Chapter 409: A Rose 414

lice trembled with rage, her eyes filled with venom.

ut when Yvette shot her a cold glance, Alice immediately looked down, too afraid to meet her gaze.

eeing her cower like this, Yvette let out a cold snort. Her disdain was palpable as she turned on her heel nd strided away.

lice’s resentment deepened, and she bit her lip in frustration.

How could Yvette be so proud? Once the time came for her to be rejected by the Quinn family, she would ecome a laughingstock in Jubilife. Alice looked forward to seeing Yvette lose that arrogance of hers when her downfall finally arrived.

Alice, are you two having some kind of misunderstanding? You both seem to be at odds,” Victoria emarked.

t’s just a small misunderstanding,” Alice replied dismissively. She then put on a concerned expression.

Victoria, you’re not Yvette’s pet. Why do you just listen to her? Just because she tells you to do omething, does that mean you have to do it? You’re too kind–hearted, and that’s why she takes dvantage of you. Next time, don’t just do whatever she says.”

ictoria replied, “But Yvette came to give me medicine. Alice, I think you’ve misunderstood her; she’s een really good to me!”

Victoria, how could she possibly be good to you? Don’t be naive!”

lice rolled her eyes internally, thinking how foolish Victoria was. Yvette was engaged to Wilson, and ictoria was the only woman favored by him. There was no way Yvette would tolerate her.

Victoria, you should avoid taking the medicine she gave you. She’s just a medical student; the medicine he prescribes might not even be safe. And besides, you’re already in poor health. If you have any issues fter taking her medicine, that would be disastrous.”

ionel, who shared Alice’s concerns, chimed in, “That’s right, Ms. Olson. You shouldn’t take that medicine.”

vette was definitely not so kind–hearted.

Okay. I’ll listen to you,” Victoria replied softly. Her gentle nature made her easily swayed.

But still, this is a gesture of Yvette’s goodwill. I’ll just keep it for now.”

You’re too kind!” Alice patted Victoria’s hand, her eyes glinting with mischief as she added, “But there’s omething I need to tell you. I overheard Yvette talking badly about you in class. She doesn’t like you, so ou should probably keep your distance from her.”

She doesn’t like me?” Victoria’s eyes dimmed instantly, clearly disappointed. “So Yvette hates me.”

Alright. Let’s not dwell on these unhappy things.” Alice quickly shifted into the role of a caring friend and dded, “Victoria, I remembered that today is your birthday, so I specially arranged to celebrate it with you.”

Alice, thank you so much!”

lice couldn’t help but inwardly sneer as she observed Victoria’s delighted expression. Some things never hanged–Victoria was still as gullible as she had been in childhood, easily manipulated by a few sweet ords.

Come now, we’re the best of friends! No need to be so formal with me,” Alice said with a warm smile.

I After a short pause, she continued, “Oh, yes. You can also invite Mr. Wilson to join us. It would be nice to have him celebrate your birthday with you!”

Alice was sure that Victoria had feelings for a man as outstanding as Wilson. Even if she hadn’t developed a crush, the fact that he had cared for her all these years would surely create a bond of reliance.

If Alice could use that to her advantage, she could make Victoria grow to dislike Yvette even more.

This would allow her to manipulate the naive Victoria to deal with Yvette.

Alice felt incredibly proud of herself for thinking of a win–win situation.

Victoria replied with hesitation, “But Wilson is really busy. I don’t know if he’s free to come.”