But she just liked him, even if he ignored her, she always acted coy around him...

At the time, although a bit annoyed that her brother ignored her, the feelings stirred in her heart back then were more nostalgic than his later kindness.

Retracing her memories made Alice Robinson forget everything else in front of her. She called a hotel colleague to settle the bill and then left the hotel.

Alice Robinson didn’t know that even though Claud Laurence wasn’t looking at her, he was observing her every move.

As Alice walked out of the hotel, just when she was about to hail a cab at the corner, a white Maybach suddenly appeared in her sight.

Through the car window, Alice could already see the remarkable male face inside the car.

Keith Antony got out of the car, opened the back door, and respectfully said, "Miss Alice, the boss wants you to get in the car."

"I’m not going in the same direction as him." Alice’s reply was light, as if seeing him after two months had not stirred any emotion.

Keith Antony was very troubled.

At this moment, a taxi approached Alice.

Without any hesitation, Alice waved her hand, got into the taxi, and left calmly.

Alice didn’t expect that when she took the taxi to her rented apartment building, that white Maybach was already parked downstairs.

Through the windshield, she could vaguely see the stern and handsome face in the opposite car.

Taking a deep breath, she paid the fare and finally got out of the taxi.

Keith Antony once again approached her, looking troubled, "Miss Alice..."

Not wanting to trouble Keith, Alice finally walked towards the white car.

After more than two months, when they met again, she could already remain calm.

"Get in the car," he said faintly.

Alice bit her lip and bent down to get into the vehicle.

The interior was spacious, but sharing the same space with him made the car feel inexplicably narrow.

She didn’t look directly at him; once in the car, she turned her gaze forward, not even allowing her peripheral vision to linger on his stern profile.

"Moving from the luxurious castle villa in the suburbs to this small apartment doesn’t seem to fit the noble lifestyle you usually lead, Miss Alice."

Even after all this time without contact, his first words were still sarcastic.

If it were before, she would have felt very hurt, but if one’s heart is already dead, it feels no pain.

In more than two months, she not only learned how to stand on this social stage but also how to forget and cope.

In his heart, she was nothing.

Why should she care?

"Just tell me your purpose," her voice was flat, not bothered by his sarcasm, as if she didn’t care at all.

"Why so cold to me? We are siblings, we don’t need to talk like this."

"I am not your sibling, we have no relation."

Chester Robinson chuckled softly, "You’re eager to draw a line with me."

Alice responded calmly, "That’s the result you wanted."

"Fine, very good." Chester showed no anger, treating it as childish behavior, then said in a serious tone, "I need you to accompany me to a charity dinner tonight."

"I won’t go."

"You have to."

"Why?"

"Because I’m going to sell all the Robinson vineyards and discuss a business deal. As my sister, there’s no reason for you not to support my business deal at the banquet."

"What?" Alice was shocked, her eyebrows furrowed, "You’re going to sell the vineyards?"

Chester said lightly, "I own 70% of the Robinson shares, I have the right to dispose of all Robinson properties."

Alice suddenly turned her face to look at Chester’s heartless face, shaking her head in disbelief, "Why are you doing this? You know our family has risen on vineyards for generations, and it’s been passed down to let one generation develop after another. And now you’re telling me you want to sell all the family vineyards?"

Chester turned his head, his dark eyes gazing at her anxious and delicate face, "Now you’re willing to look directly at me?"

"You..."

Chester withdrew his gaze from her face and said gently, "Except for the Sally Vineyard in Paris, Robinson vineyards barely make any profit, breaking even on Sally’s equity. Continuing at this pace, the Robinson family will eventually be unable to cover losses and slowly head toward ruin."