One Night Surprise

Chapter 480 Pretty Sir

Seeing how Alicia was going to leave with Josephine, the director of the orphanage immediately rushed after them and explained, “There is nothing wrong with the boy, but we do have trouble communicating with him because he is of Otharian and Vietnamese descent. From our sources, he used to be raised in Vietnam. He must have reacted so aggressively because he couldn’t mentally cope after changing a location and being abandoned.”

“How did he get all the injuries on his body?” Alicia questioned.

The director hesitantly replied, “He has been showing subtle tendencies to self-harm after he came here.”

Alicia’s eyes seemed to darken after she heard the director’s words. Seeing that, the director looked resigned as he sighed, “We have been trying to treat his self-harming tendencies, but it will take time to get rid of psychological issues. The woman who sent the boy here has requested us to continue treating him, or—or else she will have the promised donation sent to some other orphanage—”

The director’s words were cut off by the sound of a car door being slammed shut. Watching the gray sedan leave, the man slowly straightened his torso as his gaze turned cold.

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The air in Melrose City on Valentine’s Day was thick with an unexplainable feeling of romance when evening came. Most of the people sauntering about on the street were walking hand-in-hand in pairs, and yet Angie looked as though she had a tail following closely behind her. Alex was always a few steps away as he maintained his distance from her. Angie couldn’t get rid of him even if she wanted to, and he didn’t have the courage to get closer to her.

“Pretty sir, did you make your girlfriend angry? Would you like some flowers to cheer her up?”

An adorable young girl suddenly grasped onto the leg of Alex’s pants. Blinking her eyes, she shoved some flowers in Alex’s face.

“I am sorry, I—” A sneeze erupted as he hurriedly explained himself. “I am allergic—” He sneezed again. “To pollen!” As he pushed the flowers away from his face, Angie took the opportunity to make her escape. Alex immediately followed after her when he realized what she had done.

The little girl who had been left behind could only shake her head and sigh, “What a stingy person. You can’t possibly get a girl with a handsome face alone.”

Alex showed no signs of giving up even as he went a distance to chase after her. He tried to maintain a distance of 3 meters away from her as he smiled and asked loudly, “Are you hungry? Why don’t I buy you a meal? You can continue running off after that.”

Angie rested her hands on her waist while gasping for air. Alex’s words suddenly made her realize that the man had no idea that she was running away from him. He even seemed entertained by this whole game of cat and mouse they were having.

putting on a tough front. “Let me buy you a meal. We can have a

an affordable Otharian restaurant whose business seemed rather slow today. Along with a few dishes,

them a plate of peanuts, and he then opened the vodka bottle. He poured Alex a glass, but when he turned

by sucking in a deep breath

people who can’t

appeared on his face after that, and he gulped down the

have to leave

The alcohol was making his face red, but he looked just like a sad child when

father is unsatisfied with me. I admit

The waiter who was serving them a bowl of sliced pork kindly reminded him, “This alcohol

lashes seemed to tremble under the dim light after she heard the

father?” she carefully

his seat and nodded. He couldn’t help but feel somewhat disgusted looking at

He even found out about the time I got into a fight and got detained. That was my friend, Enrique.

and he had to bury his face in his palms to calm himself down before he lifted his gaze again. He poured a

else did

in her head. The tipsy

he isn’t against us dating, but he isn’t very satisfied with me—” His words faltered as he began

fried pork, and vegetables to the table.

exclaimed. “He can’t keep drinking like this. He will

and pouring himself another glass with his eyes closed when Angie snatched it away from him and indulged the throat-burning drink

already spewing random English words now, scaring the waiter who was serving them. Angie drank her

a while to become still as she stood up. She frowned and looked at Alex, who was lying on the

she lightly slapped him