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.

a pile of chores, left quickly. Alicia returned to her

carefully examined the document Caden

for the past three years lay before her, perfectly intact. A smile of relief spread

years, it was

he wondered why he possessed such

contemplating this,

It was Rachel.

heart skip a beat when the phone rang late at

He answered the call.

Gray," he greeted, his

the next few days? “I’d love to

it for a

and conversation. “I

for a moment, then reluctantly replied, "I'm sorry, I may

you are refusing my invitation. Have we upset you in some way,

him. “It's just that I already have

need Randolph to extend the invitation personally," Rachel

of anxiety washed over

felt like a knife was pointed at his throat. Rachel's insistence made him suspect that

was screaming at him that attending would bring him

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

might be inevitable, but there was also the possibility of

agreed with a forced smile. “Let me know the time and I'll

Rachel expressed her relief.

won't keep

Randolph

coming.

I won't

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

people are stupid? Everyone is looking at me,”

Rachel was silent.

had been a little more restrained with your

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

his true anger, decided that it was better

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