Hannah said she needed a smoke and excused herself first, leaving Ryan and Alice alone as they headed back to the villa.
On the way back, Hannah sat in the back seat, glaring at Ryan with hostility the whole time, which creeped him out and kept him from making conversation with Miss Alice.
Even without Hannah's interference, Ryan wasn't sure what to say anyway.
After taking on that crucial mission and leaving the themed suite, things between Ryan and Alice had gotten a bit complicated.
Opening up to each other seemed to have brought them closer, but that actually made things more difficult for Ryan.
Alice was originally his mission target, and now she had become someone he needed to protect, and even a one-sided friend. Each role brought its own set of pressures.
Miss Alice considered him a friend, and he had decided to help her with all his might. Maybe being friends was the best way to go.
