Chapter 180 Aliceâs eyes flickered with suspicion at Davisâs words. Seriously ill? She remembered Luke had a stomach problem. She hadnât heard about any serious illness in her past life! But Luke did look thinner.
Luke straightened, pushing Davis away. âIâm fine. Old problem.]*
[But sir...]
[Davis, you talk too much.â
Luke stopped Davis, looking at Alice. âIâm not here to plead. They made mistakes; they should be punished.]*
Not pleading?
Luke took a document from Davis [This Al project is promising. I know youâre a key figure at Maple Leaf, but you should go independent.]â [What do you mean?]
[This is my company. Iâm transferring all the shares to you. Develop the AI project independently. All the profits will be yours when it goes public.]â
Alice looked at the share transfer agreement. She hadnât expected him to give her the company! After the surveillance incident, Luke had seen through Chloe, regretting his actions and wanting to compensate her?
Alice glanced at it but didnât take it.â[I donât need it.]*
â[No, this is my choice. I was a bad brother. I didnât notice you suffered so much, were tricked by Chloe, misunderstood, punished, and favored over an outsider.]â
Luke pressed the document into her hand.â[Iâve signed it.]â
Alice threw it away.â[I donât want it!]â
The papers scattered on the ground. Lukeâs face was gaunt.â[Alice, I wasnât a good brother, but Iâll learn.]
â[Who you want to be a good brother to is none of my business!]â
â[How can I make it up to you? I want to be better to you!]*
â[Stay away from me.â
Alice turned and left. Luke stood there, watching her disappear. His hands trembled as he picked up the papers.
He crouched, unable to stand. Davis watched, heartbroken. Heâd warned Luke about Chloe, but he hadnât listened! Alice was independent; she didnât rely on the Windhams. Reconciliation was difficult.
Alice returned to the dorm, feeling uneasy. Sheâd always liked Luke best. Lukeâs father was often away, shortâtempered, and demanding; sheâd been afraid of him. The third brother was always in the lab or hospital. The others had their careers; Luke was the youngest and often home. But it was Luke whoâd cared for and raised her.
In her past life, Luke had sided with Chloe. Alice had fragmented memories from that life.
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She pushed those thoughts aside. She didnât crave their brotherly love or their belated attempts at amends.
Lying in bed, she saw a notification about an expired red envelope. Jack hadnât accepted the money.
Alice texted him:â[?]â
Jack, in a meeting, saw the notification. He opened the chat, a slight smirk on his lips. He replied:â[How are the patches?]*
Alice was surprised by the instant reply.â[Theyâre good. Where did you buy them?]â â[Take more when you run out. Get some rest.]*
Alice thought he knew what she meant. He wasnât answering her question! She sent an ellipsis, but he didnât reply. She tossed her phone aside.
On the weekend, the finals were at the stadium. Alice and her team headed there. Tickets were distributed earlier; they met at the venue.
In the cab, Alice posted a picture of her ticket on social media:â[Heading to the game.]â In her past life, sheâd competed in this game. It had been traumatic.
Luckily, Lukeâs team wasnât competing, and Chloe couldnât steal her victory. Chloe couldnât take what she had now! She felt happy.
Many fans were at the stadium, discussing the matches. Alice and Chloe greeted the team members outside; the seniors were inside, counting heads.
As the match started, fewer people remained outside.
Alice was about to enter when she saw the Windhams arriving. Chloe was with Lukeâs father. Seeing them, she smirked, walking towards the stadium.
âAlice, stop!â
Alice didnât turn, but bodyguards blocked her. She turned, impatient.
Lukeâs father, grimâfaced, approached.â[Forget the Al project. We accept defeat. But youâre suing Chloe and Sixth Brother? Do you have the face to tell Mom and Dad when you graves?]â
visit their â[You have the face, so why shouldnât I?] Her parents were her biggest vulnerability. She felt immense guilt.
â[Alice, Chloe was brought into our family for you, to repay a debt. Youâre repaying kindness with cruelty. You have no face to visit your parents graves!
You donât deserve to.]*
Lukeâs father knew how to hurt her, to make her yield.
Chloe feigned sincerity.â[Alice, weâve had conflicts, but I always considered you family. Iâm sorry. Please forgive me.]â
Lukeâs father was pleased by Chloeâs obedience. He snorted at Alice.â[Chloeâs apologizing. You should know what to do. Youâd be disrespecting your parents and Chloeâs deceased father!]â Chloeâs eyelid twitched. Her father wasnât dead. Sheâd keep that secret forever. It was her only leverage with the Windhams!
2 Alice looked at the sky, swallowing her anger.
Youâre right. Family shouldnât fight Chloe relaxed. That bitch wasnât pressing charges?
Chloe felt an uneasy premonition.
Something felt wrong!