The Lies Behind Her Marriage novel Chapter 270

Dinner Invite.

Cedar International Airport.

Alice and Xavier had no scheduled meetings with distributors yet, or the procurement consulting firm assisting them with the bid process. So, naturally, they only wore casual clothes.

Alice wasn’t used to dressing up with Xavier, and it was the same for him.

With each other, they could be themselves.

“Our car service met with an accident on the way here. They are arranging another vehicle, but it's going to take half an hour,” Xavier said, checking his phone.

“Or we could just… take an Uber,” Alice suggested.

They had already stepped into the arrival hall, deciding how to get to their hotel, when someone bumped into her hard.

“Ouch!” Alice shrieked.

It was a blonde lady with excessive jewelry and designer clothes.

She walked past Alice without even apologizing.

“Hey!” Alice called out. “You bumped into me, and you don’t even apologize?”

The woman glared at Alice but quickly caught sight of Xavier. She hesitated, then said to him, “Sorry, handsome.”

Alice, “...”

“No, you need to apologize to my girlfriend,” Xavier corrected, putting an arm around Alice.

Alice, “...”

‘What did he say?’ Alice was stupefied, but she didn’t have time to dwell on it because she was more angry at the woman in front of her.

“Oh, you have such poor taste in women,” the lady barked, looking down at Alice.

“Says a woman who needs two layers of makeup and excessive jewelry to look good,” Xavier shot back.

‘Ha!’ Alice had never seen this side of Xavier.

“Apologize to my girlfriend now!” Xavier demanded.

It was only then that the lady felt threatened. She clenched her jaw before glancing at Alice. “Sorry.”

“Haley, any problem here?”

Just then, an older man approached the unknown woman.

Alice thought the man looked familiar. The man glanced at Xavier and Alice. He stilled and paled. Then, he stuttered, “X—Xavier, is that you?”

“Xavier, it’s me. Your dad. Walter,” the man said, looking emotional. “It’s been a while, but I’d still remember my own son after all these years.”

Alice turned to Xavier. Recognition dawned on him—and on Alice too.

Xavier looked like his father!

“I tried to get in touch with your mother. I heard that you and your mom were living in a small town somewhere, but she didn’t reply to me,” Walter revealed.

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify