Chapter 174: In His Clutches

He took a slap for her, and she helped him slip out of that man's clutches. "Alex, wait a second." Right as Alex Hayde was about to head out, Angie stepped in, her voice suddenly soft. "Um… Alex, thank you." Angie was unusually courteous. A grateful smile flickered at the corner of her mouth. Maybe he was reading too much into it, maybe it was just wishful thinking, but he felt it all the same. Alex turned his head and took a long look at her. The sleek shine of her hair, the beauty of those...