Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander)
Chapter 936

Chapter 936 Too Much of a Coincidence

An hour later, Jamie finally tiptoed down the stairs when he heard the front door closing shut. Elisereturned from the foyer and immediately saw him creeping down furtively. “Are you a thief?” “Is shegone?” he whispered cautiously.

“Yes.” Finally, he stood up straight and swayed his arms like he had been exercising. “Do you plan tohide from her forever?” She found it funny.

“I don't know what you're talking about.” He acted ignorant while she stared at him amusingly. Let'ssee how long you can put up that act. Feeling guilty, Jamie caved in. “Gosh, okay. I won't keephiding from her, but it's not the time now.”

Elise shook her head and wanted to go upstairs to rest, but she was interrupted by the sound of thedoorbell. Without wasting time, he fled upstairs and went into hiding. Both guessed that Narissahad returned for the umbrella she left there.

“You'd better not call yourself my junior when you're out and about,” Elise yelled in his directionbefore opening the door. “What did you leave behind?”

To her surprise, she saw a few men dressed in suits instead of Narissa. The front person was olderthan the others. He had a head of gray hair that was slicked back nicely, and there was a watch inthe pocket of his coat. His outfit was a simple but tailored luxury item, which was representative ofhis class.

"Who is this?" Elise greeted him with a nod.

“Is Mr. Keller at home?” The old man smiled at her.

"Who is that?” Jamie sped downstairs to the entrance once he heard the man’s voice.

"Good day, Mr. Keller. I'm from BJ Biotech—the butler of the Heidelberg Family. I specifically visitedyou today to thank you for saving Miss Heidelberg yesterday,” the old gentleman introducedhimself.

“Thank me specifically?” Jamie could not recall any heroic action. “Who's Miss Heidelberg?”

“Alicia Heidelberg. She was the dog owner you met yesterday.”

"Oh! Yes, I recall her. By the way, as her staff, aren't you a little too negligent? How could you let herwalk the dog alone? Had I not saved her, you would've lost your missus,” Jamie chattered away.“Indeed, sir, you are right.” The old gentleman was humble and nodded along. After that, the othermen handed Jamie an exquisite gift box. “This is a thank-you gift from her father, Mr. Heidelberg.Please accept it.”

“That was just a small favor! You don't have to do this. Plus, she drove me home later, so I guesswe're even! Please take the gift with you.” Jamie waved his hand generously.

The old gentleman placed the gift box by the door and said lazily, “It is the Heidelberg Family's ruleto never take back what has been given to the others. If you are unsatisfied with the gift, you canrequest more. Mr. Heidelberg said that he would fulfill any of your wishes. One thing to keep inmind—Miss Heidelberg is still young, and her father does not wish to expose her to strangers tooearly. If you need anything, just contact me.”

On the surface, his humble and mild-mannered behavior might reflect his high standard inmanaging the Heidelberg Family and his character. However, upon closer inspection, one wouldrealize that he was using politeness as a vehicle to convey their wish for Jamie to stay away fromAlicia.

Jamie was smart and instantly got the hint. His expression fell before he snickered, “Alicia is a nicegirl. Too bad she has a snobbish family.”

“Mr. Keller, you seem to be in a bad mood. I shall excuse myself now. My name card is in the bag.Please contact me if you need anything. Take care!”

The old gentleman was indeed the butler of a wealthy family who had been through manysituations. Even after he was being scoffed at, he remained composed and delivered his words witha smile. Then, he left with the other men.

“I don't f*cking care about this!” Jamie kicked the gift box out of the door in a fit of anger.

“You will.” Elise poured cold water on him.

“Boss, who are you siding with?” He felt victimized. He did a good deed yesterday, only to beperceived as an opportunist with a motive.

Shouldn't she at least speak up for me?

She went into the house and continued, “Didn’t you hear? You saved the second daughter of BJBiotech’s owner.”

"Whatever! I didn't know that when I saved her.” He shrugged, determined to prove his innocence.She stopped and put on a serious face. “We have two missions in Wegas so far. The first one is theCubers. The second would be BJ Biotech.”

“Wait, isn't that too much of a coincidence?” Jamie was in disbelief.

“It is a coincidence,” Elise said firmly.

“No wonder the Heidelbergs thought I had an ulterior motive.” Now, he felt that he could neverclear his name. “No way! I need to explain everything to them!”

Being bull-headed again, he turned around and wanted to go after the men who visited them.Alexander entered the house at that moment and immediately stopped him. “No need for that. Youwill only confuse and attract suspicion. Their distrust of you from the start has nothing to do withyour guiltiness or lack thereof.”

That was a cruel and direct explanation, but it was the reality. Had it been another person apartfrom Jamie today, the Heidelbergs would have still treated them similarly.

He was at a loss for words and sat with his angry thoughts.

“Rather than wasting your time on overthinking, why don’t you go for it and get acquainted withMiss Heidelberg? That way, we will have an extra contact if we're in talks about partnerships in thefuture,” Alexander added calmly.

“Let's not do that. She doesn't look like she’s involved in our circle. We'd better not touch her.”Although Jamie was annoyed at the Heidelbergs, he was unwilling to manipulate someone as kindas Alicia.

The world was already full of those who manipulated and traded their way up the ladder. Therefore,he wanted to protect the kind ones on the rare occasion that he came across them.

“Did you think she had a choice when she was born into this?” Alexander quietly strategized. “I betthe second daughter of the Heidelbergs was a popular target. Now that their family has successfullygotten approval for a new drug, many would love to take their share of the profits. If we get thechance to talk to the Heidelbergs, we would be strictly discussing business, but if someone else isahead of us—for example, those from Wendy Jennings’ side—do you think it's going to end well forthat poor girl?”

One had to give it to Alexander, the negotiation expert. With a few lines, he crumbled Jamie'sresolve.

“I still think that it is not gentlemanly to do so, but if you say it's the best outcome for Alicia, I wouldlike to give it a try.”

Two days later, a professionally dressed Alicia stood at a bowling alley in a two-handed position andtook a few deep breaths. With a strong force, she lifted the ball in one hand and supported it withanother.

Standing in front of the lane and aiming at the pins, she used up all her energy to roll the ball.

At the sight of her serious visage, one would be forgiven to think that she was a pro player who wasconfident about her imminent success.

In reality, the ball only traveled half of the lane before dropping into the gutter.

Despite that, she remained positive and made some simple adjustments before picking up a secondball

Just when she wanted to throw the ball again, someone wrapped an arm around her waist.