Chapter 94:

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Joshua's train of thought changed abruptly when the question was directed at him.

I chuckled. “You married me shortly after graduation, and yet you've barely had any contact with the elite. Rachel is a socialite. Do you think you can fit into her circle?”

Alice replied calmly: “It is rather strange. Despite my apparent simplicity, she extended her hand to me in order to make friends.”

Joshua's face darkened even further.

He asked himself: "Why is Alice acting against my wishes?

He then commented: “She’s just being polite. To her, you're insignificant. Trying to connect with her makes me look stupid.”

Alice, puzzled, asked, “How could that embarrass you? “We are divorced and no one knows about our current relationship.”

With obvious irritation, Joshua replied, “Just follow my instructions!”

Alicia hid a smile and preferred to remain silent. The atmosphere became tense and Joshua completely lost interest.

I have left the room.

Alicia put on her coat and followed him. It was too late for Joshua to stay. He had to get back to Lilliana.

Alice said goodbye to him.

Then I filled a glass with water and gently dropped a pill into it.

Its taste and appearance were undetectable.

As he handed her the glass, he whispered, "Be careful not to overindulge."

In his irritable, patchy state, Joshua drank without a second thought.

A fleeting look of triumph crossed Alice's face as her plan unfolded successfully, and she preferred to remain silent.

of chores, left quickly. Alicia

the document Caden

log for the past three years lay before her, perfectly intact.

many complex years, it was Caden

why he possessed

he was contemplating this,

It was Rachel.

beat

He answered the call.

Gray," he greeted,

few days? “I’d love to have you over to my

"Is it for a

friends over for tea and

replied, "I'm sorry, I may

take you, and now you are refusing my invitation. Have

quickly assured him. “It's just that I already have

seems too limited then. I suppose I shall need Randolph to

of anxiety

felt like a knife was pointed at his throat. Rachel's insistence

screaming at him that attending would

Randolph, a situation she preferred to avoid. It would be wiser to

was also the

Gray,” Alice agreed with a forced smile. “Let me know the

Rachel expressed her relief.

I won't keep you

turned to Randolph with a worried look on her

me coming. What are

things clear to her. I won't let anyone manipulate

to calm him down. “It doesn't bother you that much, does it? Why don’t you just

people are stupid? Everyone is looking

Rachel was silent.

a little more restrained with your ex, none of this

anyone else, I'd take it easy. But this is Alicia, Joshua's ex-wife. She betrayed me and now I'm

that it was better not to

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