Why did you lie?

Alice felt that she had no way to refuse. So, she had to add Giselle as a friend. Only then did Giselle smile as happily as a child. Alice couldn’t imagine how such a woman could do something like scamming Collins’s property and cheating on Zayden’s father. Alice showed a puzzled expression but held back from asking her what had happened. “Then, I will go back first.” Alice put the noodles and side dishes on her plate and nodded politely toward Giselle. She had just walked upstairs and placed the plate on the table when Zayden came out of the bathroom. He was wrapped in a bathrobe, his wet hair was dripping down his neck, and there was a water stain on the bathroom door. Alice felt her throat tighten after seeing such a scene. It took her a long time to come back to her senses, and then she coughed awkwardly. “Have some noodles. I just made it myself.” Zayden looked at her, then at the noodles, and nodded. As he sat down on the couch, Alice felt like a small puff of hot air was coming