< Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Downstairs, the birthday dinner was in full swing. Karlie was getting impatient. In theory, Alanna should have been kicked out by Alexander a long time ago. At best, she would have been kicked out with a dirty face, at worst, she could have lost a limb. How come there's still no sign of movement at this point? "Karlie, are you feeling unwell?" Alfred asked with concern when he saw Karlie's pale face. Karlie bit her lip, hesitated, "I just saw Alanna…" Alfred frowned, "What's wrong with her again?" "I saw her walk into Uncle Alexander's room in a disheveled state. Do you think she was trying to seduce Uncle Alexander?" "What!" Alfred was furious in an instant. Karlie added fuel to the fire, "She had been trying to break us up before, but when that didn't work, she went after Uncle Alexander. She's really clueless." Alfred's mind was completely consumed, he clenched his fists and stormed out of the banquet hall. *** Right now, in the bedroom. The temperature kept rising. When Alanna pounced on Alexander, she accidentally pulled his towel, which was already loosely wrapped. It couldn't withstand the rough play and came undone in the blink of an eye. Then, Alanna saw something she shouldn't have seen. "Boom!" On top of my head, it felt like a thunderbolt exploded. Alanna stood there dumbfounded. Something she had never seen before always made her more curious. By the time she realized she should look away to avoid being rude, she had already stared at it for several seconds. "I, I didn't mean to… um, hurry up and cover yourself, don't, don't catch a cold…" Alanna couldn't even speak, almost bit her tongue, and hurriedly covered him back with the towel. Alexander was pretty calm and didn't react much, while Alanna quietly backed away. As a result, just as I left his embrace, I was pulled back in. Two hands like hot irons clamped around her waist, while her face was pressed against his solid eight-pack abs. "Ms. Perry, I've touched it, I've looked at it, are you going to give me an explanation?" Alanna stuttered, "What did you say?" "What do you think? The Murphy family was very strict, so when something like this happened, we only had one option, which was to get married." When the man said that seriously, Alanna rolled her eyes in her mind. What a joke. Let's not talk about anything else for now, just Reginald's three sons, who were born to three different women. The eldest son, who is also Alfred's father, was known for being a playboy, with rumors involving many female celebrities. The second son wasn't much better. Did Alexander call this strict family tradition? "You didn't want to take responsibility, did you?" Alexander frowned and asked. 7 1043 90.0% < Chapter 18 Menu Alanna was fuming inside, so what if she just took a few more glances out of curiosity? It's not like she lost a layer of skin, was it necessary to react like this? Of course, she didn't dare say it out loud. Alexander wrapped his hands around her waist, tightening them until his prominent nose lightly touched her cheek, his hot breath accompanying his words as he spoke. "What should I do? It seems like I can't end without getting married." Alanna was stiff as a board. I don't know what to say anymore. Thinking about it, marrying Alexander doesn't seem too bad either. Just by transforming herself into Alfred's aunt, she felt really proud and confident. If we get divorced in the future, maybe we can still get a big alimony. For her, it was all good, no bad. But she couldn't figure out what Alexander was up to, you know? Just as the two of them were at a standstill, there was a sudden urgent knocking on the door from outside, "Uncle Alexander, Uncle Alexander!" It was Alfred's voice. Alexander's face immediately darkened. Alanna instinctively wanted to leave Alexander's embrace, but the man held her tighter. "What's up?" 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