Chapter 556 Finding a Wife
Katherine bent down, scooped up Charles, and grinned, "He can hang with me and help me get the mom thing down early! Mrs. Mitchell, chill, I won't snatch Charles without asking!"
Alice saw Katherine holding Charles, and Charles wrapped his little arms around her neck like it was no big deal. " Who'd believe you? What if you sneak off with my grandson? Who am I supposed to call then? Charles, get over here! How many times have I told you not to let strangers hold you!"
She marched over, ready to grab Charles from Katherine.
But Charles clung to Katherine like a koala, not budging an inch!
Alice got all flustered and started yanking at Charles.
Charles held on even tighter, clearly not wanting to go with Alice!
Finally, in a fit of rage, Alice gave a hard pull and managed to pry Charles away from Katherine!
The force made Katherine stumble back a few steps.
"Katherine, watch out!" Jonathan, who had been trying to stay out of sight, rushed over to steady Katherine, looking all concerned, "You okay?"
"I'm good." Katherine shook her head and stepped away from Jonathan, keeping her distance.
But it was too late.
Alice saw Jonathan coming out of Katherine's room and was momentarily stunned. Then she smirked, "Oh! Isn't this Jonathan? What are you doing coming out of Mrs. Melville's room so early? Tsk tsk, a guy and a girl alone in a room."
Jonathan stayed cool and gave Alice a polite smile, "Alice, don't get the wrong idea. I just came over to ask Katherine to join me for breakfast."
Alice's face was a blank slate, "Oh, really? Mr. Mostow still calls her Katherine? You two seem pretty tight!"
Jonathan kept smiling, "What's wrong with friends using first names?"
"Friends?" Alice sneered and whipped out her phone to snap some pics, "Are there friends who hook up early in the morning? And you say you came to ask her for breakfast? Who's buying that? Katherine, I really underestimated you! I thought you were just messing around with Mr. Melville, but now you're sneaking around with Mr. Mostow too!"
Katherine shot Jonathan a reproachful look, then calmly said to Alice, "Mrs. Mitchell, you need proof to throw around accusations. What makes you think we're having an affair?"
Alice laughed mockingly, "Isn't it obvious? I caught you two alone in a room early in the morning!"
Katherine's lips curled into a slight smile, "Which law says a guy and a girl can't be alone in a room in the morning? We're both fully dressed; what's the issue?"
Alice looked at their clean clothes, frowned, and kept snapping pics with her phone, "Whatever, I've got you two alone in a room on camera. Let's see if people believe you when I post this on social media!"
Katherine chuckled, finding it all pretty ridiculous, "Mrs. Mitchell, you’re really gonna play the online drama card again? Didn’t you learn anything from last time?"
Alice, remembering past events, realized she didn’t have solid proof. Then she spotted something under the bed.
What the heck is that?
Alice quickly put Charles down and rushed over, pulling out a crumpled set of pajamas and some lace underwear.
She started snapping pics, laughing like she hit the jackpot, "Haha! Gotcha! Still gonna say you two aren’t having an affair? If not, then what’s this?"
Katherine saw Alice holding her pajamas and underwear and remembered how they ended up under the bed. Her face turned beet red. "Ahem! That’s my private stuff, hand it over!"
She walked over, reaching out to grab her clothes, but Alice quickly hid them behind her back, "What? Feeling guilty? Trying to get rid of the evidence?"
Katherine frowned, "What evidence? Those are just my clothes I changed out of!"
Alice laughed sarcastically, still snapping pics with her phone, "Just clothes you changed out of? Who tosses their clothes under the bed after changing? Only during some steamy action would clothes end up like that, right? Katherine, don’t even try to cover it up! I’ll make sure everyone in the Melville family knows about your little affair!"
Those clothes weren’t even taken off by herself; Alex had done it while she was asleep.
Being seen like this, she felt super embarrassed!
Jonathan stepped forward, "Alice, you’ve got it all wrong about me and Katherine. I did come to her room this morning. If you don’t believe me, ask your house staff; they saw me this morning."
Alice glanced at Jonathan, "Mr. Mostow, do you think I’m dumb? If you two were having an affair, of course, you’d cover it up! Being seen by the staff in the morning doesn’t prove anything; it could be part of your plan!"
Jonathan was exasperated, "Alice, do you really have to make us out to be like that?"
"Oh! Now you’re saying 'us,' still pretending nothing’s going on!" Alice mocked, "If there’s nothing between you two, why are you at Summer Villa? When Katherine arrived yesterday, you weren’t here. How come you’re in her room this morning? I think you just wanted to sneak in while Alex is away!"
Jonathan frowned, wanting to explain but not knowing where to start.
"Who said I’m not here?" The bathroom door opened, and a deep, imposing voice filled the room, accompanied by a fresh scent.
Alice was genuinely stunned, her eyes widening as she saw Alex walk out of the bathroom.
Jonathan’s expression also froze, turning to look with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Only Katherine kept a straight face, showing no special reaction.
Alex, wearing a bathrobe, walked over to Katherine, his expression cold and stern, "Mrs. Mitchell, do you have a problem with my wife?"
Alice stammered, "Mr. Melville, why are you here?"
Alex replied, "I came to see my wife."
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