Chapter 416

Alston couldn't believe it. His father had always urged him to treat Cecilia well. If there had been a past between him and Cecilia, why hadn't his father told him? Had his father wanted him to forget forever? The thought caused Alston's headache to intensify. Feeling unsettled, Alston grabbed his light suit jacket and stepped out of the suite. As soon as he opened the door, he was confronted by a woman with her hand raised, about to knock. Alston vaguely recognized her from the earlier gathering. She hesitated upon seeing him. "Sir..." "What is it?" Alston asked, his brow furrowed. How did she know where his suite was? And why was she about to knock? "Sir, I just saw Douglas holding your wife and taking her to a suite on a lower floor..." Alston's pupils contracted. "What did you say?" "I saw Douglas holding Cecilia and taking her to a room downstairs..." Alston didn’t wait for her to finish. He rushed to the elevator, his mind in turmoil. The Ritz-Carlton was full of people—how had C