Chapter 121

Since Emma’s previous plans had failed, she knew she could not afford a misstep moving forward. She

needed to ruin Alice once and for all!

She was green in envy at the thought of Keith visiting the Woland Family yesterday and asking for

Alice’s hand in marriage. Not only that, her photo with Elijah was in Alice’s hand, which was why she

could not have Alice around.

In the meantime, Irvin and Ethan overheard Emma’s conversation with the waitress from the third floor.

“Looks like I didn’t mishear. Emma is conspiring with the waitress to harm Alice! I never thought she’d

be an evil character, given her gentle and lovely demeanor!” A smirk appeared on Irvin’s face. Why

would these people harm others? They’re hypocritical, acting like a saint when they’re despicable.

He believed that Emma was no different from his scheming brother, Ivan.

“Ethan, should we stop her?” Since they had learned that Emma would hurt Alice, he wondered if they

should interfere.

“Not for now.” Ethan scrunched up his eyes. Will Little Fox fall for it?

He wanted to observe Alice’s response. If she wandered into the trap, he would jump out to stop her.

Of course, he would not go easy on those who bullied her.

“Got it.” Irvin understood Ethan’s intention, and his eyes shone with excitement at the thought of the

impending drama. Pulling tricks on Ethan’s woman under his watch was not a wise move at all.

After Alice and the waitress left, Bruce showed up and stared in the direction they fled with a complex

look in his eyes. He did not expect to overhear the conversation during his restroom detour. Is Emma

planning to drug Alice?

Once the waitress was back at the event hall, she walked up to Alice and handed her the glass of

Coke. “Miss Woland, here’s a Coke for you. Old Mr. Woland knows you don’t take alcohol, so he asked

us to prepare this for you instead.” The waitress lowered her head and avoided eye contact with Alice

out of guilt.

“Sure. Thank you.” Alice smiled and took the glass of Coke, much to the waitress’ relief. The waitress

reflexively turned around and shot her ’employer’ a glance.

Emma, who had her eyes on Alice all along, saw everything and smiled gleefully. Things would be

interesting once Alice drank the Coke.

Bruce observed the situation as he pursed his lips. He glanced at Emma before looking at the glass of

Coke that Alice was about to drink. His eyes gleamed, but he said nothing.

“This can’t be! How could Alice fall for the trap?” Irvin, who was watching with amusement, started to

panic. “Alice is too naive. She doesn’t know how to keep her guard up!”

Ethan smiled. Others might not know Alice well, but he gained some understanding of her character

after spending time with her. He firmly believed she would not fall for Emma’s trick because of her keen

observation.

In the hall, Alice lifted the glass of Coke and slowly pressed it against her lips. The few people in the

know each had a different expression on their faces. The waitress was guilty and scared, Emma was in

anticipation while feeling nervous, and Bruce was hesitant and struggling.

Only Ethan remained composed. However, he was still keeping an eye on Alice. Seconds ago, he saw

the sly sparkle in her eyes. He knew she must have sensed something was wrong, so she attempted to

misguide the others. She’d never take that drink!

Hence, he decided to stay put and watch. Still, he took out his phone and scrolled to her contact. If

something went wrong, he would immediately call to stop her.

“Ethan, the Coke is laced with drugs! If Alice drinks it, I’m afraid…” Irvin was panicking at the thought of

Alice downing the drink. He got along well with her, and more than that, she was Ethan’s wife. He

needed to protect his friend’s woman from getting harmed by outsiders.

In the next second, Alice moved the glass of Coke away from the lips. She swirled the drink in her hand

with an inexplicable look in her eyes. Then, she glanced at Emma with smiling eyes. When their eyes

met, Emma felt shocked because Alice’s smile sent shivers down her spine, giving her goosebumps.

Watching from the third floor, Ethan smiled gently. That’s Little Fox, indeed! Emma couldn’t dream of

fooling Alice with those low-level tricks. I’m impressed.

“Did Alice find out?” Irvin was confused by Ethan’s reaction, but he soon became excited. “If she did,

what would she do next? Will she force that Coke down Emma’s throat?” He had a penchant for

watching the world burn.

“No.” Surprisingly, Ethan answered his question.

“No? How’d you know?” Irvin protested, “Do you know what she’ll do next?”

Ethan’s eyes twinkled with a smile, but he did not answer this time.

There was a bar, specially set up in the hall, where the hotel manager, Mr. Hampton, was giving

instructions. Alice went up to him with the glass of Coke, and Emma’s eyes gleamed as she wondered

what Alice was up to.

As Alice arrived before Mr. Hampton with the drink in her hand, she whispered something in his ear,

and he immediately turned around and glanced at Emma, causing Emma to panic. The clever woman

turned her attention to Emma with a bright and lovely smile, stunning her in place.

After that, Alice placed the drink on the table at the bar as she chatted with Mr. Hampton. Next, she

took a pen and scribbled quickly on the tabletop. In the meantime, she shot a few cautious glances in

Emma’s direction, which Mr. Hampton imitated.

Since Emma was eyeing Alice, she was scared of Alice’s behavior. Did she notice what I did? And did

she tell Mr. Hampton about it?

Even if Alice complained to Mr. Hampton, Emma had no fear. She could deny any involvement and ask

Elijah to take care of the hotel manager, given her relationship with him. In the end, Alice would get the

short end of the stick.

“Is Alice going to tell Mr. Hampton about it?” Irvin frowned slightly. “I guess that’s a reasonable way to

go about it. But the hotel manager can’t do anything about it, right? It’s a little frustrating.”

Frustrating? Ethan had an unreadable smile on his face.