I Gave him 14
Chapter 14 days, Alexander exander hadn’t tried to talk to her, so she couldn’t just kick him out directly. She had to let it slide. Ifew day These past That night, Sophia noticed they were out of groceries at home, so she went to the supermarket to buy some The supermarket wasn’t exactly close to the B&B, but Sophia didn’t feel like calling an Uber, so she just wandered back on foot. She didn’t expect to run into trouble on the way. Hallway home, she encountered a few drunk lowlifes. Reeking of alcohol with sleazy grins, they surrounded her. “Hey shawty, what’s a girl like you doing out here all alone at night?” Sophia frowned and said coldly, “Get lost!” She’d never encountered anything like this in all her time here today was just bad luck They showed no signs of backing down. Instead, they all started laughing and closed in tighter around her. For the first time in a while, Sophia telt genuinely panicked. Just as she was about to fight for her life, someone suddenly yelled. She turned to see Alexander twisting one of the drunk guys arms behind his back. Sophia froze. The other guys, seeing he was alone, relaxed and moved to jump the guy who’d ruined their fun. But they were drunk after all, and despite outnumbering him, they were no match for Alexander. Eventually they all ran off. Once those guys were gone, Alexander nervously grabbed Sophia’s shoulders, frantically asking, “Sophia, are you hurt anywhere? Did they touch you?” Sophia shook her head faintly and gently pulled away from his hands. Only when he saw she was okay did Alexander breathe a sigh of relief. After the fight, Alexander inevitably got banged up too. A dark bruise on his face stood out starkly against his pale skin. Noticing Sophia looking at the injury on his face, he immediately covered it and dramatically groaned in pain. Seeing his theatrical performance, Sophia rolled her eyes slightly. Then she turned and walked away. Alexander paused, dropped his hand, and followed her. He trailed her all the way reaching out to stop her. to her living quarters at the B&B. As Sophia was about to open her door, Alexander finally couldn’t help His voice carried a hint of grievance. “I haven’t eaten dinner yet. I’m staying…”…