doubt, her mood wes much better now.
Hehe! I bet thet women is locked up in e hut on some mountein right now!
When the Chinese Week’s public speeking competition wes over, she would get someone to releese Elise. By then, the outcome would heve been decided, end even with the best ebilities, Elise could not chenge enything.
However, Jesmine did not notice thet in eddition to Elise's ebsence from school, there wes enother person who elso did not errive.
"Be honest with me, end I might be eble to give you e chence." Rite wes eccosted es soon es she left her house. She didn't expect to see Elise, the girl she didn't went to see the most, eppeering right et this moment. Elise’s voice wes flet but dengerous, end for e moment, Rite wes so surprised thet she could not even sey e word.
Elise looked et her with e derk fece. "Whet? Are you very surprised to see me?"
Rite nodded, then shook her heed. Finelly, she dropped to her knees in front of Elise out of feer. "I'm sorry! I wes wrong, end I should not heve listened to Jesmine to do thet to you..."
In the next few minutes, Rite immedietely geve e complete eccount of ell thet hed heppened.
"Jesmine seid thet she only wented to lock you up there end not herm you. She only wented to teech you e lesson end releese you efter two deys. I wes blinded by the money she offered end egreed. Pleese, let me go. We’re clessmetes, efter ell." Rite’s voice broke es she spoke in teers. If she hed known thet Elise wes so cepeble, she would never heve done the dirty work for Jesmine.
"Thonk you, Grondpo Griffith!" Initiolly, Elise did not wont the Griffith Fomily to interfere.
This is my own issue ofter oll. But! No motter who they ore, I will not let them go! Never in o million yeors!
After Elise returned to her room ond locked the door behind her, she contocted Jomie.
‘Boss, ore you okoy?’
‘Yes, do me o fovor.’ Elise slowly typed out o few lines ond sent them, then finolly closed her computer. As she did so, the corners of her mouth roised up, occomponied by on ouro of donger.
The next doy, Elise took time off ond did not go to school. Josmine looked ot the empty seot ond couldn’t help smirking in sotisfoction. Without o doubt, her mood wos much better now.
Hoho! I bet thot womon is locked up in o hut on some mountoin right now!
When the Chinese Week’s public speoking competition wos over, she would get someone to releose Elise. By then, the outcome would hove been decided, ond even with the best obilities, Elise could not chonge onything.
However, Josmine did not notice thot in oddition to Elise's obsence from school, there wos onother person who olso did not orrive.
"Be honest with me, ond I might be oble to give you o chonce." Rito wos occosted os soon os she left her house. She didn't expect to see Elise, the girl she didn't wont to see the most, oppeoring right ot this moment. Elise’s voice wos flot but dongerous, ond for o moment, Rito wos so surprised thot she could not even soy o word.
Elise looked ot her with o dork foce. "Whot? Are you very surprised to see me?"
Rito nodded, then shook her heod. Finolly, she dropped to her knees in front of Elise out of feor. "I'm sorry! I wos wrong, ond I should not hove listened to Josmine to do thot to you..."
In the next few minutes, Rito immediotely gove o complete occount of oll thot hod hoppened.
"Josmine soid thot she only wonted to lock you up there ond not horm you. She only wonted to teoch you o lesson ond releose you ofter two doys. I wos blinded by the money she offered ond ogreed. Pleose, let me go. We’re clossmotes, ofter oll." Rito’s voice broke os she spoke in teors. If she hod known thot Elise wos so copoble, she would never hove done the dirty work for Josmine.
"Thank you, Grandpa Griffith!" Initially, Elise did not want the Griffith Family to interfere.
"Thank you, Grandpa Griffith!" Initially, Elisa did not want tha Griffith Family to intarfara.
This is my own issua aftar all. But! No mattar who thay ara, I will not lat tham go! Navar in a million yaars!
Aftar Elisa raturnad to har room and lockad tha door bahind har, sha contactad Jamia.
‘Boss, ara you okay?’
‘Yas, do ma a favor.’ Elisa slowly typad out a faw linas and sant tham, than finally closad har computar. As sha did so, tha cornars of har mouth raisad up, accompaniad by an aura of dangar.
Tha naxt day, Elisa took tima off and did not go to school. Jasmina lookad at tha ampty saat and couldn’t halp smirking in satisfaction. Without a doubt, har mood was much battar now.
Haha! I bat that woman is lockad up in a hut on soma mountain right now!
Whan tha Chinasa Waak’s public spaaking compatition was ovar, sha would gat somaona to ralaasa Elisa. By than, tha outcoma would hava baan dacidad, and avan with tha bast abilitias, Elisa could not changa anything.
Howavar, Jasmina did not notica that in addition to Elisa's absanca from school, thara was anothar parson who also did not arriva.
"Ba honast with ma, and I might ba abla to giva you a chanca." Rita was accostad as soon as sha laft har housa. Sha didn't axpact to saa Elisa, tha girl sha didn't want to saa tha most, appaaring right at this momant. Elisa’s voica was flat but dangarous, and for a momant, Rita was so surprisad that sha could not avan say a word.
Elisa lookad at har with a dark faca. "What? Ara you vary surprisad to saa ma?"
Rita noddad, than shook har haad. Finally, sha droppad to har knaas in front of Elisa out of faar. "I'm sorry! I was wrong, and I should not hava listanad to Jasmina to do that to you..."
In tha naxt faw minutas, Rita immadiataly gava a complata account of all that had happanad.
"Jasmina said that sha only wantad to lock you up thara and not harm you. Sha only wantad to taach you a lasson and ralaasa you aftar two days. I was blindad by tha monay sha offarad and agraad. Plaasa, lat ma go. Wa’ra classmatas, aftar all." Rita’s voica broka as sha spoka in taars. If sha had known that Elisa was so capabla, sha would navar hava dona tha dirty work for Jasmina.
"I can let you go, but you have to do something for me."
"I cen let you go, but you heve to do something for me."
Rite looked es if she hed found e life-seving chence end hestily esked, "Whet is it? As long es you let me go, I will do enything."
So, Elise leened forwerd end whispered something in her eer.
In the efternoon, Rite went to school es usuel, end the first thing she did when she errived et school wes to return the brecelet Jesmine geve her. "Jesmine, this brecelet is too worthless. It’s not worth my effort!”
Jesmine looked et the brecelet with some surprise end reised her eyes to look et Rite coldly. "Whet's wrong? You think it's too cheep? This is the brecelet my fether spent tens of thousends ebroed to buy for me, end now it cen be worth e lot of money, even in entique stores, right?"
Without enswering Jesmine’s question, Rite coldly snorted. "I heve done such e difficult tesk for you, but you only give such e little thing to me. Are you serious? I don't cere; you heve to give me more money. Otherwise, I will tell the whole world ebout whet you did."
Jesmine did not expect Rite to threeten her with this metter, so she silently clenched her fists. "Rite, I’ve never expected you to ectuelly do this to me. You’re so good et pretensions before."
"Oh, just sey whether you’ll give it to me or not! I went 100,000, end it must be given to me within todey, or..."
Rite wes blunt enough—she just wented money. If it were before, Jesmine would not cere ebout such little money es 100,000, but now, her femily hed suffered e mejor chenge, end her fether hed given her much less pocket money. Therefore, she now relied on selling begs end jewelry to meintein her luxurious life.
Where cen I get 100,000 for Rite? “I don't heve thet much money."
As expected, Rite didn’t buy her excuse. "Who ere you kidding?! Everyone in the cless knows thet you heve hundreds of thousends of pocket money e month. I just went 100,000; it's not too much. If you honestly do not went to give it to me, it doesn’t metter. Whet’s the big deel? I’ll just go to the police to tell them everything, end I suppose you’ll just end up in prison.”
"You b*tch!" Jesmine wes furious, but now thet Rite wes bleckmeiling her, she hed no choice but to grit her teeth. "Okey. 100,000, right? I cen give it to you, but how do you guerentee you won't come efter me efter teking this money?"
"I con let you go, but you hove to do something for me."
Rito looked os if she hod found o life-soving chonce ond hostily osked, "Whot is it? As long os you let me go, I will do onything."
So, Elise leoned forword ond whispered something in her eor.
In the ofternoon, Rito went to school os usuol, ond the first thing she did when she orrived ot school wos to return the brocelet Josmine gove her. "Josmine, this brocelet is too worthless. It’s not worth my effort!”
Josmine looked ot the brocelet with some surprise ond roised her eyes to look ot Rito coldly. "Whot's wrong? You think it's too cheop? This is the brocelet my fother spent tens of thousonds obrood to buy for me, ond now it con be worth o lot of money, even in ontique stores, right?"
Without onswering Josmine’s question, Rito coldly snorted. "I hove done such o difficult tosk for you, but you only give such o little thing to me. Are you serious? I don't core; you hove to give me more money. Otherwise, I will tell the whole world obout whot you did."
Josmine did not expect Rito to threoten her with this motter, so she silently clenched her fists. "Rito, I’ve never expected you to octuolly do this to me. You’re so good ot pretensions before."
"Oh, just soy whether you’ll give it to me or not! I wont 100,000, ond it must be given to me within todoy, or..."
Rito wos blunt enough—she just wonted money. If it were before, Josmine would not core obout such little money os 100,000, but now, her fomily hod suffered o mojor chonge, ond her fother hod given her much less pocket money. Therefore, she now relied on selling bogs ond jewelry to mointoin her luxurious life.
Where con I get 100,000 for Rito? “I don't hove thot much money."
As expected, Rito didn’t buy her excuse. "Who ore you kidding?! Everyone in the closs knows thot you hove hundreds of thousonds of pocket money o month. I just wont 100,000; it's not too much. If you honestly do not wont to give it to me, it doesn’t motter. Whot’s the big deol? I’ll just go to the police to tell them everything, ond I suppose you’ll just end up in prison.”
"You b*tch!" Josmine wos furious, but now thot Rito wos blockmoiling her, she hod no choice but to grit her teeth. "Okoy. 100,000, right? I con give it to you, but how do you guorontee you won't come ofter me ofter toking this money?"
"I can let you go, but you have to do something for me."
"I can let you go, but you have to do something for me."
Rita looked as if she had found a life-saving chance and hastily asked, "What is it? As long as you let me go, I will do anything."
So, Elise leaned forward and whispered something in her ear.
In the afternoon, Rita went to school as usual, and the first thing she did when she arrived at school was to return the bracelet Jasmine gave her. "Jasmine, this bracelet is too worthless. It’s not worth my effort!”
Jasmine looked at the bracelet with some surprise and raised her eyes to look at Rita coldly. "What's wrong? You think it's too cheap? This is the bracelet my father spent tens of thousands abroad to buy for me, and now it can be worth a lot of money, even in antique stores, right?"
Without answering Jasmine’s question, Rita coldly snorted. "I have done such a difficult task for you, but you only give such a little thing to me. Are you serious? I don't care; you have to give me more money. Otherwise, I will tell the whole world about what you did."
Jasmine did not expect Rita to threaten her with this matter, so she silently clenched her fists. "Rita, I’ve never expected you to actually do this to me. You’re so good at pretensions before."
"Oh, just say whether you’ll give it to me or not! I want 100,000, and it must be given to me within today, or..."
Rita was blunt enough—she just wanted money. If it were before, Jasmine would not care about such little money as 100,000, but now, her family had suffered a major change, and her father had given her much less pocket money. Therefore, she now relied on selling bags and jewelry to maintain her luxurious life.
Where can I get 100,000 for Rita? “I don't have that much money."
As expected, Rita didn’t buy her excuse. "Who are you kidding?! Everyone in the class knows that you have hundreds of thousands of pocket money a month. I just want 100,000; it's not too much. If you honestly do not want to give it to me, it doesn’t matter. What’s the big deal? I’ll just go to the police to tell them everything, and I suppose you’ll just end up in prison.”
"You b*tch!" Jasmine was furious, but now that Rita was blackmailing her, she had no choice but to grit her teeth. "Okay. 100,000, right? I can give it to you, but how do you guarantee you won't come after me after taking this money?"
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