After getting Elijah on the line, Alice put the phone on speaker mode and placed it on the table with its screen down.

“Josh, is it? I know Elijah sent you to meet me.” Her tone was not inquiry but rather a direct statement of affirmation.

As Elijah was about to speak on the other end of the phone, he fell silent and listened attentively upon hearing her words. Did she accidentally call me?

He believed that Alice was foolish, but little did he know that this was all part of her plan.

“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.” Although Josh had a moment of panic, he knew that admitting to anything would jeopardize the fourteen thousand that had been promised to him.

Without even glancing at Josh, Alice pulled out a check from her bag and started filling it in for an amount clearly stated as seven hundred thousand.

Meanwhile, the man stood beside her with his greedy, red eyes fixed on the check, his heart racing with excitement at the sight of so much money.

He surmised that she wanted to ask him questions, and he was more than willing to oblige if it meant earning seven hundred thousand with just a few words.

“Mr. Hayes, do you understand now?” she asked casually without even glancing at Josh.

Elijah anxiously listened to their conversation, hoping Josh wouldn’t mess up. However, the next second brought an unexpected answer from Josh on the phone.

“Yes, Elijah asked me to come. He gave me fourteen thousand and instructed me to find you. The things I said earlier were also taught by him,” Josh admitted without hesitation.

Only then did Alice lift her gaze toward Josh. “Did he say anything else to you?”

In fact, I didn’t even fully grasp

“Uncle Elijah, I’m sure you heard everything. If you didn’t,

know what you’re talking about, and I don’t even know who that Josh guy is. This is ridiculous.”

just called Elijah and that Elijah had overheard

as she had prepared him a check for

money yet.” Josh rushed to intercept her. “Aren’t you going to give me the

you’re talking about is actually intended for a charity organization,” Alice

most likely that she learned this move from Ethan. The check merely served as bait for Josh to

to break Elijah and Emma’s scheme by simply writing a

such unscrupulous people, one had

he thought he could get

she quickly showed him the earlier recording.

was willing to go to the police if there was a conflict. There was nothing

had described her as foolish, gullible, and easy to manipulate when he approached Josh earlier, yet

Alice could so easily dismantle Emma and his

wondered whether Alice had suddenly become so astute or if

not head to Galerprises and instead wandered around outside.

home, she noticed Caroline sitting on the couch with a gloomy expression. Britney was trying to cheer

Caroline. She was aware that Caroline was a sensitive child. She believed Caroline must not feel secure yet, especially after

had warned her to keep her distance from Caroline and let her get used to a life without her, Alice couldn’t help but feel sorry for Caroline when she saw the girl looking like this. She realized she

eyes instantly lit up, and her previously listless face suddenly burst into a brilliant smile. “Mommy, you’re back!” she shouted as she

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