NovelEnglishChapter 47 @4 69%2 A few days later, Ellie was enjoying her off day. After shopping for sfruits and veggies, she arrived back at her apartment to find Alex standing at her door, wearing a dark expression. Remembering that kiss in the hospital, Ellie felt her cheeks heat up Their dynamic was strange; no matter how much they argued, Alex acted like nothing happened, while she couldn't shake off the awkwardness.
Alex's eyes flickered with emotion as he pointed at her door. "You changed the password, didn't you?" 43 Ellie shook her head, then nodded. "Um, yes." In one swift motion, Alex snatched the bag from her hand and gripped the back of her neck, staring intently at the keypad. "Open the door." Ellie shrunk back, refusing to unlock it. Aaron had set the password for her, and no matter how smart Alex was, he wouldn't crack it.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Turn around," she said, not wanting to reveal the password.
With a grim expression, Alex warned, "Ellie, I'll count to three. If you don't open this door, I'll call someone to tear it down." Ellie believed him. He was wild and unpredictable; there was nothing he wouldn't do. Just the other day, his mom had started looking for a therapist. A mother knows her child. Nancy probably suspected Alex had serious issues. With no choice left, Ellie opened the door to let Alex in. Watching him pace around like a police dog, she retreated to the kitchen.
A quick scan of the room yielded nothing unusual, and Alex turned to her. "Ellie, who told you to contact a therapist for me?" Ellie shrugged, forcing a smile. "This isn't my fault. You should really ask Nancy about that." Alex shot back, "How is this not your problem? If you hadn't agreed, could she have forcedto go see a shrink?!" Ellie started organizing the groceries she had just bought, not wanting to get into an argument with him. Standing beside her, Alex's gaze unconsciously drifted to Ellie's lips. He recalled the kiss they shared in the hospital, making his throat tighten. That restless spark, one he thought was just a dream, began stirring inside him again.
Annoyed, he tugged at his already loose collar and headed to grab a glass of water. "Getsice" Ellie retrieved sice from the fridge, warning, “Drinking too much of this isn't good for you." Alex dumped all the ice into his glass. "I just need something to cooldown." She watched him tilt his head back and down the whole glass of ry water. With a smirk, she continued organizing her fridge, thinking that he really needed to calm down "Once you're done, let's go somewhere," Alex said, putting his empty glass down.
Ellie closed the fridge, turning to take the glass he used back to the kitchen to wash it. "I'm not going.
15:05 Sat, Jan 25 Chapter 47 In response, Alex pulled out his phone, clicked on a video, and held it up in front of her.
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Ellie's eyes widened as she realized the video showed her kissing himup close. Her mind wiped blank-he actually saved the clip someone took of them in the hallway! Before she could finish watching. Alex snatched the phone back. If you don't cwith me, I'm sending this video to Aaron. I'll share it with everyone!" Staring at Alex's malicious grin, Ellie felt like she could barely breathe.
"Go ahead and share it! That was just an accident, there were tons of m people there who could backup!" Ellier quickly rinsed off the soap on her hands and pushed Alex out of the kitchen.
Alex leisurely followed, hands stuffed in his pockets, leaning closer to Lean whisper in her ear, "Since you don't care, l'just send this video to my parents and say you were trying to seduce me, wanting to be my wife. Who do you think they'll believe?" Ellie's face turned pale, her hands clenched tightly at her sides, trembling uncontrollably.
Staring at him with red-rimmed eyes, she struggled to say, "How can you be so vile?" Alex's expression twisted into a smirk, but there was a sharp warning in his eyes. "So, what do you say? Ready to go out with someone as vile as me?" E
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