Chapter 26
Alice noticed the way Luke was looking at her, her brow furrowing slightly.
At that moment, she received a call from Noah.
“Alice, you’re at the venue, right?”
A bad feeling washed over her. She wanted to deny it, but the screams of the fans around her already answered that question.
“Alice, something urgent came up at the company for me and Caleb, so we can’t attend the competition. This match is crucial for Luke. Join the team. Whatever happened between you and Luke, when facing difficulties, we need to unite against the outside, right?”
The screams of the fans faded away, Alice’s silence was deafening. She hung up the phone, not wanting to say anything. She was here to watch them fail, not compete.
On stage, Luke waited for a while but didn’t see Alice leave her seat to head backstage, which made him a bit irritated. He frowned and said, “What does Alice want? Do I have to go down there and ask her myself?”
Chloe flashed a knowing smile. “Luke, let me text her. But since she’s sitting in the audience, I bet she’s still mad. Otherwise, she would have come backstage to find you.”
Luke remembered Alice’s past obedience. She’d understand what he needed without him saying a word. He was used to her devotion. But suddenly, it felt like she had become a completely different person.
Luke grumbled,“Call her. If she comes to the match, I won’t hold the past against her and will treat her like a sister again.” He realized he had been too impulsive about the school incident, so as long as Alice was willi
to back down, he would go with the flow. They could all get along like before.
Chloe’s expression stiffened slightly.“Okay, I’ll call her. I’m sure she’ll come for you.”
Luke’s expression softened a bit.
Chloe stepped aside to make the call, her gaze fixed on Alice in the audience, her eyes darkening.
Alice glanced at the caller ID and noticed Chloe on stage. She didn’t need to guess what Chloe wanted to say. She rejected the call outright, expressionless as she watched the stage.
After being hung up on, Chloe looked at Alice in surprise, then smirked, thinking it was perfect; she didn’t want to waste her tin
She didn’t want Alice stealing the spotlight. She and Luke would win; Alice wouldn’t be need
Chloe returned to Luke, her eyes red and looking pitiful.“Luke, I’m clumsy with words; Alice probably dislikes me, she didn’t answer my call. Should I go find her?”
Luke’s face turned dark.“No need. Noah said he tried calling her too. It shows Alice has no intention of joining the team for the match, so don’t go looking for her.”
“Luke, I believe Alice isn’t like that. She wouldn’t be here just to watch us fail.”
“We’re definitely going to win this match. Alice won’t get what she wants.”
19:09
Luke put on his headset, ignoring the audience, Chloe smiled with satisfaction:;“Alice, I’ve won again.” The match began: Landing Team vs Mount Team
Alice watched the commentary on the big screen. At first, Luke, as the assassin, led an ambush. But Mount Team seemed to anticipate his strategy and had developed a bait tactic. In her past life, she’d sensed something was wrong and warned Luke to be cautious and not rush in. Back then, he scolded her harshly. In the end, he charged in with one person to assess the situation, only to fall into the Mount
Team’s trap.
She was the one who led the remaining teammates to rescue him, ultimately turning the tide with a surprise attack on the enemy’s hase.
This time, she wanted to see what he’d do without her warning.
Sure enough, Luke made the same decision as in her past life, leading the entire team into the enemy’s trap. Seeing this predictable scene, Alice couldn’t help but smile. Just as expected!
Soon, Luke realized they had fallen into a trap, but it was too late. The team’s rhythm was completely disrupted, and Chloe panicked, making mistakes that nearly cost them their teammates.
Luke raged, “Chloe, what were you thinking? I said retreat! Why did you attack? Showing off?”
Chloe was flustered. Luke, I couldn’t resist; that guy was low on health.”
“You were giving away free kills! If you were confident in your skills, you wouldn’t have been trapped, and we wouldn’t have been attacked.”
Chloe, publicly humiliated, retorted, “If you hadn’t rushed in and got trapped, this wouldn’t have happened!”
Luke exp ded, “You still have the nerve to blame me? It’s clearly your lack of skill that dragged us down. After all is training, you’ve made no progress. What a waste of time!”
Chloe’s face turned a shade of red, and she stormed off her seat. The audience gasped. After all, a player leaving during a match had a significant impact. The big screen focused on Landing Team, and Luke’s grim expression was painfully obvious.
He had no choice but to call for a timeout. Every match has one opportunity for a timeout.
The opposing fans began to murmur, already congratulating themselves in advance.
Luke slammed his keyboard in frustration, clearly furious. He never expected Chloe would dare to throw a tantrum and leave.
If it were Alice, no matter how much he scolded her, she wouldn’t act like this!
The atmosphere turned awkward.
The opposing team stood up, taunting them. “Luke, why not just admit defeat? It’ll save you from getting humiliated later. Just save yourself some face.”
Luke shot up, “I won’t admit defeat! You’re the ones who are scared of losing, aren’t
you?”
“Luke, anyone can see you’re going to lose this match, especially with a player leaving. Didn’t you say family teams never lose?”
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“Family team? It’s just a bunch of kids left behind after their parents died. What’s there to brag about? This isn’t a game of who has more kids!”
Luke was about to attack.“Watch your mouth!”
“What? It’s true! Go ahead, try to hit me. A useless brat with no one to support you–if your parents were alive to see you play, they’d probably die of embarrassment!”
Hearing this, Alice’s expression turned cold, her eyes filled with rage. How dare they insult her parents? She headed straight backstage. Luke was forcibly pulled back by the other teammates to avoid a public fight that would only create negative repercussions.
