Chapter 247

Alice Sterling was definitely excited about the chance to be back in the public eye again. The only thing holding her back was that she’d just promised Edward Hawthorne she’d be back at the office for two full months. Noticing her hesitation, Jessica Lane chimed in, “Come on, this kind of show doesn’t pop up every day. It’s too good to pass up.” “I know,” Alice nodded slightly. “I’ll go back and talk to Edward about it.” After chatting a bit more, Alice headed back to her room. The next morning, Jessica called her first thing. She wanted to extend her stay at the villa with Jason Morgan, and asked Alice to head back ahead of them. Alice was a little surprised, but honestly happy for them—it seemed like things were going pretty well between the two. By the time she got back to the Capital from Huashi, it was already afternoon. Edward had originally planned to pick her up, but Alice had her own little plan—she deliberately gave him a flight time that was three hours later than the actual