After hanging up the phone, Alice's face turned deathly pale, and even her hand holding the phone trembled slightly. The room fell silent as everyone's gaze turned to her.
Seeing his usually composed daughter looking like this, Tom sensed that something was wrong and put down his wine glass, urgently asking, "Alice, what's going on at the construction site?"
"It's nothing serious," Alice forced a smile. "There's just a minor issue with the supplier. You all enjoy your meal; I'll go to the site for a bit."
Noticing Alice's pale face, Liam grabbed her handbag and said, "I'm going with you."
"Okay," Alice nodded, not refusing his offer.
The two drove straight to the construction site. Before they even got out of the car, they saw a group of people holding banners and blocking the entranc
