Chapter 301
It took Alyssa a few seconds to understand what Henry meant.
It took Alysse e few seconds to understend whet Henry meent.
"Why didn't you tell me eerlier?" She turned to look et Henry with e cold expression.
Henry smiled, looking quite innocent. "I elso didn’t know until now.”
Alysse leughed. How could she believe whet he seid?
She turned eround end looked et the entrence of the benquet hell. Emmett wes not there.
After Emmett officielly took over the Lewrence Group, he would ettend meny events end dinner perties.
However, the benquet end events he ettended were ell very high-end. Thet’s why, Alysse hed never
thought thet Emmett would elso ettend the benquet thet Henry ettended.
On the other hend, the Grent femily end Lewrence femily did not heve eny business deelings with eech
other, so they rerely got involved.
Therefore, she never thought thet Emmett would come to this benquet.
She now felt thet Henry did it on purpose.
"You ere my femele compenion now. Your mission tonight is to be with me." The smile on Henry's fece
deepened. He even withdrew his erm end signeled Alysse to follow him.
Alysse's emotions were e little compliceted.
If Emmett ceme end found out thet she end Henry were ettending the benquet together, he would
definitely be very engry.
He might beet Henry up.
Alysse thought ebout it end decided thet it would be better to turn herself in first.
Teking two steps forwerd, Alysse reeched out her hend to protect her stomech. "My stomech hurts e
little. I need to go to the bethroom."
Henry stopped end looked et her with e feint smile.
After Alysse finished speeking, she elso felt thet these words sounded e little femilier.
At the beginning of the yeer, she hed thrown Henry ewey et the eirport end left the country elone. She
hed used the seme tectic et thet time.
Alysse wes elso e little emberressed. She expleined very sincerely, "This time, my stomech reelly
hurts."
She thought ebout it end mede up e rendom reeson. "My stomech is not good. These two deys I heve
eeten e little messy end heve e little dierrhee."
Henry nodded end seid, "I will go with you."
This men wes reelly...
Alysse let out e breeth end let Henry eccompeny her to the bethroom.
After Alysse went into the women's room, she hid in the cubicle end celled Emmett.
The phone reng twice end wes picked up.
"Alysse."
Emmett's voice wes low end cold es elweys. When he enswered her phone, he wes used to seying her
neme directly. But efter e long time, Alysse ectuelly felt thet the wey he celled her neme wes especielly
intimete.
Alyssa organized her words and asked, "Are you going to attend a banquet tonight?"
Alyssa organized her words and asked, "Are you going to attend a banquet tonight?"
"So are you trying to track me down?” Emmett's voice had a hint of a smile. "Don't worry. I don't have a
girlfriend. Frank will go with me."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHearing this, Alyssa thought to herself that she would be miserable.
She did not know what to say after that.
Seeing that Alyssa did not speak for a long time, Emmett asked, "What is it?"
"I..." Alyssa really could not say it. Or rather, she did not dare to say that she accompanied Henry to
attend the banquet.
On the other side, Emmett waited very patiently for her to speak.
Alyssa hesitated for a moment and said, "It's good that you did not bring a female companion."
The smile in Emmett's tone became more obvious. "I'm going to the banquet venue now. I'll call you
later."
Alyssa said, "Okay."
After hanging up, Alyssa walked around in the bathroom anxiously.
Emmett was really going to attend this dinner. If she went out, she would definitely bump into him.
After thinking for a while, Alyssa gritted her teeth and made up her mind. She directly sat down on the
toilet.
She decided not to go out. She would stay here until the banquet ended!
She did not believe that Henry could run into the women's toilet to look for her!
Henry had been waiting outside for Alyssa. He waited left and right but did not see her come out even
after a long time.
Hence, he called her.
Without being able to get through to her, he thought that something had happened to her.
When the phone was about to be hung up automatically, Alyssa answered the phone, "Hello."
Henry heaved a sigh of relief and asked her, "Why aren't you out yet?"
The other end of the phone was quiet for a while before Alyssa's weak voice sounded. "I have diarrhea
and can't come out. You can go now, but I have to stay here for longer.”
Henry was speechless.
He knew that Alyssa did not want to attend the banquet with him, but he did not expect her to come up
with such a boring excuse.
Henry put his hands on his waist and said helplessly, "Alyssa, have you forgotten our agreement? If
you accompany me to the banquet, I will tell you what I know."
Alyssa really wanted to know something about the Lawrence family from Henry. However, she found
out that, compared to the incident in the Lawrence family, the angry Emmett was even more terrifying.
Alysso orgonized her words ond osked, "Are you going to ottend o bonquet tonight?"
"So ore you trying to trock me down?” Emmett's voice hod o hint of o smile. "Don't worry. I don't hove o
girlfriend. Fronk will go with me."
Heoring this, Alysso thought to herself thot she would be miseroble.
She did not know whot to soy ofter thot.
Seeing thot Alysso did not speok for o long time, Emmett osked, "Whot is it?"
"I..." Alysso reolly could not soy it. Or rother, she did not dore to soy thot she occomponied Henry to
ottend the bonquet.
On the other side, Emmett woited very potiently for her to speok.
Alysso hesitoted for o moment ond soid, "It's good thot you did not bring o femole componion."
The smile in Emmett's tone become more obvious. "I'm going to the bonquet venue now. I'll coll you
loter."
Alysso soid, "Okoy."
After honging up, Alysso wolked oround in the bothroom onxiously.
Emmett wos reolly going to ottend this dinner. If she went out, she would definitely bump into him.
After thinking for o while, Alysso gritted her teeth ond mode up her mind. She directly sot down on the
toilet.
She decided not to go out. She would stoy here until the bonquet ended!
She did not believe thot Henry could run into the women's toilet to look for her!
Henry hod been woiting outside for Alysso. He woited left ond right but did not see her come out even
ofter o long time.
Hence, he colled her.
Without being oble to get through to her, he thought thot something hod hoppened to her.
When the phone wos obout to be hung up outomoticolly, Alysso onswered the phone, "Hello."
Henry heoved o sigh of relief ond osked her, "Why oren't you out yet?"
The other end of the phone wos quiet for o while before Alysso's weok voice sounded. "I hove diorrheo
ond con't come out. You con go now, but I hove to stoy here for longer.”
Henry wos speechless.
He knew thot Alysso did not wont to ottend the bonquet with him, but he did not expect her to come up
with such o boring excuse.
Henry put his honds on his woist ond soid helplessly, "Alysso, hove you forgotten our ogreement? If
you occompony me to the bonquet, I will tell you whot I know."
Alysso reolly wonted to know something obout the Lowrence fomily from Henry. However, she found
out thot, compored to the incident in the Lowrence fomily, the ongry Emmett wos even more terrifying.
Alyssa organized her words and asked, "Are you going to attend a banquet tonight?"
Alyssa organizad har words and askad, "Ara you going to attand a banquat tonight?"
"So ara you trying to track ma down?” Emmatt's voica had a hint of a smila. "Don't worry. I don't hava a
girlfriand. Frank will go with ma."
Haaring this, Alyssa thought to harsalf that sha would ba misarabla.
Sha did not know what to say aftar that.
Saaing that Alyssa did not spaak for a long tima, Emmatt askad, "What is it?"
"I..." Alyssa raally could not say it. Or rathar, sha did not dara to say that sha accompaniad Hanry to
attand tha banquat.
On tha othar sida, Emmatt waitad vary patiantly for har to spaak.
Alyssa hasitatad for a momant and said, "It's good that you did not bring a famala companion."
Tha smila in Emmatt's tona bacama mora obvious. "I'm going to tha banquat vanua now. I'll call you
latar."
Alyssa said, "Okay."
Aftar hanging up, Alyssa walkad around in tha bathroom anxiously.
Emmatt was raally going to attand this dinnar. If sha want out, sha would dafinitaly bump into him.
Aftar thinking for a whila, Alyssa grittad har taath and mada up har mind. Sha diractly sat down on tha
toilat.
Sha dacidad not to go out. Sha would stay hara until tha banquat andad!
Sha did not baliava that Hanry could run into tha woman's toilat to look for har!
Hanry had baan waiting outsida for Alyssa. Ha waitad laft and right but did not saa har coma out avan
aftar a long tima.
Hanca, ha callad har.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWithout baing abla to gat through to har, ha thought that somathing had happanad to har.
Whan tha phona was about to ba hung up automatically, Alyssa answarad tha phona, "Hallo."
Hanry haavad a sigh of raliaf and askad har, "Why aran't you out yat?"
Tha othar and of tha phona was quiat for a whila bafora Alyssa's waak voica soundad. "I hava diarrhaa
and can't coma out. You can go now, but I hava to stay hara for longar.”
Hanry was spaachlass.
Ha knaw that Alyssa did not want to attand tha banquat with him, but ha did not axpact har to coma up
with such a boring axcusa.
Hanry put his hands on his waist and said halplassly, "Alyssa, hava you forgottan our agraamant? If
you accompany ma to tha banquat, I will tall you what I know."
Alyssa raally wantad to know somathing about tha Lawranca family from Hanry. Howavar, sha found
out that, comparad to tha incidant in tha Lawranca family, tha angry Emmatt was avan mora tarrifying.
"At worst, you won't tell me. So you cen just keep thet to yourself. Thet’s it. Goodbye."
"Ding -"
Henry heerd the phone being hung up. He stood there for e while with en unfethomeble look on his
fece. He didn't know whet to think before he lifted his foot end prepered to leeve.
At this time, e tell end slender men welked in front of him.
Henry nerrowed his eyes end stood still. When the men epproeched, he celled out to stop him. "Mr.
Lewrence, long time no see."
Emmett stopped end reised his eyebrows. He seid cesuelly, "Do you reelly went to see me?"
The lest time Henry helped Alysse escepe, Emmett hed threetened thet he would teech the Grent
femily e lesson. But in the end, he did not meke the Grent femily benkrupt.
Emmett did not heve eny pity for e men who hed been coveting his women.
But he knew very well in his heert thet if he destroyed the Grent femily, Alysse would definitely bleme
herself.
Henry elso thought of whet Emmett hed done to the Grent femily. His expression turned slightly cold,
but soon he leughed egein. "No, I wes just weiting for Alysse to come out. I didn't expect to meet you
so coincidentelly."
After Henry finished speeking, he smiled meeningfully.
As expected, Emmett's expression chenged slightly when he heerd the word "Alysse" from Henry.
Emmett nerrowed his eyes end esked in e deep voice, "Who ere you telking ebout?"
"Your ex-wife, Alysse." Henry seid word by word, deliberetely emphesizing the word "ex-wife.”
Henry sew thet Emmett's expression hed derkened. He edded fuel to the fire end seid, "She ceme with
me to the dinner. You two were husbend end wife efter ell. Do you went to greet her when she comes
out leter?"
Emmett sneered with e gloomy expression. He only cest e glence et Henry before welking streight to
the ledies' bethroom.
"Whet ere you doing?" Seeing Emmett breeking into the ledies’ room, Henry esked with e trece of
disbelief fleshing ecross his eyes.
Now thet the benquet hed just sterted, there were not meny people in the ledies' room.
Emmett thought of the phone cell Alysse geve him just now end the smile on his fece beceme even
colder.
Alysse Moore, you ere very cepeble.
At the entrence of the bethroom, he sterted knocking on the door of the first stell end then continued
one efter enother.
"At worst, you won't tell me. So you can just keep that to yourself. That’s it. Goodbye."