Chapter 275 Came Into Conflict


    Rachel failed to persuade Lea, so in the end, she agreed.


    Anyway, she had heard that Alice had been forced to stay at home, so how could shee out


    now?


    On the way to the cafe, Lea pondered about why Alice would want to meet her all of a sudden. Was


    Alice really afraid that she would get back together with Gregory?


    She just couldn''t understand why Alice was so paranoid about her rtionship with Gregory, which


    had happened years ago, not to mention that they hadn''t even been in love with each other. How


    could they rekindle their rtionship?


    Although Rachel agreed to go with her, she still secretly sent a message to Jack to inform him of


    their whereabouts.


    She was afraid that something bad would happen, especially considering that Lea was pregnant.


    When they walked up to Alice in the cafe, thetter''s face changed. She hadn''t expected two people


    to show up. However, she just nced at Rachel before fixing her eyes on Lea, her heart filled with


    envy. The first time she had met this little girl, she herself had been as beautiful as a blossoming


    rose.


    After so many years, her face had gotten older.


    But now, Lea had grown up into a beautiful woman with charming facial features.


    Seeing Lea like this made Alice feel even more uneasy.


    Her fear that Lea hade to take revenge grew stronger. Otherwise, how could Lea be in a


    rtionship with Henry? It was too much of a coincidence.


    Lea sat down and asked, "Why did you want to see me?"


    Alice hadn''t expected her to be so direct. ying with the car keys in her hand, she said slowly, "I


    wanted to talk to you."


    The glossy table reflected the harsh afternoon sunlight that was sweeping in from the window.


    As the two of them spoke, Rachel checked her phone to see if she had received any reply from


    Jack. When she saw that she had not received any new messages, she frowned.


    ''Didn''t he see my message? What''s he doing?'' she wondered.


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    Just then, the waiter walked over to the table to take their order. "Two cups of coffee, please," Alice


    said authoritatively.


    Lea pursed her lips in displeasure, unable to believe that Alice was rude enough to order on their


    behalf. "No, thanks. I''m pregnant, so I shouldn''t drink coffee. Just get to the point," she said


    impatiently.


    Upon hearing Lea''s words, Alice''s expression changed slightly.


    She suddenly stopped fidgeting with her car keys. Her eyes, which were fixed on Lea''s face, slowly


    slid down to her belly.


    Caught off guard by Alice''s creepy stare, Lea shivered and couldn''t help but shrink back in her chair.


    "Well?" she prompted.


    With a stunned expression on her face, Alice asked, "You''re pregnant?"


    Rachel and Lea exchanged perturbed nces, sensing that something was wrong with Alice.


    "Yes," Lea replied with a hint of annoyance. "What did you want to talk to me about?" Alice''s face


    suddenly broke into a smile.


    She turned to the waiter and said, "Bring some juice for these twodies."


    The waiter nodded and turned to Lea and Rachel. "Anything else?"


    Rachel randomly ordered some snacks, after which the waiter left with the menu. Alice stopped


    smiling, as if something had just urred to her. "Is this how you treat an elder?"


    It was ridiculous for Alice to make such an entitled remark to Lea, especially since she was the one


    who had caused trouble for Lea before.


    Looking at Alice with a forced smile, Lea folded her arms and leaned backfortably.


    "Miss Qin, you don''t look like an elder to me," she said, watching Alice''s face carefully.


    Alice had changed a lot. Several years ago, she had been a prouddy who always wore delicate


    makeup and high heels.


    The woman in front of her now, however, had pined away and her eyes were wrinkled with age.


    Her face was pale without makeup, and,


    although she was still rude, she was not as domineering and arrogant as she had been before.


    Lea had heard from Henry that Alice had


    suffered a lot in her rtionship with Gregory.


    She wondered if that had caused Alice''s disposition to change.


    As she looked at Alice, she suddenly


    remembered something else that Henry had told her—Alice and Gregory were distant rtives.


    Their rtionship was indeedplicated! Alice had chased after Gregory for so many years only


    to find out that they were rted.


    Thinking of that, Lea began to feel sorry for Alice.


    However, at that moment, Alice sneered, "You are such a glib talker."


    Then, she picked up the cup of coffee in front of her and took a sip before continuing, "Anyway, I''m


    not here to settle past ounts."


    Lea couldn''t help butugh. "Are you kidding me? What past ounts are there for us to settle?


    Miss Qin, you must be kidding."


    Alice put down the coffee cup, her face darkening once more. She took a deep breath, trying to


    control her emotions.


    "Ah, just as I expected. Miss Ye, since you''re so mean, I won''t beat around the bush with you. Tell


    me, are you with Henry just to take revenge on me?"


    Lea''s jaw dropped in shock when she heard what Alice said. She raised her eyebrows and asked,


    "Miss Qin, how can you be so delusional? You think I''m just using Henry to take revenge on you?


    How the hell does your mind work?"


    ''She''s absolutely insane,'' she thought.


    Rachel cleared her throat and reminded her, "Calm down. Mood swings are not good for the baby."


    But apparently, the woman opposite Lea was even more worked up. She raised her hand to p the


    table, but after remembering that they were in a public ce, she held herself back. Instead, she


    pointed at Lea and snapped, "You still dare to lie to me?"


    Lea could bear almost anything, but she hated being pointed at and being used of something


    she hadn''t done, so Alice''s actions instantly triggered her anger.


    It reminded her of that time years ago, when Alice had entered the painting studio with her men and


    smashed her painting materials before calling her a "shameless bitch" in public.


    However, she kept her temper under wraps and said coldly, "Do you really think I care about your


    nonsense? If you keep provoking me like this, things will end badly for you."


    If looks could kill, Alice would be dead right now.


    Alice put her hand down and stood up with a grim look on her face. "It seems that we have nothing


    to talk about," she said before walking away.


    "Oh, good, you finally realized," Lea retorted sarcastically.


    Upon hearing this, Alice suddenly stopped, turned around, and stared at Lea for a while. The look


    on her face gave Rachel goose bumps.


    Rachel couldn''t help but sit straight and protectively lean in front of Lea, half-blocking her from


    Alice''s view.


    "Miss Ye, you think you can marry into the Qin family with the bastard in your belly?" Alice yelled.


    Rachel pulled a long face. Before she could rebuke her, however, Lea said sharply, "Miss Qin, you''d


    better watch your mouth. You''re the one who is in a rtionship with your rtive. How can you


    have time to care about other people''s business?"


    As soon as those words left her mouth, she regretted it. However, it was toote to take them back.


    For a moment, everything around them seemed to freeze. Then, as if breaking out of a trance, Alice


    suddenly grabbed a cup from the table and smashed it onto the floor.


    Before Rachel and Lea could react, Alice bent down and picked up a piece of the broken porcin.


    Holding it out threateningly in front of her, she roared hysterically, "You shut up!"


    Rachel was afraid that this crazy woman would hurt Lea, so she tried to calm her down. "Miss Qin!


    Please put that down."


    Alice turned and approached Rachel instead. Her face twisting in anger, she yelled, "You shut up


    too!"


    She was making so much noise that everyone in the cafe looked over to see what was happening.


    All the waiters rushed over in a panic and turned pale with fright when they saw the sharp piece of


    porcin in Alice''s hand.


    One of them stepped forward courageously and tried to calm her down. "Miss, please calm down.


    Rx, please!"


    "Fuck off!" Alice roared wildly. No one else dared to approach her.


    With red eyes, she red at Lea, who was safely standing behind Rachel. Since she couldn''t get to


    Lea, she stepped closer to Rachel instead and pointed the broken shard at Rachel''s face.


    Lea was frozen in shock, afraid that the broken shard would hurt Rachel''s face.


    No one in the cafe came forward to help them. In fact, some of the customers even took out their


    phones to take pictures.


    Lea suppressed her anger and forced herself to calm down. "Alice Qin, what do you want? Rachel


    has nothing to do with this."


    She wanted to go forward, but Rachel was blocking her way. All of a sudden, tears began streaming


    down from Alice''s eyes, and she said hoarsely, "Take it back!"


    Lea looked at her in a daze, but Alice shook the broken shard of porcin in her hand and shouted


    again, "You take back what you said just now! Do you hear me?"


    "Okay, okay! Yes, I take it back. Please calm down," Lea said hurriedly.


    She was so tense that she didn''t even realize which words Alice was asking her to take back.


    Alice red fiercely at Lea, and then threw the shard away and stormed out of the cafe.


    The onlookers all made way for her. Once she was out of sight, Lea turned around and cursed,


    "She''s fucking insane!


    Rachel, are you okay?"


    Rachel took a deep breath and nodded. "I''m okay."


    For a moment, she had been frightened to death that the broken shard of porcin in Alice''s hand


    would scratch her face.


    Finally, one of the waiters stepped forward and looked at the mess of broken porcin on the floor.


    He said nervously, "Hey, are you both okay?" "Yeah, we''re okay," Rachel replied. Then, after taking


    a nce at the mess on the floor , she shot the waiter an apologetic smile. "We''re sorry to cause so


    much trouble."


    The waiter smiled back awkwardly, not sure how to reply. Rachel added, "Please clean it up. I''ll pay


    for it."


    "We''re sorry for all this trouble," Lea said as well.


    The waiter finally nodded and rxed. He waved his hands and said, "It''s no trouble. But please


    move a little so that we can clean it up."


    Author''s note


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