Ecstacy of the Heart

Chapter 33 A Couple in Name

Allison was dumbfounded upon hearing the word ‘wife’, and felt it ridiculous soon.

She was indeed Alexander’s wife, but was just a wife a name. Who the heck was Elaine Hunter? She

had been kept in dark of her existence from the very beginning.

Allison felt even more upset when she thought of this. Plus her temperament as she just got up from

the bed, she suddenly got a nerve. She shifted her gaze and murmured, “Just a couple in name…”

As Alexander was sitting beside the bed, he heard it clearly although her voice was tiny. He frowned

and tightened his grip of her hand, “Who said we’re just a couple in name?”

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regarded as a couple in name?

Allison retorted in a fit of pique, “I said it.”

But when she was speaking, she didn’t dare to look into his eyes. Suddenly, he pinched her jaw and

turned her head aside, and therefore she saw his perfect handsome face.

Although Allison got chances to get along with Alexander in usual times, it was the first time for her to

look into his eyes in such a close distance. Moreover, they were all sober now. She was flustered at the

moment and her heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably.

“You…”

Alexander interrupted her, “We’ve done everything that should be done between the husband and wife.

Why shouldn’t we be regarded as a real couple?”

Allison’s heart skipped one beat and her face flushed as she couldn’t help recalling the sex they had in

the presidential suite of International Hotel of J City last time.

It seemed that… It was indeed true. Allison bit her lip as she couldn’t find an argument to retort it. Her

face was red, maybe because she was shy or because she was angered. Panicked, she pushed away

Alexander’s hand and shouted in anger, “I don’t want to come back! I won’t come back tonight!”

Before she could finish the words, Alexander suddenly stood up. Allison felt herself enveloped by a

dark shadow and looked over. She hadn’t expected that the man would bend over.

Before she could react, he carried her up effortlessly and turned around.

She struggled. But Alexander seemed to have expected her tricks. He suddenly leaned over and

whisper to her ear, “It you don’t come back with me, I’ll stay here tonight. Mom and Dad won’t mind me

staying here. Even if your bed is small, there’ll be enough room if we squeeze up a little.”

Allison was dumbfounded at the moment, and then she felt so shy that she couldn’t raise her head.

How… how could he say this!

Alexander held her in his arms, appearing to be composed, lowered his head and asked, “So, are you

going home with me?”

Allison had no way to back down now. Even if she was unwilling, she had to agree with it. To top it off,

she and Alexander had already got their marriage certificate. If he wanted to stay here, her mom would

definitely arrange them to sleep in the same room.

Oh my, she had forced herself into a trap!

Alexander lowered his head and asked patiently, “Go home or stay here, huh?”

Allison answered with her teeth gritted, “Go home…”

She had no other choice at the moment!

“All right.” Alexander curled his lips into a smile with satisfaction and strode out of the room.

When they walked out of the bedroom, Jennifer and Don were sitting in the living room. Apparently,

they were quite curious about the thing happened between their daughter and son-in-law.

Alexander looked over and said with Allison in his arms, “Mom, Dad, I did something wrong today and

angered Alice. I explained to her and now we’ve gotten over you. I’ll bring her home now. Don’t worry.”

“Okay, good, good.” Jennifer immediately stood up and walked over. She beamed when glancing at

Allison who was in Alexander’s arms, “Alice, be magnanimous. You should be clear of your identity

now.”

Allison buried her head in Alexander’s arms, fearing that her parents might see her red face and simply

replied with a hum.

Jennifer wanted to exhort her furthermore, but was stopped by Don. Don glanced at Alexander and

Allison, and said in a soft voice, “All right, now that the dispute is settled, you two can go back now. It

would be late soon and it would become inconvenient.”

“Okay, then we’ll go back first.”

After finishing the words, Alexander walked out of the house with Allison in his arms. Jennifer sent

them to the entrance and went back home with reluctance to part with her daughter.

After walking downstairs for several stories, Allison hastily said, “We’re not in the house now. Can you

put me down?”

Alexander curled his lips into a light smile and asked, “You didn’t wear your shoes. Are you sure you

want me to put you down?”

Allison finally realized this with his reminder. He had carried her from the bed and thus she didn’t have

time to put on her shoes.

“But… You can’t carry me all the way, right?”

Alexander kept striding forward, “Why can’t I? You sprained your ankle and it’s best for you not to wear

shoes.”

Allison was rendered speechless and kept silent.

Alexander traversed the community with her in his embrace. When they stood by the side of the car,

Bernard had gotten off the car and opened the door for them.

Alexander carefully put Allison onto the backseat before getting on the car and asking Bernard to set

off.

The car was driving on the artery and was suddenly shrouded by silence. The atmosphere in the car

seemed to be a bit awkward.

Alexander turned his head to look at the woman by his side and broke the silence, “Are you still angry

at me?”

The words he said to her in the office today were actually ruthless. But he hadn’t expected that her

anger would last so long. Neither had he expected that she would come back to her parents’ house in a

fury.

Having not gotten her reply after a long while, Alexander continued, “Alice, you must know this – not all

human beings are kind persons like you, and not all people have the qualities of being grateful for

other’s help.”

For people like Anna and Julius, if he didn’t teach them a lesson this time, he was afraid that they

would still throw their weight around next time.

Allison felt less upset after his explanation. She moved and said softly, “I just thought that if we do like

this, we’ll implicate many innocents.”

Alexander was silent for a moment before turning his head and looking at her seriously, “Are you sure

you want to give them a chance?”

Allison took a deep breath and nodded, “Yep.”

Letting others off was also letting herself off. She didn’t want to drive them to the corner.

Catching the determination in her eyes, Alexander replied gently, “All right, I will give them a chance

this time.”

In some cases, comparing with verbal reasoning, reality would always give one a more unforgettable

lesson. What Allison lacked was the lessons from the reality. As for some truths of life, only reality

could teach her.

Allison was a bit astonished, “Really?”

Alexander replied blandly, “Yeah. This time I’ll follow your advice.”

After receiving his confirmation, she immediately became happier.

The car stopped at the entrance of the villa after a while. Alexander carried Allison out of the car. Just

as they reached the entrance, Lara came over to greet them.

Seeing that Alexander was holding Allison in his arms, astonishment crept on her face, “Urg… why are

you back?”

Alexander raised his eyebrow and replied in a low voice, “She came back to her patents’ house in a

temper tantrum, and I came to take her home.”

Allison’s face flashed again when she heard this. She took a deep breath and turned her head aside

shyly, “It’s not the truth!

Seeing the couple bickering with each other, Lara laughed secretly. She chose not to be a third-wheel

and buzzed off.

Alexander carried Allison to the bedroom, put her onto the bed and reminded her in a gentle voice, “Go

to bed early tonight. We have some business to deal with tomorrow.”

Allison suddenly recalled of something after his reminder.

Tomorrow was Saturday and she and Alexander decided to come to the Parker Mansion to visit his

grandmother!