"I was just helping Alexander look for something," Ruby rified, her voiceced withughter. "It would have been polite to knock before entering, don''t you think?" Quinn''s lips tightened into a thin line as she cast another nce at Alexander.
His expression was slightly marred by a frown, yet he chose to remain silent.
Lowering her gaze, Quinn extended a dossier towards him,ying it t on the desk before her. She paused momentarily, then exited the office with measured steps. Ruby''s eyes followed Quinn''s retreating figure until she was out of sight. She then turned her attention back to Alexander, who was studying her with an intense gaze. "Is there something on my face, Alexander?" Ruby asked, lightly touching her cheek.
Alexander''s gaze lingered on her face just long enough to stir a sense of unease within Ruby.
Suddenly, he averted his eyes, his voiceced with ambiguity. "Keegan, focus more on your work."
Caught off guard, Ruby''s smile wavered, but she quickly regained herposure. "Understood." With those words, she exited the office, the click of her high heels echoing behind her. Once outside, the warmth of her smile was reced by a colder, inscrutable expression. Quinn sat in front of herputer, lost in thought until the screen faded to ck.
"Hey, it''s time to call it a day," someone tapped on her desk.
Jolted from her reverie, Quinn nodded in acknowledgment and began to pack up her things. Suddenly, her phone buzzed with a new message.
Upon checking it, she found a brief text from Nichs.
[A family member is in the hospital.]
The message included the hospital''s address and the room number.
Quinn froze, instantly aware of the individual the message referred to.
Without wasting a moment, she grabbed her belongings and dashed out of the office.
Hailing a cab near the office proved challenging due to the crowd, so she jogged a bit further to order a ride through her phone app.
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As she waited, a light drizzle began to fall, soon dampening her hair.
Suddenly, a Bentley pulled up beside her. The window rolled down to reveal Alexander''s face.
With one hand on the wheel, he tilted his head to look at her.
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Quinn stared at him for a few seconds before shaking her head and gesturing, "I''m busy." "Busy with what?"
Quinn bit her lip, gesturing again, "I''m on my way to see Juliet in the hospital."
Alexander''s eyes narrowed, his voice turning icy. "I said, get in!"
Quinn stood in the misty rain, her fragile form a stark contrast to her stubborn, pleading eyes.
The man seemed not to hear her, his voice remaining cold. "Don''t make me repeat myself."
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She hoped herpliance would soften his demeanor.
If she defied him, she feared she wouldn''t reach her destination today.
Alexander maneuvered the car onto the road, only to find himself stuck in a severe traffic jam. After twenty minutes, they had barely covered three hundred meters.
Growing restless, he rolled down his window and pulled a cigarette from the pack. He leaned back in his seat with a casual slouch, tilting his head back slightly as he exhaled a stream of smoke, watching as the white wisps drifted out the window.
The remnants of the smoke wafted over to Quinn, causing her to choke slightly. She suppressed a cough and reached up to tug at his sleeve.
Alexander nced at her, then quickly averted his gaze.
"Forget it," he said curtly, dismissing her silent plea.
Quinn''s thoughts raced between Juliet''s health and Ariel''s attitude, her anxiety mounting.
She pinched his sleeve and tugged again.