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Chapter 196: No, this isn't right

Chapter 196: No, this isn’t right

Ryan scanned the room, feeling more and more that something was off. He glanced back at Alice to gauge her reaction, but she seemed oblivious to any anomaly.

Alice was running her hand over the pink drapes, finding the decor a bit eerie.

“Ryan, what’s up?” Alice asked, noticing Ryan’s uneasy expression. She was curious.

The place felt novel to her,she had no idea the hotel would have such decorations.

Her itinerary was always arranged by Hannah, and she was sure Hannah wouldn’t have booked this kind of room for her.

“Uh, nothing, it’s nothing.”

Ryan quickly grabbed a box of condoms from the table and hid it behind his back. That thing was just too risky,he couldn’t let Alice see it.

Alice saw Ryan hiding something and furrowed her brows slightly.

Alice extended her hand, palm up, towards Ryan, clearly asking him to place whatever he had just picked up in her hand.

She didn’t care what Ryan had taken,she was willing to give him anything he wanted, but he couldn’t keep secrets from her. She wanted no privacy between them.

She wanted to control everything about Ryan.

“Uh, uh?”

Ryan looked embarrassed. It was one thing for Alice to see it on the table, but now that he had just picked it up and got caught red-handed, handing it over would spell disaster.

“It’s nothing…”

The more Ryan hesitated to hand it over, the more displeased Alice became. She didn’t speak, just spread her palm again, signaling Ryan to wise up before she got angry.

“It’s really nothing, just a pack of gum…”

Ryan fumbled in his pocket, wiped the sweat from his brow, and then placed a pack of Green Arrow gum in Alice’s fair hand.

Alice looked at the gum in her palm, slightly stunned. That’s it? She thought it was something important.

She pulled Ryan’s hand over and handed the gum back to him. She didn’t want Ryan to think she was unreasonable.

Ryan gave an awkward smile, thankful he had grabbed something on his way out that morning. Otherwise, with Alice’s attitude of not letting go until he showed her, things could have really gone south.

Alice didn’t really care about the incident, and she didn’t notice Ryan’s still odd expression.

Her mind was entirely focused on more important matters.

Glancing around the room, Alice felt somewhat dissatisfied.

After all, it was a hotel under her name, and she had invested heavily in it. Yet, the suite didn’t even have a chair, which made the environment seem subpar.

Her gaze finally landed on the large bed, and she casually pointed at it.

“Go sit over there.”

…

No, Miss Alice, do we really have no common sense?

Ryan was still a bit embarrassed, but seeing Alice’s expression turn cold, he quickly sat down.

After all, he had already sneaked into Alice’s bed before, and having “slept” with Miss Alice, sitting on the bed now seemed trivial.

But to be fair, the bed in the themed suite was really soft,it must be comfortable to lie on.

However, knowing what the mirror above was for, Ryan could no longer look at the bed the same way.

He carefully pocketed the little box, trying his best to clear his mind of any unclean thoughts.

It was just a heart-to-heart talk, really just a talk.

But as he thought this, Alice walked over to the bed and gently sat next to Ryan.

The bed was quite large, but because it was round, Alice couldn’t see Ryan’s expression from where she sat. She hesitated for a moment and then decided to sit close to Ryan.

The agitation in her heart grew stronger, almost unbearable.

And Ryan’s situation was awkward too. Although he had been close to Alice before to prevent an assassination, this felt completely different.

His nostrils flared slightly, catching the fragrance of Miss Alice, rich and delightful, which was utterly refreshing.

Ryan’s gaze became vacant for a moment, forgetting time as Alice sat tightly against him, her soft warmth sparking fantasies.

No, this isn’t right.

Alice sees him as a friend, someone she really trusts.

Thinking about the 65-point Favorability rating, Ryan felt a wave of guilt. If Alice knew about his wicked thoughts, they might not even remain friends.

No, he couldn’t betray Miss Alice’s trust.

He pinched his thigh hard enough to make himself wince, but it helped him cool down. He then asked, “So, Miss Alice, what did you want to talk about?”

Ryan wouldn’t refuse an opportunity to understand Alice better, especially since misunderstandings had arisen from not knowing her well before.

He was also really curious about what Alice was planning to do and why Rocco and Lorenzo, despite their extreme actions, were so intent on bringing her down.

“Mia must have told you some things about me, right?”

Alice didn’t directly answer Ryan’s question. Instead, she placed her hands on her knees, her mood seeming a bit somber.

She had been negligent before, allowing Ryan and Mia to spend so much time alone together.

Ryan didn’t really know what kind of person Mia was, seeing her only as a cute little girl, but he was clearly deceived by Mia’s appearance.

As Alice’s half-sister, Mia held no reverence for her sister, even harboring some resentment.

Mia had always been plotting something, and Alice was aware of it. Apart from a few top bosses, Mia held the highest position in the gang.

To think of such a person as innocent and cheerful? Better save that for a joke.

And Mia’s feelings for Ryan were clearly not normal, which had already alerted Alice.

“Uh, she did mention some things.

Mia told me that you’ve been the gang boos for just about a year.”

Ryan pondered how to respond. Although Alice hadn’t been a gang boos for long, if he were in her shoes, he doubted he could last even a day in such a life.

Alice kept a close watch on Ryan’s expression, her heart in knots.