Bring Your A Game, Mr

“W-What do you think you’re doing?” Swiftly, he reached for the bag of ingredients from her hand. “I’ll

do it. You go rest up.” “I said I’d do it!” “It’s fine. I’ll do it.” Innocently, she handed him the grocery bag.

“Thanks, I guess.” Gracefully, Alexander removed the heads of the shrimps and deveined them.

His movements were the exact same as those of any other people. Yet, he emitted a distinctive aura

while cleaning mere shrimps. Seeing that, Elise smiled and got out of the kitchen. She then sat on the

couch and watched some TV. After some time, a subtle fragrance of seafood wafted in the air. “It’s

dinner time. Wash your hands.”

As such, she sprung up from the couch and hurried to the dining room, only to be blessed by the sight

of appetizing, salivating food, to which she wholeheartedly exclaimed, “Have you been hiding your

career as a chef from me?” Right when she said that, the doorbell suddenly rang, which apparently

frustrated her. Who’s visiting in the middle of the afternoon? She skeptically went to answer the door,

only to be dumbfounded by the identity of the visitor.

“G-Good afternoon, Mrs. Griffith. To what do I owe the pleasure?” Madeline glared at her and

subconsciously let out a scoff. This scheming b*tch. Should have known she’s moving out with

Alexander when she so obediently chose to leave. “Let’s talk, Miss Sinclair.” Her tone was obviously

hostile, and Elise definitely sensed it. “Why, we can talk here.” Madeline took a glimpse into the house

and interrogated, “Hmm.

Not willing to let me in, are you?” After saying that, before Elise could respond, she invited herself in.

When she entered the dining room, she was surprised by Alexander’s presence. “Alex, why are you

here?” The man slowly put down his cutlery and calmly countered, “What’s wrong with me visiting my

girlfriend?” That’s… He’s right though… Madeline, having no comeback, somehow felt extremely

displeased. All my effort into raising this boy into a man, and he’s now being drawn away by a woman?

“I was worried sick because you didn’t come home yesterday. To find you here… I mean, you

should’ve at least informed us that you’re not coming back.” Soon, Elise entered the dining room.

Despite her urge to disregard Madeline’s existence, she couldn’t get herself to completely ignore a

living person who was right beside her. After all, the woman was the mother of her lover. “You can say

whatever you have to say to Elise here, Mom. You’re both the most important people in my life.

I’m sure there’s no need to be sneaky.” Madeline was stupefied by the fact that her own son was

defending Elise. Since what she had in mind was intended for Elise, she wouldn’t have any issue

talking directly to her. However, if she were to say it in front of Alexander, she would surely hurt the

relationship between her and her son, and she was fully aware of that. With that, she made a U-turn

and beamed at Elise, pulling out an invitation card from her bag.

“Works for me. It’s good news anyway. Elise, this is an invitation to SK Group’s anniversary banquet,

which will be cramped with noble people from the upper class. Since you’re with Alex, people will be

assuming you’re one of the in-laws from the Griffith Family, so your attendance is naturally inevitable.

So, I brought the invitation card over. Why don’t you see if you’re free to attend then?” Regardless,

Elise hadn’t the slightest interest in said banquet, though she was amazed by how quick Madeline

changed her stance. Honestly, I gotta hand it to her. She’s wasting her talent for not pursuing an acting

career. “I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to attend such an event, Mrs. Griffith, so I guess I’ll sit this

one out. I’m sorry.”

Immediately at her rejection, Madeline walked up and pulled her hand. “Oh, you silly girl! You’re one of

us! It’s more than appropriate for you to attend the banquet! It’s only a matter of time until you and Alex

are in charge of the company, so it’ll be beneficial to socialize and forge a network with people from the

field. Just see it as paving a way toward the future. Am I right, Alex?” She turned to Alexander, who

reacted with a frown.

He then passed the freedom of choice onto Elise. “It’s all up to Elise. I’ll accompany her if she wishes

to; if she doesn’t, well, forget it.” Madeline simply smirked. Before Elise could give her answer, she

pompously made the final decision. “So it’s set, then. Better prepare yourself, Elise. Show the world

that the Griffiths’ in-law is better than them!” Elise was at a loss for words. “Mom, like I said, it’s up to

her. Don’t force her to go if she doesn’t want to.”

Alexander put his words rather bluntly, which slightly embarrassed his mother. “What’s wrong with it,

Alex? It’s for your sake. How could you not see that? Besides, it is SK Group’s banquet, and I heard

the company’s director is pretty close with Quentin Fassbender, who will also be attending the event.

Well, you know who Quentin Fassbender is, right? If our family manages to establish a solid connection

with him, it’d be a huge boost to our company’s name.

From there, it’ll be only a matter of time until we go global.” At Madeline’s mention of Quentin, Elise’s

eyes darkened. It had indeed been quite a while since her last meeting with her godfather. If he really

were going to attend the banquet, she thought it would be worth it to see her godfather.

“Quentin Fassbender, you said? The billionaire, Quentin Fassbender?” Madeline wasn’t at all surprised

that Elise knew who Quentin was. After all, he sat at the top of Forbes’ Real Time Billionaire, so

naturally, anyone would know his name. “The one and only!” Assured, Elise intuitively revealed a smile.

“Then I shall attend SK Group’s banquet.”