Chapter 143 Alice let out a cold laugh. Chloe recoiled, shocked to see Noah. What was she going to do? Heid heard everything.
Chloe stammered, âNoah, I was trying to help Alice. Sheâs made enemies, and I was worried aboun her future here. I didnât mean anything else.â
Noah didnât believe her. Heâd heard the sarcasm in her voice. He looked at Chloe suspicious wondering if sheâd always been twoâfaced, driving a wedge between Alice and her fami He turned to Alice.âLittle sis, if you need anything, call me. Iâm moving the company to Washington. Iâll always be here.â
Alice was annoyed.âI only have one request: Stay away from me Why did the Windham family keep haunting her? She didnât need Noahâs heb After Alice left, Noah looked meaningfully at Chloe.âAlice got into such a mess, and you do tell us?â Especially given her spiteful comments.
âI was going to tell you, but Alice told me not to interfere. I planned to check on things before telling you.â Chloe was nervous, avoiding Noahâs gaze.
Noah was disappointed. Chloe, have you ever lied to us before?
âNoah, Iâve never lied! I swear!â Tears welled in her eyes. Before, Noah would have softened bun not now. He suspected heâd been deceived. Once trust breaks, doubt takes rocc His tone was cold. âRemember this. Alice is my sister, always a Lu. Take what we give you, but I donât covet whatâs not yours.â
Chloe was devastated. All her years of effort were meaningless. But she held back her tears whispering, âNoah, Iâm not your blood relative. I wouldnât dare compete with Alice âI hope so.â Noah left.
Chloe stood alone, her expression turning cold. Sheâd always known she wasnât blood related get ahead, she had to fight and claw. She wouldnât let Alice return to the Windham family and take everything from her.
Alice returned to class. Many students watched her.
Chloe sneered, Alice, youâre back. Got punished?â
Alice smiled faintly. Disappointing you, I see.
Chloe felt a bad premonition. âYouâre just pretending. Youâll get punished! The advisor entered. Chloe raised her voice. Professor, is Aliceâs punishment decided? She caused so much trouble!â
âOur phones are locked! Itâs 50 inconvenient!â Many joined her complaint.
The advisor looked around the room. The school has reached a decision regarding the forum.â âTell us! Weâre waiting!â
âThe rumors about Alice being a gold digger were false. The student who posted it will be punished.â
Chloe was indignant. âImpossible! Alice, an orphan, with designer clothes? Thereâs something wrong!â
âAliceâs parents are dead, but she has a brother. Weâve verified this. Ms. Wang do you disagree with the schoolâs decision?â
Chloe fell silent.âBut our phones are locked!â
âSince the post was false, you should apologize to Alice!â
The advisor looked at Alice, surprised she was a hidden heiress who pretended to be an orphan, and incredibly skilled. Heâd been wrong about her.
The school released a statement about the incident.
Chloe was furious. Alice got away with it!
Alice was relieved. Justice prevailed.
After lunch, Alice searched for updates on Maxâs bullying case. The news was gone, even the search term was blocked. The Garcia family had worked hard to control the narrative. But the victimâs family was still appealing online, claiming the photos and videos were fake and inadmissible as evidence.
Alice hacked into Maxâs phone and posted the same content as before on Weibo, using several overseas virtual IPs:â[The trash at the bottom wants to sue me!]â[The truth shouldnât be should be hidden.]ââ[Max for jailed bullying her classmate death!]â
Maxâs bullying case was trending again. Sheâd anticipated attempts to trace her IP address and had taken precautions.
If the Garcia family wanted to delete the videos and photos, she would ensure they couldnât Thinking about Max and Chloe, she needed to deal with Chloe. She couldnât recover the deleted video herself, but she had to get that evidence.
Noah texted her:âAlice, are you looking for the barâs surveillance footage? Did he have a lead!