Chapter 41
On the other end of the phone, Noah let out a long sigh.
“It’s not gonna be easy, man. Alice’s really hurt.”
He had tried to comfort Alice during this time, but nothing seemed to work. Even today, Alice left the dining room and hadn’t returned home or replied to any messages. In the past, he would have sent someone to find her,
and just maybe even threatened to call the police. But now, Noah was terrified of pushing Alice further away waited for a reply. Mostly, he was wary of that mysterious school nurse. No wonder he couldn’t find Alice before. Luke didn’t believe it. “Noah, Alice has always had a good relationship with us. Isn’t she closest to us brothers? I believe that as long as I clear up the misunderstandings and comfort her properly, it’ll be fine.”
Noah frowned. “Don’t show up around her before her exam.”
“I know my limits.” Luke said, hanging up. He knew exactly how to handle Alice. He just hadn’t wanted to bother. It was a piece of cake.
Luke pulled out his phone, opened his text thread with Alice, and typed:“Alice, meet me at the coffee shop across from the school after classes tomorrow. I need to talk to you.”
After logging out of her game, Alice showered and prepared for bed. She saw an unread message. She figured it was Noah. Instead, it was Luke. She read his message, then remembered the slap. She deleted Luke’s contact, feeling a sense of sweet revenge and slept soundly.
The next day, since Jack wasn’t working, Alice took a cab to school alone. A crowd gathered outside the school, surrounding a flashy rts car parked at the curb. They weren’t wearing her school’s uniform.
As she got out of the cab, someone shouted, “Alice’s here!” The group around the car scattered. A guy in a private school uniform, handsome but with a somewhat unsettling gaze, stepped out. Alice recognized him immediately: Garrett, from the rival private school, and the secret crush of affections of Chloe. She never expected him to
show up.
Garrett smirked. “You’re Alice? You’re…pretty hot.”
Alice raised an eyebrow, her expression cool and composed.
Garrett grinned, pleased. “I’m Garrett Yates. I’d like to be friends with you.”
A chorus of squeals erupted from the surrounding girls.
“Damn, he is so direct; he’s so handsome!”
“His girlfriends only last a month, though! He’s gone through a ton of them. But still girls fall for him.”
“But his family is rich and generous; many ordinary girls can’t resist.”
“But Alice’s rich, too! Though not as rich as the Yates family back in Washington.”
Hearing this, Alice’s mouth twitched. Because in her past life, Garrett had said the same thing, but to Chloe. It was
ridiculous!
Just then, Chloe got out of the car and her face twisted when she saw Garrett talking to Alice. Alice was clearly harboring such thoughts!
Chloe rushed over.“Alice, you were out all night! Noah’s worried sick. You can’t be out all night with that school doctor, given your unclear relationship.”
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After hearing this, Garrett frowned, seemingly unable to believe that Alice, who looked so innocent, had such an open private life.
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Alice looked at Chloe with a smirk that made Chloe’s skin crawl.
“Alice, are you angry? I’m just worried you’re being taken advantage of,” Chloe said, her voice trembling slightly.
Alice’s expression remained impassive “Save your fake concern.” She saw through Chloe’s attempt to smear her, but this was perfect, she didn’t want anything to do with Garrett either.
After saying that, Alice walked straight towards the school. With her backpack on, her fair features showed no expression, yet somehow exuded pressure. The crowd parted for her, as Alice had made a name for herself with twelve–hit combo, she was now the darling of the e–sports scene, with many teams eyeing her for recruitment. However, since she was from the Welch family, those teams didn’t dare to poach her due to Luke’s influence.
Even after Alice left, the students buzzed about her amazing accomplishments.
Chloe bit her lip, addressing Garrett with feigned sweetness. “You’re Garrett, right? Alice has this kind of temperament; please don’t be upset.”
Does she often stay out at night? Garrett asked.
“Not often, her family’s strict. But recently, she’s been getting close to a school doctor, which has caused some family conflicts, leading to her staying out.” Chloe added with a hint of regret, “Please don’t tell anyone, it would ruin her reputation.”
Garrett glanced at Alice’s retreating back, his expression shifting
Chloe lowered her eyelids, hiding a flash of malice.
When Alice got toss, more boys were crowding around her desk. After sitting down, she found even more love letters in her desk than last time. She took a look and tossed them all into the trash can.
Outside the classroom, someone wailed, “Your love letters got thrown away; she didn’t even look at them!”
I’m not the only one; yours got tossed too.”
“Yeah, so did mine… and everyone else‘ s,” another voice sighed.
Alice found the noise distracting. She had other things on her mind.
When Chloe entered, she felt a pang of jealousy seeing the discarded letters. She used to be the most popular girl in class. Now, Alice had surpassed her.
Later, Alice felt a stomach cramp and went to the restroom. It was probably her period starting.
As she left the restroom, Chloe approached her. “Alice, what do you think of Garrett?”
Alice replied coldly, ‘I don’t know him.”
“But I think he’s pretty great, Alice…”
“Are you seriously bothering me with this? If you like him, go for it, but don’t drag me into your drama!”
Chloe’s eyes welled up.“That’s not what I meant.”
Her sidekick chimed in,“Alice, don’t think Garrett actually likes you. The Yates family is way out of your league.”
Alice scoffed. “Not me, then who? You guys?”
The surrounding classmates nodded in agreement. That makes sense; after all, Alice is the eldest daughter of the
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Welch family, while Chloe is just an adopted daughter; they’re not the same.”
“Stop talking; be careful not to be overheard.”
But Alice ignored them and walked away. Chloe’s hatred simmered, she wouldn’t give up on Garrett
Near the end of the school day, Alice noticed an even larger crowd than before at the school gates. She had a bad feeling about this. As she stepped outside, the saw Garrett leaning against his sports car, a massive bouquet of roses and candles spelling out her name in front of him.
“Alice! Alice! Alice!” chanted the crowd.“Say yes! Say yes! Say yes!”
Alice turned, grabbed a fire extinguisher from the security guard’s booth, and walked directly towards the display. She aimed the extinguisher at the candles and sprayed.
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