Chapter 75 A Tragic Past

Alexander coughed. "No, Elijah. I…" He felt like no amount of explaining would get him out of this. Elijah set down his glass on the table, grabbed his jacket from the side, and got up to leave. Alexander clutched his throat to suppress his coughing. "Where are you going?" "To find my wife!" The words came out naturally and casually. "Wait. I've heard quite a bit of gossip about your wife these past few days." Alexander's words successfully stopped Elijah in his tracks. He looked over, his gaze piercing. Alexander felt a chill creeping up the back of his neck. Why did he have to bring this up? But the words had already left him, so he could only say honestly, "A lot of people are paying to dig up information on her." Trouble tended to follow when people got famous. Although Louisa wasn't a celebrity, marrying Elijah was like something straight out of a fairy tale, which made her the center of attention. Some were jealous, others were envious, and some were looking to stir up