NovelEnglishChapter 160 Chapter 160 The living room was in total chaos. The way Alice was profusely crying while kneeling on the ground was heartbreaking to watch. Inthe end, Quentin suddenly yelled out loud, "That's enough! T'll give you what you want." Alice looked at him with eyes full of tears. "Dad, you know he's going to cback for more money. What if we just let him release those photos? "Tcan just leave the country overnight and never return. Our family has beca laughing stock all because of me.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI'm really sorry to every one of you." Ahint of heartache flickered before his eyes. Just by looking at the crazy man who cknocking at their front door, he could tell what kind of life Alice had endured when she was still with her foster family. It was no wonder she had becmentally unstable. Quentin said with a sigh, "It's fine. There's still smoney in the company.
I'm slowly getting old, and I just want all of you to be happy." Upon hearing that he was going to get the money, the man instantly becsatisfied with a smirk on his face. "That's more like it, and it seems like you're still using the sbank card. I must admit, though, Alice. You have a good father. Unlike your previous one, who only cared about your looks." Alice was shivering all over and eventually fainted, throwing the entire family into an even more chaotic state.
Everyone quickly ushered the man out of their hand transferred the money to his bank account to prevent him from saying anything else that might further upset Alice. Alice was carried back to the couch, where their family doctor was already on standby and ready to administer first aid. As she watched the whole scene unfold, Grace initially wanted to leave. But Liam was standing right beside her and clenching his fists anxiously. Tears welled up in his eyes from. emotion.
She could tell he felt sorry for Alice, too. Now, there was no way Grace could leave. Otherwise, everyone would call her cold and heartless. While Alice was receiving medical attention, Carmen sat next to her, crying and wiping her tears with a piece of tissue. "What's wrong withfeeling heartbroken for Alice? All of you witnessed what that man just did. God knows what kind of life she used to live. "As her mother, I can't even bear to think about it.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI've always blamed myself for not finding her sooner." Everyone else remained silent. Grace didn't say a word, either. She wondered if Alice had orchestrated this whole fiasco. If that were the case, she had ---- certainly turned the tables. She had won everyone's sympathy. The next tAlice made a mistake, everyone would undoubtedly rush to defend her again. She took a deep breath and recalled the man's appearance, planning to investigate him thoroughly once she got back.
It wasn't until the middle of the night that Alice slowly regained consciousness. However, she seemed too weak to speak and could only cry. Carmen held Alice in her arms and tried to comfort her. "It's okay now. It's okay. We will take care of everything. You just rest for now." Seeing that Alice was fine now, Grace let out a yawn and decided it was finally tto leave. By the tshe stepped out of the Lambert residence, it was already 3:00 am.
She got into her car and noticed an unread message on her phone. It was a message from Ethan, with only a single question mark. She suddenly marks remembered that earlier today in the office, she promised Ethan that she would meet up with him at Palm Bay to be his "sleeping pill". But it was already late. He should be asleep by now, right? As she didn't want to disturb him, she didn't reply to his message. She headed straight back to her hinstead.
While she was lying down to get srest, the man's face kept popping up in her mind. He looked so familiar, yet she couldn't recall where she had seen him before. She was very frustrated that she had really lost her memories. She felt helpless when it cto solving these kinds of problems. She pulled out the small notebook she brought back from the Lambert residence. The words were written with such force that it was clear her emotions were turbulent at that time. Why couldn't Ethan be trusted?
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