Chapter 136

In the hospital room. Edward had just finished a video call and was about to catch some rest. His phone buzzed. He glanced at it and saw a vaguely worded text from Alice. Something happened tonight? What did he miss? "William, check what happened with Alice during the show tonight. Now." William Brooks, still sorting the meeting notes, immediately pulled up the live stream replay online. He dragged the timeline forward until a shot froze on a man holding a bouquet of roses. He hit play— "Alice, will you be my girlfriend?!" Adam Harper’s barely-contained excitement echoed through the hospital room. William felt a chill run down his spine. He could sense the death glare aimed straight at his back. Swallowing nervously, just as he was about to say something to smooth things over for Secretary Alice— A ringtone cut through. “Hello?” Edward’s tone was icy, lips pressed into a stiff line. On the other end, Mr. Hawthorne barked, “What the hell is going on! Someone’s trying to steal Alice righ