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.

with a pile of chores, left quickly.

the document

before her, perfectly

that after so many complex years, it was Caden who

wondered why he possessed

was contemplating this, his

It was Rachel.

skip a beat when the phone rang late at

He answered the call.

Gray," he greeted, his

replied softly, “Are you available in the next few days? “I’d love to have you over to my house

"Is it

often have friends over for tea and conversation.

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

“You earlier refused Randolph's offer to take you, and now you

him. “It's

then. I suppose I shall need Randolph to extend the invitation personally," Rachel observed, with a lingering

wave of anxiety washed

his throat. Rachel's insistence made him suspect that

intuition was screaming at him that attending would

the meeting might anger Randolph, a situation she preferred to avoid.

adversity might be inevitable, but there was also the possibility of preventing

forced smile. “Let me know the time and I'll be there,” she

Rachel expressed her relief.

won't keep

ended, Rachel turned to Randolph with a

on me coming. What are you

to her. I won't let anyone manipulate me. Do you

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

think those people are stupid? Everyone is looking at me,”

Rachel was silent.

restrained with your ex, none of this would have

tone turned cold. "If it were anyone else, I'd take it easy. But this is Alicia, Joshua's ex-wife. She betrayed me and now I'm going to get

decided that it was better not to continue

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