Chapter 9 : Behave Yourself

Chapter 9 Behave yourself.Without warning, the bathroom door was pushed open and Alice stood there, stiff as a board, staring nervously at the man who had suddenly appeared emitting a low-pressure aura.

Adam's gaze was cold and sharp. "You're locking the door on my turf? Who gave you permission?"

Alice was powerless to argue. This couldn't be considered her room.

The entire Moon Bay, including herself, was Adam's property and plaything!

But she couldn't reveal the reason why she had locked the door!

"I...I'm scared..." Alice said weakly.

Adam's eagle-like gaze fell on the phone she was holding. "Give it to me."

Alice realized what he was saying and clutched her phone even tighter.

She never expected Adam to come to her room at this time. Everything was so unexpected...

"Don't make me say it a second time!" Adam's voice was not angry but intimidating, echoing in every corner of the bathroom.

Alice's heart trembled and she dared not delay, forced to hand over her phone.

As the phone was handed over to Adam, her heartbeat accelerated with unease.

She was afraid that Adam would discover some secret...

While Adam was looking at her phone, she weakly said, "I...I had a nightmare and was very scared. I wanted to call my aunt, but I was afraid you would be angry, so I didn't call. And then you came in..."

Her recent call records had been deleted in a timely manner, and Adam couldn't see them.

Adam's cold and sharp gaze swept towards her, as if he wanted to pierce her through, "You can try."

Alice looked at him puzzled.

"I helped you escape, do you know what will happen to her?" Adam asked with a ferocious look in his eyes.

"No, it's not like that. I asked my aunt to help me deliver my passport. It has nothing to do with her. She doesn't know anything! I... I promise you, I won't contact her anymore..." Alice hurriedly clarified and promised.She was still too naive.

Her aunt was Adam's sore spot, how could she be allowed to touch it!

For the sake of her aunt, she shouldn't contact her anymore...

Adam stepped forward, grabbed her face, and forced her to look up, "Remember, don't challenge my patience, you can't bear it, understand?"

"Under...stood." Alice's eyes were filled with tears, but she endured it.

The phone suddenly rang.

It echoed in the silent and empty bathroom.

At the same time, it shook Alice's fragile heart.

Who... who was calling? No... please don't let it be Aunt Charlotte and the children!

"You seem to be trembling?" Adam's posture was like playing with prey, and his strong fingers pinched her jaw, causing Alice to tremble clearly.

"No...no." Alice turned her face away and hurriedly reached for her phone. "I'll answer the call…"Her resistance angered Adam, and he grabbed her by the collarbone with a big hand, forcefully sweeping her towards the glass by the shower, causing a loud crash.

"Ah!" Alice was frightened and her legs went weak.

His strength was too powerful!

"Behave yourself!" Adam's cold and ruthless gaze softened slightly as he looked at the incoming call display on the screen, an unmarked number. His finger slid over and answered, and a man's voice came through.

"Alice?"

Hearing this voice, Alice's body trembled slightly, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It was the voice of her ex-boyfriend, whom she was all too familiar with.

Why was he calling?

But at this point, as long as it wasn't Aunt Charlotte and the kids calling, she would answer...

"Alice, it's been a long time since we've talked. Are you okay? Since we broke up, I've often thought of you, I can't forget you..." Jacob's voice came through.Alice was stunned, and subconsciously glanced at Adam.

"Alice, I know you haven't forgotten me, otherwise you wouldn't have kept the same number, right? I heard you dropped out of school and went back to China two years ago. I'm also going back tomorrow. Can we meet up?" Jacob asked.

"I don't need to."

"Alice, you won't find a better man for you than me."

"I..." Alice didn't get a chance to refuse.

The call ended, Adam hung up.

Under Adam's oppressive gaze, Alice hurriedly said, "He's my ex-boyfriend. We broke up a long time ago. I had to take a break from school because of the pain. I didn't expect him to contact me. We have nothing to do with each other anymore."

"Do you think I care?" Adam sneered.

Alice's face turned awkward as she looked at her phone, which was now in Adam's hands, as if she herself had become his possession.

"Since he's back in the country, we should meet up." Adam said inscrutably.

"Why should I go?" Alice resisted in her heart."I'm not asking for your opinion." Adam replied.

Alice didn't know what Adam was planning, but it definitely wasn't a good thing.

Her bad premonition was growing stronger and stronger.

But she didn't dare to go against Adam, otherwise she would have nowhere to go.

...

Jacob had arranged to meet at the bar.

Alice walked into the bar and saw not only Jacob, but also a black figure on the second floor VIP seat, shrouded in darkness, like a lurking beast, waiting to pounce.

"Alice, over here!" Jacob spotted her and called out.

Alice snapped out of her thoughts and walked over.

Although she had Adam's permission, she still felt uneasy and anxious because she didn't know what Adam wanted to do, and the unknown danger made her panic.

"Alice, it's been a long time. I'm really happy to see you again," Jacob said excitedly.

Alice didn't say anything.Jacob was her senior in college abroad, and he had pursued her for almost two months. They got together because they were both from Star City.

Unexpectedly, before half a year had passed, she witnessed him rolling in bed with another woman.

"I ordered some juice with low alcohol content for you. You can't handle your alcohol," Jacob acted like a considerate boyfriend.

"Why did you come to see me?" Alice saw through his facade and didn't want to accept any of his good intentions.

"Alice, no matter who is by my side, I have never forgotten you. I regret what I did. Alice, let's get back together! I promise I won't make that kind of mistake again!"

"You know my temper. Once unfaithful, forever untrustworthy."

"If that's the case, why did you come out to see me? You must still have feelings for me!" Jacob reached out to touch Alice's hand.

Alice quickly withdrew her gaze.

Looking up, she couldn't ignore the imposing black eyes of the hawk, no matter how far away it was.

She really wanted to leave!

But she didn't know when she could leave.If she couldn't satisfy Adam, she absolutely couldn't go against his will!

Before she could say anything--

"Well, isn't this Alice? I almost didn't recognize you in that outfit!" A slick-looking man walked over and struck up a conversation, acting like an old acquaintance.