Behind her, Marshall was stunned for a few seconds.
He was speechless as he already knew that her nicknwas "Ally". What he wanted to know was her full name. Why was she so adorable? This woman was smart, she really knew how to trick people! She was not only beautiful but also mysterious and cheerful.
Looking at the beautiful figure in front of him, Marshall started admiring her more and more. As soon as he lifted his foot, his cell phone rang. He then headed to a quiet place to take the call. When Alicia got back to her car, her anger had finally eased a little.
Looking at the two cute plush toys that were sitting in the back seat, something cacross her mind. Alicia picked up her phone and dialed a number.
"Victoria, are you free? Let's hang out and have afternoon tea!" After deciding the tand location, Alicia started driving there.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAs she didn't have lunch yet and she had been standing for the whole morning, Alicia chose a window seat and ordered a plate of noodles as soon as she reached the restaurant. She started eating while waiting for Victoria. She was in a good mood.
When she almost finished her food, she gazed at the time, realizing that it was ten past one. Noticing that Victoria hadn't cyet, she looked out of the window again. The sun was shining brightly just right outside the window. On the street, there were not many people.
After ordering a glass of orange juice, Alicia checked her emails during her spare tand picked a few jobs.
After replying, she habitually moved her body and looked out of the window again. "Why hasn't she arrived yet? She should be almost here, right?" "Should I order ssnacks?" While she was hesitating and preparing to get the menu, a familiar figure suddenly cinto her vision on the opposite road.
Frederick was with another woman? Unconsciously, Alicia turned her body sideways and her expression froze― At this time, Frederick took out a piece of luggage from the boot on one side and pointed to a hotel not far ahead. The woman nodded and smiled. "Frederick, I'm so sorry to trouble you!" "What are you talking about, Madeline? If you have time, please cand visit us at any time!" He went to the airport to pick up his best friend's wife as he had something urgent and couldn't meet up with her. The woman hadn't traveled on her own before and she was pregnant too. What was more, she had lost her luggage at the airport and she almost got detained.
"I'll take you to the hotel to rest first. At three o'clock, Dean will cover! Both of you can make the arrangements by yourselves. This hotel is the schain as the one you used to stay at. Dean said that you are used to the decoration inside... Callwhenever you need my help!" "Okay, thank you!" The traffic on the street was busy that day, thus Frederick didn't drive the car to the front of the hotel. Instead, he entered the parking lot as he figured it was better than blocking the traffic. The two of them were chit- chatting while walking with luggage.
As she was his best friend's wife, plus she was pregnant, Frederick was very careful when he was with her. He would pay more attention to her and protect the woman. Sometimes, he would even reach out to help her or raise his hand to protect her from a little distance. The two of them were quite respectful of each other.
However, Alicia, who was sitting across the street, couldn't hear what they were talking about. Everything they did immediately changed her mood.
Coincidentally, this woman had long hair. Although she was pregnant, her figure was slim. She looked like the woman in the photo that Alicia had seen before.
Her eyes were lost in the distance while looking at his every move. Alicia's good mood instantly went south. She had been looking at them until they disappeared in the direction of the hotel. That instant, she was exasperated. Didn't she already know what was happening? Why was her heart hurting so bad? She clearly knew that it was not worth it but why did she feel upset? She was feeling devastated as if there was a blunt knife stabbed into her heart. She felt heartbroken! When she was lost in her own thoughts, a panting voice sounded. "I'm so sorry that I'm late! There was heavy traffic in Jazz Avenue. Have you ordered? I'm about to starve to death!" Suddenly, Alicia cback to her senses and handed over the menu but she still couldn't withdraw her gaze. Victoria swiftly ordered a few dishes and a bowl of rice. Then, she gulped down swater to calm herself down. It was then she finally looked at Alicia that she realized the expression on her face was bitter. "Ally, are you upset about... the alumni gathering?" Looking up in an instant, Alicia was stunned. "Huh? What alumni gathering?" Victoria looked at her in confusion.
"Didn't you know about it? There will be an alumni gathering at the Nostalgia Hotel tonight. It is held by alumni from Abbott University! It is said that many people from Casterwich City would be there too and it seems that they will hold it once a year. Let's go and have a reunion! Sof the alumni from Casterwich City are rich too! Of course, there may be sother alumni from other years as well. I didn't notice before, but this time, when sfriends draggedinto the group, I only noticed that this tthe main focus is on our batch. It's quite grand too!" As she said this, she took out her phone to show Alicia sposts about it.
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"Look, this is sent from one of my friends! All the alumni in Casterwich City are welcto join! It is said that there are sbig shots and sinteresting programs. Anyway, last twhen in Bayton City, our batch was the most famous at St. Abbott University! The best-looking students and the smartest students were all in our batch. Ally, back then you were one of the most influential figures in St. Abbott University!" "It's all in the past..." She used to be glorious but she was so down and pathetic at the moment. Over the years, she had experienced a lot of things. She was indifferent towards fand glory.
After picking up the phone, Victoria flipped through the group chats and threw her fork and spoon angrily out of the blue.
"F*ck! How shameless is Lindsay? How dare she mock and talk about e you in the group chat? What ab*tch! She actually wants to participate in the alumni gathering too! She's going with that jerk!" Victoria was seething with anger. "Ally, you shouldn't hide from these sc*mbags! It's clear that she stole your lover and ruined your relationship. She's really shameless!" "Is there any justice? Who would like her when all she did was slander you? How dare she say that you were desperate and seduced Jeremy? I think she is seriously ill!" "It's a waste of tto think about such a piece of trash! She picked up your leftovers and yet she's still so proud of it. How can she be so ignorant?" The group chat immediately buzzed with excitement, full of righteous indignation. Victoria even mocked Lindsay several times and showed it to Alicia.
Alicia was not in the mood as her mind was somewhere else. She glanced at it and turned off the phone.
"Why should we bother with b*tches like her? People can say what they want. If they like talking sh*t, so be it. I won't be affected by it anyway."
Seeing that she was in low spirits and spoke weakly, Victoria was surprised to find that Alicia really had 11 NO something on her mind. She calmed herself down immediately. "Ally, you've changed a lot!" X