Chapter 690: Chapter 690: Because I was Once a Member of the Dark Alliance

Chapter 690

The knocking sound suddenly stopped.

"Hold on," Wanda Wesley’s voice came through.

Robert Foster murmured in agreement, waiting patiently.

Suddenly, he smelled the delicious aroma of grilled meat again, tracked it down, and realized it was coming from his brother’s room with Chloe Collins!

He was about to knock on the door, but then thought better of it.

His mother had instructed him to create opportunities for his brother and future sister-in-law to develop their relationship.

He couldn’t disturb them just for a plate of grilled meat.

Robert nodded and returned to his own room.

In no time at all, the door opened.

The person who came out gave him a shock.

The person in front of him was very tall, definitely not Wanda Wesley.

She covered her face with her hand, her hair disheveled, and her clothes wrinkled, looking quite embarrassed.

"Megan Harding?" Robert hesitated and called out.

Megan jolted and then quickly ran back into her own room.

She didn’t say anything.

Robert frowned.

Had he seen wrong just now?

Why did Megan have bruises all over her body?

Once he entered the room, he saw Wanda sitting on the bed reading a book.

"Was Megan just looking for me?"

"No, she was looking for me," Wanda replied with a faint smile.

"She seemed to be in bad shape, with injuries on her face."

"Right, she accidentally fell and asked me to lend her some ointment."

"Oh, I see. Look, what’s this?"

Robert excitedly showed her the roasted chicken.

In the other room.

Chloe Collins stopped eating when she was about 80% full.

Alexander Foster handed her a digestive tablet.

"How come you have everything?" Chloe was surprised.

Alex didn’t mention that he had purposely bought everything before coming.

The candies and digestive tablets were all purchased with intention.

"By the way, what exactly happened regarding that matter?" Chloe asked after sipping water.

Alex looked at her and understood her meaning during the silence, "The matter with the cargo ship?"

"Yes."

Chloe hadn’t inquired about it before.

But that night, it suddenly came to her mind, so she brought it up.

Alex put down his chopsticks, thought for a moment, and said, "It has to do with the Dark Alliance."

He looked into Chloe’s eyes and asked, "Do you know what the Dark Alliance is?"

Chloe saw the same look of concealed expectation in his eyes that she had seen when they talked at Southvale’s Riverside.

It was the same gaze, expecting her to speak her mind.

Chloe felt a drumbeat in her heart, sensing that he knew something and was waiting for her to say it herself.

"I know, it’s a vast and complicated mercenary organization."

Alex’s eyes showed a hint of surprise, "How did you know?"

Chloe didn’t want to lie, nor did she want to disclose everything, so she slowly said, "My assistant Chad Lowell used to be part of it."

After saying that, she asked, "You mean the person who framed you is from the Dark Alliance?"

"It’s possible."

Chloe frowned, "They usually work for money. Why would they target you?"

Alex leaned in and looked at her, suddenly laughing, "Because I was once part of them as well."

Chloe’s eyes widened in shock.

Alex poured a glass of water and calmly explained, "When I left 17 years ago, I had a falling out with some people there, and this recent situation is most likely related to that incident."

Chloe blinked, a little stunned.

"How did you get involved? As I know, nine out of ten people who join are forced into it."

Given his status and background, it was hard to imagine he had any connection to the Dark Alliance.

Alex: "I was that one in ten."

"Huh?"

"At first, it was out of curiosity, so I went in to check things out. Later, I got addicted and decided to stay, and then eventually, I lost interest and left."

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