Ice and Fire novel Chapter 759

"Now that I have nothing to do with this, why did Dad ask?" Alice snapped sharply as she stole a glance at her father. She then started eating her breakfast.

"You must know something about the news. Otherwise, you wouldn't have gotten up early this morning. Tell me, who is behind this?" Derek urged. He had been observing his daughter. 'Alice acts weird today. She never got up early before. She must be in the loop on who published the news, ' he assumed.

"You'll know it soon, Dad," Alice answered, not intending to reveal too much at once. After a pause, she continued,"Violet is a kind girl and she has many friends. Perhaps one of them did this to bail her out."

"But this is pretty damning expose. Why would Violet's friend do this?" Derek asked, fixing his eyes on Alice.

Much as Jackson loved and doted on his daughter- Violet, Derek thought this for revenge was a little on the extreme. In fact, Jackson would object to such retaliation, if he got wind of it before it hit the press, ' Derek thought.

"I don't know. You need to ask that guy," Alice replied. Afraid that she might spill the beans, she had no intention of continuing on the topic with her shrewd father.

Amy speculated,"Wilson and Mond wouldn't do this. And although Selina is really upset, she is not capable of digging so deep into all the dirty private details that are now emerging about Cassie. Especially, Selina couldn't pull that kind of a surprise in such a short time. Who would do this?"

Amy's speculation helped Derek narrow down the targets. With a look at Alice, he asked,"Did Lawrence do this?"

Seeing how close her father was sniffing, Alice choked on her milk as a knot of apprehension shook her up. She coughed and wiped her mouth with tissue hurriedly.

"Do you think Lawrence would do that, Dad?" Alice countered, keeping her parents guessing.

Amy cut in,"It looks like no one would do this except Lawrence."

Noting his daughter remained silent, Derek made his own conclusion. He didn't blame Lawrence for acting in a rush. But it did shock him to find Lawrence behind all these. 'Even though he's out of the country, he still keeps tabs on the goings-on in the city. Perhaps he has been watching Violet in private. A sense of guilt still eats at his heart for his sister's hand in Violet's accident. Although he has never come back since he left here, his love and concern for Violet still run deep, ' Derek appraised.

After Alice finished her breakfast, she quickly rose from her seat intending not to stay near her father's sharp cross-examination. She walked out of the dining room, excusing herself to be full. "I have to go out. Goodbye, Dad, Mom," she said sweetly, touching the palm of her hand slightly to her lips, and blowing across for kiss.

"Come home early, sweetheart," Amy urged.

"I will. Remember to make me some of your delicacies for dinner, Mom," Alice returned.

Driving to Greg's house, Alice kept her hands steadily on the steering wheel, her joy often breaking into blissful humming. 'I'm going to visit Violet, ' she thought happily.

After some time, a thought crossed her mind to dial Tim's number.

"Hello, Miss Alice, have you read today's papers? Or seen the news?" Tim asked the minute he answered the phone.