"It was a vehicular accident." There was no hesitation from him at all.
"After my mother died, the elders of the Hodds family found a lawyer. After the will was announced, all of them were pissed. On my way back, Simon put his plan into motion."
Alex laughed self-deprecatingly and pointed with both hands at his lower limbs. This was indeed a possibility, but I felt that this was not the case.
I did not know what was the medical cause behind his legs, but he was not missing them. Maybe they were prosthetics, but I did not want to ask too many questions.
"If that's the case, how did you find me and Munchkin just now?"
I did not mind the previous situation and would not nitpick, but it was different today.
Even if this mall belonged to Alex, he brought Munchkin next door while I was changing clothes. He moved too quickly, did he not?
Could it be that he already knew where we were? Otherwise, how did he arrive so quickly?
"What happened today was purely a coincidence. I wanted to look for you in the hospital at first, but the doctor told me that you and Munchkin were out for a walk. Hence, I also thought of going out for a walk to relieve my boredom."
I nodded, pretending to be satisfied with the answer.
"I understand. Thank you, Mr. Hodds, but I won't consider your suggestion."
After saying that, I was prepared to leave, but Alex did not seem to have the intention to allow me to.
"Miss Lane, things will be easy if you agree, but if you're thinking of refusing, then it'll be quite troublesome."
"What do you mean?"
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