Chapter 54:I’ve Liked You a Long Time Ago


    Knowing that Wilson was going to get married, moreover to a humblendscape designer, Harry was a


    little regretful. It was a pity he can''t get such an impressive person like Wilson to be his son-inw.


    Monica pouted in annoyance. She felt Wilson was going too far. In order to dash her hopes, he dared


    to lie to her father. Previously, she did not know about Alina''s background and assumed she was the


    daughter of a well-known family. However, knowing that she was just a designer, Monica was certain


    that Wilson was lying to her. How could the president of Scott Group marry a person with no social


    standing? It should be someone like her, Monica Adams, who deserved that title.


    Because of Wilson''s deration, the atmosphere became a little awkward.


    Harry changed the topic. "Mr. Wilson, let''s go to see the showrooms."


    "Alright!" Wilson nodded.


    They walked towards the direction of Building A.


    They had to pass through the area where the transntation process was ongoing.


    Alina hid quietly for a few minutes until she felt that Wilson should have walked away, then only she


    returned from the bathroom. As soon as she came back, she saw Wilson turning away to walk to


    Building A.


    She took a deep breath and patted her chest. "Finally!"


    Alina walked quietly on tiptoe towards Rosie like a thief.


    It was as if Wilson had eyes at the back of his head. He turned around suddenly and saw Alina


    tiptoeing back to Rosie, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible. Wilson could not help but shake his


    head and smile. He really didn''t know what to say about her antics.


    "Move to the right, just a little more. Alright, lower it down!" The crane operator and the person in


    charge from the nursery department were working together to transnt the ginkgo tree into its nting


    hole.


    Wilson looked up and his heart fell like a rock. The ropes that were supposed to attach the huge ginkgo


    tree to the crane suddenly snapped. The tree tilted to the left and was going to fall onto Alina''s path,


    but she didn''t notice it.


    Wilson rushed towards Alina and pulled her out of harm''s way.


    ...


    With a loud noise, the tree fell to the ground with arge crash, mud and earth flying everywhere. The


    impact was so great that a pit formed at the ce where the treended. One could imagine that if


    Alina hadn''t been pulled away, she would have died on the spot.


    Alina looked at the huge ginkgo tree that had fallen in front of her. She was so frightened that she could


    not stand up. Alina grabbed tightly onto Wilson''s suit instinctively, her voice trembling. "S-Scumbag,


    what in the world happened?"


    "Are you blind, stupid? Look where you walk!" Wilson''s tone was harsh. This woman really knew how to


    make people worry about her. She had no sense of danger. Moreover, she didn''t pay attention to her


    surroundings in a construction site fraught with hazards. idents could happen in a split second. If he


    was anyter, Alina would have died in front of him.


    "Well, I''m sorry!" Alina apologized, her voice still trembling. She was shaken from the incident. Her


    heart thumped loudly in her chest.


    What was wrong with her recently? Was she cursed? Why did all sorts of idents and mishaps


    happen around her suddenly?


    Harry witnessed the scene as well. He was so furious that his face contorted with rage. Harry turned to


    his assistant and instructed him sternly, "Go, investigate what was the cause of this casualty!"


    "Yes." The assistant immediately left.


    "Mr. Harry, my fiancée doesn''t feel well. I''ll take her home." Wilson''s face darkened. He dragged Alina


    and headed out of the construction site.


    Alina was still gripping onto Wilson''s suit as he supported her out of the construction site. Her heart


    was still beating wildly and frantically. Her head was spinning as she thought about the close shave she


    had just now.


    Wilson''s expression was as cold as ever. "Why are you always so careless? I won''t always be by your


    side to protect you all the time!" Even if he could, idents could happen in a split second. For


    instance, like the ident just now. What if he could not react in time? Just one secondter, he would


    not have been able to save her in time.


    "I''m sorry, it wasn''t on purpose!" Alina bit her lower lip. She didn''t know how to tell Wilson that she had


    been especially unlucky recently.


    Wilson couldn''t bear to continue scolding Alina. She was obviously still terrified and her face was full of


    remorse.


    Reaching out, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. He said whispered softly to her. "Don''t


    be scared, everything is okay now! Just be careful in the future!"


    "Alright." Alina broke out into sobs. She had truly been scared out of her wits by the incident.


    He softened his tone and asked Alina, "Have you offended anyone?"


    This was already the second time that an ident had happened to Alina at the construction site.


    Although she had not suffered any serious injury, Wilson did not believe that such fundamental


    mistakes would happen one after another in apany with strict management like the Adams Group.


    Furthermore, it seemed to be targeted at Alina each time. Was this pure coincidence? Was she really


    that unlucky?


    If it was not a mere ident but targeted specifically at Alina, then it must be someone with a grudge


    towards her. He would send Simon to investigateter, but if he could get some clues from Alina, it


    would make the investigation easier. She would also be safer earlier once the perpetrator was


    identified.


    "Offended someone?" Alina frowned. After thinking for some time, she peeked out of Wilson''s arms


    and said, "The only person I have offended would be our former director of design, Hall Garcia."


    "He has been imprisoned!" Wilson said.


    "How did you know?" Alina looked up. This was their department''s private business. How did an


    outsider like Wilson know? She had never told him.


    "Well," Wilson replied, but he did not exin further.


    He did not want to let Alina know that the reason why Hall''s matter had been handled so quickly, and


    she had been able to obtain the 200 thousand dor bonus was because of Wilson''s interference in


    that matter. Wilson had Simon investigate all of Hall''s crimes, including Hall betraying hispany''s


    interests and selling design ns to Adams Group''spetitors. Simon then handed the information to


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    Adams Group''s secretary team at the headquarters.


    To avoid giving Hall the chance to take revenge on Alina, he ordered Simon to send Hall to prison. He


    did not expect Alina to have so many enemies apart from Hall.


    Alina thought about it carefully. She couldn''t think of anyone else she had offended, other than Hall.


    She shook her head. "I don''t know who else has a grudge against me. Normally, I just go to work, after


    work I''ll go home to have dinner and sleep. I don''t think I would have offended anyone."


    "I see," Wilson replied again. Since he could not get any information from Alina, he would get Simon to


    investigate.


    Wilson looked down at Alina lying in his arms. Seeing her innocent expression, he was really worried


    for her. He gently released her and rested both hands on her shoulders. "Please be more careful in the


    future."


    "Yes, I will." Alina nodded vigorously.


    "You need to know how to protect yourself." Wilson added.


    "Alright."


    "Tomorrow, let''s take some time off to register our marriage!" Wilson gazed at Alina expectantly.


    Alina was taken aback by his words. The reason she was afraid to meet Wilson and tried so hard to


    hide from him was because of Wilson''s persistence to register their marriage. What was wrong with


    him? Why was he so fixated on taking responsibility and marrying her? They weren''t in a rtionship,


    for goodness sake.


    "You don''t want to?" Seeing as Alina didn''t respond, Wilson asked after a long pause.


    "I..." Alina stammered. How should she answer? Wilson had just saved her life.


    Pursing her lips, she asked Wilson, "Do you need a person to get married with urgently?"


    "Yes!" Wilson replied.


    "But there are many daughters from wealthy families eager to marry you. As long as you are willing, I''m


    sure tons of women will line up to be chosen as your partner!" Alina really did not understand why


    Wilson was so stubborn.


    Wilson snorted. "No man wants to marry a woman who only cares about his status and money!"


    "Oh, you want to marry me because you think that I am not interested in your money?" Realization


    suddenly dawned on Alina.


    Wilson replied bluntly, "Yes."


    Alina looked up in exasperation. "How could you be sure that I am not interested in your wealth?


    Furthermore, I may not be interested now, but I might in the future!"


    Wilson chuckled. "Didn''t we have an agreement? After marriage, our assets will remain separate. I will


    live my life, and you live yours. We won''t interfere with each other."


    "..." Alina was speechless at his words.


    What else could she say? He had more foresight than she thought. People in the business world knew


    how to protect themselves and take calcted risks.


    She shrugged. "Okay, I''ll think about it."


    Previously, she was worried that his status in the Scott Family would be affected. She had worried


    needlessly. Wilson was such a shrewd person, he would never make a deal that was unfavourable to


    himself.


    After marrying her, Wilson would not have to worry about his family urging him to get married and could


    focus solely on his career. Moreover, as he said, his grandfather liked her. In that regard, she might not


    lose to the daughter of a noble family!


    Alina was in a dilemma.


    On one hand, she didn''t want to get involved with such a wealthy and noble family. On the other hand,


    she really wanted to repay Wilson. He helped her out too often.


    For example, he had saved her life just now, didn''t he?


    As she was deep in thought, Wilson spoke up. "I''ll give you three more days to think about it."


    "Okay!" Alina quickly nodded in agreement. Indeed, she needed more time to go back and consider


    this proposal seriously.


    "Let''s have a meal together!" Wilson looked at the time on his watch. It was still early, so he could take


    her to a ce farther away to soothe her nerves. She must have been scared stiff. He himself was so


    scared that his heart almost stopped beating.


    "No, I want to go to the hospital!" Alina replied.


    "I''ll give you a ride!" Wilson nodded. He did not force her toply with his wishes.


    Wilson asked the driver to drop Alina off at the hospital. Since there was no need to have a meal


    together, Wilson simply returned to the office and continued his work.


    After Alina got off at the hospital, Wilson''s face darkened. He made a phone call. "Simon, investigate


    whether Alina had offended anyone and whoever is trying to harm her in secret."


    In Michael''s ward.


    When Alina walked in, Michael''s face lit up with a smile. He gave a knowing look to Morgan. Morgan


    got up and left the ward.


    "Alina,e and have a seat!" Michael greeted her.


    Alina sat down on the chair beside Michael''s bed and asked, "Mike, how are you feeling today?"


    "Are you still calling me ''Mike''? Did you forget your promise?" Michael pretended to be unhappy with


    her.


    Alinaughed. "Alright, I''ll remember. I''ll address you as Michael next time."


    "That''s more like it!" Michael smiled, and then his eyes became serious. He stared at Alina earnestly.


    Seeing his expression, Alina immediately felt that things were not going to end well.


    Sure enough, what Michael said next gave her another headache.


    Michael said carefully, "Alina, assuming that if I manage to fully recover as I am before, would you be


    my girlfriend? I''ve liked you a long time ago!"