Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO

Chapter 1108 - 576: Extras: Brother, Can I Stay by Your Side? (2-2)

"Why did he do this?" Alice bit her lip, her voice parched."Because General Laurence, the boss thinks, is a person who matches you in every aspect... Plus, the boss knows better than anyone the character of General Laurence."

"How does he know?"

"You’ll find out later, Miss Alice..."

"So he did all this to introduce me to Claud Laurence?"

"The boss is worried about you, he wants to find someone to take care of you in his place... Actually, the boss truly treasures you."

At this moment, Alice laughed.

Her laugh was very desolate, very sorrowful.

She could never have imagined that the life she had worked so hard to turn around was still entirely under his control.

"Why does he have to be so hypocritical?" Alice’s laugh was bleak, "He doesn’t care about me at all..."

"Miss Alice, you’re wrong... The boss cares about you, he really cares about you..." Keith Antony said urgently, "The boss just hasn’t been able to let go of Miss Quentin, but actually you already have a place in his heart... If the boss didn’t care about you, he wouldn’t have fought to get the Robinson’s property for you, he wouldn’t come to Paris again and again to do so many things for you silently... And yes, weren’t you worried the other day about Eric Grant and their sudden resignation? Actually, they were planning to start their own business and compete with Robinson for this job, it was the boss who intervened secretly and scared them away, making those old guys come back loyal to Robinson... The boss did all this for you silently, but you misunderstood that the boss was the instigator at the time, but the boss didn’t hold it against you, he couldn’t be angry with you... Doesn’t all this somehow prove that the boss cares about you?"

"Stop, Assistant Antony, I don’t want to hear it, I don’t want to hear anything..." Alice suddenly aggressively pushed open the car door and rushed out.

In the deep of night, Alice leaned alone against the headboard, her mind a little more settled than in the afternoon.

The room faintly echoed with the gentle snoring of Rachel sleeping, it was very reassuring.

Yet Alice couldn’t sleep, though her eyelids were heavy with exhaustion, her mind was not the least bit sleepy.

She no longer wanted to care about what Keith Antony had said to her in the afternoon, right now, what mattered most to her was if his mind still retained the sequelae from the gunshot wound?

She couldn’t accept such facts... Because, no matter how you looked at Chester Robinson, he wasn’t an unhealthy person.

But in reflection, he indeed had moments of oddity, yet she had never thought it might be related to his physical discomfort.

Why would this happen?

Didn’t the doctor say he was fine?

Why were there still aftereffects?

What was damning was, why did she feel the sky was falling, the world suddenly plunged into darkness when she heard the news...

No...

In the morning, Alice woke up with tears streaming down her face.

She only recalled the scenario in her dream after being dazed for a long time...

In the dream, she stood in front of Chester Robinson’s gravestone, crying until her face was wet with tears.

She finally understood where the tears at the corners of her eyes and on her face came from, she had been dreaming...

She got up and tidied herself briefly before heading to the dining room.

Aunt PA was having breakfast with Rachel, everything seemed like it always did.

"Miss, I saw you were still sleeping earlier, so I didn’t wake you up..."

"Oh."

Alice reached out and held Rachel in her arms.

Rachel tilted her head and smiled, "Mommy, you always call me a sleepy little pig, today you are the sleepy little pig!"

Alice smiled gently.

At this time, a servant walked in from outside, "Miss."

"Hmm?"

"General Laurence called you."

"Oh."

Alice took the house’s phone extension and walked to the French window in the hall.

"Claud..."

"Your phone’s broken, couldn’t you buy another phone to call me?"

"I’ve been quite busy lately..."

"What’s wrong with your voice? It’s so hoarse? Are you catching a cold again?"

"No."

"Alice, there’s something I want to discuss with you..."

"Hmm?"

"I’ve already hired a designer in New York to design your engagement gown, the designer is the Creative Director of Victoria’s Secret, the gown should be able to surprise you."

Alice lowered her head, "Oh... You take charge."

"I’ve decided to place the engagement date on next Saturday... Which is the day after your winery’s new wine press conference."

"Alright!"

"I want to officially appear by your side as your fiancé."

"Hmm."

"Alice..."

"Hmm?"

"If possible, I wish to skip the engagement..."

"Oh."

"Alice... Do you understand what I mean?"

"I..."

At this moment, Alice’s hand pressing the phone gradually lost strength, her vision went dark, and she collapsed to the ground.

"Ah, Miss fainted..."

A servant shrieked, and everyone rushed in from the living room.

Alice woke up in the hospital.

Once she opened her eyes, she saw Aunt PA’s worried face.

Alice propped up her hands trying to sit up...

Aunt PA hurried forward to support, "Miss, the doctor says you need to rest well... You should lie down!"

Alice indeed felt weak, finally just propped on the pillow at the headboard, and asked, "What happened to me?"

Aunt PA said, "You fainted while talking to General Laurence at home on the phone... Luckily the doctor said you’re just short on rest lately, rest well at home for a few days and you’ll be fine... You almost scared me to death!"

"Where’s Rachel?"

"I worried the hospital air isn’t good, so I asked Aunt Madge to take her to play in the hospital garden for a while, don’t worry!"

"Oh."

"Miss, the doctor said your health is very poor, it’s related to your chronic lack of sleep... He said you must take a good rest for a period, can’t be so overworked like before."

Alice obediently nodded.