What Will Happen?
"..."
At some point, everyone in the office had fallen silent.
The sudden interruption in the conversation made the atmosphere somewhat oppressive.
But no one could really be blamed for it.
There was only one reason.
Luo Zhen was staring intently at Alice, who stood before him. He even shifted his gaze toward Chris beside her. He neither spoke nor made any further move, simply staring fixedly at the two of them, his eyes filled with unfathomable light.
"----!"
Under Luo Zhen's stare, both Alice and Chris felt their hearts tighten.
Alice in particular could barely maintain the sweet smile on her face, and it became strained.
Perhaps it was merely an illusion shared by Alice and Chris.
Yet in that instant, both of them felt as though Luo Zhen had seen through everything about them, seen through everything they had.
Those eyes staring at them seemed to contain another eye capable of peering into everything in the world. Alice and Chris both felt as if they were standing naked, with everything that could be exposed—and everything that could not—laid bare.
How could Alice keep smiling under those circumstances? And how could Chris possibly speak?
Alice remembered what Chris had just told her.
"I think that man is very dangerous. He isn't merely powerful; he's also far too clever. On top of that, he's always been unfathomable. I'm afraid that contacting him rashly would expose my identity, so I've deliberately avoided him all this time."
Alice finally understood that Chris had not been trying to frighten her.
At the very least, Alice truly felt the same way now.
Chris's eyes flickered as countless thoughts flashed through her mind, and even her expression grew complicated.
Under these circumstances, none of the three could speak, leaving the air utterly