Chapter 190

Alice Sterling parted ways with Jessica Lane outside the hotel and sat at the edge of the bed alone, feeling increasingly uneasy. They had lingered for a bit outside the boutique earlier, and now she couldn’t stop wondering—did Violet Jordan see her? Did she recognize her? It had taken her so long to find some peace. She had distanced herself from all those people for a reason—she didn’t want her life to be thrown into chaos all over again. With that thought, Alice messaged Jessica immediately and booked the earliest flight out of Jiangcheng for the next morning. The room was dead quiet, so when the knock on the door came, it startled her. “Evening room service,” said a voice from outside. Alice’s nerves were already on edge. She hadn’t called for room service, but before she could even think it through, she was at the door and opening it on instinct. There was no staffer outside. She blinked, confused, and muttered to herself while starting to shut the door, “Who’s just randomly knock