He lowered his head, his eyes fixed intently on her.
Alice Conley was stunned, her lips seemed, at this moment, to become unbearably dry. How could she tell this man that between them it wasn't a misunderstanding, but helplessness.
Helplessness given to her by fate.
"Alice, promise me, will you!" He was asking for her assurance.
Alice Conley took a deep breath and finally said, "Alright, I promise there will be no misunderstanding between us."
Only then did he seem to breathe a sigh of relief and smiled contentedly, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart.
And she, looking at his smile, only felt a sense of trance. How much she wished she could always gaze upon this smile, and how much she wished she could always accompany this man.
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The next day, Alice Conley accompanied Mabel Quinn to find an inexpensive apartment. Naturally, Alice had also told Mabel that Dorian Howards had offered her an apartment to stay in temporarily.
