Chapter 586

Alexander, decked out in a black skullcap and matching trench coat, puffed on a cigarette as the smoke drifted away. A little girl walking by kept sneaking glances at him, quickly sizing him up before scurrying off.

Elizabeth frowned. Just then, Alexander looked up, and their eyes locked. She turned to head back to the research institute. Might as well dive back into her reading!

“Elizabeth,” Alexander called out from behind her.

She pretended not to hear and kept walking.

“I’ll wait for you,” he said.

Elizabeth stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him. She knew he meant it.

Annoyed, she snapped, “You’re just messing up my life.”

“Sorry,” Alexander replied, a simple apology.

Elizabeth couldn’t help but laugh. Alexander had really become shameless now. The Alexander who never used to apologize now thought he could fix everything with a simple “sorry”?

Just as she was about to give him a piece of her mind, someone else walked over to Alexander.

“Alexander, you’re here,” Ivan said, raising an eyebrow, clearly surprised to see him.

Elizabeth put a hand to her forehead. Blair looked at Elizabeth with a smirk. “You, being a divorced woman, are quite popular.”

Elizabeth’s eyes turned icy. “Do you want to work overtime? I’d be happy to arrange it.”

Blair laughed coldly. “Getting worked up? You’re a divorced woman. What’s the rush?”

“You. Mind your own business,” Elizabeth shot back.

“So what if I’m divorced? I’m still better than…”

Blair squinted, and Elizabeth continued, “Watch out, there’s a ghost behind you, and it’ll haunt you forever!”

Blair froze; she was terrified of ghosts. “Elizabeth, you’re shameless!” she muttered under her breath.

Elizabeth couldn’t be bothered with her anymore. Feeling slighted, Blair patted her shoulder as if to brush off an imaginary ghost and quickly walked away. As she passed by Alexander and Ivan, she felt their intense stares. It was clear that if she did anything to Elizabeth, they’d tear her apart, which made her nervous.

Chapter 586

“Elizabeth, I came to take you to the movies,” Ivan said, raising an eyebrow. “You promised me last night, remember?”

Alexander glared at Ivan, clearly annoyed. “Ivan, you’re being very… nice.”

Even though Alexander and Elizabeth were divorced, they hadn’t completely cut ties. Couldn’t Ivan wait a few months before making a move?

“Alexander, you let go of Elizabeth. Now, you don’t want me to pursue her? That’s unreasonable,” Ivan said, winking.

Alexander’s annoyance hit its peak. He hated hearing that he let go of Elizabeth. Because it was true. The more true a statement, the more a guilty person hates hearing it.

“Ivan, don’t cross the line,” Alexander warned, barely holding back his temper.

But Ivan didn’t care and kept asking Elizabeth, “What movie should we watch? I checked, and several are starting soon.”

Elizabeth sighed. If she didn’t go with Ivan today, he wouldn’t give up. But what about Alexander? She felt frustrated.

They were both waiting for her at the entrance of her research institute. What would people think if word got out? Elizabeth looked around and saw that many employees were already watching the scene unfold.

Not wanting to be the center of attention, she said to Ivan, “I’ll go to the movies with you. Let’s go.” With that, she quickly walked towards him.

This made Alexander anxious. “Isn’t there supposed to be an order? I was here first!” he said, sounding a bit urgent.