Chapter 252

Alice’s eyes widened in disbelief. Was Sophie seriously trying to seduce their devil instructor just to get out of training? Bold move… But when Peter firmly turned her down, Alice couldn’t help but nod in admiration. “A guy with boundaries? That's attractive.” “Who are you calling attractive?” A low voice cut in suddenly. Alice whipped around, just then remembering that Edward was still standing there. He had his hands behind his back, and the amused-but-creepy look in his eyes made her skin crawl a little. Alice quickly shook her head. “No one—you heard it wrong.” Edward raised an eyebrow and stepped closer, just about to say something when his phone rang. In the quiet of the night, the ringtone echoed sharply, and Alice instantly noticed the two tangled shadows in the distance freeze at the sound. A chill ran down her spine—busted. That’s what it felt like. Edward didn’t seem fazed at all. He calmly pulled out his phone. “Hello?” As he walked off to take the call in a corner, Alice