Jasper thought long and hard, and felt Alaric was the best choice.
Alaric’s face darkened, "Not going back."
After all the effort to move into Eleanor’s place, how could he leave just like that!
Eventually, Jasper finally laid it all out.
"Bro, only you can quell Mom’s wrath, I’m begging you to save me, this poor soul suffering in the sea of flames."
Alaric snorted, "Why don’t you just obediently get married?"
To his surprise, Jasper’s tone was one of horror.
"No way, I don’t want to enter the grave of marriage, besides, I’ve got a girlfriend now."
Jasper’s words actually surprised Alaric.
"You have a girlfriend?"
Alaric knew his brother, who loved freedom so much he was even too lazy to date, which is why he previously hid abroad.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be rumors about his sexual preferences.
Now that he was willing to date, it left Alaric astonished.
Thinking back to the recent press conference filled with stars, Alaric suddenly understood.
Jasper must have hooked up with some minor actress and fallen in love.
Jasper pleaded repeatedly, "Bro, you don’t have to come back, but you must manage the company’s affairs?"
"For now, I’m not going back to the Faulkner Family. I’ve been kicked out, so you’ll have to take over the company matters temporarily."
Jasper was shocked by Alaric’s ruthless words, his tone wounded.
"You... you’re so heartless!"
Alaric’s tone softened, "Hang in there, once I win over Eleanor, I’ll give you a big break."
Upon hearing this, Jasper could only sigh softly.
"Alright, just hurry up."
Eleanor spent all night in turmoil and got up a bit earlier, planning to leave for work as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, Alaric was even earlier.
"What is it?" Eleanor halted. The most update n0vels are published on N0v3l.Fiɾe.net
"Have breakfast before heading to work."
Following his words, Eleanor’s gaze drifted to the dining table behind him, which was laden with various breakfast options.
Just as she intended to refuse, Alaric seemed to see through her thoughts and directly said, "I went out of my way to buy it, won’t you have a bit?"
His voice was gentle and soft, like a model husband doting on his wife.
Is this man trying to charm early in the morning?
This actually made her feel cherished, with a faint sweetness emerging — it’s ludicrous!
Eleanor avoided his gaze.
With a mindset not to waste food, she sat down and began eating.
During the meal, Alaric continued watching her, sending a shiver down Eleanor’s spine.
She coughed lightly, "Though I appreciate your gratitude for me taking you in, there’s no need for this, no need to buy breakfast tomorrow."
"Your assistant can handle matters and earn your favor. My starting point is later, so I must perform even better to catch your eye."
Eleanor was speechless.
She realized her mistake; she shouldn’t have given Micah Moss any hope.
Back then, she just felt Estelle needed a father and a normal family life.
Unexpectedly, she fell into a trap.
Too tired to explain, Eleanor could only grunt twice, then continued eating her breakfast.
Inside, she wondered why overnight, things had changed between them.
Eleanor eventually thought that surely her mindset had shifted, making it impossible to face Alaric like before.
Otherwise, she should just escape.
Yes, she needed to go to Aethelgard as soon as possible, so she wouldn’t have to face Alaric.