2024-09-12 22:54:31"What does it have to do with you?" Blake Morgan was the first to reply.
"Grandpa is right. What does it have to do with you?" Alice also replied in the group.
Seeing their responses, Mason Morgan was speechless and could only send a series of question marks in the group to express his astonishment.
"Dad, although you have the final say in Alice's matters, and I trust your judgment, I should at least know what kind of man my daughter is going to marry, right? I'll find time to go over and take a look after a while. There are too many things going on here in Metropolis City at the moment. @Blake Morgan," after a long time, Mason Morgan sent another lengthy message.
"Do as you wish. It's not like you can change anything anyway," Blake Morgan said rather domineeringly.
"Dad, you're overthinking. It's only just beginning now!" Alice was obviously a bit exasperated too.
After replying, Alice put down her phone.
"Why aren't you eating yet?" At this moment, Joseph also came out from the kitchen. He placed the last dish on the table.
"Ah? I was waiting for you! I thought about it and felt it wasn't quite right to start eating alone," Alice was slightly stunned, then answered.
"Try it. No need to be so formal," Joseph picked up a piece of cheese steak for Alice, making her feel a sense of bliss.
"Thank you," Alice expressed her gratitude, then took a bite.
However, after just one bite, her expression changed, and she instantly froze.
"Um, how is it? Not tasty?" Joseph noticed Alice's unusual expression and asked.
However, Alice didn't answer. Instead, she picked up two more pieces and started eating.
"If it's not tasty, don't force yourself. Try something else?" Joseph blinked and suggested.
"Joseph, what are you saying? What do you mean by not tasty? It's too delicious! How can it be so delicious? This is the most delicious cheese steak I've ever eaten. It's simply too good."
"I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to eat first. It's too delicious," Alice couldn't wait to start eating. She was already a bit hungry, and with such delicacies in front of her, she found it even harder to control herself.
"This is delicious!"
"Oh, this is delicious too."
"This one, this one, even more delicious."
"Wow, this is the most delicious. It's too good."
As she ate, Alice kept praising Joseph endlessly.
Hearing this, Joseph felt a bit unreal. Was it really that delicious?
"Isn't this just an ordinary home-cooked meal? Is it really that delicious?" Joseph smiled awkwardly. Was this girl just teasing him?
"Joseph, you're being too humble. Whew, even the top chefs in my family can't make dishes as delicious as yours."
"Joseph, be more confident. You're really amazing and awesome," Alice continued to praise him while not stopping her hands from eating.
Joseph smiled and started eating too.
Alice ate more dishes, while Joseph ate more rice. Since childhood, Joseph had always had a huge appetite.
After about an hour, Alice was finally full. Although Joseph had a large appetite, he was already full at this point.
"If it's not enough, I can make more for you," Joseph noticed Alice's lingering desire for more.
"Ah? No, no. I can't eat anymore. Really can't eat anymore," Alice quickly responded.
She seemed to have been eating a bit like a wolf just now, not very ladylike. Would Joseph dislike her?
Thinking about this, Alice felt a bit uneasy.
"That's good then," Joseph smiled.
"Joseph, I don't usually eat so unladylike. Do you prefer gentler girls?" Alice asked tentatively.
"You just need to be the way you like. It doesn't matter what kind of girls I like," Joseph chuckled.
"How can that be? That's too casual," Alice shook her head.
"Then let me put it another way. I like all your ways," Joseph said with a smile.
"Ah? Are you serious?" When Joseph said this, Alice's pretty face instantly turned red. She turned around and fled back to her room.
Joseph watched Alice's departing figure and just laughed. She was already eighteen years old, yet still like a child.
After Alice left, Joseph began to clean up.
Back in her room, it took a long time for Alice's burning heart to cool down.
"So, Joseph likes me too. Does that mean we have mutual feelings?" Alice lay on the bed, hugging her big plush doll, talking to herself.
Suddenly, she thought of something, grabbed her phone, dialed Blake Morgan's number, and called.
Before long, the call was answered.
"Hello, Alice. How is it going? Have you arranged everything?" Blake Morgan's voice came from the other end of the line.
"Of course. It's not a difficult task. I've settled Joseph in," Alice replied.
"So, what's the matter? Calling grandpa so late?" Blake Morgan asked again.
"There's nothing in particular. I just wanted to tell you that Joseph's cooking skills are really good, much better than those top chefs in our family," Alice couldn't stop praising Joseph's culinary skills.
"Hahaha... Is that so? Now I want to taste it even more."
"However, I can't fully trust your opinion on it being delicious because, in the eyes of someone you love, even their flaws are virtues," Blake Morgan couldn't help but tease.
"What do you mean by 'someone you love'? My relationship with Joseph is not certain yet!" Alice said this, but her heart was happy.
"I remember three years ago, when Joseph married into the Cooper family, someone in our family hid and cried for a day and night, with swollen eyes."
"She even said Joseph Wilson had promised to marry her and that Joseph wasn't a man of his word," Blake Morgan teased again.
"Grandpa, you... Always teasing people. I won't talk to you anymore," Alice's pretty face turned slightly red, unable to keep a straight face. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Blake Morgan, she hung up the phone.
After hanging up, Alice opened F******k and found that her update had exploded with 99 comments.
Moreover, when she opened it, she saw that all 99 comments on the update were from the food photos she had just posted, mostly from boys.
"Alice, who is this man? He's not your boyfriend, is he?"
"Alice, are you in a relationship? Which family's young master is this?"
"Joseph? Who is Joseph?"
"Fuck, if he becomes your boyfriend, I'll kill him..."
"Hehe... Don't let me see this guy in Nova City. Every time I see him, I'll beat him up twice..."
Alice read the comments for a while. They were all a mess.
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Chapter 872
“The four men weren’t killed by our own.”“That was the work of those people. The four headless ones were elite operatives—top tier.”“If our men had engaged them directly, the losses would have been catastrophic.”“Even so, we didn’t come out unscathed. Many of our soldiers were wounded, and more than a dozen lost their lives.”Clarence Bennett exhaled slowly, his voice grave.The middle-aged officer frowned, equally helpless.“In military operations, casualties are inevitable. All we can do is minimize them.”“I was thinking—if we could establish cooperation with these people, future operations would be far more manageable.”“At least when facing adversaries of that caliber, we wouldn’t have to rely on sheer numbers.”He looked troubled.“Before the operation began, I received a military map. Certain ambush points and gathering locations were clearly marked.”“I deployed our forces according to those annotations. In hindsight, the results were significant.”“Both the ambush units an
Chapter 871
“But from another perspective, I’m far better suited to bear the risk than Alice.”“What threatens her would hardly qualify as danger to me.”“Sir, Uncle Mason—you both know what I used to do.”“There are countless people in this world who would like to see me dead. But how many of them truly dare to act?”“When you already have enemies in abundance, a few more make little difference.”“If this gambit allows Alice to slip free from the spotlight and gain a measure of safety, I am more than willing.”Joseph spoke with quiet conviction.Blake Morgan and Mason Morgan exchanged a glance.There was undeniable logic in his words.Protecting Joseph would be far easier than shielding Alice.Moreover, Joseph possessed the means to defend himself; most adversaries would not even be able to approach him.“You make a compelling case.”“But have you truly thought it through?”After a long silence, Blake Morgan finally spoke.“I have.”“I’ll need a formal position within Morgan Group—listed as a re
Chapter 870
After a brief tidying up, Joseph left with Alice.They chose to meet at the Morgan family’s own teahouse. In Nova City, the Morgan family’s primary enterprise was medicine, followed by the hospitality industry.The decision to develop restaurants in Nova City had much to do with the old patriarch’s fondness for fine cuisine.When Joseph and Alice arrived, he did not go in immediately.He stood beside the car for a moment, surveying the surroundings.“What is it? Something wrong?”Alice asked when she noticed him scanning the area.“No. They’re all our people. It seems your grandfather and Uncle Mason are already here.”Joseph spoke with certainty.“How can you tell who’s with us and who isn’t?”Alice asked curiously.“By the way they carry themselves. A person’s intentions inevitably reveal themselves through behavior.”“No one can truly conceal every emotion. In speech and gesture, something always slips through.”“Of course, that comes from long experience.”Joseph answered lightly.
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“How else? Obviously you have to take it off. If you don’t, how am I supposed to examine you?”Alice’s cheeks flushed faintly, her gaze darting as though she were the one with something to hide.“Do I really have to?”Joseph glanced at her and asked again.“Of course. Hurry up. I’m not joking.”“If you refuse, I’ll call that old woman in and we’ll both examine you.”She tried to look fierce.“Alright then.”Joseph complied without further protest, making quick work of it.Realizing what he was doing, Alice hastily covered her eyes, her expression adorably shy.“What’s that for? What’s there to be embarrassed about? It’s not like you haven’t seen it before.”Joseph teased.“Ahem. Let me take a look.”“I don’t think you’re injured anyway. It’s all that old woman’s fault for forcing me to come.”Alice cleared her throat, expertly shifting the blame.“Then get on with it.”Joseph said.“I know.”Suppressing her flustered nerves, Alice forced herself into professional composure and began h
Chapter 868
“But even so, there will still be people who refuse to believe it.”“So the best solution is to release the research publicly while shifting the focus from you to someone else.”Joseph continued evenly.“Shift it to someone else? How?”Mason Alvarez asked at once.“It’s simple.”“I join the project. Then the findings are published under my name in a reputable scientific journal.”“That way, every pair of eyes will turn to me.”Joseph’s tone was calm, almost casual.“No, absolutely not.”“Joseph, that would put you in danger.”“I won’t allow it. Under no circumstances.”Alice waved her hands immediately, her refusal firm.“If someone must stand in danger, it’s better me than you. I have more than enough ability to protect myself—you don’t.”“If they decide to move against me, they won’t dare act recklessly.”Joseph spoke without hesitation.“I think Professor Wilson is right,” Mason said thoughtfully.“If this works, it would drastically reduce the cost and complexity of protecting you
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“So it wasn’t a dream. Professor Wilson, you really came back.”Mason Alvarez rubbed her eyes again, as if afraid he might vanish the moment she blinked.“Why don’t you go back to sleep for a bit?”Joseph said with a smile as he slipped off his coat.“No.”“Come here, you infuriating man. Let your sister steal a kiss.”Without waiting for his consent, Mason threw her arms around him and planted a fierce, unrestrained kiss on his lips.“What are you doing? I’ve barely walked in and you’re already ambushing me with kisses.”Joseph felt almost breathless under the assault.“Because we missed you.”“Because we were worried.”“Seeing you back safe means everything must’ve been settled perfectly.”“With that kind of relief, shouldn’t we do something a little inappropriate to celebrate?”Mason beamed mischievously.“I should warn you—I smell terrible.”Joseph chuckled.“Like blood,” Mason replied bluntly, blinking up at him.“Exactly.”“And that doesn’t bother you?”Joseph asked.“For someon
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