Chapter 611
CHAPTER 611 SUDDEN ACCIDENT
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Hank had parked his car by the roadside. Caught in the throes of passion, he failed to notice a white
van careening toward them. It was not until Yelena screamed in a panic that he noticed the catastrophe
looming over them.
His first reaction was to open the passenger door and push her out of the car. Shoved out of the
vehicle, shended quite a distance away and could only watch helplessly as the white van crashed
into Hank''s car.
There was a loud collision, followed by a massive explosion that sted the entire scene. Yelena
slumped to the ground amidst the mes, her face ckened by the billowing smoke.
When the passersby rushed over to help, she finally realized that the front of the car had been utterly
crushed by the impact. Hank had been sitting in the driver''s seat; if he remained in the car, he would be
crushed and ttened by then.
She stared at the appalling state of the car with tears brimming in her eyes. "Hank!"
Releasing a gut-wrenching scream, she tried to rush forward. However, one of the passersby grabbed
her and dragged her backward by the arm while cursing furiously, "Miss, what the hell are you doing?
In that state, the car might explode at any given moment! Hurry up and run!"
She struggled to break free. "No! My boyfriend is in the car! I need to help him!"
"What boyfriend? Even if he was inside, he would''ve been crushed into a pulp by the massive impact
just now!" The passerby shook his head and sighed, cautioning her against unnecessary risks.
Held down tightly, she was unable to move a single inch. Therefore, she could only watch helplessly as
the car gradually burst into mes.
"Silly girl, what are you thinking? How could anything happen to me?"
Just as Yelena sunk into utter grief and despair, she suddenly heard a familiar voice behind her.
Looking back in disbelief, she discovered Hank standing not far away with scratches on his face.
He was smiling. Moreover, his smile was warm and gentle. His expression almost seemed as though
nothing drastic had urred just moments earlier.
The ident had, however, terrified Yelena. Flooded with fear from her close brush with death, she
threw herself into his arms. "Do you know how much you scared me earlier? You pushed me out of the
way, but I couldn''t find you anywhere. I thought you were still inside the car!"
He patted her on the back reassuringly. "How could I do that? I could never abandon you alone."
The truth was that he had no time to react earlier. Hence, he simply threw open his door and rolled to
the side of the road. His swift actions ultimately resulted in injuries to his face during the process.
She raised her hand and touched the wounds on his face tenderly. "It must be painful. You must''ve
gotten these injuries earlier. Let''s get you examined at the hospital."
He shook his head and released her from his embrace. When the mes surrounding the car began to
subside, he stepped forward to take pictures and collect evidence from the scene. Yelena watched him
for a moment before she questioned, "What are you nning to do?"
"I suspect the incident today was not an ordinary ident. Look! There''s nobody in the car, which
means that the driver jumped out of the car and escaped."
Upon hearing those words, she widened her eyes in disbelief. "Are you saying somebody tried to harm
us?"
"Pretty much."
She immediately became livid. "Who on earth would do that? Why would they want to harm us? It''s not
like we''ve offended anybody."
Hank stroked her hair to calm her down. "It''s alright. There''s no need to worry. I''ll know the truth once I
investigate this matter."
If my investigations reveal the culprit behind this incident, I will never forgive them. Anybody who dares
to harm my beloved is simply asking for death.
…
Ever since Elspeth encountered that person during the book signing session previously, she had been
feeling extremely restless.
She could not shake off the feeling that things were not as simple as they seemed. No way, the woman
was merely simr to Emma in appearance. Not to mention, there was also the man who looked
exactly like Callum.
Everything was puzzling and confusing, but it did not take long before she encountered that woman
again.
The previous president of the Alphascape Group had resigned, and the new president was said to be a
young woman. Nobody knew what sort of tricks she used to climb her way to the position in just half a
year.
Elspeth originally thought the rtionship between the twopanies could start again on a clean
te now that the previous president was gone. It was not until she encountered the familiar face in the
office that she abruptly felt overwhelmed and confused.
"Yena?"
The woman standing opposite Elspeth was dressed in a modest but professional suit. Furthermore, her
movements gave off a sense of elegance and poise. If she was said to resemble Emma in appearance,
it could also be said that she was considerably gentler and more respectable than Emma.
Nevertheless, Elspeth always felt as though there was something familiar about the way this woman
looked at her.
"I did not expect you to remember my name, Miss Lynwood. I''m very ttered." Yena''s words were
meant to be ttering, but her statement simply left Elspeth feeling ufortable instead.
She frowned slightly and took a seat opposite Yena. "I can''t believe you''re Alphascape''s new
president."
Yena was not surprised that Elspeth would ask such a question. Curving her lips into a smile, she
laughed and asked, "Don''t tell me… Do you, like everybody else, also believe I used unorthodox
methods to obtain this position, Miss Lynwood?"
Elspeth did not expect to bring such a grave usation upon herself at the start of the conversation. A
look of displeasure immediately appeared in the depths of her eyes. "I did not mean that."
"Lighten up a little. I was merely joking with you." Yena held up the contract in front of her. cing it on
the table, she lightly pushed it toward Elspeth. "Have a good look, Miss Lynwood. What do you think of
the written contract?"
The twopanies were supposed to cooperate in the field ofputer chip technology, which was
something new to Azure Corporation. It was only natural that Azure could notpare with
Alphascape in terms of experience and technology.
Fortunately, Elspeth had done her homework before she decided to enter the industry, so it was not
difficult for her to read and understand the contract. Even so, two conditions in the contract surprised
her.
"The price of the chip… In terms of the pricing, isn''t Alphascape being a little too greedy?" After doing
some market research, she knew that simrputer chips could be purchased from other vendors at
a price that was 25% lower than what Alphascape offered. Hence, she could scarcely believe
Alphascape would offer them such an expensive deal.
Yena naturally knew what was written within the contract. Admiring her newly-done manicure, she
responded in a calm and leisurely manner, "But Alphascape is currently the only one in the industry
that can mass-produce these chips. You might not be able to obtain as many of these raw materials if
you purchased them from elsewhere, Miss Lynwood."
Elspeth knew Yena was speaking the truth. It was precisely due to Alphascape''s monopoly on the
market that Yena dared to make such an unscrupulous offer. Be that as it may, if Elspeth bowed down
to her wishes and agreed to such a high price, Alphascape''s oppression would only be
increasingly excessive in the future.
Steeling her heart, Elspeth pushed the document back toward Yena. "I''m sorry, Miss Haway. I''m
afraid I can''t agree to your terms."
However, Yena was not surprised by Elspeth''s response. In the first ce, these overbearing uses
were designed so that Elspeth would disagree with them.