Chapter 45

"Please, dear, don't joke like that," Alice complained, glancing at Alden, who was now beside her. She couldn't believe the explanation Alden provided about the little chaos that happened at Edrik and Viona's wedding party.

Alden shrugged. "I'm not joking about this one, Mom. There's no point in joking about something serious like this. Besides, it's not funny." Alden stopped walking. "Just think of a more plausible reason why Edrik came here last night. He's about to marry Viona in a few hours. And, as you saw earlier, he was still wearing the same batik outfit from yesterday."

Alice also stopped walking, taking a moment to consider Alden's words. Her mind immediately went back to Viona's graduation day. Indeed, Edrik was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday. It made her more inclined to believe that Alden was telling the truth.

However, as Alice thought more about it, she began to doubt her husband's words. He claimed that Viona and Gilbert engaged in an illicit