Chapter 228: Don't betray my trust

Chapter 228: Don't betray my trust

Chapter 228: Don’t betray my trust

“Like Miss Alice?!”

Ryan was sipping his coffee when he heard Anna’s question and almost spit it all out.

Bending over, he coughed violently, his face turning a bit red as he finally managed to stabilize his emotions.

Seeing Ryan like this, Anna quickly moved to his side, soothingly patting his back.

She thought Ryan would hesitate as usual, never expecting such a big reaction from him.

A glimmer of hope sparked within her,Ryan’s reaction didn’t seem like one from someone in love.

“So, Ryan, you mean you don’t like her, right?”

Anna’s mood visibly improved, her eyes curving into smiles.

Ryan gave Anna a weird look, feeling like she was somewhat taking pleasure in his discomfort.

“Uh, why would you think that?”

He took the tissue Anna handed him, looking at her with puzzled eyes.

In his view, wasn’t his relationship with Alice more like a kidnapper and hostage?

Yet, she seemed to think he could fall for Alice under these circumstances. Did he have some strange fetish?

Miss Alice was great, almost too perfect to be real.

Right now, Ryan felt like he was in the same boat with Alice, developing a certain fondness for her that would likely lead to more interactions, but it was closer to friendship than romance.

Talking about love with Alice felt almost sacrilegious.

“It’s okay, just take another sip of your coffee to calm down.”

Anna’s eyes twinkled like crescent moons, not wanting to dwell too much on this topic.

All she wanted was a simple answer, and since Ryan had spoken, things hadn’t reached the worst-case scenario yet.

Ryan, for some reason, was sticking with Alice, even willing to give up his own life, but maybe it was because Alice had bound him with guilt.

As long as it wasn’t love, it was good news for Anna, and she would find a way to slowly win Ryan back from Alice.

“Hey, why don’t you join me for dinner later?”

She had been relentlessly following up on this issue, investing a lot of effort and feeling utterly exhausted, almost to the point of a nervous breakdown.

Rubbing her sore shoulders, Alice’s thoughts drifted back to Ryan.

“Maybe I’ll have Ryan give me a massage when I get back.”

“Miss Alice, sorry, what did you just say?”

“Nothing.”

Taking a deep breath, Alice knew she couldn’t afford to show any weakness in her professional role. Any vulnerability was only for Ryan to see, and even then, just a little.

Alice signaled her bodyguard with a glance, and the man immediately stepped back two paces. Alice disliked having men too close to her, a rule that was almost ironclad here.

Looking at the still chaotic construction site, she didn’t hesitate and stepped out of the car, her tailored trousers accentuating her nearly perfect legs.

High heels were impractical for such a setting, so she had switched to more appropriate leather shoes. Her entire outfit screamed power, warning anyone who underestimated her that they would pay a hefty price.

Alice’s assistant was Hannah, but since Hannah had left yesterday and Ryan’s transition to the new assistant wasn’t finalized, the position was temporarily vacant.

“Miss Alice, I’m the manager of this site, I’ll be coordinating with you.”

A voice called out, and Alice slightly lifted her head, her gaze sweeping forward to a somewhat portly man who had already positioned himself in front of her.

The man appeared very nervous, meeting Miss Alice for the first time. Indeed, her presence was not something ordinary people could match.

He rubbed his hands nervously, continuously wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, while Alice just tilted her head slightly, looking at him with a bit of speechlessness.

“Just do your job well.”

Her voice was as cool as ever, these people were all different from Ryan.

Others either foolishly harbored designs against her or showed respect masking their fear, unable to muster even a hint of resistance.

“Miss Alice, though you say that, I still hope you’ll be careful.”

The man kept rubbing his hands, his face a forced smile that looked more pained than cheerful.

He had only recently taken over the project and being put in charge of liaising with Miss Alice felt like being thrown under the bus for previous mishaps on the site.

Internally cursing his superiors hundreds of times, the man saw Alice’s displeased expression and quickly bowed, explaining.

“Miss Alice, the situation... it has worsened again.”