Chapter 370 The Villain Lady Arrives 199

Ryan walked around the castle, feeling increasingly speechless about Tariq's actions. He knew his origins very well. He was just an orphan who grew up in war and displacement. How could he have any real family? Tariq actually tried to find a breakthrough from his non-existent "family", which was undoubtedly a huge joke.

At night, Ryan sat alone in a corner of the castle, the moonlight shining through the window lattice on his face, reflecting a complicated expression. He recalled everything that had happened in the past few days, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Tariq jumped up and down in front of Alice like a clown, trying to bring himself down with lies and conspiracies, but he didn't know how ridiculous his behavior was.

"Ryan, what are you doing here?" A gentle voice interrupted his thoughts. Alice appeared behind him without knowing when. Under the moonlight, her figure looked particularly soft and beautiful.

Ryan turned around, looked at Alice, and smiled: "Nothing, just thinking about something."

Alice walked over to sit next to Ryan and asked with concern: "Is it about Tariq's conspiracy?"

Ryan nodded, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "Yes, he has been trying to find evidence that I betrayed you, but he doesn't know that I have no family for him to threaten."

Alice couldn't help but feel inexplicably moved when she heard this. She looked at Ryan and said softly, "Ryan, I know you have always been a strong person. No matter what difficulties you encounter, you will never give up easily. I believe in you and your character."

Ryan looked at Alice gratefully, with a determined light in his eyes: "Thank you, Lady Alice. I will find the person who spread the rumors and let him know how powerful we are."

Alice smiled and nodded, then seemed to remember something and frowned slightly: "But, Ryan, I don't know much about your life experience. You never mentioned your family, where are they now?"

Ryan's expression instantly became complicated. He lowered his head and was silent for a while before he slowly spoke: "Actually, I'm an orphan. I have no family since I was a child and grew up in the war. Later, I was adopted by a kind old man and finally I had a home. However, a few years ago, the old man also passed away, and I became alone again."

Alice listened to Ryan's story and couldn't help but feel compassion in her heart. She reached out and gently patted Ryan's shoulder: "Ryan, don't be sad. Although you have no family, you still have me and everyone in the castle. We will all become your family."

Ryan raised his head and looked at Alice's gentle eyes, and a warm current surged in his heart. He smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Lady Alice. With you, I have a home."

However, at this moment, a guard came running over and interrupted their conversation: "Lady Alice, it's bad! Lord Tariq is leading a group of people to search the castle, saying that he wants to find Lord Ryan's family!"

Ryan's face darkened instantly when he heard this. He clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with anger: "This Tariq, he really doesn't know how to live or die!"

Alice also frowned. She stood up and looked at Ryan with a firm gaze: "Ryan, don't worry. I will stop him and won't let him hurt you and your 'family'."

Ryan looked at Alice gratefully and nodded: "Thank you, Lady Alice. But you have to be careful, Tariq..."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Alice interrupted Ryan and turned to walk out of the castle.

Tariq led a group of guards and rampaged through the castle, searching aggressively for Ryan's "family". He firmly believed that as long as he found Ryan's family, he could force him to surrender and regain Alice's trust.

However, when he and his guards searched the entire castle but found nothing, he couldn't help but feel discouraged. He stood on the top of the castle, looking at the night in the distance, and an inexplicable irritation surged in his heart.

"Lord Tariq, what should we do?" A guard came forward and asked cautiously.

Tariq glared at the guard and shouted angrily, "What should we do? Keep looking! I don't believe he can hide anywhere!"

The guards bowed their heads and kept silent after hearing this. They knew that Tariq was angry at the moment, and if anyone dared to provoke him, the consequences would be disastrous.

At this time, Alice came over with a group of guards. She looked at Tariq's angry expression and couldn't help but feel a little sad. She knew that Tariq had been blinded by jealousy and anger and would not listen to any advice.

"Tariq, what are you doing?" Alice asked coldly.

When Tariq saw Alice, his heart tightened. He forced himself to calm down and said with a smile, "Lord Alice, I'm looking for Ryan's family. Once we find them, we can prove whether Ryan has betrayed you."

Hearing this, Alice sneered: "Tariq, you are so ridiculous. Ryan has no family at all, where are you going to find them?"

Tariq was stunned for a moment, then he realized, "Impossible! How could he not have a family? He must be hiding!"

Alice shook her head. Looking at Tariq's stubborn expression, she couldn't help but feel disappointed. "Tariq, don't be stubborn anymore. Ryan is a trustworthy person. He won't betray me. If you continue to act like this, don't blame me for being rude."

Tariq listened to Alice's words, and an inexplicable anger surged in his heart. He stared at Alice with wide eyes, as if he wanted to eat her alive: "Alice! How dare you favor him so much! Are you also deceived by him?"

Dark Night Conflict

Before Tariq finished speaking, Alice's eyes were already cold. She took a step forward, staring into Tariq's eyes with a sharp gaze: "Tariq, you are slandering me! I have always been fair and selfless in my work, how can I allow you to slander me like this?"

Tariq was shocked by Alice's momentum, but the jealousy and anger in his heart grew like weeds and could not be contained. He gritted his teeth and said, "Alice, don't be fooled by his illusion! He is a liar and a traitor with evil intentions!"

Hearing this, Alice laughed in anger: "Traitor? Why do you say he is a traitor? What evidence do you have?"

Tariq was stunned, then he said speciously: "Evidence? Of course I have evidence! As long as we find his family, everything will be clear!"

Alice sneered, her tone as cold as ice: "Tariq, you are really hopeless! Ryan has no family at all, can you find them? You are just jealous of his loyalty to me, that's why you are making such a fuss!"

Tariq felt a pain in his heart when he heard Alice's words. He widened his eyes and shouted angrily, "Jealous? I'm jealous of him? What a joke! How could I, Tariq, be jealous of a nobody?"

Alice looked at Tariq's ferocious face and was already disappointed. She shook her head and turned to leave: "Tariq, if you continue to be unreasonable, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Seeing this, Tariq was furious. He grabbed Alice's sleeve and said viciously, "Alice, you must give me an explanation today! Otherwise, I will never let it go!"