Bring Your A Game

Bring Your A Game Mr Chapter 10

Be Grateful When Someone Gives You an Out

After getting back to the Griffith Residence, Elise breathed a sigh of relief. So much had happened today, and she still had trouble making sense of it all.

While she was in the car just now, she studied Alexander’s face closely through the rearview mirror, but it was so dark in the car that she didn’t get to see his expression clearly. She had thought a lot about ‌it on their way home, but she still couldn’t figure out why he would step in all of a sudden. It would have been more in character for him to just stand by and look on. Maybe he’s not one to judge people by their looks? An actual good guy perhaps?

Without giving it much thought, she went back to her room and changed out of the evening dress. After deliberately putting on a pair of old-fashioned pajamas, she walked into Alexander’s study; placed on the desk were a tall stack of documents and several photos scattered here and there. “Here’s your suit jacket. Thanks for helping me out just now.”

Alexander shot a glance at the woman standing in front of his desk. Then, he replied expressionlessly, “You don’t need to give it back to me.”

Elise replied, “If you think it’s dirty, I can send it to the dry-cleaner’s.”

her. “I don’t want it

for a second before she replied with a sneer, “You’re leaving this to me? Then I’ll throw it away.” With that, she threw the suit

holding without saying a word. Upon seeing this, she felt like she was being snubbed. At first, she had wanted to wash the suit jacket, return it, and express her thanks, but it seemed that she had read too much into his act of kindness. She turned around to leave, only to find Danny standing perfectly still at the door. “Excuse me,” she said

the suit

by his strange question, Elise replied

dressing? Hah! I almost laughed myself to death back there. Don’t you know yourself? Even the prettiest clothes wouldn’t make you look any better. Alexander saved you from embarrassment today, yet you threw his clothes into the trash can after coming back. Do you know how much

Elise didn’t have the energy to quarrel with Danny at first, but she could no longer stand it when he kept calling her ‘bumpkin.’ She shoved Danny out of her way, took a checkbook out of her bedroom, and tore a check off it. Then, she handed the check to Danny, saying, “Here,

it over and

Elise was utterly speechless.

gotten something on her, Danny said with a mischievous grin, “Since you’re from the countryside, I won’t force you

dared to speak to Elise like that at other times, she would’ve flung the check in their face right away. But now, she was only an ordinary person from

bellowed, “Be grateful when someone gives you an out,