Chapter 169


    Chapter 169 Why, Ethan Knight (1)


    What else could Ethan say? So, instead of stopping Alice, he just watched her leave the room.


    After she left the room and closed the door, he began contemting. Am I not good–looking enough?


    No, it can’t be; I looked pretty handsome when I checked myself in the bathroom just now. So, am I not


    sexy enough? No, that shouldn’t be the case either. I adjusted myself in the bathroom to look my


    sexiest. Was I just not seductive enough, then? No way! Didn’t they say that was the most seductive


    posture? So why did it end in failure? Why?


    Meanwhile, Alice looked back after closing the door behind her. She felt that something was odd about


    the man tonight, but she didn’t think much about it; she was so weary that all she wanted to do right


    now was sleep. After going back to her room, she fell at once into a deep, dreamless sleep until early


    morning.


    On the contrary, Ethany awake in bed, tossing and turning all night until dawn.


    The next day, Alice received a text message from Bruce shortly after she got up. Reading the romantic


    text message, she almost threw up in disgust. Still, she had to keep on acting. Of course, the focus of


    the text message was still to ask her to steal the tender document, to which she merely replied, ‘OK’


    Despite promising to do so, she didn’t do anything.


    Nevertheless, she went to work at Galerprises as usual.


    That night, Bruce called her right away. The moment she answered the phone, he asked in a voice


    dripping with tenderness, “Alice, how’s it going? Did you get your hands on the tender document?”


    “No, I didn’t,” Alice replied at once. As she didn’t have to pretend over the phone, her face was stony


    and grim at this moment.


    Bruce suggested, “Alice, how about you make an appointment with Mr. Affleck for me tomorrow? I have


    something to discuss with him.” Now that the tender opening was just around the corner, he was really


    burning with anxiety.


    Alice’s eyes flickered slightly. Should I say he’s too stupid or too clever? “Okay,” she replied


    nheless. Since this guy came up with such a request, she might as well go along with it. After all, if


    she was going to put on a show, she had to pull out all the stops for it.


    “That’s great! Let’s make it tomorrow, then. Just make the appointment at Blue Moon Restaurant at


    noon tomorrow.” With clear delight in his voice, Bruce set the time and ce of the appointment without


    caring whether it would put Alice in a tight spot. Apparently, he did use his brains a little, for Blue Moon


    Restaurant was owned by him.


    Consequently, Alice made an appointment with Mr. Affleck at Blue Moon Restaurant for real.


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    Mr. Affleck was dumbfounded. He didn’t want toe at all, but Archie ordered him toe over and


    y along. Although he didn’t know what he was supposed to y along with, he couldn’t defy Archie’s


    orders. Therefore, he sat at the dining table, all confused.


    Darting a nce at Alice, who was seated across from him, he got even more confused. What the hell


    is going on here? Why would Alice get me to meet with Bruce? Well, it’s reasonable for her to arrange


    a meeting between us. Everyone knows that she loves Bruce, after all, so perhaps she wants to do


    something for him. But why would Mr. Moreno agree to it?


    Just when he was confused, Bruce came in. “Mr. Affleck, let’s not beat around the bush. I got you here


    today because I want Galerprises’ tender document on Riverwale. Just name your price, Mr. Affleck,”


    he said, negotiating terms explicitly right away.


    Mr. Affleck’s eyes blinked rapidly. Is this getting started already? Wait, should I say yes or turn him


    down? Mr. Moreno didn’t give me any clear instructions on this before I came! He turned to look at


    Alice, who slowly sipped at her tea as though she were oblivious to this. His heart clenched. So, what


    the hell’s going on here? Without getting any instructions, he had no choice but to act as he thought fit,


    saying, “Sorry, but as a member of Galerprises, I have both a responsibility and an obligation to protect


    everything about thepany. Please behave yourself, Mr. Yeager.” With that, he stood up and left


    instantly.


    After leaving the room, he heaved a secret sigh of relief. It’s probably okay for me to act like this, right?


    But what exactly does Mr. Moreno mean?


    In the private room, Bruce was visibly surly, stupefied by Mr. Affleck’s outright refusal. Looking at Alice,


    who was slowly sipping at her tea, he managed a forced smile while suppressing the anger inside him.


    “Alice, seems like I have to depend on you after all,” he said, trying to show as much tenderness as he


    could. “Alice, we only have three days left before the tender opening, so we can’t afford to tarry. You’ve


    got to get hold of the tender document as soon as possible.” He got some inside information that


    Galerprises’ tender document was the best, which was why he wanted to take advantage of it.


    At the same time, Caleb came to Ethan after getting the news of what had happened. He reported, “Mr.


    Knight, Young Madam Knight is having an appointment with Henry Affleck, the project manager of


    Galerprises-” He paused for a moment. After studying Ethan’s expression for a moment, he added, “At


    the same time, she’s also having an appointment with… Bruce Yeager.”


    Ethan’s hands froze. He raised his eyes, which were gloomy. Is she really going to help Bruce Yeager?


    Why? What on earth is she trying to do? I don’t believe she really wants to marry him. Smart as Little


    Fox is, there’s no way she can’t tell that Bruce is trying to use her. So, what exactly is the purpose of


    her ying along with Bruce like this?


    He had still yet to find out what was going on with her sudden disappearance several days ago. He


    knew that she was hiding something from him and wouldn’t tell him about it, so he had to uncover it by


    himself. Since it was only through the things she did that he could truly find out what was wrong, he


    didn’t stop her from helping Bruce, nor did he even ask her about it. But now that she was helping


    Bruce for real, he felt really ufortable about it, even if he knew she might have other reasons for


    doing so.


    His eyes narrowed slightly. Suddenly, he asked, “Is Archie Moreno personally in charge of the case?”


    Knowing that Alice was working at Galerprises, he looked into thepany and found out that it was


    registered under Archie’s name. It was only recently registered, but it was doing very well.


    Caleb knew who Archie was. Even though they had rarely met before, he had some understanding of


    thetter after the past few days of investigation.


    “Yes, he is,” replied Caleb immediately.


    Ethan’s eyes stared ahead thoughtfully. After pondering for a moment, he replied, “Never mind.” He


    now understood what Archie was capable of. The case was under Archie’s charge, so what was Bruce


    trying to do under Archie’s very nose? The matter probably wouldn’t be simple. As for Alice, he would


    like to see what on earth she was trying to do. Besides wanting to know what she had up her sleeve,


    he also wanted to understand her better through the things she did. As for whether she would get into


    trouble… no matter what kind of trouble she got into, he would always be there for her!