Chapter 198 The Power to Control the Purse Strings

• Never once did it cross Claudia's mind that Alaric would think of sending her away. Her lips turned pale, and she instinctively shook her head. "No. I don't want to go back. Not when I finally have the chance to come here with you. Al, please… It's really been a long while since I last went out with you. So, don't drive me away, okay?" she begged, and her eyes instantly reddened with tears as she looked at Alaric aggrievedly.
• To Claudia's dismay, Alaric merely looked at her expressionlessly.
• "I know you have been feeling pressured about the fact that I had saved you. But now, can you try to forget that I am your savior and consider me as a mere ordinary girl who wants to pursue you?" Claudia truly applied the art of speaking when she uttered these words. Outwardly, it looked as though she didn't want Alaric to regard her as his savior, but in reality, her words served as a reminder and a hint to Alaric. Well, I'm not appealing to pathos on purpose. It's just that I have no other reasons I can use to stay by Alaric's side except this, and I will be truly at my wit's end if Alaric doesn't care about this matter.