Alice kept speaking to herself, completely unaware of the expression on Tong Ruoxin's face.
It wasn't until she unintentionally caught sight of Ruoxin's gaze—filled with dissatisfaction, disappointment, and a deep severity and resentment—that Alice angrily snapped, "Why are you glaring at me? Just because I scolded her a little, you're upset?"
Tong Ruoxin looked at Alice with utter disappointment. "How is this just scolding her a little? You're practically trying to take her life!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Alice shot to her feet with a loud bang.
"Nonsense? Fine, then let me ask you: you claim you've been in your bedroom the whole time. So how did you know Yiyi was bitten by a snake?"
"I... I just guessed randomly."
"Oh really? Then what about the two snakes you were keeping in your room?"
