The hotel was huge and the hallway was long. Besides, both lounges just so happened to be on opposite ends, so there was quite a distance to cover.

Still, Alice was fleet-footed and arrived at the right lounge in no time. As her hand grabbed the door handle, she paused for a second before deciding to enter.

Before she pushed the door open, her mind was whirring with possibilities. She knew Charles was being excessively friendly to her today. It also felt that there wasn’t such a thing as coincidences after experiencing so many oddities.

When Charles asked her to support him over to the lounge, only Sophia followed them. Elijah and Noah didn’t bother to make a token effort in chiming in. Even Emma, who usually liked to showcase her kindness, had joined them.

Then, when they arrived at the lounge, Charles suddenly became unwell and seemingly left his medication in another lounge. A coincidence happening once or twice was acceptable, but too many of them would never just be mere coincidences.

However, Alice chose to put her trust once more. It was not directed at Charles, but her father, Lucas. She wanted to believe them because of her father’s love for the family since he was Charles’ son.

But her trust in the Wolands was shattered the moment she pushed open the door.

A woman lay on the floor in a puddle of blood with a fruit knife stabbed into her stomach. It was the exact knife she had used to cut the cake in the hall.

Right at that moment, footsteps could be heard approaching and it seemed like a crowd was going her way.

Alice snickered. What a show!

“Alice, you’re here.” Emma’s usually gentle voice could be heard.

Alice didn’t want to entertain her and didn’t even bother to turn around.

“Is Grandpa resting inside? I’m worried, so I came with Mom and Aunt Bethany.” Emma started playing up her ‘kindhearted’ character and continued the show on her own. Then, she went up to the door to enter the room.

that the entire situation was nothing but

didn’t stop Emma and allowed Emma

door and still called out intentionally, “Grandpa, I’m here

she suddenly paused and a piercing shriek cut through the air the next second. “Ahh! A dead person. It’s

as though the whole hotel plus people from several states over could hear her. Still, she

deaf could hear her scream, let alone those in the banquet hall

the hall with one to the

around them in

crowd couldn’t see the bloody

lips with terrified eyes. She was trembling like a leaf and acting with all

that be? Who did this?” Elijah, who followed the

over, I saw Alice standing there. I thought Grandpa was in the lounge and wanted to go in. But I pushed the door and saw Ashley lying on the floor.” Emma said tremulously. Nonetheless, her voice might have sounded shaky, it was clear enough for

words hinted that it was Alice

Is that disgusting woman trying

doing?! Where’s Ethan? I don’t see

Is she dead? Hurry and check for a pulse!” Elijah tried to take control of the situation

and walked in while the crowd moved

floor with a fruit

the banquet just now recognized that knife because Alice used it to

still breathing. We have to save her quickly.” Elijah was like a knight in shining armor as he checked on Ashley

managed to

watched the whole ordeal in silence that the whole Woland Family probably knew of. Well, there was no doubt that they all played

nothing but a show to harm

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