Chapter 150

Alston gritted his teeth, his gaze toward Cecilia growing colder by the moment. "Cecilia," he said through clenched teeth, "Gladys's shoes are spotless, not like she walked here herself. I know it's you. If you want to punish someone, punish me. Why drag Gladys into this?" "Don't forget, Gladys was with you yesterday, eating too much ice cream and already sick! With this heavy rain and humidity, it's not suitable for a child to be on the mountain!" "Give Gladys back to me, you can make a scene however you like!" Alston looked incredulously at Cecilia. What nonsense was Cecilia spouting now? Bringing up the ice cream incident from the day before, was she trying to settle an old score with him?! He seethed, "Where's Gladys? You should know best. Do you think I can conjure up another living person for you?" In just a few sentences, tension between the two escalated once again! Before Alston could speak, a sharp ring pierced through the rain and into their ears. Instinctively, he glanced a