Second Marriage novel Chapter 393

“Nothing.” Alice thought for a while and then shook her head. She lowered her eyes and stared at the document in front of her.

She shouldn’t think of him anymore.

She should stay calm. Even if she saw him again, she should treat him as a stranger.

Alice closed her eyes. She found herself a mess.

“There must be something happened to you!” Yanis had stayed with her for five years, and knew Alice well. She could find the change of mood of Alice. She narrowed her eyes and bent down to approach her. She asked, “You’ve told that you went to meet Grace. But why did you come back so soon? Tell me, is that Grace bullying you?”

Hearing her words, Alice looked up at Yanis and found her angry, as if she was about to fight against Grace.

Alice jokingly said, “If she did bully me, what would you do?”

Yanis immediately clenched her fists and said, “If she bullied you, I would beat her up. Anyway, I am a woman, and no one dares to blame me for beating a woman.”

“Come on…It is a law-governed society. If you beat others, you would be punished.”

Yanis snorted and said, “Humph, it is a personal vendetta. Why can’t solve it by ourselves? Besides, I will just hurt her, not kill her.”

“It was only a joke. She didn’t bully me. I came back so early because Miss Lam had something urgent to deal with. Then I came back.”

“But you look terrible,” Yanis rested her chin on her hand and said, “Tell me, what happened?”

Hearing her question, Alice took a deep breath and then smiled helplessly. She said, “Why do you keep asking me this question. Nothing happened to me.”

“Why have you been sitting here in a trance for so long?”

“Because I was wondering what kind of design that Miss Lam wanted.”

Yanis barely believed her and said, “Well, if you have trouble, remember to tell me and don’t hide it in your heart.”

“Okay.”

After Yanis went out of the office, Alice felt relieved.

Yanis was very sensitive.

Alice should have hidden her emotions.

Even Yanis had found her distracted. Kennedy must have felt the change of her emotions.

No…

Five years ago, she disgraced herself and begged him to see her. But he still divorced her.

She couldn’t lose her temper in front of him anymore.

She must be quiet inside.

He had been a stranger to her.

At this time, her phone vibrated.

Grace sent a message to her.

Grace: [Excuse me, Shelly. I didn’t expect that what happened today. I’m sorry to delay your time. Can we make an appointment to meet tonight? We can meet in the same restaurant. It will be my treat.”

Night? Alice thought for a while and began to type.

Alice: [Sorry, Miss Lam, I have to work overtime in the evening. I will be busy tonight.]

Grace: [It doesn’t matter. We’ll make an appointment when you are free.]

Alice: [I’ll work overtime tonight. After that, I can meet you anytime. I’m sorry.]

Grace: [It doesn’t matter. I should be the one to say sorry to you. If I had arranged my time well, you wouldn’t have made a trip for nothing. By the way, Shelly, I remember that your company is just started, right?]

Alice: [Yes.]

Grace: [I give your number to Kennedy. He will invite you to design clothes for him. I will recommend you to my relatives and friends in the future.]

Did Grace give her number to Kennedy?

At that moment, Alice felt that her heart missed a beat. Soon she came to her senses.

Alice: [Thank you.]

After that, she put her phone back on the desktop and leaned on the chair. She was tired. She stretched out her hand and rubbed her eyebrows.

It was at five o’clock in the afternoon. Alice was about to go to the canteen to have a meal. When she walked out of the door, she saw Yanis coming to her with a serious face. She said, “Alice, there is an emergency.”

See her being so serious, Alice raised her eyebrow and asked in surprise, “What happened?”

“Chloe just ran to tell me that Hugo had an accident, and then she cried and left. I don’t know what happened. But she looked very nervous. Do we need to find Hugo?”

An accident?

Alice recalled Hugo and then she said, “Check the information and find Hugo’s address. Then we went to visit him.”

“Okay.” Yanis nodded and then went to find Hugo’s address.

When she came back, she held the document in her hand and said, “I found it. This is the address.”

“Let’s go.”

Alice went out of the company with Yanis. At first, Alice intended to drive by herself. But she didn’t know the way to Hugo’s home, so they had to take a taxi.

Shortly after getting in the taxi, the driver glanced at them and then asked, “Why do you go to the slum?”

“Slum?” Yanis asked doubtfully.

The driver looked at her and nodded. He said, “Don’t you know the slum? It’s a notoriously poor area, where people are fierce. There are many bad guys in that area. If you are not from there, I suggest you don’t go there. It’s too dangerous for you.”

Hearing what he said, Yanis turned to look at Alice.

Alice smiled faintly and said, “Sir, we go there to find a friend. Will it be okay?”

“Well, it depends on your luck. I don’t know what will happen to you. I’ve heard from the drivers who have been there that people in that area are extremely fierce.”

Yanis was worried. She bit her lip and said, “Can we ask some people to go with us?”

“It’s too late, I’m afraid it will take us more time to find people to help us.” Alice lowered her head and thought for a while. Then she asked, “Sir, is the area that you mentioned in the state of demolition?”

“Well... I’m not sure.” The driver scratched his head and said, “There should not have been a slum in B City. But it is a remote area. The residents of that area are very fierce. They don’t allow others to tear down their place. There is always a stalemate and the matter still hasn’t been settled.”

Hearing his words, Alice understood the situation of that area.

“I see, thank you.”

She also knew that she could only go with Yanis. And they must not ask other people to go with them.

If they asked others to protect them, it would be quite possible that they would be driven away.