Bring Your A Game Mr Chapter 20


    Bring Your A Game Mr Chapter 20


    The first one to step inside the room was Danny, who walked with wide strides, all while he nagged,


    “Can‘t we take turns to visit her instead ofing in all at once?” He had just taken a few steps when


    his body stiffened. “Holy crap. Isn‘t that the world–renowned movie star, Cecile Sinir?”


    At that, the rest of the Griffiths following behind him froze as well. Jack nearly dropped the gifts that he


    had brought, shocked as he was once he got a good look at the woman by Elise‘s side.


    Everyone seemed to have been thoroughly shaken by this. Only Alexander‘s expression was still as


    even as ever. Elise, who exactly are you? he wondered.


    Elise herself was also surprised. She was unsure how to break the tension,


    Cynthia patted Elise before she stood up and fluffed her hair. Then, she slowly spoke. “Greetings, I am


    Elise‘s aunt, Cecile Sinir, but off the stage, I am just Cynthia.”


    “Her aunt?” Jack couldn‘t believe his eyes. No wonder Elise ignored me back then. It‘s because her


    own aunt is an international superstar.And there I was, brazenly telling her that I would bring her


    around to meet her favorite actors. At that thought, Jack felt even more ashamed.


    Alexander nced at Elise, whose gaze was darting everywhere. After a moment of contemtion, he


    slowly walked over and extended his hand like a gentleman. “Nice to meet you. You‘re here to visit


    Elise too, right?”


    “I happened to be in the country, so I came to visit her.” Cynthia extended her hand in response to his


    politeness. She eyed the man before her. His eyes betray nothing. And he‘s able to maintain a level


    head even when faced with something like this. Such a polite gentleman. He‘s a good match for Ellie.


    “Are you here to visit Ellie, too? My, my, Ellie‘s the apple of my father‘s eye. Everyone has been worried


    out of their minds ever since she got injured,” Cynthia said with a tone that indicated her seniority over


    Alexander.


    “I apologize for making you and your family worry. It won‘t happen again.” Part of the reason that Elise


    had gotten hurt this time was because he hadn‘t taken good care of her.


    “I‘ll leave things to you, then.” Cynthia smiled breezily after she heard Alexander‘s promise. She walked


    over to Elise‘s side and teased, “Ellie, it seems to me the Griffith Family has some fine heirs. I think you


    two would get along well.”


    Alexander‘s expression turned a fair bit chillier when he heard that.


    “Aunt Cynthia, but that‘s…” Elise stuttered, her words tripping over each other.


    The tiny room was already cramped enough with all the people squeezed into it. Now, the atmosphere


    had turned even stranger.


    “Since your aunt is here, we‘ll have to wee her properly as hosts,” Matthew suddenly said with a


    gentle tone, having remained quiet all this while. He lifted his head, only for his gaze to directly meet


    Elise‘s.


    His gaze… waspletely different from Alexander‘s; it actually had a hint of brightness in it.


    Matthew shifted his gaze over to Alexander, his tone still gentle and polite as he spoke. “What do you


    think, Alexander?”


    “All right. You handle the arrangements,” Alexander replied simply.


    Elise gave Matthew a once–over. On the surface, he and Alexander were brothers. But in reality, they


    seemed to have more of a superior–subordinate rtionship. It was probably because they had worked


    together at the samepany for a while.


    “Would you like toe with us for lunch, Miss Sinir?” Matthew suddenly asked. Even his voice


    sounded bright and smiley.


    Lunch!


    Elise was extremely excited at that thought. Her appetite was terrible after eating several days‘ worth of


    nd food. Now that she got the chance to feast, she was, of course, going to take it.


    “Of course!” Elise answered without another thought.


    However, Cynthia looked at Elise before asking, conflicted, “But, can you leave your bed this soon after


    your injury?”


    “I happened to read this book on geomancy before. It said that being in thepany of others can


    speed up the healing process,” Matthew said casually.


    Spending time in thepany of others? Only Cynthia, who spent most of the year overseas, would


    believe this kind of outrageous lie.


    Despite that, Elise still gave Matthew a thankful look. Thanks a lot!


    The mood at the table soon livened up. But for some reason, Elise thought it didn‘t seem like a


    weing party for Cynthia. This feels more like a recruitment process. And Aunt Cynthia‘s the


    recruiter, recruiting the perfect husband for me,


    “Alexander, Ellie‘s hand still hasn‘t fully healed yet. Do you mind helping her get some of that pork?”


    And so, an extra piece of fatty meat suddenly appeared on Elise‘s te while she was still chewing the


    pork that she had gotten earlier.


    “You‘re wee.” Alexander said casually.


    You‘re wee, my foot! I absolutely hate meat with fat on it. How did you manage to even find such a


    huge chunk anyway? Elise bemoaned internally.


    Elise propped her chin on one hand as she casually scanned the people around her. Other than


    Alexander and herself, everyone was happily chatting.


    “Are you feeling unwell?”


    Elise jolted. She didn‘t expect Alexander to suddenly speak.


    Before she could respond, she heard Cynthia answer, “Ellie‘s injury probably hasn‘t healed yet. Why


    don‘t you send her back?”


    Or, as she was implying, she wanted to match Alexander and Elise together. Elise could feel awkward


    tension in her face. Why does everybody think I fancy Alexander?


    “All right.” Alexander had no reason to refuse.


    “Sorry for the bother,” Elise said as she gave a pained smile to Alexander, whose expression remained


    the same.


    Elise felt awkward. I appreciate the sentiment, Aunt Cynthia. But this doesn‘t make me feel any better.


    They ended up getting a taxi because Alexander had drunk some wine earlier during lunch. Elise and


    him got into the back seat. She unconsciously scooted over to the side, and then she scooted even


    further…


    Alexander‘s brows were slightly furrowed as he looked at her. “Are you afraid of me?”


    Elise grinned awkwardly. “I‘m just worried that you‘ll end up sitting on my clothes, haha.”


    Alexander turned his head toward her and smiled. “Really now?”


    Is he actually smiling?


    Elise thought her eyes were ying tricks on her. Still, that smile of his did seem a little terrifying.


    Elise coughed, having been caught off guard by that smile. She tried to shift her thoughts to something


    else instead of having her mind continue to linger on Alexander next to her.


    Not long after that, she fell asleep.


    As she drifted in and out of sleep, Elise saw a familiar sign shing past her eyes. She thenpletely


    forgot that Alexander was sitting next to her. “Stop the car here. I wanna have some beef stew.”


    By the time Elise remembered that Alexander was beside her, it was toote.


    He went silent for a moment, and then he said to the taxi driver, “Please stop by that stew shop.”


    And so, the driver turned back and stopped the taxi by an old road sign.


    “Sorry about that. I won‘t take up too much of your time,” Elise said while she opened the car door and


    sprang out without stopping to take a breath. She rushed straight into the store.


    “I‘d like this and this… And that one too…” Elise ordered everything on the menu without batting an


    eye, but then she noticed that there was another person standing behind her.


    “Why are you here too?”


    “I‘m hungry as well. Can‘t I get some food too?” Alexander asked.


    “Fine, fine.” Elise wiped the sweat off her forehead before taking out her phone to pay for her food.


    “Please get me another one. Same as my own order.”


    The shop owner‘s movements were well–practiced. In the blink of an eye, he whipped up the two


    orders and handed them to Elise.


    “This one‘s for you.” Elise handed one of the bowls to Alexander.


    Alexander frowned. In all actuality, he wasn‘t hungry.


    “It‘s nothing much. Just some thanks to your family for inviting my aunt out for lunch. If you think this


    isn‘t enough, I‘ll treat you to a nicer meal in the future,” Elise exined patiently.


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    Alexander nced at the bowl of stew that was offered to him before reaching out to ept it. “You


    don‘t have to,” he said ndly.


    Elise began to dig into her food. As always, the best foods were all hidden in little hole–in–the–wall


    ces. She dipped her spoon into the stew repeatedly, spooning up bits and pieces of meat and


    vegetables each time without a care in the world.


    Alexander eyed her, and the icy look in his eyes abated a little. His voice also took on a warmer tone.


    “Can I get this to go?”


    Elise felt that he was missing the point and wasting the food. “Don‘t you know that you have to eat it


    while it‘s still hot?” she asked.


    “No,” Alexander answered in his low voice.


    Elise was stupefied by this, but then she turned back to her food and continued stuffing her face.


    After Elise was sent back to the hospital, Alexander stared at the stew she had given him andpsed


    into deep thought. Is this thing really that delicious?


    He scanned the bag before opening it. The stew was still a little warm. Half–confused, he copied Elise


    and tried a small spoonful of it, carefully chewing on the meat that he had scooped up.


    “It‘s actually quite tasty…”