Chapter 1224: 640: Extra Story: Time for the Big Bad Wolf to Appear

Claud narrowed his eyes, his sinister gaze shooting danger, "What makes you so hesitant?"Robin lowered his head and confessed anxiously, "General Laurence, actually... actually, there are some things I haven’t told you yet."

"Speak."

Robin slowly revealed, "The night you returned to Paris, Miss Robinson, worried about Rachel’s safety, went to Foam Island despite the bodyguards’ obstruction to find Mr. Robinson... I was very worried about Miss Robinson and waited for her at the dock, but she didn’t come back. Late at night, I received a message from Keith Antony, telling me not to worry about Miss Robinson. He said they would send Miss Robinson off the island in the morning... At eight in the morning, when I saw Miss Robinson still hadn’t left the island, I called Keith Antony. But Keith Antony told me... told me..."

"Told you what?"

Robin mumbled hesitantly, "Keith Antony said Miss Robinson and Mr. Robinson were still asleep..."

Claud’s face instantly darkened.

Robin continued, "Later, Mr. Robinson did send Miss Robinson off the island. I noticed Miss Robinson was quite reluctant to leave Mr. Robinson. When Mr. Robinson bid farewell to Miss Robinson, she hugged him tightly and cried..."

Knock, knock.

"Come in."

Aunt PA pushed the door open and saw Alice Robinson standing by the window.

Alice turned her head, "Aunt PA."

Aunt PA closed the door and asked softly, "Miss, are you feeling unwell?"

"No." Alice walked away from the window, hugged a cushion, and sat down on the sofa in the room.

Aunt PA followed and sat down, saying, "General Laurence just left."

"Oh."

"Miss, General Laurence originally planned to stay and accompany you, but it seemed like you were avoiding General Laurence during dinner just now."

Alice lowered her head, saying nothing.

Aunt PA held Alice’s hand and asked in a maternal tone, "Miss, I can see you have something on your mind."

"No."

"Does it have to do with Mr. Robinson?"

Alice suddenly looked up, shocked, at Aunt PA.

Aunt PA smiled slightly and sighed, "Besides Mr. Robinson, who else could make our Miss so melancholy?"

Alice took a deep breath, rested her head on Aunt PA’s shoulder, and said, "Aunt PA, my heart is in chaos."

Aunt PA gently patted Alice’s hand, "What’s wrong?"

Alice stared blankly ahead, speaking slowly, "On this trip to Germany, I ran into my brother."

"I guessed as much. If you hadn’t met Mr. Robinson in Germany, you probably wouldn’t be feeling this way now."

Alice said quietly, "He was handling a project in Germany. I met him at a banquet... Originally, there was no connection between us, but I encountered some trouble in Germany, and he helped me solve it... I don’t need his help, I’ve been trying hard to sever ties with him, but one day at the hotel, he suddenly came to me and said he wanted to start over with me, saying there had been misunderstandings between us."

Aunt PA was taken aback, eyes widening, "Mr. Robinson said he wants to start over with you?"

Alice nodded, distressed, detailing the whole story to Aunt PA.

Aunt PA remained stunned for a long time after listening, "So now, is your distress coming from realizing you still care about Mr. Robinson?"

Alice dropped her gaze, her voice slightly hoarse, "I don’t know... But ever since returning from Foam Island, all I’ve thought about is him... Saying goodbye to him in Florida was so painful..."

Aunt PA propped up Alice, "Miss, don’t tell me your heart is wavering again."

Alice looked desolate, "Aunt PA, right now my heart is in turmoil... I don’t know what I should do."

Aunt PA spoke gravely, "Miss, you’ve been through so much to move past that old relationship, how can you fall back into it again? Mr. Robinson says he cares for you, but in the past year, why hasn’t he come to see you?"

"He said he came looking for me, but at that time, he thought Claud and I were already together..."

"Do you believe him?"

Alice nodded, "I do, because he has no reason to lie to me, besides, Becca can confirm it."

"Miss, this past year, since you said nothing about the past, I thought you’d forgotten Mr. Robinson..."

"I thought I’d forgotten too, but... on Foam Island, he confessed to me many times. Each time I rejected him resolutely, yet I realized my heart still aches... That day, I wanted to leave Foam Island, accidentally fell into the sea, and when I woke, I saw him holding me, deeply pained, tears in his eyes. He said if I really didn’t want to be with him, he’d send me away, and the next day he sent me off the island... That day Claud happened to pick me up; I was in the hotel with Claud, and I should have been relieved to be cut off from him. But facing Claud, all I thought about was him, I kept convincing myself to let him go, even planning to be with Claud, leaving no retreat to think of him. But that night, because of Rachel’s issue, Claud went back to France first, and out of concern for Rachel, I instinctively went to Foam Island to find my brother..."