Chapter 43 The Third Option

Alan rarely showed his face in front of people, but the guests at the Mitchell family's birthday banquet all relied on the rumored ugly scar to recognize him at a glance. "This is Alan?" "He doesn't seem as scary as the legends." "Yeah, he seems to have good terms with Lexie." There was a lot of chatter in the banquet hall, but thanks to the sound of music as a cover, plus the fact that someone had already taken the initiative to go up and say hello to Alan, the scene was instantly lively. Many people handed business cards to Alan, and Lexie habitually wanted to pull out her hand to leave first, but her hand was pressed, and she met Alan's calm and powerful gaze. She froze for a moment, listening to the compliments of those around her, and when she looked up again, she was already smiling decently towards the crowd that had flocked over. Since she was a child, she had hardly ever been surrounded by so many people, and for the past ten years or so, her life had been as quiet as h