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.

the document

three years lay before her, perfectly intact. A smile of relief

so many complex years, it was Caden who finally lent her a

wondered why he possessed

he was contemplating

It was Rachel.

her heart skip a beat when the phone rang late at

He answered the call.

he greeted, his

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

it for a

friends over for tea and conversation. “I look forward to

paused for a moment, then reluctantly replied, "I'm sorry, I may have to disappoint

you

him. “It's just that I already have

suppose I shall need Randolph to extend the

anxiety washed over

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

was screaming at him that

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

but there was also

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

Rachel expressed her relief.

keep you any

to Randolph with a worried look on her

me coming. What are you

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

“It doesn't bother you that much, does it? Why

stupid? Everyone is looking at me,”

Rachel was silent.

little more restrained with your ex, none of this would

it easy. But this is Alicia, Joshua's ex-wife.

that it was better not

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