Chapter 1405
No.1
His silence made her lips curl into a bitter smile. "You just drove him away... What a satisfying explanation."
"He worked at Autumn Detail..." Alexander's tone weakened noticeably when mentioning her parents. "That's how he got those photos."
"He only stayed three months!" Evelyn's voice suddenly sharpened. "He resigned a year before my parents' accident. Where did those photos come from? You'd believe anything he says?"
Of course. It wasn't his loved ones who died. His family wasn't destroyed.
She should be grateful he even offered an explanation...
"So," Alexander spoke abruptly, "you suspect someone deliberately gave him those photos and sold them to Horizon? They knew you'd see them?"
His piercing gaze seemed to bore into her soul. "You know who it is?"
No.2
Evelyn knew Alexander was brilliant.
With just a few clues, he'd pieced everything together.
Yet he refused to follow the trail further.
When all it would take was his willingness...
Never mind.
Evelyn suddenly felt liberated. They were already broken up. What more could she expect?
"I don't know." She flashed a perfectly crafted fake smile.
No.3
Because she had no proof.
If Alexander wouldn't investigate, she couldn't touch the culprit.
But she never expected this dismissive smile would ignite the powder keg.
Dominating. Unyielding. Leaving no room for refusal.
Evelyn froze in shock.
His kiss was urgent and savage, as if trying to consume her whole.
Only when his hand slid up her thigh did she snap back to reality...
No.4
"Ah—!" Alexander hissed in pain.
Evelyn had bitten down hard.
"Stop the car!" She shoved him away violently.
The driver ignored her. Evelyn turned to wrench the door open, heedless of their speed.
Alexander yanked her back, their struggle rocking the vehicle.
"Have you lost your mind?"
Instead of breaking free, Evelyn found herself trapped tighter in his arms.
No.5
"Nathan. Privacy screen." Alexander's voice was hoarse.
The silver-gray divider rose silently...
Danger thickened in the enclosed space.
"Alexander," Evelyn's eyes brimmed with tears, "touch me and I'll kill myself."
He froze.
Those obsidian eyes burned into her, as if trying to brand her into his bones.
......
No.6
The car halted outside Horizon Media's building. Finally, Alexander released her.
He watched Evelyn's fleeing figure with unreadable darkness in his gaze.
"Nathan," the divider lowered, "trace the origin of those photos from Wu Chun."
Nathan didn't dare ask questions. "Understood."
The rearview mirror reflected Lord Alex's thunderous expression...
Clearly suffering from unfulfilled desire.
Ethan Miller might be foolish, but his dullness was a blessing. At least he wouldn't get eliminated for knowing too much...
No.7
......
"Evelyn!"
Evelyn smoothed her expression before turning.
Simon York approached—her colleague since returning to the entertainment department.
For today's Vincent Sullivan interview, they'd assigned her an assistant. Simon had volunteered.