Chapter 21 (cont'd): The Lawyer

Aden’s widened eyes shot towards Alice, as his brows furrowed from hearing Alice’s reply.

Alice didn’t budge. Her own eyes struck Matthew’s as he raised his head slowly and stared back at her. Her brow raised, and her lips parted irritatingly while she poked her cheek with her tongue, she waited for his reply.

“Hey,” Matthew’s voice echoed across the room like cluster of panting and crawling whispers. “What are you talking about?”

“I’m just trying to help,” Alice said. “Help you protect your family. Help you still have that chance where you can still go away from all this quietly. It was really just a matter of time, don’t you think? Until one of us is used to help you make a decision… between your loyalty… or your family. I’m nothing but an instrument here, Matthew. It’s you who’ll make that choice. It’s you who’ll decide which is more

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