Oliver's Substitute Bride (Oliver and Jessica) novel Chapter 129

Carl stayed in the room, jet-lagged and unable to sleep at all.

He went down to the first floor and sat on the bar to drink.

Suddenly, someone patted him on the shoulder. "When did you come back?"

"Alice, why are you here at night?"

"I'm bored. I've been through a lot of trouble lately. My grandpa's not feeling well. Fortunately, he's much better now. I came out to take a breath."

"Is Mr. Zamani getting better now?"

"He's fine now but has to rest more. He can't be angry or emotional."

"I have nothing to do ever since I'm back. I'll visit him another day. I love to hear him talk about his antique collections."

"I didn't expect that you love such traditional things."

"That's right. I'm such a traditional man."

"You are such a talker," Alice ordered a glass of wine and sat beside him. "By the way, I want to ask you something. You have to tell me the truth."

"Just say it."

"Is that Jessica who married Oliver?"

"That's right, aren't you going to bully her again? Oliver won't let you off now."

"How dare I bully her? I used to hate her, so I found fault with her. But I never succeeded. You all protected her."

"We didn't protect her. She didn't do anything wrong, and you should restrain your temper. Don't think that you are a child and haven't grown up yet."

"Ever since my grandpa got sick, I've found myself growing up a lot. I won't do anything to anger him again. Jessica was the one who saved my grandpa."

"That's great." Carl raised his glass and touched Alice's. "Cheers."

"Carl, I'm so regretful. I shouldn't have refused to marry Oliver. Otherwise, the woman standing next to him now is me." Although Alice knew the truth, she was still unwilling to accept it.

Carl said seriously, "Marriage is predestined. Oliver wouldn't marry you even if you didn't refuse to marry him."

"Why would he want to marry Jessica? She's ordinary." Alice was drunk and kept talking, "I'm young and beautiful, and I was born into a decent family. There are so many people who want to marry me in Birmingham. Why doesn't Oliver marry me?"

"Move on. You'll find someone better than him."

"I don't want someone else. I want Oliver. He doesn't understand my heart at all. I'm so sad." After that, she asked for another glass of wine.

She didn't know how many glasses of wine she had.

Alice drank a lot and lay on the table. In the end, she still murmured Oliver's name.

The woman who was out of love was unreasonable, but Carl couldn't leave her alone.

Carl kept patting her face and shouting, "Alice... Wake up."

Alice was unconscious.

He searched Alice's pocket and rummaged through her bag, but he couldn't find her phone.

He had just returned. He didn't know Aaron's phone number or the number of the house of the Zamani family. He wanted to call a taxi for her back, but he didn't feel safe.

Carl had no choice but to drag Alice into the elevator and take her upstairs to his room.