Chapter 280

"No, I didn’t." Alexander denied it without a pause. But when Vivian stared at him with her soft, watery eyes for a long moment, he finally cleared his throat awkwardly. Then, he explained seriously, “I was just picking you up, didn’t expect there’d be an ambush.” He really hadn’t planned on stepping in. Ever since that dream, he saw the girl he always protected in a whole new light. If this life she wanted to protect him, then he’d back off and let her. Unless she really couldn’t handle it—then, and only then, would he act. Vivian kept staring at him for a beat before leaning a little closer. “Next time something like this happens, don’t pick me up.” She wasn’t some helpless little thing. Having him there only made things more complicated. In her last life, Vincent Reeves and Matthew Drake had specifically used him to hurt her. "Okay," Alexander agreed right away. Vivian couldn’t help glancing at him again, like she was trying to figure out if she was dreaming. “You…” She opened her m