Chapter 182


    Chapter 182,Coolest Girl in Town


    Ashlyn felt awkward, but she still bit the bullet and tried to convince Alexander. “We grew up together,


    Alexander. Even if we can’t be lovers, we can still be friends, right?” Alexander replied coldly, “Sorry,


    but I beg to differ.” With that, Alexander stood up. He had lost the mood for breakfast, so he signaled


    for the waiter. “Please put these in takeaway containers. Thank you.” Afterpleting his task, the


    waiter passed the containers to Alexander. “Here you are, mister.” Alexander took the containers and


    left, for he had no intention of talking to Ashlyn. Thedy, however, didn’t give up and ran after him.


    “Alexander, I was foolish and did horrible things. I’m sorry, and I’ve already repented! Please, can you


    forget the past and pretend that it never happened? Can we still be friends like before?” Alexander was


    growing more irritated by the second. “Are you out of your mind? You’d better see a doctor and get


    your delusional tendencies checked.” Instantly, Ashlyn went pale in the face. Alexander’s words had


    dragged her harshly out of her ideal state. She thought that if they reached an understanding, they


    could pretend that the past never happened, then everything would go back to how they were before.


    However, she totally forgot how filthy her actions were, and she should be embarrassed to approach


    Alexander out of nowhere. “I’m sorry, I—” Alexander didn’t have time for her exnations, so he simply


    got into his car and drove away. Left behind, Ashlyn was frustrated. Why? Dang it! I don’t get how


    things turned out this way. We weren’t like this before. He used to be nice and polite to me, though I


    need to admit that we weren’t particrly close. But hey, he was still alright. His attitude now, though?!


    Hmph! He refused to talk to her any more than necessary! When did the change happen? Ashlyn


    recalled Elise’s arrival, and she clenched her fists. She seemed to have found the reason. It all


    happened because of Elise… “That cunning woman!” Ashlyn shouted. Elise must have done something


    to cause Alexander to hate me so much. By now, Ashlyn hadpletelye to hate Elise, and she


    swore that she would have her revenge one day. However, Elise had no idea what happened, for she


    had just entered the exam hall to prepare for the exams. There were 4 subjects to be tested in the


    finals, includingnguages and Math. After the 2-day finals, the winter break was finally upon them.


    After returning to the Griffith Residence, Elise immediately went upstairs. Danny followed suit, and


    when his bag hit the floor, he was already starting up a game in his room. Even from a distance away,


    Elise could hear the gaming soundsing from his room. Elise shut the door to her room in order to


    block off the noise, and then she called Laura up. “Grandma, I’ll be going back after 2 days to spend


    my break with you—” Before Elise could finish, Laura hastily said, “Ellie, you don’t have toe back.


    I’m on vacation with your grandpa, and we won’t be back until next year.” This time, it was Elise’s turn


    to be stunned. “When did you go? Why didn’t you tell me?” Promptly, her grandmother responded by


    saying, “It’s sort of ast-minute decision, so we didn’t inform you beforehand. You can just spend the


    break in Athesea, all right? You don’t have toe home.” Hearing that, Elise could only sigh


    helplessly. “All right, then. Take care out there ande home soon.” After Laura hung up, Robin


    immediately asked her, “She didn’t notice, right?” Laura grinned in satisfaction. “You know who I am.


    She wouldn’t notice at all. Ellie definitely wouldn’t expect us to arrive in Athesea in 2 days. She’ll be so


    surprised when she sees us!” Robin said admiringly, “I never thought that Alex would arrange these


    things so well. There shouldn’t be much cause for worry if they get together in the future.” Laura


    agreed, wholly satisfied with Alexander. “But he also said that they would get engaged first, then they


    can take it slow with the wedding. No matter what, this grandson-inw won’t be going anywhere, so


    our little Ellie is finally settling down.” They exchanged happy smiles, and they could see their


    reflections in each other’s eyes. Meanwhile, Elise was a little deted. Her grandparents didn’t even tell


    her that they were going on a vacation, but she had already told the Griffiths that she would be going


    home for the break. Now that she couldn’t go back anymore, this situation was kind of embarrassing for


    her. Still, Elise didn’t overthink about it. It was the holidays, so she had time to help search for news on


    Mika. Oddly, all traces indicated that Mikalya had returned to the country, but she still hadn’te


    home after so long, nor did she contact her family. Elise’s expression went dark, after which she turned


    on herputer. ‘Jamie, are all the holes in Sk System fixed?’ Elise sent Jamie a message, and


    she soon received a reply. ‘All patched up. Do you want to use it, Boss?’ Elise replied with a simple


    ‘yes’ then continued, ‘I’m looking for someone, and I’m wondering if Sk can help me find them


    sooner.’ Seeing Elise’s request, Jamie quickly asked, ‘Who are you looking for, Boss? Just send me


    their info, and Sk will be able to track them down within a day.’ Immediately, Elise sent over


    Mika’s information. ‘Notify me as soon as you find any news on her.’ Jamie responded with an ‘ok’


    emoji. Then he proceeded to scour for information on Mika with Sk. Elise took a deep breath


    and hoped that they would have news on Mika soon. Elise thought that Mika would be found


    quickly with the aid of Sk, but 3 days had passed without any new information. It was as if Mika


    had disappeared; they couldn’t find any traces of her. ‘Boss, is someone trying to hide her tracks?’


    Elise thought long and hard. Who else in this world could have such talent and skill? As she was


    racking her brains, a knock sounded on her door, and she was brought back to reality. She thought that


    it must be Ste, so she said casually, “Is anything the matter, Ste?” Elise didn’t get an answer as


    she expected. Stunned and a little curious, Elise got up to open the door, only to be dumbfounded the


    next moment. “Grandpa! Grandma! Why are you here?” Laura stretched out her arms in wee. “My


    darling Ellie! Let me have a good look at you! Look how much you’ve grown!” Undoubtedly, the young


    lady was surprised. “Grandma, weren’t you on vacation? Why are you suddenly back?” It was an


    awkward question, and Laura didn’t know how to answer it, so she let Robin do the talking. Robin could


    only chuckle out of awkwardness. “Hah! We were tired, so we came back.” Elise wasn’t one to be


    easily deceived. Something is fishy indeed. “Really?” she asked, and Laura could only nod in reply.


    Elise quickly dropped her suspicions because she was simply too d to see her grandparents. “I’ve


    missed you so much, Grandma.” Elise took Laura’s arm tightly in hers, and Laura didn’t know what to


    do with her. “You’re a big girl now. Why are you still acting like a child?” The youngdy replied by


    pulling a funny face. “No matter how old I get, I just want to be a little girl in your eyes, Grandma.” Won


    over by her granddaughter’s cheeky reply, Laura caressed her head lovingly. “You have a way with


    words, don’t you?”


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