Frustrating? Ethan had an unreadable smile on his face. When has Little Fox ever suffered from frustration? She’s been making me frustrated at home all day, so how would she ever get herself into a similar situation?

He thought the notion was impossible. He sat back and anticipated the show she was about to put on, feeling curious about her revenge. No matter what, he would let her have fun. When the time was up, he would take care of everything else for her. Even if the sky were to fall, he would handle that for her. With him around, she could have the fun of her life!

Emma doubted Alice had seen through her plan because the drug was colorless and tasteless. It was practically undetectable in the Coke. However, she also noted that Alice had placed the glass against her lips without taking a sip.

“Bruce, I wonder what Alice said to the manager. Did she run into trouble? I have something going on here. Could you help me to check in with her? You know she’s naive, and she doesn’t know how to handle problems on her own. I’m worried for her.” Emma reached out to Bruce with concern on her face, acting as gently as usual. She would not be relieved until she got an idea of what Alice was up to.

At that moment, she was too afraid to go up to Alice, fearing that her plan was uncovered. Instead, she decided to send Bruce to check out the situation.

“Sure.” He glanced at her but said nothing. He knew she was behind the drugging but ultimately chose to side with her. Earlier on, he, too, noticed Alice’s suspicious behavior, so he was curious to find out what was going on.

He showed up behind Alice. Coincidentally, or perhaps deliberately, Mr. Hampton happened to leave when he arrived.

“Alice, what are you doing?” he questioned her from behind.

She quickly spun around, acting as though she had just noticed his presence. Her expression changed, and she looked like she was in shock and fearful. Her hand pressed against the tabletop, looking as if she was trying hard to hide something.

acted in that way, the more doubtful he felt. He went closer to take a look at

a bar stool was right behind him. Given the height of the stool and its proximity, anyone who

she saw Bruce’s reflexive behavior, something flashed across her eyes. “Here, have a

Coke.” His expression immediately changed as he frantically pushed the glass away,

smile. “Did you also

in disbelief, he had to admit that she must have discovered Emma’s action. So, she knew. Did Mr. Hampton find out and tell her about it? Even at that moment, he refused to believe that the ‘dumb’ Alice would find out the

she flashed a cold smile as she looked toward the bar stool behind him. At first, she planned to bait Emma, but Bruce came

something amiss in Bruce and guessed that he must have known something about the drink. His

her, but he still sided with Emma. Huh, birds of

not stop him from taking a seat on the bar stool, and he seemed puzzled by her remark. After sitting down, he forcefully pushed

his dismay, the tabletop was clean and empty. He looked

a brow. Looking at the man, she broke into a smile. “I need to warn you out of goodwill—since you’ve taken

of the surprise that she had carefully prepared for Emma, so he should

mean?” He frowned and shot her a quizzical look, but he listened and stopped himself from getting up. After not seeing Alice for a few

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