Chapter 45: Trap

In the end, Alice was left alone in the darkness. Suddenly, footsteps echoed from behind, and Alice turned to see Boster approaching her.

There was a hint of disdain and disgust on his face, which made Alice feel somewhat repulsed.

However, because of what he had helped her with in the past, she couldn't express this outwardly.

She just looked at Boster and asked, "Why are you here?"

Boster looked at Alice, a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes, but he quickly adjusted his emotions.

He couldn't afford to show his dissatisfaction with Alice right now; he still needed to rely on her.

He looked at Alice, trying to put on a gentle expression, and said, "I just wanted to find you. I didn't see you inside, and I felt really lonely."

Alice looked at Boster, her eyes devoid of much emotion.

Truth be told, Boster's sweet words made her feel a bit uncomfortable, perhaps because she wasn't used to such flattery.

When she was still married to Ethan, he didn't often use sweet words like this