Chapter 697

Elizabeth glanced to the side and saw Alexander with his head down, clutching his stomach, looking like he was in pain. She didn’t say anything but kicked a chair over, signaling him to sit down and rest for a while. Alexander looked at her and then sat down.

“Copy all the footage with this person and send it to this email,” Elizabeth left an email address and added, “Find me a clear shot of his face.”

“That’s a bit difficult,” the security guard said. This person’s counter-surveillance skills were strong. At least in the footage they had seen so far, there wasn’t a single clear shot of his face.

“That’s why I came to you,” Elizabeth patted the security guard’s shoulder and smiled. “Thanks for your hard work. You’ll be rewarded once this is done.”

The security guard smiled and didn’t say anything more.

Alexander leaned back in the chair, looking at Elizabeth with a complicated expression. Because it was the first time he had seen this side of her. In the past, he had always thought she was very ordinary, someone who wouldn’t survive a month in society. Now it seemed he had underestimated her, who was truly remarkable, far more capable than he had imagined. At the very least, she could step up when he couldn’t hold on. Thinking about this, he regretted even more how he had been blinded by Esme. How had he lost his ability to judge for himself, and why had he abandoned Elizabeth just because Esme had saved him? None of that mattered now. What mattered was why he had hurt her so deeply. He then looked at her, so close yet not his, and his heart felt like it was breaking. Alexander lowered his eyes, his right hand slowly clenching into a fist.

Seeing that Alexander wasn’t in good shape, Elizabeth asked him, “Why don’t you go first?”

“What about you?” he asked.

Elizabeth lowered her eyes. “Then we’ll go together.” She couldn’t stay here alone to check the surveillance, for it would take a while to go through it all. Besides, they already had some useful material. She would hand it over to Felix and let him and Oliver handle it.

Alexander looked at her for a moment. And he didn’t really want to leave, because he wanted to spend more time with her. Once they left the surveillance room, it would be hard to get this close to her again.

“Mr. Tudor, do you have any other questions?” Elizabeth noticed he didn’t want to leave.

Chapter 697

Alexander shook his head.

“Then let’s go check on Lily first,” Elizabeth said, already heading out. Alexander couldn’t find a reason to stay. So he stood up but felt so weak that he almost fell. Seeing this, Elizabeth instinctively reached out to help him. But he managed to steady himself on the table, sweat beading on his forehead, which seemed to be in a lot of pain. Elizabeth then sighed. She thought about calling for an emergency wheelchair, feeling that he might not be able to walk back.

But Alexander said, “No need, let’s go.” He got up and walked ahead, but his steps were unsteady. Elizabeth could only follow, staying close in case he fell.

At the elevator, she complained lightly, “You still don’t know how to take care of yourself.”

Alexander looked up and said, “I’m too busy.”

“No matter how busy you are, you have to take care of yourself,” Elizabeth said calmly.

“Got it, thanks.” He stepped into the elevator.

Elizabeth looked at him, their eyes meeting. Then she walked in silently. Alexander leaned against the elevator wall as she pressed the button for the first floor. After a moment, he looked at her back and cautiously asked, “Are you leaving?”