Chapter 31
At this moment, Alice was sitting in the car with Jack. She glanced around at the traffic and couldn’t help but worry, “Noah will send people to find me, and they’ll bother you at school. After all, this was Welch family territory. That was why she’d been putting up with everything, waiting to leave this place after the college entrance exams.
He stroked her hair. “Don’t worry. They won’t find you. Right now, you need to think about where to
stay.”
Alice sighed. I’ll rent an apartment. She’d wanted to do this for a long time. She wished Noah had kicked her out earlier; things would be simpler.
“I know a place with rental apartments.”
Alice didn’t ask too many questions and follow him to that neighborhood. The environment was great. Seeing the interior, she said, “This place must be expensive, and I’m kind of broke right now!”
“Money’s not a problem. It’s my friend’s apartment. He doesn’t live here, so you can help him keep an eye on it. He’ll probably pay you.”
Jack stood by the large window, his figure lean and relaxed.
Alice laughed. “Is this your apartment?”
“No, mine’s next door.”
Alice was surprised. “Really? What a coincidence!”
He smirked casually,.“Otherwise, if you lived somewhere else, I wouldn’t feel at ease, considering I was the one who brought you out.”
Alice’s cheeks heat up; what did he mean by “brought you out?
Jack changed the subject.“You can stay here for now; don’t worry about anything else.”
Alice nodded. “Okay, but I’ll pay rent. I can sleep on the couch, I won’t mess up your friend’s room or
touch his stuff.”
Jack frowned. “You don’t have to sleep on the couch; he hasn’t even stayed here. He’s a bit clueless with money, so no need to worry.”
Alice smiled.“You must be very close friends.” Only close friends would say something like that.
He glanced at his watch. “Want to play the game?”
“Sure.”
She followed him to the neighboring apartment; which looked exactly the same. Jack didn’t seem to have much stuff; it looked pretty empty. However, there were two high–end computers in the study.
Alice opened her game, seeing a live stream of her twelve–hit combo from the competition. The title called her King’s apprentice. She felt a bit guilty. After all, in her past life, she couldn’t even pull off a twelve–hit combo in the revival match, and she never met King.
Jack looked at her.“When did you learn to pull off a twelve–hit combo in the game?”
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Alice panicked. How could she explain? Tell him she learned it in her past life? It was incredibly difficult.
Alice licked her lips. “Actually, I’m a fan of King. I’ve liked him since I was
a kid and secretly practiced his signature move, but I never succeeded before. This time, during the match, I don’t know why, but I managed to pull it off.”
Jack’s expression was complex. “You’ve liked him since you were little?”
“Yes. That’s why I know it so well. She was a bit uncertain, but that was the best explanation she could give. She genuinely admired King, so she was not lying.
She looked at him; he seemed uncomfortable. “Don’t just like anyone casually.”
Alice was surprised.“It’s different. It’s King!” Who played this game and didn’t admire him?
Jack watched the video of the girl pulling off the twelve–hit combo, and his gaze softened. After all these years, she was the only one who had done it.
They played together, coordinating seamlessly. He paused.“Have you ever played a warrior?”
“No, mostly artillery.”
“Try a warrior. It might suit you better.”
Alice’s heart skipped a beat at his words. In her past life, someone told her the same thing, urging her to play a warrior. But back then, she only wanted to be a artillery since my sixth brother’s team needed one.
Suddenly, she was filled with excitement. Was Jack her past boyfriend? She’d regretted never thanking him in person.
Jack said, “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Nothing. By the way, do you have someone you like?”
“No. Why? Do you?” He narrowed his eyes, wary of early romance.
Alice looked at the screen.“Well, Sort of.” It was about her unfulfilled online romance from her past life. If she could meet him in this life, that would be great. She remembered when and where she met him in her past life. Maybe she’d meet him then.
Jack’s voice was low.“Kid, your priority right now is studying, not dating.”
“I know, after the college exams. She’d met him after her exams in her past life.
Jack was irritated; early romance was troublesome. He closed the computer.“After dinner, you need to review your studies and cut down on gaming time.” More homework would keep her busy, then she probably wouldn’t have time to think about anything else.
After finishing two sets of college entrance exam papers that night, she was so exhausted that her brain felt fried. As she was getting ready to wash up and sleep, she suddenly realized she didn’t bring any change of clothes, including toiletries.
Alice hesitated for a moment, then decide to go out and buy some essentials. Just as she stepped outside, Jack opened the door and looked down at her, “It’s late. Where are you going?”
She felt like a child caught misbehaving.“I’m buying toiletries and pajamas.”
He paused, then closed the door “Let’s go.” He didn’t have experience taking care of kids, she didn’t think of that. It was pretty late now, and most shops were closed.
In the end,she only managed to buy toiletries, but couldn’t find pajamas or slippers Jack’s expression was flat, and he seemed a bit displeased.
Back at his apartment, he called Andrew. “What’s going on with the apartment you arranged? Why is there no living essentials?”
“Dude, you called me and expected me to sort out that apartment in half an hour. Where would I find time to arrange living supplies? Besides, you could have just gone with her to buy essentials, it would help strengthen your relationship.”
Jack had always been waited on. He hadn’t thought of these details.
Andrew asked suspiciously, “You didn’t forget, did you? Did you go out to buy them at midnight?”
Jack gritted his teeth, “You can shut up now.” He hanged up, feeling a bit embarrassed as he glances at the closet. He grabbed a pair of his slippers and a clean men’s shirt. He knocked on Alice’s door.
After a while, he heard a soft voice from inside.“Coming.”
Alice opened the door, her hair wet, water dripping down her clothes. Jack’s gaze flickered for a moment as he walked straight in.
Alice instinctively step back, but she tripped over her own feet and fall to the ground.
Oh no, how embarrassing!
That was the only thought running through her mind. But instead of hitting the floor, she landed in a warm embrace, hearing his heartbeat close to her ear.
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