Chapter 179

Edward's patience was wearing thin. Before Charles Bennett could get another word in, he hung up. Things had just started easing up between him and Alice, and he was in no mood to let anyone meddle and mess it all up. The Maybach pulled up smoothly outside the villa. As soon as Edward stepped inside, he followed the noise upstairs and spotted the chaos in the walk-in closet. His brow twitched from the mess. With his neat-freak tendencies kicking in, he bent down and picked up a tiny camisole, tossing it back onto the pile of clothes. “What are you looking for?” At the sound of his voice, Alice popped up from the clothes heap, running her fingers through her hair in frustration. “You’re back.” “I was trying to find a dress for the banquet in a couple days. Didn’t see anything I liked today,” she sighed, then picked up a few dresses from the couch and held them up. “What do you think of these?” Edward threw the dresses back onto the couch without a second thought. Then, leaning down, he