Chapter 23 Is Madeline alive?
Numerous employees were fired because of Elly. This was a warning to others.
Many people were Jealous of Elly. However, no one dares to harm her. They pretended to love Elly and treated her well.
"Uhm, Elly? We are going to have dinner. Would you want to join?"
A colleague said to Elly. Other people were standing in front of the door, waiting for her. Elly knew that she could not deny. She turned off the computer and forgot to take the USB, as usual.
Alex left the office. At the same time, a lady went to Elly's computer. Alex wondered what will happen, he stood behind her back, seeing the woman was going to delete all the files and documents in the USB.
Alex shouted. "What do you think you are doing?"
The sudden sound frightened the girl, bumping into the computer mouse caused it to fall off the table.
Alex approached, glaring when realizing that this was a female employee in the assistant room. "It's time to get off work, what are you doing at Elly's seat?"
The employee was embarrassed when Alex came closer, she was confused. "I just want to help, Elly forgot to take the USB, I want to unplug it for her."
"Really?" Alex did not expose her guilt. "After firing some bastards, the solidarity between colleagues has improved."
The female employee trembled, but she can't give up so easily, she took the USB and said. "Elly is having dinner out. I will bring this USB to the restaurant."
Alex grabbed the USB quickly. "Elly will be punished for her negligence of forgetting to turn off the computer and storing the USB. I will keep this USB."
The female colleague with jealousy blushed and watched Alex left with a USB. 'Elly is truly being blessed by angels.'
Standing in the hotel finding the Data storage USB, Elly was really worried. She didn't found it in every bag. She will need it at the meeting tomorrow, there are many documents she must work on right now.
A knock on the door interrupted her search through her things. Elly dejectedly opened the door thinking that she should return to the company for a trip.
Waiting in front of the door is John. He was dressed in very intellectual and polite retirement clothes, but his face could not hide his fatigue.
"How do you know I'm here?"
When Elly left the house, she didn't tell John where would she stay. She rented a room in a hotel which was near to Hargreaves Company. It was more convenient for her to go to work.
Elly knew John hated The Hargreaves Company, he will never come to places and buildings that were close to The Hargreaves Co.
Thinking of the argument when she moved out, Elly frowned unhappily. "I won't go back to Country S with you. Your stubbornness only aggravates things."
Elly's attitude was firm and uncompromised.
John was sad because of her attitude. "I came to say sorry, Elly, can you let me in?"
Although Elly looked at him suspiciously, she still let the door open.
Elly placed a glass of water in front of John, she sat down, opposite John.
John smiled moodily. "When did we have this distance? You don't want to sit next to me anymore?"
She bitten her lips, Elly did not know what to say. The atmosphere was filled with shame.
John said. "Elly. I apologize for buying the plane ticket without asking your opinion. I'm sorry that going to the company affects your work and your reputation."
Such a sincere and serious apology made Elly unhappy. The hangover felt like she was the guilty one.
After took a deep breath, Elly said in a morbidity way. "I don't want to bring my personal thing into my work. I am not afraid of being ashamed, I just want to have a transparent life work."
She stopped hesitantly. "Elliot, you still don't want me to stay in City A, work in Hargreaves Co.?
Elly didn't see John's hands were clenched. "Elly, promise me, treat Alex as your boss, no more no less, ok?"
Elly laughed at his cute jealousy, but when John looked back in displeasure, she stuck her tongue out, obediently answered. "Elliot, you are my fiancé, I won't flirt with anyone else. I promise Alex is just my boss and we only have a working relationship."
John pretended to accept the promise, he knew better than anyone about the relationship between Elly and Alex. He was very afraid that that thing would happen again; he did not want Elly to be hurt.
Outside, Alex parked his car in front of the hotel, staring at the USB in his hand, and frowned.
As the boss of Hargreaves Co., a famous cruel and cold person, was standing here to give a forgotten item of his subordinates, which was no different from a joke. Even he couldn't understand what he was thinking.
After getting out of the elevator, Alex met a man leaving Elly's room. He came forward, meant to block John's way.
"What are you doing here?"
"How do you know about this place?"
They both asked.
John satirized. "I came here to have some sweet moments with my fiancé. I don't have to tell you everything I did. But you, what kind of boss come to the worker's home?"
Alex's gaze became fierce, he spread his hand to reveal the small USB. "Elly was responsible for her work because I don't want the meeting tomorrow will be ruined by the missing documents. All I want to do is giving her this USB. "
John kept sneering. "Hargreaves President won't like to have some paparazzi catch this moment, will you? A big boss came to his female employee in the night just because of the USB?" He tried to grab the USB from Alex, But Alex avoided it. Even Alex did not understand why he behaved like that.
John became angrier. "Hargreaves President, it is middle of the night now, and you - a single man - cannot come into my fiancé's room."
Alex gave up after a few seconds. John took the USB from Alex successfully.
Alex looked at John. "John, I need to ask. Who is Elly? Maddy is not dead, right? Elly is Maddy?"
John did not change his facial expression and responded to the pressed question, "Hargreaves President, you didn't feel embarrassed while mentioning Madeline?" John's eyes seem to have a detested aura on Alex "If it wouldn't for you, she was still alive. Hargreaves President saw her body, don't you see that your question is stupid?"
If Madeline died, why did Kitten assure that Elly is her mother? Even Alex can feel the aura of Madeline through Elly's eyes.
He Thought a lot, and Alex doubted everything. He tried to find the signs of lying on John's face. "John Elliot, with the progress of medicine nowadays, they can easily change a person's appearance. Three years ago, I had just seen her body quickly. How can I make sure that she is dead?"
John's eyes darkened, his voice became colder. "What do you mean?"
"I can't believe that two people are sharing their aura, habits, allergic problems, especially those eyes. You can't lie to me. Elly is truly Madeline? She is not dead!"
Alex saw the question in Alex's eyes and smiled. "Hey, you should try the screenplay writer job, With your vivid imagination, you will become a successful writer. At that moment, there was no time. If I have had time, I would have taken Maddy right away instead of making a fake body for you. That thing will just prove that I am useless because I can't protect the one I love."
John always looked up to Madeline because he cannot imagine what she has experienced. This is a true thing, Alex knew, Alex clenched. He must have expected too much.
"Elly is coincident." John ended his saying.
Alex misunderstand that sentence. He grabbed John's collar. "Elly is a replacement? You have no right to treat her like that!"
"You are just the same!" John said unafraid, "You cared about Elly just because she reminds you of Madeline Russel. But I'm not, and I'm standing here saying to you that Elly is my fiancé, Hargreaves President, do not steal others happiness."
Each of John's words hit Alex's, while he was stunned, John brought the USB back to Elly's room. The door was half closed just a few steps away. Alex was not brave enough to step forward, and drag the arrogant man out to confront him again.
Looking at his own hand, Alex realized how bastard he was. Whoever Elly was, she was John's fiancé.
Alex can feel his loneliness, he felt scared and confused.
Exactly when John stepped in, Elly extended her hands to John, he was stunned, then understood. He gave the USB. "You heard all of it?"
Elly took the USB, the conversation was quite loud, she was confused and afraid.
Her glamorous eyes looked at John - he can see her sadness deep down those eyes - asked "Who is Madeline Russel?