Chapter 2: How do you have to love me?
"Why are you answering my phone?" He walked straight over and snatched the phone from that ear. Alice froze for a moment, a little puzzled by his nervous look.
He looked at the phone, which had hung up, before narrowing his eyes dangerously at her, "What did you say to her?
"I didn't say anything." She said truthfully.
But Tony didn't believe her, there was even this anger, a cold laugh, "Didn't say anything why would she hang up on me."
Alice was silent, seeing that she didn't say anything, Tony thought that she was acquiescing, and couldn't help but get even more angry, "Don't play petty tricks so that I wouldn't be disgusted with you."
Looking at him seriously, "Then tell me how could you fall in love with me." said Alice.
But Tony sneered and said casually, "If you want me to fall in love with you, fine, it just so happens that the Sucu Group needs someone to accompany, don't you go and have a drink with them to get the contract and I'll fall in love with you."
"Okay." She agreed without hesitation. Tony, however, did not take it seriously and left the place carrying his own clothes.
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Two years later ......
When Alice returned from outside, she went straight towards the bathroom, kneeling by the toilet and hating to vomit her heart and lungs out.
It was hard to vomit until she couldn't throw up anymore, and only then did she lie down and rest for a while. The smell of alcohol in her stomach was breathless and not very cheering.
Having managed to tidy herself up, she looked in the mirror, her brow a little more worldly and dusty, her originally bright eyes now grey and unreadable with emotion.
Before she could dry her hands, the phone in her pocket rang.
Without saying anything more, she immediately took her bag again and went outside to fetch the car to pick up someone. Two years had not been enough for her.
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In the blink of an eye, she became the Alice of old times, the queen of the PR world, who was so happy with her anger that she could change her face in the blink of an eye.
Tony got drunk again, as is often the case.
Soaking it up here year and a year, and the remaining five days, accompanying her in her act.
The barman respectfully handed over the bill, and she threw the card straight over, not blinking.
The two chaperones saw her coming and even relied on Tony's arms, muttering discontentedly, "Tony's wife is here, we are so sad to see Tony leave."
Tony laughed twice and said with a smile, "Who said she was my wife? My wife has only been the princess of the Smiths all the time, Alice? she is just a wretch."
All the onlookers gave her a pitying look, but Alice did not show any sign, pulling him out of the crowd without blinking an eye.
"The proposal from the Nicole Group has been approved, you go back tomorrow and prepare the follow-up directly." Alice looked at the road ahead and said to Tony behind him without looking back.
At the end, she followed up with, "Which boss is it tomorrow that I need to accompany."
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She didn't even blink as she used the word "accompany" to describe herself. Perhaps ...... had already gotten used to running around for his business these past two years, wandering the drinking scene.
Tony mocked, "With your Alice's skills, there is still something you can't handle."
Alice didn't say anything, for the past two years, for Tony, there were no days when he didn't go home drunk. She had drunk so much wine, probably for the day when she would feel sorry for her and would fall in love with her.
The window of the car was open, and the cold wind blew Alice's eyes a little sore.
"Alice, have you no shame? Two years have passed and still you refuse to let go." He suddenly spoke, with an inexplicable seriousness.
Her face was expressionless, she just pursed her lips, and after a moment she loosened them again and said back, "What about you, why haven't you given up after two years."
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