Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection (PDF) novel Chapter 159

Chapter 159 Testing 

My heart gave an uncontrollable thud. I thought to myself, when did this person start standing here? 

“You…” I was just about to speak. 

Walter turned around and left without a word, his face cold. 

I signed, turning back to glare at Alexander, angrily saying, “Why didn’t you tell me when he came?” 

Alexander looked innocent, “I just saw it too. Besides, didn’t you say you have no feelings for him anymore? Why do you care if he’s angry 

or not?” 

Uh. 

It seemed to be really the case. 

“Alright, you just said it was about Carley, what do you mean?” Alexander looked at me, full of curiosity. 

I originally didn’t like discussing this matter, but I thought that by speaking out, from Alexander’s perspective, he might be able to see something. 

So I simply said, “Carley seems to have been deliberately trying to set me up with Walter recently.” 

He sneered, “Your legs are your own, what you want to do is up to you. Why do you care about her thoughts?” 

I shook my head, “No, I can’t get a divorce right now, it’s because she’s 

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in trouble. It’s not appropriate for me to force Walter to divorce me at this time. But what I can’t figure out is not this, it’s that I don’t understand. Before, Carley was clearly against me being with Walter. She would be more than happy if Walter and I got divorced. But now she suddenly wants to bring us together. And there’s Ashley, she wasn’t exactly nice to Ashley before, but at least she didn’t dislike her. But the other day when I accidentally ran into them, it seemed like they had a falling out, like they were at odds. What on earth happened? Why does Carley suddenly want me to continue with Walter, and why does she dislike Ashley so much?” 

Alexander slightly furrowed his brows, paused for a moment, and then said, “Why don’t you think that Carley suddenly realized your worth and wanted to keep you?” 

I shook my head, calmly saying, “I know Carley too well. She’s someone who knows how to weigh the pros and cons. Even if she realized that I was more suitable for Walter than Ashley, she wouldn’t suddenly show me kindness in the face of absolute interests.” 

Alexander’s handsome brows furrowed slightly, he fell silent for a moment before saying, “Are you suggesting that Carley from the Hinton family was kind to you because Ashley’s presence might have threatened the Hinton family, and Carley wanted to use you to drive Ashley away?” 

I pursed my lips, let out a slight sigh, and said, “I don’t know, but based on my understanding of Carley, something must have happened between them that I don’t know about.” 

“That’s easy,” Alexander leaned back, looking relaxed. “If you want to know what happened, just ask. If you can’t get the answer, then look it up. There are no secrets in this world that can’t be uncovered. As long as you search, you can find out the truth.” 

I glanced at him sideways, not responding, just pursing my lips in a 

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faint smile. 

Unable to hear my voice, he looked at me, seeing only my silent smile. Suddenly, he stiffened, his face alert as he said, “Tabatha, you’re not thinking of having me investigate, are you?” 

I nodded. 

He held his forehead, looking speechless, “Sis, are you kidding me? Don’t you know how long I’ve been in River City? I know very little about the aristocrats and wealthy families in River City. Besides, there are a bunch of things waiting for me to deal with at the Conner Group. You want me to investigate those trivial matters, is this how you use people?” 

After his sarcastic comment, I couldn’t help but touch my nose guiltily and laughed, “It does seem a bit wasteful, huh.” 

He glanced at me and said, “I give up on you.” 

He despised me, and I just smiled. Thoughts began to form in my mind. It was indeed a waste of his talent to let him investigate these trivial matters, but perhaps I could go and ask around. 

Thinking of this, I got up and went downstairs. 

“Where are you going?” Alexander opened his mouth behind me. 

“Downstairs, sunbathing.” I replied to him. The elevator door opened and I went straight in.