Chapter 91 Protecting Her in Secret
Alexander's voice was icy. "What? Owen and Samuel are already duking it out here, and you're scared to throw me into the mix?"
Elizabeth's face went ghostly pale.
The last thing she wanted was for Alexander to see where she lived.
This neighborhood was crawling with prostitutes, most of them from out of town, rural villages. Many had families back home, kids to feed.
They barely made any money, sometimes just a few bucks, maybe a couple hundred on a good night.
They couldn't even compete with the lowest-paid workers in the city.
Even if they pulled in a few hundred a day, it all went to their kids' tuition, living expenses, and their own retirement back home.
So, they couldn't afford anything better than this dump.
Elizabeth living here was already bad enough, let alone getting caught between Owen and Samuel right at her doorstep.
The last thing she wanted was for Alexander to see her like this.
She instinctively tried to block the view of her shabby room, forgetting that Alexander was almost two heads taller than her.
He could see everything inside, clear as day.
Elizabeth slept on a simple, unpainted wooden bed. The bedding was neat, but the walls were peeling and yellowed, and the floor was bare cement.
No bathroom, no place to wash up. The only piece of furniture was a zippered fabric wardrobe.
But there were two big plastic bags on the floor.
The fabric wardrobe was open and empty.
It was clear she was planning to leave.
"Are you planning to go with Owen or Samuel?" Alexander asked coldly.
Elizabeth stayed silent, feeling incredibly wronged.
Her eyes stung, and she held back tears as she pulled a ticket from her pocket. "Mr. Windsor, this is my ticket to go back my hometown in three days. I wanted to leave today, but I couldn't get a ticket. Were you worried I wouldn't keep my promise? Are you feeling reassured now?"
She was going back to her hometown?
Alexander was silent, feeling a sudden, inexplicable sense of loss.
"You should tell my grandpa that. In these three days, he could do anything. You'd better explain it to him clearly," Alexander said.
"Okay!" Elizabeth nodded.
Seeing that Alexander still hadn't moved, Elizabeth asked, "Mr. Windsor, do you have any other business? If not, please leave. This place is too shabby for a man of your status to enter!"
Alexander sneered, "Your place is indeed shabby! How could I possibly go in!"
With that, he turned and left.
Even after walking a long distance, Alexander was still fuming.
When he reached the car, Gavin asked, "Mr. Windsor, why did you come out so quickly? Didn't you sit in Miss Spencer's room to discuss the video and Marcus's issues with her?"
"Just go back!" Alexander said coldly.
"Yes, Mr. Windsor!" Gavin didn't dare say anything more. He drove Alexander back to his place. After parking the car, Gavin was about to head to his own place when Alexander said, "You go back."
Go back?
To where?
Gavin looked at Alexander, confused.
Alexander coldly repeated, "Go back!"
Gavin was silent.
He thought he was pretty quick on the uptake. With Alexander's scolding, he immediately got the hint. As he started the engine, he assured Alexander, "Mr. Windsor, don't worry. Even though Miss Spencer lives in a rough area, I guarantee that as long as I'm there, no one will bother her. I'll go stand guard outside her place right now!"
This time, Alexander finally said nothing more.
He walked alone into the elevator.
Gavin drove quickly back to Elizabeth's place.
He didn't dare get too close, so he sat in the car, turned off the engine, and watched from a distance as the light in Elizabeth's small room stayed on.
Gavin sighed to himself and thought, 'This place is a dump, with trash everywhere. The roads are so narrow that two cars can't even pass side by side. I've been here for ten minutes and already seen three guys peeing in public.'
'Even worse, men were holding women, some even finding a corner to have sex. What kind of place is this!'
Gavin wasn't a stranger to women. Alexander was a man of self-restraint, largely because Esme had never been accepted by the Windsor family. So Alexander had always been very disciplined, with a rule that he would either never marry or marry only once in his life.
Alexander would only have kids with his wife.
However, Alexander never interfered with his subordinates' personal lives.
Gavin wasn't a promiscuous man, but he did occasionally go to bars.
Despite this, he had never seen such a filthy place where people would have sex standing in a corner.
Then the men would casually hand over a few dollars and leave.
It made Gavin's skin crawl.
And Elizabeth lived in such a chaotic place?
As he was thinking this, Gavin suddenly saw a figure standing not far from Elizabeth's small house.
The person was silently watching the little house, not knocking or disturbing Elizabeth.
Gavin looked closely and realized it was Samuel.
Samuel had been standing outside Elizabeth's rental for two hours before leaving dejectedly.
Watching Samuel leave, Gavin fell silent.
It seemed Samuel really had feelings for Elizabeth.
That night, Gavin stayed outside Elizabeth's place until five in the morning, then found a nearby hotel to sleep.
At ten in the morning, Gavin arrived to pick up Elizabeth. "Miss Spencer, Mr. Marcus Windsor has sent me to bring you to the Windsor Manor."
Elizabeth asked Gavin worriedly, "Gavin, will Marcus let me go? What did I do wrong? Why do rich people always treat me like a plaything, kicking me around like a ball, and then blame everything on me? Just because I'm easy to deal with?"
Her expression hardened. "If they push me to my limit, I could do anything!"
Gavin felt deeply saddened and said in a pained tone, "Miss Spencer, the reason I'm here to take you to Mr. Windsor today is to ensure your safety. Miss Spencer, rest assured, as long as I'm by your side, no one can harm you."
"Thank you," Elizabeth said, slightly moved.
She got into the car and remained silent, not feeling particularly nervous. After all, there was no way to avoid it.
But when she arrived at the Windsor Manor and saw the scene, she was stunned.
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