Enzo was taken aback for a moment, revealing his white teeth. "Not bad. After all, Nolan and I are close friends, so I naturally know about your situation since he hates you so much."
Alessia narrowed her eyes. Although she felt something was off with Enzo, his explanation seemed reasonable.
She had been so high-profile at the Ramirez family banquet today that anyone in the city who followed entertainment gossip would probably know about her divorce and her two children.
As the two of them walked out of the alley, they saw a car coming from a distance, stopping right beside them.
The car door opened, and out came Dominic!
When Dominic's gaze fell on the bloodstains on Alessia's body, his eyes darkened.
He bypassed the front of the car and came to her, looking her up and down. "What happened? How did you get blood on yourself?"
"Mr. Carter, rest assured, this blood is not Miss La Rosa's. However, Mr. Carter, we've already taken care of everything that needed to be handled. Your concern seems a bit late. Well, Miss La Rosa and I are going to the police station to give our statements now. please make way," Enzo said with his hands in his pockets, smiling at Dominic.
However, the smile did not reach his eyes.
Dominic narrowed his eyes, only to see Enzo had already walked to his own car and opened the passenger door for Alessia.
She really was going to the police station.
Alessia pursed her lips. She didn't know why Dominic was here at this time, but it was definitely not the time to talk about it. She spoke up, "Mr. Carter, I'll be leaving now. If you have something to find me for, we can talk later."
With that said, she walked towards Enzo.
Just as Alessia was about to reach Enzo's side, Dominic suddenly, without warning, reached out and grabbed her arm.
With one hand, he opened the car door and pushed Alessia into the car, then closed the door smoothly in one fluid motion.
Dominic had always emphasized not revealing their relationship to anyone, so Alessia had never expected him to lay hands on her in front of outsiders.
It was a moment of carelessness that allowed Dominic to succeed. By the time she came to her senses, she was already sitting in the car.
"What are you doing, Dominic?" Alessia rolled down the window and leaned out, asking.
"Sit properly!" Dominic's face was cold and domineering as he spat out the words. He had already gone around the front of the car and sat inside. He said, "I'll take you to the police station."
Alessia looked deeply at Dominic.
Dominic had already started the car, and he noticed Alessia's gaze from the corner of his eye. He turned his head to look at her.
Alessia said seriously, "Dominic, you seem different tonight."
Dominic's heart skipped a beat at her words. He pursed his thin lips, and after a moment of struggle in his eyes, his face darkened instead. He cleared his throat. "I don't want my three children to grow up without a mother."
"Oh!" Alessia responded.
This 'Oh' seemed somewhat perfunctory no matter how you heard it. Dominic awkwardly emphasized again, "That's a fact."
However, this time, after he finished speaking, there was no response from Alessia. Dominic turned his head again, only to find that Alessia's gaze was outside the car, looking towards Enzo, who was running towards them.
Dominic's eyes turned cold, and without any warning, he accelerated and swiftly turned the steering wheel. Alessia's body leaned forward, forced to retract her gaze.
There was no hint of guilt on the face of the instigator. He said sternly, "Alessia, Enzo Roberts is not someone you can imagine."
Imagine?
Alessia frowned slightly. She didn't like this word, but now was not the time to argue with him about it. She said, "You seem to know a lot about Enzo?"
"You went to supper with him, and now you're going to the police station together. Don't you understand him? Alessia, have some self-respect. How can you go to supper and the police station with someone you know nothing about?"
Okay, Dominic had finished his part uglily.
What else does she need to say?
She shouldn't have asked Dominic.
Alessia simply unwrapped a lollipop and popped it into her mouth.
Through the rearview mirror, Dominic could see Enzo's car, always following closely behind them.
Dominic stepped on the gas, and after they arrived at the police station, he accompanied Alessia to make a statement.
Enzo continued to follow behind Alessia. The atmosphere around Dominic was extremely low, almost freezing within a meter.
But Enzo seemed completely unaffected by Dominic's cold pressure and insisted on getting close to Alessia. "Miss La Rosa, we've been through the police station together tonight, so we're friends now. Can I add your number?"
Friend of going to the police station together? Thanks, but she really didn't want that kind of friendship.
Alessia breathed a sigh of relief. She had seen people with thick skins before, but someone like Enzo was truly rare.
She disliked trouble the most. If this were in the past, she definitely wouldn't want to interact with someone like Enzo, but now was different.
She still wanted to probe Enzo's background. Since Enzo took the initiative to come to her, she naturally wouldn't refuse.
Alessia took out her phone to scan Enzo's WhatsApp contacts, but Dominic suddenly interrupted and took it from her.
Dominic glanced at his watch impatiently. "It's already three in the morning. If you have something to say, let's talk tomorrow."
After saying that, he opened the car door with her phone and got in. In the next second, he slammed the door shut.
The force with which he closed the door was so strong that it could startle someone if they were timid.
Alessia felt inexplicable and glanced into the car.
Enzo chuckled lightly, seeming not to mind Dominic's unfriendliness, and spoke to Alessia.
"Miss La Rosa, it seems Mr. Carter doesn't think highly of you. But I'm curious, earlier you clearly said you weren't familiar with him, yet he brought you to the police station and took your phone. Could it be..."
"Could it be what?" Alessia raised her eyebrows.
Enzo's smile widened, filling in the topic. "Could it be that he's your creditor?"
"What an imagination." Alessia sincerely praised. "I'll be leaving first."
"Alright, Miss La Rosa." Enzo nodded, unable to scan the QR code anymore. He also didn't bring up the topic again and simply pocketed his phone.
He took off his hat, raised his hand to wave, and said, "Goodbye."
Enzo's eyes sparkled, and he looked especially charming when he smiled.
But at this moment, Alessia wasn't attracted by his smile. Her gaze fell on his head.
Without the hat covering it, she discovered that Enzo had cut his hair short, and there was a scar in the shape of a cross on his scalp.
From the color of the scar, it seemed to have been there for many years.
Although the scar was visible, if his hair was slightly longer, it could still be covered. Yet Enzo deliberately kept his hair short.
Alessia's eyes flickered. Enzo looked no more than twenty-five years old, and this scar, according to his age, should have been left when he was twelve or thirteen.
Tonight seemed to be because of Nolan that he came to find her, but the more she got in touch, the more suspicious he became.
But she wasn't in a rush. As long as Enzo really had a problem, she didn't need to make a move. He would definitely come to her again.
"Goodbye!" Alessia turned around cleanly and opened the car door.
Enzo stood still, watching Alessia get into the car. He didn't move until the car drove away, then he put his hand down and put his hat back on.
Dressed in all black, he was clearly illuminated by the lights, yet he seemed to be walking in darkness, suffocating to the point where no light could be seen.
There was no longer any smile in his eyes, and he murmured inexplicably, "Alessia, you're just a liar from start to end."
In the car.
Alessia decided that when she got home, she would check Enzo's information. She had just finished thinking about it when she yawned, her eyelids heavy, too tired.
Thinking that Dominic had come to find her so late, there must be something urgent, she forced herself to wake up and asked, "So, what's the matter with you finding me tonight?"
"What's worth me finding you for?" Dominic, still under the low pressure he created himself due to Enzo, responded sarcastically.
"Bianca called earlier and clearly said you had something to find me!" Alessia frowned.
Dominic immediately pursed his lips, realizing his mistake.
He had specifically instructed Bianca not to say that he was looking for her, but in the end, Bianca still betrayed him.
Actually, he didn't really want to delve into why he had come to find Alessia so late at night.
If he had to give a reason, it would probably be that he didn't want Alessia to find a stepfather for his three children.
Dominic rubbed his temples, hesitated for a moment, and instead of answering, he awkwardly changed the subject.
"Alessia, if you still want to live with the three children in the future, we need to add one more clause to our agreement: you must be home by eleven o'clock."
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