Chapter 298 Menu Alice smirked at the 990,000 dowry message. The white lotus was good at manipulating simps. Only Lewis was messaging;
Chloeâs eyes lit up at the dowry. She hadnât expected the cripple to be so generous.
Chloe quickly replied, âI donât want our family to split. Itâs all my fault.â Lewis continued to fawn over her.
Lawrence couldnât stand it.âIf youâre splitting the assets, letâs discuss it tomorrow, and Alice gets her share.â
Alice glanced at the messages and turned off her phone. She was eager to see what Ethan would do.
That night, Alice dreamt of the car accident, the chaos, her parentsâ voices:âSave her first.â Then, she saw hands reaching for her, pulling her out.
Waking up, Alice tried to recall the dream but couldnât. Was the driver the one who saved her? She doubted it. If not the driver, was there someone else at the scene? Ethan had mentioned someone else in the backseat of the (the culpritâs car).
To find the truth, she needed to find Chloeâs father or approach the Mos. The fugitive must know what happened.
Alice splashed cold water on her face. She knew the clues now. In her past life, sheâd known nothing and died. This was a good start.
Alice went to class and saw Max and Garrett in front of the building. Max sneered.âAlice, I heard your foundation took kickbacks.
If you canât afford charity, donât pretend.â
Alice retorted, âThe supplier scandal involved more than just our foundation; the Mos were among the first implicated!â
Max was angry but knew Alice was difficult to deal with; she suppressed her anger. Sheâd get even- eventually.
Garrett approached Alice, Alice, whispering, âChloe hasnât been to school. Is she sick?â Chloe had called in sick? Alice looked at Garrett.âWhy do you care? You broke up. âIt was a pretense; my mother disapproved. But weâre still together. Sheâs been ignoring me lately.â Garrett worried his mother had upset Chloe.
Alice smirked. They hadnât broken up?âChloe isnât sick; sheâs getting engaged.â âEngaged?â Garrett was shocked.âImpossible! To whom?â
âMy fifth brother. Theyâve been close since childhood.â
âImpossible! Chloe said she only likes me! How could she get engaged to someone else?!â His expression betrayed his thoughts.
âAsk her.â Alice left, ignoring Garrettâs reaction. She hadnât expected Chloe to be twoâtiming. Alice had planned to use Chloeâs embezzlement to find her father, but the expired napkins disrupted her plan. She couldnât compromise and let Chloe stay at the foundation; it would arouse suspicion. She needed another plan.
If Garrett found out, heâd likely break up with Chloe, leaving her with fewer people to rely on.
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Chapter 298 Menu Alice focused on her classes. But in the afternoon, she received a call from Ethan.âChloe has been taken in for questioning.
Youâre eager to see her arrested, huh?â
âYes, very eager,â Alice said, having waited a long time for this day.âWhat about my Ethan hung up without answering. Alice found it amusing.
conditions?â
After class, Alice went to the esports base and livestreamed their training. After the Chen family incident, sheâd stopped regular weekend streams, focusing on the team. This helped boost their reputation.
Alice returned to the Land mansion; Lewis was demanding a division of assets. She wouldnât miss this.
As she entered, Lawrence was waiting.âFifth brother and Big brother are arguing.â âI guessed. Big brother doesnât want to divide the assets, right?â
âYes. His company is about to go public, and he doesnât want this to interfere. He also doesnât approve of Fifth brother and Chloeâs engagement.â
Alice was surprised; Ethan disapproved? Heâd asked her to be merciful towards Chloe.
âAlice, if Big brother divides the assets, Second brother and I will fight for your share.â
âI only want what Mom and Dad left me.â She didnât want Ethanâs money. Accepting it would lead to lifelong moral blackmail.
Alice entered the hall and heard the argument.
Lewis threatened, âBig brother, if you donât give me my share, youâre stealing my money!â
âLewis, if it werenât for me, would you have so much wealth?â
âBut I need money for the engagement, and you wonât give it to me!â Lewis felt embarrassed about being left outside Pear Garden, especially in front of Chloe.
Ethanâs temples throbbed.
Chloe intervened.âBig brother, Fifth brother is worried about me being arrested; he needs the money urgently.â If she werenât facing charges, Lewis wouldnât be so insistent.
Ethan looked at Chloe sternly.âYou caused the mess; you solve it.â
Chloe panicked.âBig brother, I was momentarily confused. I wonât do it again. Fifth brother and I will obey you.â She knew Ethan liked being being in control; she flattered him.
Ethanâs expression softened. Alice entered. She looked at Lewis and Chloe.âWhenâs the wedding? Iâll send a gift.â
âAlice, you shouldnât have called the police, knowing Chloe is getting engaged to me!â Lewis protectively held Chloeâs hand.
looking at Chloe.âI saw Garrett today; guess what he said?â
Alice leaned back, looking at Chloeâs face turned pale.
Alice smiled.âGarrett said you didnât break up.â