Chapter 241

"My student is still in critical condition, Michael!" Emmie exclaimed.

Michael looked at her coldly. "Are you worried about your student, or are you attempting to have a secret rendezvous with Elijah?"

Emmie was stumped. She turned her head to the side and couldn't be bothered to deal with this unreasonable man anymore.

He raised his hand and loosened his tie. "If I hadn't shown up, what would you two have done next? Gone to a hotel and caught up?"

She frowned but remained silent.

Unable to contain himself any longer, he spun around and grabbed her by the collar. "Say something!"

Her breath hitched in her throat, and a glimmer of emotion flickered in her clear eyes. "There was never anything between me and Elijah, Michael Xanthos! Whatever feelings I had for him vanished into thin air the moment you came into my life!"

Emmie and Elijah lived next door to each other and were inseparable since childhood. Their relationship began innocently and continued to flourish as they both