Chapter 847 Alice Looking For Allies
"Are you okay, miss?" Alice asked gently, steadying Mindy to her feet when she didn’t respond the first time. But even after being helped up, Mindy remained silent. Without waiting any longer for a reply, Alice turned to Hera with a reproachful look, seizing the moment to demand an explanation.
"Hera, what is the meaning of this? We’re not in our own country, and treating others like this in someone else’s homeland is completely inappropriate. What do you think the public back home would say if they found out about this?"
Alice, as usual, was quick to cast Hera as the villain. She had been looking for an opportunity to insert herself into the situation ever since hearing Mindy and Alexandre speaking English. It suddenly became clear to her—they had all been pretending not to speak English earlier, likely mocking her while she stood cluelessly nearby. Maybe they found it funny, watching her unknowingly make a fool of herself.
Now that their understanding of English was confirmed, Alice saw her chance to step into the spotlight. The enemy of her enemy was her friend, and she viewed Mindy as a potential ally. Eager to join forces, Alice was ready to turn this moment into an opportunity to bring Hera down a notch.
Alice was seething with jealousy as she watched Hera effortlessly charm yet another remarkable man in a foreign land. And to make matters worse, Hera had gone straight to the son of the very wealthy man Alice had been eager to meet. It felt intentional, like Hera had deliberately stepped in to block her path once again.
Alice couldn’t shake the belief that Hera didn’t want her to succeed—especially not to surpass her. She was convinced Hera feared that if Alice secured a powerful backer, her own days in the spotlight would be numbered. But what Alice failed to realize was that Hera had far more important things to worry about than playing petty attention-seeking games with her.
Hera rolled her eyes the moment she heard Alice’s voice. She had known from the start that Alice wouldn’t miss a chance to insert herself into a situation just to be seen—especially if it gave her an opportunity to appear kind, magnanimous, and conveniently aligned with powerful people like Mindy. So, it was no surprise to Hera when Alice jumped into the conflict, clearly eager to make herself look like the noble peacemaker.
But Alexandre didn’t know Alice. And he definitely didn’t like the way she spoke to Hera—with that self-righteous, accusatory tone that made it sound like everything was Hera’s fault. From the way Alice was talking, you’d think Hera had started the whole mess and was now bullying poor Mindy. His brows furrowed sharply, jaw tightening. To him, it looked like Hera was the one being unfairly targeted.
What exasperated him even more was Alice’s obvious attempt to play the victim. She threw lingering glances his way, batted her lashes like butterfly wings, and her eyes shimmered just enough to suggest unshed tears—as if she were scared, yet bravely standing up for someone else. Alexandre saw right through it.