Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander) novel Chapter 1038

"I am a public servant and I'm paid by the country and its citizens. I will never violate the law."

Jackson's face was solemn as he spoke. It was as if he were severing all ties with Alexander.

Sensing the tension, Elise quickly chimed in, "It's Cittadel's blessing to have such a righteous policeman as you, Captain Gleeman."

"I'm honored. Thank you, Mrs. Griffith," Jackson replied modestly, a smile on his face.

Alexander's expression remained unchanged. With a vague smile, he said, "That's why I wouldn't waste my time on something I know is impossible. Captain Gleeman, all you have to do is take the credit while Smith Co. deals with the criminals. There's no conflict when we all do our jobs."

Indeed, Alexander had considered getting Jackson on his side. However, he knew that Jackson was an obstinate man who was adamant about his own beliefs, so he abandoned such a thought.

"True." Jackson nodded. He then stood up and prepared to leave. "Please send some of your men to help me escort Matthew to the local police station, just in case anything goes wrong."

"No problem. Raymond, send some men to go with Captain Gleeman," Alexander instructed as he stood up.

"Yes, sir."

Raymond immediately went out to make arrangements for this.

Just as Jackson was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and turned around. Then, he said to Alexander, "For the past hundred years, Cittadel has been treated lightly by the developing countries and it has limited its development. It would be disastrous if Triune continued to corrupt our country's key figures in science and technology. As such, the arrest must be carried out as soon as possible. Please see to it, Mr. Griffith. I thank you on behalf of all of Cittadel."

He bowed to Alexander after his words, then turned around and walked to the door.

His back was ramrod straight, as admirable as his character was.

"Such a righteous person is truly a gem in this world," Elise said sentimentally.

To that, Alexander jokingly mentioned, "You find him admirable now, eh? Did you forget how he previously treated you?"

The old Jackson was filled with animosity toward Elise and had never treated her nicely. He was always keeping an eye on her, waiting for the right moment to arrest her.

Elise smiled when she remembered the past. "That's different. He treated me that way because he mistook me for the person who caused Reuben's death, and all he wanted was justice for Reuben. He may be too rigid and stubborn in his thinking and may have only looked at things superficially, but I have never questioned his character. Furthermore, you­—"

"Okay. That's enough," Alexander stopped her from saying any further. He then placed his arm around her shoulders and helped her back into the house, saying, "Don't ever praise another man in front of me again."

That amused Elise. "How could you be jealous of everyone?"

"Well, it's not the first day that you've known me," Alexander murmured as he shrugged.

"You're so proud of yourself, huh?" Elise raised her brows at him, perplexed by his focus.

"Of course. I'm the man who gets jealous the most in Cittadel," he announced without an ounce of embarrassment.

Elise burst out laughing. "Where do you learn this from?"

"Do I even need to learn? I'm already humble enough by only saying Cittadel rather than the entire world," Alexander replied confidently.

"Fine, fine. A round of applause for your humility, then," Elise scrunched up her nose and teased.

Right after she finished her words, Rylantha raised her hand, ready to slap Ariel hard.

With Ariel's skills, Rylantha would be unable to hurt her at all. However, before Ariel could dodge the attack, Rylantha's hand was grabbed in mid-air.

Rylantha's expression froze as she looked at Elise, who had stopped what she was about to do. "I know you. You're Alexander's wife. I've got no fight with you, so why are you stopping me? Go away!"

"Mr. Abbott had previously slapped you because of Danny, but you were the one who had framed him first. As such, both of you are even. I don't think you should hold grudges or even lay your hands on your sister just because of that. Ariel is marrying Danny soon, which means she will be a member of my family. Hence, it's perfectly justifiable for me to stand up for her," Elise argued reasonably.

However, Rylantha didn't want to back down. She struggled to move her hand for the slap but to no avail. Hence, she exerted a stronger force to retract her hands.

When Elise noticed Rylantha's struggle, she abruptly released her grip, causing Rylantha to lose her balance and stagger back a few steps until she had to hold on to the wall to stabilize herself.

After stabilizing herself, she was still so enraged that she took the bag she hadn't paid for and threw it at Elise.

Realizing what had happened, Narissa dashed over and spun a roundhouse kick, drawing an arc in mid-air before her leg landed on Rylantha's head, striking her hard.

"Ouch!"

Rylantha took a deep breath and rubbed the spot where she had been kicked. Her hair was a mess and she appeared embarrassed.

"You asked for it!"

Narissa rubbed her palms together and stood next to Elise and Ariel, waiting for a good show to happen.