America 1919

Helen's arrival with Alice added a different splash of color to Donnie's life in Atlantic City.

Especially that night, Alice lay on Helen's bed, hugging Helen's arm, and then said with pride.

"I confessed to Donnie two days ago!"

Helen, who was reading a book, clearly paused but soon laughed and said, "Donnie wouldn't accept your confession!"

"Why?" Alice asked subconsciously, then realized such a question would expose how Donnie had rejected her that day, so she quickly said, "You don't know how happy Donnie was when he heard my confession, he almost kissed my toes!"

Helen put down the "Outline of World History" that had just been published last year, then laughed and said, "If you say that, it's even less possible, Donnie is not that kind of person!"

"Why is it impossible!" Alice said haughtily, "You're just jealous."

Helen laughed confidently, "I won't be jealous, at least not of you, because I know certainly Donnie won't be with you, at least not officially!"

Alice said somewhat angrily, "Hmph, you're just being stubborn. I'm going to find Donnie right now, and we'll see if you get jealous."

Helen picked up the "Outline of World History" again, smiling and saying, "Then you go!"

Alice got off the bed huffily, not caring that she was only wearing a thin nightgown, and walked towards the door.

"I'm going, really going now!"

At the door, Alice shouted back toward the bedroom.

"Go ahead, but remember to put on a coat, otherwise people might mistake you for a promiscuous woman, even if you really are one!"

Helen's relaxed voice came from the bedroom.

Bang!

The sound of the door slamming shut.

Just as Helen, who had been relaxed all this while, stealthily glanced at the door, she said. "Alice, I know you haven't left, get me a glass of water!"

"..."

No response!

Helen sat up on her bed, "Alice, I know you're trying to test me, but it's futile, our two families would never allow us to be with Donnie!"

"..."

No response!

Helen got out of bed, stepped on the floor barefoot and walked outside the bedroom, "Alice, this is just going to embarrass you, I won't get jealous!"

"..."

No sound, no one!

Helen pushed open Alice's room, saw it completely empty and muttered to herself, "Did she really go?"

Afterward, Helen returned to her room, elegantly got back into bed, and picked up the "Outline of World History"!

Yet, the text that was quite interesting before began to seem tasteless at that moment.

Meanwhile, Helen kept glancing up at the position of the door from time to time.

Scrape!

Helen sat up in bed, checking the time and noting Alice had been gone for two minutes.

"Not coming back? Is she really doing something with Donnie?"

Helen muttered to herself, then suddenly said angrily, "Let them do whatever they want then. After all, none of them is good, especially Donnie, to have so many women in Atlantic City!"

After speaking, Helen lay back down on the bed.

30 seconds later.

Scrape!

Helen sat up again, "Alice's family must know she came to find me. If they learn that Alice did something absurd here, they will definitely blame me!

Right, I should help Alice's family keep an eye on her!"

While speaking, Helen had already put on a coat.

Bang!

The door closed!

Ding ding ding!

Knocking!

Clang!

The door opens!

"Helen?"

Donnie stood at the door, smiling at Helen, "Why are you here?"

"Haha, I knew Helen would come!"

Alice's triumphant laughter came from the room.

"Hmph, I just don't trust you!" Helen shouted into the room, annoyed and embarrassed, and then saw Alice sitting cross-legged on the living room sofa with a newly opened bottle of red wine in front of her, along with some snacks.

"Do you want to sit down?" Donnie invited Helen.

"Perfect. I was getting tired from reading!" Helen pushed the door and walked in.

Donnie followed behind, looking relaxed.

"And you say you're not jealous. It's only been a few minutes... Let me see, oh my goodness, not even five minutes have passed, and you're already down here!"

Alice teased Helen mercilessly.

Under the light, Helen's cheeks were slightly red, but she still said strongly, "I just wanted to see if you were doing anything inappropriate!"

"What we do or don't do is none of your business, right? You and Donnie have nothing to do with each other, do you?"

After speaking, Alice did not forget to throw a challenging look at Helen.

"I'm good friends with Donnie. I just don't want him to get into trouble because of you!" Helen retorted without showing weakness.

Alice, thinking she had won the evening, disregarded Helen's counter, triumphantly saying, "Donnie and I have made plans to go to the beach tomorrow, and I even told him that the swimsuit I bought is of the same design worn in the Miss America competition!"

"You're not allowed to go!"

Helen blurted out.

"Why can't I go? As a friend, are you even supposed to control that?"

Alice looked at Helen smugly.

Helen said, "What Donnie does with you is your affair, it has nothing to do with me, but WRPA has a lecture scheduled for tomorrow, and we've invited Donnie already. Donnie will be at our WRPA event and doesn't have time to go to the beach with you!"