Chapter 18 Familiar Smell

• Clenching her hands into fists, Selina reluctantly apologized to Denise, "I'm sorry."
• Rubbing her ears, Denise taunted, "What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."
• Then, Selina raised her voice. "I'm sorry!"
• "I don't want to see something like this happen again!" Alex's cold voice sounded majestic, which caused Selina to instinctively tremble.
• After exiting the president's office, she glared at Denise. Who would have thought that this bumpkin would be smarter than I expected? I was careless. I shouldn't have fallen into her trap and humiliated myself before Alex. Someday, I will get back at her, and every hurt I suffered will be returned to her in double!
• When it was time to get off work, Denise stayed behind for a while to finish checking the data Selina gave her.
• After exiting the Harmon Corporation building, she was about to hail a cab when a black Rolls Royce stopped precisely beside her.
• It was Alex's car.
• "Get in." He lowered the window and turned his head to look at her.
• Taking a step back, she said, "No need. I can get home on my own."
• He frowned as he opened the door and descended the car. Then, he took advantage of his height and looked down at Denise, saying, "It's hard to hail a cab at this hour. I don't want to come back here past midnight to bring you back and take care of you for the entire night again."
• When he mentioned last night's embarrassing event, Denise felt flustered and rolled her eyes at him. "It's all because of you!"
• That answer stunned him. What does last night's incident have to do with me?
• "Don't tell me you don't know that Selina admires you," she questioned. If it had not been for Alex, Selina would not have seen her as an eyesore and tried all kinds of ways to fire her.
• Selina admires me? As Alex had always been slow when it came to romantic feelings, he never spared a glance at other women as his heart and mind were filled with the young girl.
• However, when facing Denise, he unknowingly raised an eyebrow while smirking. "What? Are you jealous?"
• "You're nuts!" After glaring at him, she turned around and wanted to leave but was pulled back by his long arm.
• Alex pulled her into the car and ordered, "Sit tight!"
• Without waiting for her to respond, he returned to the driver's seat, locked the door, and explained, "I promised Grandpa that I would ensure your safety during these three months."
• Seeing that Alex insisted on this, Denise nodded. I also promised Grandpa that I would try to get along well with Alex. Once the three months are up, we will part ways and never see each other again. However, it seems like these three months are rather difficult to get through.
• Just as she was lost in thought, a defined and large hand suddenly appeared and crossed over her chest.
• "What are you doing?" Denise was shocked as she looked warily at the man beside her.
• She saw him turning his body slightly while his hand was over her chest, almost as if he was half-hugging her in his arms.
• Their current posture was as ambiguous as it could get.
• With a stoic expression, Alex explained, "I'm helping you to fasten your seatbelt."
• "No need. I can do it myself." She pressed down on his hand and felt a little annoyed at herself. Why did I get lost in my thoughts and forget to fasten my seatbelt?
• She could feel the warmth from the back of his hand on her palm while her cheeks gradually became warmer.
• Then, Alex withdrew his hand, sat upright, and started the engine. Unbeknownst to her, his face was tinged with an unidentified gentleness.
• Earlier on, he smelled a faint fragrance from Denise's body that exactly matched the scent from his memory.
• Could it be… that Denise was the young girl who saved him when they were young?
• Turning to his side, he looked intently at the woman beside him and asked in a low voice that sounded quite nervous, "Denise, have you ever been kidnapped when you were young?"