FULL NOVELXO Chapter 69
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“Okay. Thank you for your hard work.”
Julian sat in the car.
Frank put down the suitcase, returned to the driver’s seat, and said to Julian, “Mr. Ranford, let’s go to town now. We’ll arrive in about an hour and a half. We’ll go to Greenville tomorrow morning. You should take a nap first.”
After they arrived in the town, there was no one on the street.
After all, it was not a big city. There were very few places for leisure and entertainment.
But this town was really poor.
There wasn’t even a nightclub or a luxurious restaurant here. The only hotel was only three stories high, and there was a light hanging outside the
door.
Frank had already booked a room in advance. When Frank brought Julian inside, he said, “The conditions in this town are poor. Please make do.”
When Julian looked at the mottled walls in the comidor and the yellowed, old floor, he was indeed a little disgusted.
Julian said to Frank, “I guess Ace wouldn’t be able to earn much money by coming to such a place to treat the plague, right?”
Frank said with a smile, “Mr. Ranford, this is the reason why Ace became a legend. Nowadays, many people are eager for quick success, but Ace just has to come to such a remote place to treat illnesses and save people. Isn’t it right for us to look for him?”
Julian said, “As expected, all legendary figures are a little abnormal.”
Frank glanced at Julian and thought to himself, “Mr. Ranford, you’re a legend too.”
Frank smiled and opened the door with the key. This hotel didn’t even have an electronic lock.
Then, Frank turned on the light. Julian looked at the simple room that was less than ten square meters and the moldy bedsheets. He was a little speechless.
Frank coughed and added with difficulty, “Um… Mr. Ranford, the bathroom is public. It’s at the end of the corridor. Your room is already good enough. It even has air conditioning! And it’s a single room with a big bed.”
Julian didn’t even know what to speak.
Frank returned to his room, leaving Julian alone in the room.
Julian originally wanted to take a shower in the public bathroom before sleeping, but after taking a look at the environment there, Julian gave up this thought.
When Alexandra took a taxi to town, the driver dropped her off at the entrance of the only hotel in the town.
Before leaving, the taxi driver kindly reminded Alexandra, “Young lady, be careful alone! This village is very poor. Not long ago, two girls from the art department came here to go camping. I heard that they disappeared!”
Alexandra was stunned.
It sounded so scary!
The driver continued to remind Alexandra kindly, “The hotel environment is also very bad. You must lock the door. Because you don’t know who lives opposite you at all!”
Alexandra pulled her suitcase and turned to leave.
When they arrived at the hotel, the receptionist at the front desk was dozing off. When the receptionist saw someone enter, she revealed an impatient. expression. “Why are there always people coming tonight? Do you want a room?”
Alexandra chose a room and carried her suitcase to the third floor.
Alexandra opened the door with the rusty key and took a look. Sigh, she missed the sofa in Julian’s house so much!
The next morning, Julian was woken up by Marco’s call.
Julian had slept late last night. Not long after Julian fell asleep, he was woken up by this call.
Julian sat up and picked up the phone. “What’s wrong?”
“Hey! Well… Mr. Ranford, Mrs… Ranford is missing!” On the other end of the phone, Marco reported nervously.
This morning, Marco contacted the people at the Ranford Mansion, and the maid said that Alexandra had gone to the hospital to take care of her father.
It was easy for Marco to investigate it. Marco made a call, and Alexandra’s lie was exposed.
Peter didn’t suffer cerebral thrombosis at all, let alone be hospitalized.
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Then, Marco quickly called Julian.
Julian was completely shocked awake by this news.
On the other end, Marco said, “I sent her a WhatsApp message, but she didn’t reply. I couldn’t get through to her on the phone. Mr. Ranford, is Mrs… Ranford still sad? And that’s why she ran away from home?”
Julian felt his temples throbbing.
Alexandra always made Julian worry!
With a gloomy expression, Julian said coldly, “Hurry up and go find her!”
“Yes, Mr. Ranford!”
Alexandra, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by the alarm. She had to go to Greenville early.
Hence, Alexandra hurriedly took out her toiletries from her suitcase. Just as Alexandra was about to open the door, she heard a knock on the door in the corridor.
Alexandra opened the door and saw a tall figure standing outside the door of the room opposite. The man had a buzz cut and was wearing a black T–shirt. Other than his strong muscles, his bare armis also had tattoos.
Alexandra was a little scared.
Just as Alexandra was about to slip away, the door opposite opened.
Then, Alexandra suddenly felt a sharp gaze on her, and she blinked.
Ah!
Wasn’t this Julian?
Why was Julian here?
Julian said that he was going on a business trip. Could it be that his business trip was here to look for Ace?
Who was this man in front of Julian? Why did the man look so much like a gangster?
Alexandra blinked her eyes and turned to leave, pretending not to know Julian.
Julian was totally stunned.
Alexandra said that she went to take care of her father who had cerebral thrombosis, but she actually came to Sheffield in Alexandra!
Could it be that Alexandra secretly followed Julian here last night?
“Mr. Ranford, what are you looking at?” Frank glanced at Alexandra and felt that she looked a little familiar, but he didn’t know her.
Seeing that Julian was in a daze as he looked at the young lady who was walking out from the opposite door, Frank asked.
Julian’s lips twitched. “Nothing”
Although Julian was surprised how Alexandra got here, it was strange that the moment Julian saw Alexandra, the anxiety he felt when he found out that Alexandra might have run away from home disappeared.
Frank didn’t ask any more questions. “Mr. Ranford, let’s go down and eat first. Then, we’ll go to Greenville.”
“Alright, I’ll go wash up first.”
“Then I’ll go down and wait for you.”
However, when Julian took the brush cup and towel to the public bathroom, he found that Alexandra was nowhere to be seen.
At one point, Julian thought that he was hallucinating because he had not rested well.
However, soon, the two of them met again in the restaurant beside the hotel.
Alexandra was eating hot dogs and toast. Her mouth was full as if she was eating the most delicious food in the world.
Alexandra did not notice that Julian and Frank had also walked into this restaurant because her mind was filled with thoughts about how she was going to go to Greenville later.
According to the owner of the restaurant, there were no taxis in town. There was only one bus, but it had already set off.
Alexandra could hail a carriage from the road and ask someone to take her to Greenville.
This place was still 5 miles away from Greenville. If Alexandra walked, it would take nearly two hours.
Frank went to order food and bought milk and hot dogs for Julian. “Mr. Ranford, make do”
Alexandra only came back to her senses when she heard someone talking beside her.
Then, Alexandra choked.
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The two men at the table beside Alexandra had an aura that made it impossible to ignore.
When Alexandra met Julian’s gaze, she quickly moved away her gaze and lowered her head to eat the porridge.
After quickly finishing off the toast, Alexandra ran off quickly.
When Julian and Frank came out of the restaurant and were about to drive away, they saw Alexandra standing alone by the roadside.
Alexandra was holding the straps of her backpack with both hands, looking around.
Frank realized that Julian had been staring at the young lady with her hair in a bun more than once, and he was a little puzzled.
Although the young lady was beautiful, Julian didn’t seem like someone who could be seduced by a beautiful woman.