Chapter 175

Chapter 175 Divorce (1)

Most importantly, this was an act put on by him and Alice in front of the Wolands and the person hidingbehind the Woland Family. He wouldn’t really investigate Alice, to begin with, so he could absolutelyget something from Ethan without spending a dime. If he were to turn down such a good offer, hewould be doing an injustice to himself.

Ethan fell silent for a moment. Then, he slowly replied, “In that case, I’ll make this a matter within theKnight Family.”

Caleb was stunned as he looked on. What does Mr. Knight mean by this? He obviously sounds likehe’s gonna throw his weight around!

Once again, Archie was stunned on the other end of the line. Clever as he was, he understood whatEthan meant, of course. By saying that he would make this a matter within the family, Ethan impliedthat he would make Galerprises belong to the Knight Family!

He had long heard about Ethan being ruthless in doing things, and it now seemed that the rumor wastrue. But now, Ethan was pleading on Alice’s behalf, and Galerprises was Alice’s company in the firstplace. He wondered what Alice would do if Ethan really were to make the company belong to theKnight Family.

At the thought of this, Archie couldn’t help curling his lips into a smile. For an instant, he wanted to yellat Ethan, ‘Go ahead and try to make Galerprises belong to the Knight Family, then!‘ and see whetherAlice would let Ethan off for this. In the end, however, he forcibly suppressed the urge to do so. Ethanwas not to be messed with, and he still had no idea what was going on right now. So, he had to askAlice about this before deciding on what to do. Letting out a breath in secret, he suppressed all themischievous ideas in his mind and replied ambiguously, “I’ll think about your offer, Mr. Knight.”

“Alright, I’ll wait for your reply, Mr. Moreno.” Ethan, who had always been a man of few words, gave apolite reply.

After hanging up on Ethan, Archie immediately dialed Alice’s number. As soon as he got through, heyelled, “Alice, I want an explanation!”

Alice was instantly dumbfounded. “An explanation? For what? Did our plan go wrong or something? It’sbeen going smoothly, no?” Having devised the plan herself, Alice knew how it was going, of course.Things had turned out exactly as they had planned.

“No, the plan didn’t go wrong, but something happened, which makes me very curious,” Archie repliedin a loud voice that sounded quite agitated at this moment.

“What is it?” Alice was really dumbfounded; she really had no idea what was going on.

“Ethan Knight just called to ask me to stop investigating you. So, explain to me what’s going on here!”Archie yelled, once again raising his voice by a few decibels.

Alice was stunned for a moment. “Ethan Knight just called you?” She was equally surprised by this turnof

events.

Hearing the tone of her voice, Archie let out a snort at once. “Yeah, that’s right! Not only did he call toask me to stop investigating you, he even offered to compensate me, saying he’s willing to fulfillwhatever conditions I propose. Now answer my question: what did you do to make him plead on yourbehalf? What’s your relationship with him?”

Hearing the tone of Archie’s voice, Alice knew that she had to explain this. After seven years ofspending time together, she absolutely trusted Archie, so she didn’t hide this from him either. “Caroline

is a

member of the Knight Family.”

For a moment, Archie didn’t realize what she meant. “So?”

Alice explained further, “She already returned to the Knight Family.”

Only then did Archie understand what she meant. But then, his brow furrowed. “And then what?”

Alice pondered for a moment. Then, she said, “After that, Mr. Knight-”

Archie’s countenance changed. He cut her short at once, saying, “Don’t tell me he’s trying to repayyour kindness toward Caroline! I know what kind of a person he is. Even if he wants to repay yourkindness, there’s no way he’ll do so in such a way.” Ethan was a principled man, and he always didthings in a straightforward, simple, and crude way. Therefore, such a roundabout and tactful way ofdoing things wasn’t his style at all. Judging from his approach right now, he seemed to have scruplesabout something, though it seemed more like he was trying to cherish something.

“I’m staying at the Knight Residence now,” Alice said while letting out a breath in secret. She couldalmost predict how Archie was going to react to this.

It was clear that Archie had yet to understand this completely. “You’re staying at the Knight Residence?Why? You can’t stay there even if it’s for the purpose of looking after Caroline. If people learn aboutthis, who knows what they’re going to say about this? The Knight Family isn’t the same as the YeagerFamily. Alice, have you ever thought of the consequences—”

Alice had no choice but to explain again, “Ethan and I got a certificate.”

Archie was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, he lowered his voice, asking, “What certificate is it?”

“The kind that you must apply for at the city hall with a partner. You know, the kind that many peoplewill get once they reach a certain age-” Alice wished she could tell Archie directly that she and Ethanwere officially married, but she feared that doing so might upset Archie badly. Well, I’d better be moretactful by letting him figure it out on his own so that he can take some time to come to terms with it.

As it turned out, Archie reacted much more quickly than Lydia and others did. Apparently, he instantlyfigured out what the certificate was for. “You’re really something, Alice! How dare you get married insecret?! How dare you?!” he chided. After muttering to himself, he yelled immediately, “Alice, I’ll giveyou half an hour to come to me. You know the consequences if I don’t get to see you in half an hour!”

Alice knew there were certain things that she couldn’t hide from and had to face up to when it was timeto do so. After pondering for a moment, she asked, “But in what capacity am I supposed to go to younow?”

Archie fell silent at once. He and Alice had just put on such an act. If she were to come to him rightnow, they might end up giving themselves away. However, if she were to come over as Tanner West, itwould also reveal some other things.

He struggled to suppress his anger, but he couldn’t do so no matter how hard he tried. “Fine! Could youfirst explain why you got married to Ethan Knight?” Despite being unable to meet Alice in person, hedefinitely couldn’t let this slide, so he had to know everything he needed to know.

Alice replied honestly, “It was for Caroline’s sake.”

Archie let out a deep breath while trying hard to suppress his emotions. “We’re talking about gettingmarried here Do you know how serious this is? And yet you married yourself off like that for Caroline’ssake? How dare you—”

“Our marriage’s a sham. We’ll get divorced.” Alice didn’t hide this from Archie. Most importantly, ofcourse, it was clear that she could no longer hide it from him.

Archie was rendered speechless; it took him a few seconds to replace his voice. “What do you mean? Themarriage is a sham? You’ll get divorced? What’s all this about?”

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