Chapter 30

I definitely did not expect that to be the reason Alex was looking for me, so I froze for a moment and stayed that way until Alex turned his head to look at me. I raised my head to look back at him in a daze. His expression was calm and devoid of any emotions. Maybe Alex's offer to let me stay at his place was because he was worried that if anything were to happen to me, it might cause him trouble. After all, time was very valuable to someone as busy and important as Alex. He wouldn't have the time to keep dealing with my trivial issues. But I still shook my head. "There's no need. I'll just be more careful when I commute to work." For a fleeting moment, there seemed to be a glint of suppressed disappointment in Alex's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. He composed himself before I could even confirm what I saw. "Why don't you go back to the Hastings residence anymore?" I tilted my head slightly as I looked at him. "I don't want to." Alex seemed irritated after I rejected him. It