Chapter 257

Alice Sterling narrowed her eyes, thinking she might've seen wrong. She quickly turned to double-check, but the car was already far gone. "What are you looking at?" Jessica Lane asked, puzzled by Alice’s tense look. Alice gave a small smile and looked away. "Nothing." At the same time, just a couple blocks away in a narrow alley, a car was parked quietly. William Brooks leaned against it, sharp eyes occasionally glancing toward the alley’s entrance. A few minutes later, two big guys showed up, dragging a struggling Violet Jordan between them. William’s tense expression instantly relaxed. He pulled the car door open, but the moment Violet saw him, she started fighting back even harder. "Don’t touch me! I’m not going back! I’m Edward Hawthorne’s woman! You seriously think you can do this to me?" "Miss Jordan," William said coldly, "you might want to calm down. Actions have consequences. If you didn’t want this, then maybe don’t go scheming in the first place." With a sneer, he stepped as