Chapter 80

I like her. The old man’s been asking me to get married. He thought it was annoying, but now he

thought the proposition was just fine.

Emma had been watching, and she was shocked. Is this the same Alice I know? The same stupid

woman?

Xandra was smart. Instead of going for offense, she heaved a sigh and carefully chose her words.

“Calm down, Miss. My manager’s just too worried. I was here a while ago, and someone saw you

approaching me, so we suspect…” Her goal was clear: to go through Alice’s bag.

“Call the cops then. I’ll work with them if they want to investigate,” Alice interrupted, refusing to listen to

her. She looked at the people in front of her and sneered. “No one can touch my stuff otherwise.”

Rachel quickly stood up. Her legs were buckling, but she refused to back down. “Hah, who do you think

you are? You can’t stop us.”

Alice ignored her and made a call.

“No one can help you now.” Rachel sneered, thinking Alice wanted to call for help.

The call went through, and Alice turned the speaker on.

“Hello, Rodcaster Arcturus Area Police Department, how may I help you?”

Everyone froze. They couldn’t believe Alice was actually calling the cops.

“Hi? Y-Yes, I need help, please. Royale… Room 505. P-Please, you have to come here. Please…”

Alice spoke in a terrified tone and stuttered a few times before she hung up.

The crowd was flabbergasted by the sudden change in Alice’s demeanor. Is she even the same

person? When they realized Alice had returned to her earlier self, they thought what they saw earlier

was a hallucination.

Keith’s lips twitched, but his eyes twinkled. Interesting. She’s good, very good. That’s the woman I like.

That’s the woman I want.

“You’re calling the cops? But this is Keith’s party! Are you trying to ruin it?” Xandra was shocked that

Alice called the cops. After all, this conspiracy was something she was involved in, and she was scared

about getting found out. However, she remembered the ‘evidence’ was in Alice’s bag, and she got

smug. She’s done for once the cops get here, and she’s going to get on Keith’s bad side. Even if

something were to happen, Keith can settle it. No one can insult him and get away with it.

“I’m just a law-abiding citizen. We’re taught to call the cops whenever we need help. Was what I did

wrong?” Alice put on a bright and innocent smile. The crowd thought the smile was blinding.

Keith cocked his eyebrow. I have a feeling that she was a rowdy one in her school days.

The cops arrived at Royale a short while later.

Derek, who came with Ethan to the party, was just making his way to the bathroom when he saw some

cops roaming around. He frowned. “What’s going on?”

Oh, the chief. One of the cops politely answered, “Someone called us.”

“Who did?” Derek was surprised someone called the cops. He didn’t hear any ruckus. Who called the

cops? And why?

“No idea. It was a woman, but she didn’t leave her name. She sounded scared, though. Panicked,

even.” The cop was the leader of this operation. He was told of the details on his way here.

“Are you sure it’s here?” Derek was doubtful. He wondered if the cops had the wrong place. This place

has been quiet.

“Yes. Room 505,” said the cop confidently.

“What?” Derek was shocked. “But that’s Keith’s room. Keith called the cops? This might be serious.”

Did someone die? No, Keith wouldn’t call us even if someone died. That’s just not his style. So, what

happened?

“I’m coming with you.” He looked grim as he thought the case must be more serious than he had

imagined.

Derek followed the cops into the room, but there was no chaos to be found. Everything was neat and

quiet, and Derek’s eyes shone with a sharp glint. What’s this? Everything’s fine, so why call the cops?

Do they think we have nothing better to do?

His face fell as he then realized everyone was silent, but their gaze was fixed on a particular corner.

There were people huddled there, but he had no idea what was happening.

“Um, who called the cops?” The young cop was a little flummoxed. Nothing bad here, so why did they

call us? Is this a prank call?

Rachel quickly stood up and pointed at Alice. “She did! She called the cops!” Rachel shouted loudly, as

if she was worried the cops couldn’t hear her.

The cops quickly went ahead, and Derek followed as well.

But when he saw Alice, he froze. “M-Miss Woland.” Why is she here? What is she doing? And why did

she call the cops? Ethan is in the room next door. If he finds out she got into trouble…

Derek addressed her formally, and that made a world of difference. In his heart of hearts, Derek didn’t

acknowledge Alice as Ethan’s wife. To him, she was not worthy of Ethan at all.

“Ah, Mr. Jenkins.” Alice didn’t care how he addressed her. Derek was just a stranger, nothing more,

nothing less. She too addressed him formally, and not in a casually formal way either.

“You called the cops?” Derek’s eyes glinted. “What happened?”

“She stole Xandra’s necklace. It’s in her bag.” Rachel became wary after she heard how Derek

addressed Alice. However, she quickly remembered that Alice was nothing but a fool and that there

was nothing to be afraid of.

Derek’s face fell. He might not acknowledge Alice as Ethan’s wife, but the fact remained that she was

married to Ethan, and he would not let anyone insult her. It would be an insult to both him and Ethan,

not to mention Alice was the Woland Family’s young miss and the president of Woland Group a while

ago. According to Chris, that company had made a lot of money over the last seven years. As the

biggest shareholder, Alice could make a lot of money every year. There was absolutely no need for her

to steal a measly necklace.