Chapter 208: Chapter 214

Chapter 214 Alice kicked the slippers away. “Give me my phone.”

Luke swallowed the bitter truth and changed the subject.“What do you want to eat? Are you feeling unwell?”

Alice felt her words were hitting a wall. She looked at Luke, “Why can’t you understand me? They claimed to compensate her, but it wasn’t what she wanted.

Luke pleaded, “Alice, I know you’re angry with Caleb. He has a bad temper. But don’t hold grudge. When you were bullied, he always avenged you. Remember?” He didn’t want Alice to misunderstand Caleb..

Alice scoffed.“Avenged me? He had a bad temper and couldn’t get along with classmates. They Couldn’t beat him, so they bullied me.” She remembered the endless bullying Caleb supposedly avenged her, but those kids targeted her because of him. She’d still loved him, even though she was bullied, because he always fought back. After Chloe arrived, her situation worsened. Luke’s composure faltered.“I didn’t know.”

Alice’s eyes fell. Her older brothers were busy, her fifth brother was reclusive, and Luke and Caleb were inseparable. She’d followed them. She’d known she’d be bullied after Caleb fought back, but she’d accepted it because it made her feel important.

Luke said cautiously, I’ve spoken to Caleb. He won’t do it again.”

Alice sneered. “Your actions are no different from his.”

“Alice, I’m worried about long–term effects. Let a doctor examine you, then leave. Have dinne with me?”

“No.” Alice knocked Luke unconscious. She helped him back onto the bed. He seemed much thinner, almost skeletal. She took back her phone. Jack had called several times. She put on her shoes and tried to leave, only to find more bodyguards.

She gritted her teeth and walked towards them, but they surrounded her.“Ms. Alice, you can’t leave.”

“Then move.”

“Sorry, Ms. Alice.” She was trapped.

The secretary arrived with a food container, telling the guards to leave. “Who told her?”

Alice impatiently said, Let me go.”

you to touch “I wish I could, but I can’t,” the secretary sighed. “Mr. Caleb was too much. You can leave when the boss wakes up... Boss?

What’s wrong? Luke was unresponsive. The secretary panicked.

“Ms. Alice, call a doctor! He’s very sick!”

Alice coughed. “No need.. I knocked him OUL He wouldn’t let The secretary was relieved. The boss didn’t want you to leave. He wanted you to stay longer.”

They never asked if I wanted to stay,” Alice said.

leave.”

The secretary sighed, “I know. I tried to reason with the boss, but he wouldn’t listen. Now it’s too late.”

2 Alice was frustrand Lake woke up saving Nice on the water pollut Alice said coldly, Tm leaving,”

“Okay. Eat something. I’ll send you hroma lance”

I don’t have an appetite. I wine to go ho Lake was sad. He knew she’d he him. The secretary urged, Brom Me Call’s Ms. Alice go Forcing her to stay will backfire”

Luke nodded. ‘Alice, I’ll take you home”

“No need.”

You can’t leave without me You know Caleb’s semper Alice reluctantly agreed. It felt wrong The bodyguards didn’t stop them. The secretary drove her home. Since Cal her ber adden there was no point in hiding Luke tried to talk to her, but Alice stared out the window. Luke sighed. He remembered ber chatter, her stories. He wondered how their sibling relationship had fallen apar At the apartment complex, Luke said, Alice, I keep Chloe away from you “Was Chloe the only one hurting me? Alice sarcastically looked at Luke, then got our of the car She saw a familiar figure.“Jack?

Jack, putting away his phone, rushed to her, worried. “Why didn’t you answer my calls or “Something came up. She hadn’t expected Caleb to force her to the hospinal Jack looked at her, sensing she wasn’t being entirely truthful Luke got out of the car. The two men glared at each other.

Alice said coldly to Luke, “You can go.”

“Alice, I was blind. I made mistakes.”

Jack said sarcastically, Empty words. That adopted daughter is still living comfortably, isn’t se They destroyed the security footage. Brother didn’t believe me Luke said “I can’t dismiss Chloe. Her father saved Mom and Dad, and you,” Luke said, feeling conficted Jack said coldly, “Are you so sure that driver saved Alice?”