Ethan’s face fell and he hung up. The fact that someone else heard that side of Alice filled Ethan with the urge to hit someone.

Ethan turned his attention to Alice, who was staring at him. Her eyes were still glistening, perhaps because she was suddenly woken up. One look at her eyes was enough to fill Ethan with desire. And her voice…

Still confused from waking up, she asked, “What are you doing?”

She didn’t sound as seductive as just now, but she still sounded soft. Her grandmother came from Southriver, and Alice spent a big portion of her childhood with her grandmother, so she got some of her accent. Most of the time, she would keep it hidden, but now that she had just awoken, her accent came out naturally.

The sound of her voice made Ethan’s desire flare even more, and he looked at her plump lips. After they got married, he went straight to work, only coming back today. This was their nuptial night, so to speak, and his kissing his wife was par for the course.

He went straight for the kiss, but when he leaned over, Alice frowned. “Something smells rancid. Smells like a drug.”

he only came to wipe off the scar

of the scent, Alice noticed the bottle of elixir that Ethan didn’t have time

She might be groggy moments after she woke up, but now she had sobered up and her brain was functioning normally. She remembered that when the phone call woke her up, she felt Ethan rubbing her face. It was why she told him to go lighter. “You were going to use that to get rid of my scar,”

said nothing. That was the truth. Things would be simpler if

you?” Alice frowned. She knew they only got married because of Caroline. They had signed an agreement that they would get divorced in six months and then she would leave. She wouldn’t step out of line, disturb him, or pry. We had a deal, so why did he try to find out

know how to remove a disguise that was put on using the Gregorias Family’s disguising technique. It couldn’t be removed by just any drug. As a member of the Gregorias Family, it was a rule that

thought he wouldn’t be fazed by the scar, since they weren’t a real couple anyway. Moreover, the marriage would only last six months. After that, she would

love, but some part of his mind told him this question was difficult to answer. It seemed like whatever he said would

in love, Ethan had a brilliant mind and knew he had to escape this situation. He covered Alice’s eyes and

Ethan felt

“If you think my scar is unsightly, I can always stay away from

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