章 213: You did very well, and I’m very pleased

"Not leaving?"

Anna and Mia looked stunned. They had thought that giving Ryan the choice would surely make him leave.

In their eyes, Ryan hardly had a choice,who would want to be cooped up forever?

But nobody had anticipated this outcome.

Even Alice, the mastermind behind the event, hadn't really expected Ryan to stay. Her plan was to completely dash Ryan's hopes and then keep him locked up in the villa.

But now... it seemed she needed to revise her plan.

Ryan's words reminded her of the first time he had wanted to leave.

Back then, he seemed to just want to help her, but Alice hadn't really believed him at the time. Now, reflecting on it, she saw things differently.

Could it be that Ryan genuinely wanted to help her?

If not, he wouldn't have taken a bullet for her.

Had she been mistrusting Ryan all along?

"Are you really not coming with me, senior?"

"You, staying in a place like this…"