Chapter 362
Elissa felt a massive headache coming on. She rolled his pant leg back down and stood up. “I don’t have any medicine with me,” she said flatly. As long as she wasn’t at the Murphy estate, she didn’t have a habit of carrying ointment. Now that those criminals were out, the old matriarch wouldn’t dare try anything too rash anyway.
Rowan raised an eyebrow, extending his arm like a king. “Since the medicine is at home, you can drive me p>
” II
It was already dusk. After leaving the CEO’s office, Elissa would have been heading home anyway. But she couldn’t shake a strange feeling. She was supposed to be cutting ties with him, yet the threads seemed to be getting more tangled than ever.
Seeing her hesitate, Rowan pulled out his phone. “Should I call the police now p>
Elissa grit her teeth and gave in. He had all the power, and she had, in fact, assaulted him. If this went to the police, it would only end badly for her. They could probably hold her for a few days.
Resigned, she took his arm and helped him toward the elevator. As they left the office, Lorraine saw them but didn’t dare offer to help, instead just giving Elissa a look that said, “You got this p>
lan and Evan Murphy had just returned, pulling their car into the underground garage, when they saw Elissa helping Rowan out of the building.
“Is the boss’s leg injury worse? He can barely walk,” Evan said, immediately unbuckling his seatbelt to get out and help. After his fight with Frank last night, Rowan had gotten progressively angrier thinking about Frank’s final words and had tried to kick over the dining table. The table had flipped, but his shin had paid the price. Still, it hadn’t seemed this bad this morning.
lan, however, had anticipated this. He grabbed Evan’s arm. “Save your energy. The boss has mastered the technique p>
“What technique p>
lan grinned. “The art of playing the victim p>
Elissa didn’t see their car. Since Rowan didn’t specify, she just helped him into her own. The drive home was silent, but she could feel the man in the passenger seat staring at her unabashedly he warm glow of the setting sun streamed through the window, casting a peaceful, almost harmonious light over them-a feeling that had been absent for days.
As the light and shadows danced across Elissa’s serene profile, Rowan’s gaze never left her. There was a hint of hesitation and conflict in his eyes, as if he was afraid fo break the fragile truce. After a long while, he seemed to have made a decision, finally, willing to set aside his pride. Little Nine,” he began, his voice soft, “I can explain what happened back then p>
Elissa’s fingers tightened on the steering wheel. A sharp, sour pang shot through her chest, making it hard to breathe. Her voice was raspy when she replied, “I don’t need an explanation anymore p>
He finally wanted to explain, but she was afraid to listen. A small part of her was grateful that she had never gotten one. If the reason had been
too corapeltic some unavoidables
hardship, she feared she wouldn’t have been able to make her decision so cleanly.
Her refusal was swift, cutting him off before he could say another word.
Rowan’s lips twitched. “You don’t care at all p>
Elissa didn’t answer. She slowly guided the car into the Vistapeak Gardens garage and reversed smoothly into her spot. “We’re here. Let’s go p>
They had just reached the elevator when they ran straight into Frank.
Rowan’s eyes turned cold. He casually draped his arm over Elissa’s shoulders. “You’re not giving me enough support. This is better, more stable p>