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

carefully examined the document

transaction log for the past three years lay before her, perfectly intact. A smile of

it was Caden who finally lent her

why he possessed

was contemplating this,

It was Rachel.

skip a beat when the phone rang late at

He answered the call.

he greeted, his voice

days? “I’d

it for a special

and conversation. “I look forward to introducing

replied, "I'm sorry, I

and now you

him. “It's just that I already have

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

wave of anxiety

pointed at his throat. Rachel's insistence made him suspect that

at him

Randolph, a situation she preferred to avoid.

but there was also the

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

Rachel expressed her relief.

I won't keep

the call ended, Rachel turned to Randolph with a worried

on me coming. What

“I have to make things clear to her. I won't let anyone manipulate me. Do you think I’m a

that much,

are stupid?

Rachel was silent.

you had been a little more restrained with your ex,

easy. But this is Alicia, Joshua's ex-wife. She betrayed me and now

his true anger, decided that it was better

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