All he knew was that this would be a battle that the two of them would be facing together as one. He squeezed Elise on her shoulder and took the initiative to walk past them from the side, having no intention to be held up by Johan and Amelia. “Mr. Hayden!” Amelia suddenly called out to the lobby manager. “These two people are going to barge in and disturb your valuable customers without making an appointment. Are you going to just stand and watch?” What she said put Mr. Hayden on the spot. Both parties were people he couldn’t afford to offend. He initially had planned to turn a blind eye on them and the matter would have passed, but now that Amelia had dragged him into it, he wouldn’t be able to be out of the picture without making a choice between them.
However, one wouldn’t require much contemplation when it came to making a choice between the Olson Family Clan, who was strong in the share market and various aspects, and the Griffith Family, who was suffering a huge loss and was neglected by many at the moment. After some consideration, Mr. Hayden went up to Alexander and Elise, thereafter blocking their way. “I’m sorry, Mr. Griffith. You know how things work here. The customer staying in the penthouse dislikes any visits.” “What if I insist on going up?” Alexander’s expression sank and a murderous intent flashed across his eyes. “Mr. Griffith, please don’t put us on the spot.” Mr. Hayden bowed his head before he raised his hand to gesture to the other hotel staff to come over to block the hallway.
It was apparent that Alexander wouldn’t be able to go in unless he did it by force. “It seems like you two refuse to accept the reality that the Griffith Family is now nothing!” Amelia mocked, her tone gloating. A wicked smile played at the corner of Johan’s lips as he walked up to Elise. Then, he made a few turns around her while his malicious gaze roamed all over her body as he offered, “Miss Sinclair, if you are willing to say a few nice things to me, I’m more than happy to give you a hand and allow you to take a look at the penthouse. What do you say?” “Save your breath.”
A hint of impatience appeared in Elise’s eyes as she eyed him with narrow eyes. “If you look at me with that perverted gaze for another second longer, I swear I will destroy them!” Being well-aware of how fierce Elise was in character, Johan shrank backward as his heart leapt into his mouth. Although the woman seemed tender and weak, she exuded an intimidating presence when she decided to go all out. However, men were like cats, a creature that had the courage to do absolutely anything as long as it wasn’t life-threatening. This was why when Johan remembered that the Olson Family Clan was at an advantage at the moment, the urge to stir something up overtook him again. He let out a cold chuckle and continued to lock his pervy gaze on Elise’s long legs that were exposed under her skirt.
A sharp gleam flashed across her eyes, her hand making a slight move by her side and a silver needle slid to her fingers. Nonetheless, before she could make a move, Alexander flung his fist violently at Johan, and the latter collapsed on the floor. He threw punches after punches like a madman, and Johan was unable to fight back at all. In the end, Alexander lifted a foot and stomped on Johan’s chest. A shock look spread across Elise’s face but she soon regained her calmness and quietly kept away the silver needle between her fingers. “Alexander Griffith, how dare you?
Aren’t you afraid that I’ll make sure that the entire Griffith Family will go down together with me?!” With blood trickling down the corner of his lips, Johan tried to struggle and put on a brave front. An impassive Alexander stepped on him even harder—so hard that Johan was unable to even raise his head. With his head glued to the floor, he resembled a tortoise that was flipped upside down, and the only parts he could move around were his limbs.
The hotel customers that passed by discreetly took out their phones to record the scene. Ignoring the bystanders, Alexander nonchalantly took out his phone and dialed a number. “I’m at Gold Peace. The new manager that you employed seems to dislike me.” The person on the other end of the line replied to him and Alexander hung up a few seconds later. The next instant, Mr. Hayden’s phone rang urgently. Fishing out his phone, he noticed that it was a call from the general manager of the hotel. His hand trembled and he dropped the phone on the floor.
However, he immediately squatted down to pick it up before accepting the call with his heart in his mouth. Before he even said anything, the person on the other end of the line roared, “What did you do? How could you stop Alexander? Don’t you treasure your job? Give full cooperation to all his requests if you still wish to stay!” “Y-Yes, sir! I-I’ll do so right away!” The call was killed even before Mr. Hayden finished his sentence. He gulped, inwardly curious as to why the general manager would side with Alexander. However, he obediently stepped forward and apologized to both Alexander and Elise. “President Griffith, Miss Sinclair, please come this way. I’ll lead you to the penthouse.”
He paused for a moment and continued, “I’m really sorry for that. When Mr. York checked in here, he specifically instructed that nobody—not even the hotel employees—is allowed to step foot into the penthouse. So, I was put on the spot as well.” Alexander darted a look at him from the front. “Is that so?” he questioned, his voice stern. “You weren’t put on a spot when it was the Olson Family Clan that you were dealing with, were you?” “Uh…” Mr. Hayden was rendered speechless, his face pale. Meanwhile, Alexander, who was in no mood to lecture him, bent over and gripped Johan’s chin instead. As he stared at the latter’s eyes and examined them carefully, he stated indifferently, “Indeed, your eyes don’t match your face well.
I’ll come and get them in a couple of days.” With that, he abruptly released his grip and retracted his hand before turning around and returning back to Elise’s side. “Darling, we are meeting a client today, so we shouldn’t let blood spill for the time being, alright?” Darling? Elise was stunned to hear that. This seemed to be the first time he addressed her with such endearment. After a while, she returned to her senses and nodded cooperatively. “Sure, let him take care of them for the time being.” Alexander revealed a slight smile in response. “Let’s go.”
After they had barely taken two steps, the lift doors suddenly slid open and the bodyguards from the penthouse were seen stepping out of the lift. The moment Mr. Hayden saw that, he immediately rushed forward to ask, “Is there any request from Mr. York? Do let me know and I’ll make sure that it is carried out right away.” However, the bodyguard lifted a hand and pushed Mr. Hayden to one side, then marched in the direction of Elise and Alexander. “Mr. Griffith and Miss Sinclair?” he said in Chinese, his voice husky. “Yeah.” “Yeah.” Alexander politely nodded.
“Mr. York would like to meet you two.” The bodyguard stated in Chinese, then gave way to the duo, inviting them into the lift. Mr. Hayden attempted to get into the lift as well but was stopped by the bodyguard, who explained, “Mr. York said that he only wants to meet Mr. Griffith and Miss Sinclair.” Then, the bodyguard coldly pressed on the lift button to close the lift doors. Looking at the slowly closing doors, Mr. Hayden gulped in horror. What’s going on?
Could it be that the news out there is fake and the Griffith Family is not suffering any losses? Not only was the general manager afraid of offending Alexander and giving him special treatment, but why is this VIP treating the two of them like this as well? Meanwhile, news about Nathan accepting Alexander and Elise’s visitation instantly spread throughout the hotel and gradually on the Internet.
