Chapter 1221: 638: Side Story: The Big Bad Wolf’s Plan Succeeds, Time to Close the Net 1_2

Chester’s mouth curved as he looked towards Alice in the restaurant, a cold and arrogant light shooting from his eyes, "Last night was indeed a great opportunity, but even if I got the result I wanted, I couldn’t close the distance between her and me. Instead, it would make her feel guilty towards Claud Laurence, and this would put both of us in a difficult position in front of him...""That’s true. General Laurence and you, boss, have been brothers for years, and now Miss Alice is General Laurence’s girlfriend. If you use some improper means to be with Miss Alice, I’m afraid General Laurence... will definitely hold you accountable."

Chester looked at the red wine, expressionless, "So what I want is for Claud Laurence to willingly let go, for Alice to willingly be with me."

Keith Antony grinned slyly, "True, the boss was so ’drunk’ last night, if anything had happened with Miss Alice, you’d have to pretend to be incapable, but it’s been like a year, couldn’t control it at the moment, and afterwards might raise Miss Alice’s suspicions, better to wait until she willingly..."

Chester gave his subordinate a cold glance, "Keith Antony!"

Keith Antony darted out of the hall as if escaping, "Boss, I’ll go prepare the yacht..."

Chester watched Keith Antony’s figure and shook his head with a smile.

At the pier.

Alice had seen Robin standing on the shore from afar.

The yacht docked, and Alice stepped off.

Robin approached, "Miss Robinson."

Alice nodded towards Robin, apologizing, "I’m sorry for worrying you last night."

Robin sighed, "As long as you’re okay... General Laurence instructed me to stay here and take good care of you after he got on the plane. I came back to the hotel and heard from the bodyguards that you were nowhere to be found, I was really worried."

"I’m sorry."

Robin looked at Chester beside Alice, "Mr. Robinson, thank you for taking care of Miss Robinson on behalf of General Laurence."

"Alice says she wants to return to France to see Rachel immediately. It might be hard to get plane tickets now, take my plane, I’ll give you a ride!"

Robin was startled, "There’s a private airport here?"

"Yes, it’s not far from the pier, Alice knows about it."

Robin looked at Alice with puzzlement, "Miss Robinson, since there’s a private airport here, why didn’t you mention it to General Laurence last night?"

Alice hastily explained, "That airport is very small, it can only accommodate one private plane, and Claud didn’t come on a private plane..."

Robin frowned, "No matter how small the airport is, it can’t possibly hold only one plane, and General Laurence’s plane is in New York. If he had known there was a private airport here last night, he could have had someone fly the plane here in half an hour, avoiding the need to waste time with a commercial flight."

Alice said, "I didn’t know Claud’s plane was in New York..."

Robin’s face darkened and he spoke no more.

Keith Antony stepped forward, "Miss Alice, just let the boss fly you back to France..."

Robin spoke up, "It’s no trouble for Mr. Robinson, General Laurence asked me to take good care of Miss Robinson, and I’ve already booked the tickets."

Keith Antony frowned, intending to speak, but Chester had already waved him off. "Well, since Robin has booked the tickets, Alice can return to France with him!"

Keith Antony shot Robin a cold glare, swallowing back what he was about to say.

Chester looked towards Alice and said to Robin, "Before you leave, I have a few words I’d like to say to Alice alone."

Although Robin was Claud Laurence’s most capable assistant and usually unafraid of anything, he was quite wary of Chester, knowing full well Chester was not someone he could afford to offend. Considering he had already spoken out of turn earlier, Robin dared not say more, silently retreating with a few accompanying bodyguards to the side.

Chester gazed deeply at Alice, his voice hoarse, "Alice, take care of yourself when you return to France, and if there’s anything you can’t handle, you can still call me."

Alice lowered her head slightly, not answering.

Chester continued, "Can I hug you?"

Alice raised her eyes abruptly.

Chester smiled, "I don’t mean anything else. I just want to say goodbye like this. After all, the next time I see you, you might already be Claud Laurence’s wife, and I fear I can no longer do this..."

Alice stared dazedly into Chester’s eyes, filled with pain, her heart aching in response.

"May I hug you?" Chester asked once more, his face still smiling, yet full of bitterness.

She was about to marry Claud Laurence, she couldn’t share such intimacy with him.

Steel herself, Alice rationally uttered, "No..."

To her surprise, before she could finish her words, Chester had already pulled her into his embrace.

His presence enveloped her entire being...

He held her tightly, his breathing heavy with emotion, he kissed beside her temple, his voice even raspier, "Promise me, you will make sure you’re happy."

Alice’s eyes turned red, a wave of discomfort surged in her heart, making her nose sting with bitterness.

He said nothing more, his strong arms hugged her with a force as if he could meld her into his bones.

Alice tried hard to keep her eyes wide open, not letting the tears gather in them, her body lightly trembling in his arms.

Chester finally kissed her forehead once, slowly releasing her.

Her face was calm, but tears were already welling up in her eyes.

His handsome face held a faint smile, "I believe Claud Laurence will protect you from being harmed by anyone, blessings to you both."

Alice bit her lip, trying her best not to let the sob escape her throat, maintaining her composure.

He gave her one last glance, turned around, and left calmly.

She watched his departing figure, and eventually, tears slid down from her eyes.

Robin walked up to her, seeing her tear-streaked face.

Alice awkwardly wiped the tears off her face and said to Robin, "Let’s go!"