Chapter 1383: Just Decline It
Alice Turner sat on the sofa for what felt like an eternity before lying down, yet even then she didn’t close her eyes to sleep. She stared blankly at the coffee table in front of her, as chaotic thoughts swirled in her mind, memories from five years ago resurging all at once...
Ding dong!
In a daze, Alice heard the doorbell. She rubbed her eyes with her hand and sat up on the sofa.
"Who shows up at this hour and disturbs people’s sleep?" Anthony was also woken up by the doorbell and was quite annoyed.
Hearing Anthony’s voice, Alice suddenly became alert and looked over at the bed. Only then did she remember that this guy had stayed over last night.
"They’re knocking on my door. Who told you to insist on crashing here last night?" Thinking of the scene where this guy was banging on her room door last night, Alice spoke with irritation, though her face showed no signs of displeasure.
Buzz buzz buzz!
At this moment, the phone Alice had placed on the coffee table started buzzing. She turned her gaze to the phone.
She reached out, picked up the phone, glanced at it, and slid the screen to answer the call, "Grace! What’s up?"
While taking the call, she stood up to go open the door.
"Grace~ calling so affectionately, she..."
Alice shot a look over, and Anthony immediately turned meek, covering his mouth with his hand.
The caller was Alice’s assistant, Grace Young. As soon as Alice answered, Grace said, "Miss Turner! The CEOs of Xiao Corporation and Zhiyuan Group want to have breakfast with you."
Hearing Grace’s words, Alice hesitated in her steps, but she didn’t stop moving entirely. Her pace soon returned to normal as she continued towards the door.
This time, she didn’t speak into the phone but instead walked over and opened the door. She saw Grace standing at the door with her phone, and immediately took the phone away from her ear.
"Cancel it, just say I’m having breakfast with my husband." With that, she hung up the call.
"...Oh!"
Grace was momentarily stunned before she responded.
"Honey! You’re having breakfast with me?! Awesome!" Hearing Alice say she was having breakfast with him, Anthony immediately sat up excitedly, like a child.
Hearing Anthony’s voice, Grace, standing at the door, instinctively peeked into the room, but from her angle, she couldn’t see anything.
She wanted to move closer for a better view, but a figure suddenly blocked her line of sight. She instinctively looked up and Alice’s silhouette came into her view.
"Miss Turner! I’ll go down now and inform the two CEOs." Caught by her boss, Grace felt a bit embarrassed. After saying this, she quickly turned and hurried towards the elevator.
After Grace hurriedly left, Alice leaned against the door, lost in thought, standing still for a long time.
Seeing this, Anthony, sitting on the bed, knitted his brow in puzzlement, "Alice, what are you standing there daydreaming for?"
The demeanor of the person on the bed was no longer the same as before; he was now serious and focused.
"It’s nothing."
Upon hearing Anthony call her, Alice quickly collected herself, shut the door, and turned back inside.
"Hurry up and get ready, I’ll take you out for something good to eat." She said to the person on the bed, changing her direction as she headed into the bathroom.