FULL NOVELXO Chapter 73
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Julian took over the phone and said to the other end, “Then we’ll pick Jacob up tonight. You guys pack up.”
After hanging up, Frank said, “Boss, is it that urgent?”
Julian said, “I’m afraid we’re not in a hurry. Someone is. Hurry up and eat. After you’re done, go to the Cameron family to pick Jacob
up.”
Marco said, “Alright, I’ll arrange for the manpower and treatment in the hospital.”
After dinner, when Julian and Frank were about to drive to Greenville, Alexandra also wanted to go along.
Julian asked her, “Have you forgotten about what happened this morning?”
Alexandra said, “Maybe it’s just in time for his relapse. I want to go too.”
Julian didn’t reject her request and took her with him. Anyway, he knew that he definitely wouldn’t let Jacob hurt Alexandra again.
When they arrived at Greenville, it was already night.
There was a light in the Cameron family’s courtyard. Jacob’s son, daughter–in–law, and two children were inside the house.
He had already changed Jacob into a new set of clothes. There was also a purple luggage bag with some clothes for Jacob. Jacob’s family background was not the best. His eldest son was a crippled farmer and was as simple as his wife.
When he heard that Julian was going to treat his father, he kept thanking Julian.
His two sons were also very polite and had patches on their clothes.
The walls of the house were covered with award certificates, and it could be seen that the result
were very good.
Alexandra was afraid of seeing Julian, so she stayed outside of the room.
When she saw the room full of certificates, she even praised the two children. “You’re both so amazing. Your grades are so good.”
The two boys were shy. Hearing Alexandra’s praise, they lowered their heads.
“Thank you, big sister!”
Alexandra chuckled. “What year are you in?”
The elder boy replied, “I’m in my third year of high school. I’ll be taking the college entrance examination next year. My brother is in his second year of junior high school.”
“Wow! Work hard then! Get into a good university next year!”
“Big sister, are you a college student?”
“Oh? Me? Yes!”
“Where did you go to college?”
“I’m at the University of Highclere.” Alexandra still felt a little guilty when talking about the University of Highclere.
Julian, who was at the side, inadvertently glanced at them. When he saw Alexandra chatting so happily with the grandson of the Cameron family, he smiled beautifully.
But she hadn’t smiled at him like that in the past few days.
Frank also looked at Alexandra, who was chatting enthusiastically with the kids.
“Her smile was so beautiful and sweet, like a little sun.
“No wonder Marco said that his boss cared about her. Perhaps his boss was also warmed by her?
When had his boss ever been truly happy all these years?
“His life was stagnant and dull. He had lost a lot and endured a lot for the Ranford family.”
As they chatted, Alexandra thought of something. She touched her backpack and remembered that she did not have much cash.
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She moved to Frank’s side and asked him quietly, “Frank, do you have cash? I’ll transfer the money to you. Let’s exchange.”
“What do you need cash for?” Frank asked her.
“I want to leave some pocket money for the kids. He’s in his third year of high school,” Alexandra held her phone and pleaded.
Frank smiled and said, “I see. There’s no need, Mistress Alexandra. I’ve prepared the money.”
“Huh?” Alexandra was confused.
Frank said, “The boss asked me to withdraw some cash from the town bank for the Cameron family.”
“Oh.”
“Mistress Alexandra and the boss are connected.”
Frank’s words left Alexandra at a loss for words.
Julian left 10 thousand dollars in cash to the Cameron family, saying that it was for the children’s school fees and pocket money.
The living expenses here were very low. 10 thousand dollars was equivalent to the total income of a family for several years.
As he was worried that there would be an accident, Frank put an eye mask on Jacob as soon as he got into the car. He was worried that he would see Alexandra and act up again.
Wearing an eye mask was Julian’s suggestion, but he didn’t explain the reason for doing so to Frank.
From Jacob’s reaction to seeing Alexandra for the first time, the first intuition in Julian’s mind was whether Jacob had seen Alexandra.
But he still couldn’t figure it out.
“If Alexandra had been to Greenville before, why didn’t she know about it?
“What was wrong?”
Jacob sat in the front passenger seat while Frank tied Jacob’s hands and feet.
Alexandra and Julian sat at the back.
Alexandra deliberately sat close to the door, not looking at Julian.
Julian felt that the space between the two of them was a little big, but he sat still.
On the way back to town from Greenville, they needed to go back to the hotel and bring their luggage down.
Then, they would return to Sheffield and take a plane to Highclere City.
At the entrance of the hotel, Julian sat in the car and waited. Frank and Alexandra went upstairs to get their luggage.
After a while, Frank came down with Julian and Alexandra’s suitcases.
Alexandra’s wrist was still a little swollen, so Frank took good care of her.
On the other hand, Jacob was sleeping soundly in the passenger seat.
After this ordeal, it was already past 10:30 p.m. when they continued their journey to Sheffield again.
After driving out of town, the road was much smoother.
Frank said, “We’ll reach Sheffield before midnight. The flight is at 1:30 a.m. We can make it to the flight on time.”
“Okay,” Julian replied.
“Boss, take a nap first if you’re tired. The same goes for Mistress Alexandra.”
No one said a word.
They stayed in the town for less than 24 hours. Julian and Alexandra did not sleep well the night before.
However, Julian was not sleepy at all He kept paying attention to the movements on the road.
He did not dare to be careless at all.
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Alexandra, on the other hand, forced herself to stay awake. After all, she arrived later than the two of them last night and slept even
less.
Julian glanced at Alexandra. She was sitting against the door, her head against the glass window, and her fingers picking at the door handle.
The journey was very safe.
Soon, Alexandra’s eyes were closing.
She pressed her head heavily against the car window.
Julian realized that she had fallen asleep, so he quietly moved closer to her.
Then he moved closer to her once again.
The car made a turn, and Alexandra lost control of her body in her sleep. Seeing that she was about to fall into the seat, Julian stretched out his long arm and grabbed her head.
Alexandra did not wake up. Instead, she rubbed her face against his warm hand.
Julian helped her up and placed her head on his shoulder.
Afraid that she would fall, he leaned against the seat so that she could rest her head on her shoulder.
His right hand gently wrapped around her back.
Alexandra only felt that the pillow was a little hard. She rubbed her head and reached out to hug Julian’s waist.
When her small hands touched Julian through his clothes, Julian felt as if his body had been electrocuted.
This feeling did not disappear immediately. Instead, it was like a warm current that slowly extended to the surroundings of his body.
He could smell her.
Julian took his coat from the side and draped it over Alexandra, letting her hug him.
Frank, who was sitting in the front seat, had never seen such a scene before.
The boss had a woman by his side, and he was so doting and gentle to her.
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