章 314: This is such a headache…

Ryan hung up the phone after his call with Alice, blinking hard to ease the dryness in his eyes. Finally, he let out a long sigh of relief.

His request had been a bit unreasonable, to be honest. It deviated too much from their original plan, and he was almost certain Alice wouldn't agree to it. But, for some reason, she had been surprisingly understanding this time and agreed without much fuss. Ryan couldn't help but wonder when Alice had become so easygoing.

Then again, if Alice had insisted that he return, he really wouldn't have known what to do.

On one hand, that mysterious $10,000 expense was too suspicious to ignore, and Ryan couldn't help but focus on it. On the other hand, he had his own reasons for not wanting to rush back to Alice's side just yet. As for what those reasons were...

"Ryan, I'm really sorry! I won't say weird stuff anymore, okay? Please don't be mad at me!"