Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 611 Sudden Accident

Hank had parked his car by the roadside. Caught in the throes of passion, he failed to notice a white van careening

toward them. It was not until Yelena screamed in a panic that he noticed the catastrophe looming over them.

His first reaction was to open the passenger door and push her out of the car. Shoved out of the vehicle, she landed

quite a distance away and could only watch helplessly as the white van crashed into Hank's car.

There was a loud collision, followed by a massive explosion that blasted the entire scene. Yelena slumped to the

ground amidst the flames, her face blackened by the billowing smoke.

When the passersby rushed over to help, she finally realized that the front of the car had been utterly crushed by

the impact. Hank had been sitting in the driver's seat; if he remained in the car, he would be crushed and flattened

by then.

She stared at the appalling state of the car with tears brimming in her eyes. "Hank!"

Releasing a gut-wrenching scream, she tried to rush forward. However, one of the passersby grabbed her and

dragged her backward by the arm while cursing furiously, "Miss, what the hell are you doing? In that state, the car

might explode at any given moment! Hurry up and run!"

She struggled to break free. "No! My boyfriend is in the car! I need to help him!"

"What boyfriend? Even if he was inside, he would've been crushed into a pulp by the massive impact just now!" The

passerby shook his head and sighed, cautioning her against unnecessary risks.

Held down tightly, she was unable to move a single inch. Therefore, she could only watch helplessly as the car

gradually burst into flames.

"Silly girl, what are you thinking? How could anything happen to me?"

Just as Yelena sunk into utter grief and despair, she suddenly heard a familiar voice behind her. Looking back in

disbelief, she discovered Hank standing not far away with scratches on his face.

He was smiling. Moreover, his smile was warm and gentle. His expression almost seemed as though nothing drastic

had occurred just moments earlier.

The accident had, however, terrified Yelena. Flooded with fear from her close brush with death, she threw herself

into his arms. "Do you know how much you scared me earlier? You pushed me out of the way, but I couldn't find

you anywhere. I thought you were still inside the car!"

He patted her on the back reassuringly. "How could I do that? I could never abandon you alone."

The truth was that he had no time to react earlier. Hence, he simply threw open his door and rolled to the side of

the road. His swift actions ultimately resulted in injuries to his face during the process.

She raised her hand and touched the wounds on his face tenderly. "It must be painful. You must've gotten these

injuries earlier. Let's get you examined at the hospital."

He shook his head and released her from his embrace. When the flames surrounding the car began to subside, he

stepped forward to take pictures and collect evidence from the scene. Yelena watched him for a moment before

she questioned, "What are you planning to do?"

"I suspect the incident today was not an ordinary accident. Look! There's nobody in the car, which means that the

driver jumped out of the car and escaped."

Upon hearing those words, she widened her eyes in disbelief. "Are you saying somebody tried to harm us?"

"Pretty much."

She immediately became livid. "Who on earth would do that? Why would they want to harm us? It's not like we've

offended anybody."

Hank stroked her hair to calm her down. "It's alright. There's no need to worry. I'll know the truth once I investigate

this matter."

If my investigations reveal the culprit behind this incident, I will never forgive them. Anybody who dares to harm my

beloved is simply asking for death.

…

Ever since Elspeth encountered that person during the book signing session previously, she had been feeling

extremely restless.

She could not shake off the feeling that things were not as simple as they seemed. No way, the woman was merely

similar to Emma in appearance. Not to mention, there was also the man who looked exactly like Callum.

Everything was puzzling and confusing, but it did not take long before she encountered that woman again.

The previous president of the Alphascape Group had resigned, and the new president was said to be a young

woman. Nobody knew what sort of tricks she used to climb her way to the position in just half a year.

Elspeth originally thought the relationship between the two companies could start again on a clean slate now that

the previous president was gone. It was not until she encountered the familiar face in the office that she abruptly

felt overwhelmed and confused.

"Yena?"

The woman standing opposite Elspeth was dressed in a modest but professional suit. Furthermore, her movements

gave off a sense of elegance and poise. If she was said to resemble Emma in appearance, it could also be said that

she was considerably gentler and more respectable than Emma.

Nevertheless, Elspeth always felt as though there was something familiar about the way this woman looked at her.

"I did not expect you to remember my name, Miss Lynwood. I'm very flattered." Yena's words were meant to be

flattering, but her statement simply left Elspeth feeling uncomfortable instead.

She frowned slightly and took a seat opposite Yena. "I can't believe you're Alphascape's new president."

Yena was not surprised that Elspeth would ask such a question. Curving her lips into a smile, she laughed and asked,

"Don't tell me… Do you, like everybody else, also believe I used unorthodox methods to obtain this position, Miss

Lynwood?"

Elspeth did not expect to bring such a grave accusation upon herself at the start of the conversation. A look of

displeasure immediately appeared in the depths of her eyes. "I did not mean that."

"Lighten up a little. I was merely joking with you." Yena held up the contract in front of her. Placing it on the table,

she lightly pushed it toward Elspeth. "Have a good look, Miss Lynwood. What do you think of the written contract?"

The two companies were supposed to cooperate in the field of computer chip technology, which was something

new to Azure Corporation. It was only natural that Azure could not compare with Alphascape in terms of experience

and technology.

Fortunately, Elspeth had done her homework before she decided to enter the industry, so it was not difficult for her

to read and understand the contract. Even so, two conditions in the contract surprised her.

"The price of the chip… In terms of the pricing, isn't Alphascape being a little too greedy?" After doing some market

research, she knew that similar computer chips could be purchased from other vendors at a price that was 25%

lower than what Alphascape offered. Hence, she could scarcely believe Alphascape would offer them such an

expensive deal.

Yena naturally knew what was written within the contract. Admiring her newly-done manicure, she responded in a

calm and leisurely manner, "But Alphascape is currently the only one in the industry that can mass-produce these

chips. You might not be able to obtain as many of these raw materials if you purchased them from elsewhere, Miss

Lynwood."

Elspeth knew Yena was speaking the truth. It was precisely due to Alphascape's monopoly on the market that Yena

dared to make such an unscrupulous offer. Be that as it may, if Elspeth bowed down to her wishes and agreed to

such a high price, Alphascape's oppression would only become increasingly excessive in the future.

Steeling her heart, Elspeth pushed the document back toward Yena. "I'm sorry, Miss Hallaway. I'm afraid I can't

agree to your terms."

However, Yena was not surprised by Elspeth's response. In the first place, these overbearing clauses were designed

so that Elspeth would disagree with them.