Chapter 23

Alice laughed, showing she didn't believe Tina's words. Why would the 'Narnia Lion' be mesmerized by her singing? Why would he? Besides, what was so special about her voice? Had Ashton never heard someone sing up close or live before? Didn't Ashton have a good voice himself?

"Don't exaggerate, Tina. My voice is just ordinary, far from being good or melodious."

"That's your opinion. If he wasn't mesmerized by your voice, why would Mr. Ashton go to the trouble of eavesdropping? And he got caught too."

Tina had a point. There must be a reason why Ashton did something so unusual. Imagine, that morning, he pressed his ear against Alice's door. Was he that curious?

"But honestly, Mr. Ashton has never done something this random and funny before," Tina added. "He always maintained a cool and dignified image, even when the late Mrs. Miranda was around."

"Really?"

Tina nodded her head repeatedly. She was serious and not exaggerating in what she was conveying.

As she recalled, while serving the