Chris wasn’t worried about this. He thought Alice wouldn’t say yes, no matter what. She is a married woman, after all. Keith is a good man too. I would say he’s one of the best in this city, but Ethan’s a bit better. Chris thought Alice would unequivocally refuse him. “I’ll turn the speaker on so you can hear their conversation.” Chris turned the speaker on so Ethan could hear Alice refuse the proposal.

Alice was about to ask Keith about that event seven years ago, but she couldn’t be too direct. If Keith was the one who slept with her, then it would be fine, but if he was not, it would be awkward for both of them.

Just when she was about to ask him if he had found her again and saved her back then, he proposed. She froze for a few moments and quickly wondered why Keith would propose. Does that mean he was the one who slept with me? Why else would anyone propose to a woman they have barely met?

For a moment, Alice was stunned by how forward Keith was. She was already suspecting that he might be the one who slept with her, and now she was almost certain. It is very possible that he’s Apollo’s father.

The sudden proposal came as a surprise, and she was shocked. Before she even realized it, she blurted, “You don’t have to do this.”

if he was the man who slept with her, there was no need for him to do this. He didn’t have to marry her over responsibility. There was no need to marry her even if

doesn’t sound like it. It feels like she’s playing hard to get, though.

that a refusal? She is my wife, and now another man is proposing to

I must marry you.” Keith stared at

the proposal, so her refusal might sound a bit too soft. He thinks there’s space to negotiate. She was trying to come up with a way to turn him down gently.

wanted to make the rejection as nice as possible so his ego wouldn’t be hurt. If he

was married to Ethan. She could tell him she was married and keep the name of her husband a secret, but she knew Keith would be able to find out who it was if he wanted to.

I’m twenty-seven years old, six-foot-one, and healthy—physiologically and psychologically speaking. I don’t have any bad habits, but I can’t tell you about my work. It’s a secret,” Keith interrupted. He couldn’t tell her about his work, but he could tell her everything else. “I put on a Casanova facade for work. That event I held that night was all for work. I’m actually a disciplined person.” He couldn’t talk about work too

was putting on an act. He was a collected, disciplined, and responsible man. He was powerful as

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