Chapter 67 A Close Call

Barlow shrank back nervously under my gaze. Annie walked over to me and recounted what had just happened. It turned out that while Annie and her friends were having lunch here, they ran into Barlow and Burton. As soon as Barlow arrived at the hotel, he called Alan and said something like, "You should hurry up and marry that college girl." Unfortunately, Susan and the others overheard this conversation while they were having their meal. No matter what’s going on between Alan and me, at the very least, I’m still Alan’s wife right now. Barlow completely ignored me and encouraged Alan to marry another woman. Naturally, Susan and the others couldn’t tolerate that, and a conflict broke out. I looked around and asked, “Weren’t you here to find Alan? Where is he?” Burton replied, “No idea. He said he had something urgent. By the time we arrived, he had already left.” Burton’s tone was somewhat conciliatory as he continued, “Aisha, you know how Barlow is—he doesn’t always think before