Chapter 310
Liam’s eyes were filled with disbelief when he saw Alice because her body was covered in wounds, all clearly caused by beatings.
He was utterly furious and was about to go confront the psychiatric hospital, but Alice pulled him back. Her face was full of fear and exhaustion, her voice trembling as she spoke.
“Don’t go after them… I deserve this. I made a lot of mistakes in the past. Liam, I’ve really changed. Just come visit me from time to time since I’m only staying here for two months anyway. Is that okay?”
Seeing the festering wounds on her body, Liam couldn’t bear to let his gaze linger a second longer. He nodded and agreed to her terms. He even got someone to come over to look after Alice and arranged for a house for her, paying two months’ rent in advance.
However, he didn’t expect the person to show up to be Joanne.
Joanne was also a little surprised and stood by the doorway for a while. She looked inside the house and met Alice’s gaze directly.
Liam quickly shut the door. Afraid that Joanne would tell Grace, he hastily spoke up. “Joanne, please keep this a secret from Grace. I’m only letting Alice stay here for two months. After this, I’ll send her away from here.”
Joanne pressed her lips together and sighed. “I won’t say a word.”
Only then did Liam ask her, “Don’t you already have a job? Why did you take this gig?”
Joanne let out a bitter smile. She even brought a first aid kit with her this time.
“Didn’t Grace tell you? I work several jobs. Velvet Eclipse is still my main job since the clients there tip generously. I also help out at my relative’s restaurant. I even ran into Grace there once. But I didn’t expect my client this time to be you. You pay quite handsomely, so, of course, I couldn’t turn down the offer.”
Liam initially wanted to dismiss her, but after hearing her explanation, he actually didn’t know what to say.
Joanne handed him a piece of chocolate and smiled subtly. “Just let me do this. If you want to come visit Alice later, just contact me ahead of time. Don’t worry, I used to be a caretaker and look after people. She won’t be mistreated.”
Having someone Liam knew to take care of Alice was definitely a good thing.
He immediately transferred five thousand dollars to Joanne. “Okay, Joanne. I’ll leave it to you, then.”
He took the chocolate and popped it in his mouth. A hint of joy was written all over his face. “But please, please, please don’t tell Grace about this.”
Joanne smiled, carried the first-aid kit, and opened the door. “I won’t.”
Feeling reassured, Liam left the house.
But what he didn’t know was that just as the door shut behind him, Joanne tossed the first aid kit aside. Her tone turned chilly.
“Treat the wounds yourself.”
Alice was tortured by Jayce for the past few days. Her body was now covered in injuries, with not a single spot left unscathed. She glanced at Joanne and sneered coldly, You really know how to put on a show.”
Joanne furrowed her brows. “I told you, I don’t fight battles I’m not prepared for. If
you hadn’t threatened me with that text message, I wouldn’t have come.”
A glint of coldness flashed in Joanne’s eyes as she slowly approached Alice and
kicked her leg. “Alice, do you really think I’d be too scared to hit you?”
It was only after arriving that Joanne realized she had been played by Alice. Now that Liam knew she was the one caring for Alice, if anything happened to her, Joanne would be the first suspect. And before coming here, Joanne had no idea that the person she would be looking after was Alice.
Alice sneered as she crawled to the first aid kit, opened it, dug out the medicines she could use, and started disinfecting her wounds. As she was disinfecting them, her tears rotted down in big, heavy drops.
However, Joanne felt no sympathy for Alice. She was too stupid. In fact, she was
evil and stupid. That was why Alice ended up like this.