Chapter 248

Alice Sterling and Jessica Lane were the first to arrive. About ten minutes later, three MPVs rolled in one after another, and as the guests stepped out, something about them felt familiar to Alice, though she couldn’t quite put any names to their faces. Right before six, a black MPV slowly made its way up the winding mountain road. Alice blinked in surprise. “Is that Mr. Morgan's car?” Jessica, who had finally recovered from feeling queasy, nodded, “Yeah. He decided to come last minute. You’re his only student—of course he’d want to make sure you’re looked after.” “For real?” Alice raised an eyebrow and gave her a playful side-eye. “I’ve got this feeling it’s more about…” She left the sentence hanging. Jessica quickly turned her head away, pretending like she didn’t hear a thing. The car stopped, and sure enough, out stepped Jason Morgan and Stephen Collins. Alice grabbed Jessica by the arm and headed toward them, about to say hi when Mr. Swanson’s voice boomed from the distance. “We’