Chapter 77
Alice took a taxi back to her apartment, noticing bloodstains on her sleeve.
It was a reminder of helping Noah into the car during the day.
After changing, she saw Noah’s reply. He said, “Yeah.”
Just one word.
He was always concise, almost stingy with his words.
But he talked a lot when he was being sarcastic.
That night, during her livestream, Noah relentlessly sent gifts.
Alice ignored them, but the chat exploded.
“Is that Lemon’s second brother? He’s so generous!”
“I thought she wasn’t close to her family. That’s a tip of over a million dollars in total!”
“She’s a heiress, after all. Even if she’s fighting with her family, it won’t change her status. I’m jealous of all that brotherly love!”
Alice’s mood soured as she saw it.
She sent Noah a private message, “Stop sending gifts.”
Noah replied, “Just accept them. You need money living on your own.”
But she didn’t need their charity.
Annoyed, she contacted the platform staff after her live streaming, requesting a refund of Noah’s gifts.
She didn’t need their money.
Seeing the refund notification, Noah sighed deeply.“Does Alice hate me that much?”
The butler said, “Mr. Noah, Ms. Alice is just making a point. Her goal is to get Ms. Black out. Only then will she return.”
“Alice’s not like that. I neglected her feelings, and this is the result.”
“Mr. Noah, Ms. Black is innocent. If not for the incident all those years ago, she wouldn’t have become an orphan and suffered so much. She’s the most innocent one.”
Noah was torn.
Chloe hadn’t done anything wrong.
But it was Chloe who had caused Alice’s current situation.
He didn’t know what to do. His secretary entered.“Mr. Welch, we still haven’t fixed the firewall issue. Ms. Alice was in charge of that section. She must know how to fix it.”
Noah chuckled wryly.“But she won’t talk to me.”
“Shall I try contacting Ms. Alice?”
Noah nodded, still hoping for reconciliation.
The secretary called Alice.“Ms. Alice, I’m Mr. Welch’s secretary. We’ve met before.”
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“What is it?”
Alice recognized the voice; the secretary had been one of the few who had stood up for her in her previous life.
“Ms. Alice, there’s a problem with the firewall on the software your branch developed. No one can fix it. The partner wants to cancel the contract if it’s not fixed. Could you please come to the company?”
Alice remembered the incident from her previous life.
She’d rushed to fix the problem in her last life, only to have Chloe steal her credit.
This secretary had defended her, only to be reprimanded by Noah.
Alice hesitated.“I’m not the Welch Group’s employee. It’s not my responsibility.”
“But you were involved.”
“That was before. I considered myself part of the Welch family. Things are different now,”
Noah heard her words clearly, his lips trembling.
He didn’t know how to answer it with his eyes closed.
The secretary said, “Ms. Alice, consider this freelance work. We’ll pay you. What do you say?”
Alice didn’t want the money.
But if the project was canceled, the secretary would suffer.
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She agreed.“Fine. I’ll come tomorrow.”
She would repay this favor.
The next day, Alice went to the Welch Group.
The building felt familiar as if she was still in her previous life.
She went straight to the top floor, where the CEO’s office lay.
The secretary, Mike, was waiting.“Ms. Alice, this way.”
Alice entered Noah’s office and saw him there. He’d been discharged early!
He stood up obsequiously. “Alice, you came early. Did you have breakfast? I bought some of your favorites.”
Alice saw all kinds of food on the table.
Noah placed the omelet on her plate.“Alice, I remember you love omelet.” He seemed careful.
Alice’s lips curled ironically.“Chloe likes omelets, not me.”
Noah’s hands trembled.
He frantically got the omelet out of her plate.“My bad memory. You…you like sandwiches.”
Alice’s expression was calm.“My favorite is savory crepe.”
Neither omelet nor sandwich.
Noah could barely stand, his breath catching in his throat. His face was contorted with guilt.
“Alice, I’ve been a terrible brother. Can you give me another chance?”
Alice picked up the documents.“Why bother? Isn’t this better?” She was calm.
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There would be peace and distance between them.
Noah’s eyes reddened.“Alice, I want to make it up to you.”
“Unnecessary.”
Alice left with the documents.
Mike glared at Noah.“Sir, such a golden opportunity, and you messed it up.”
Noah was frustrated.“I clearly remember she liked omelet. The butler told me.”
His face darkened.“Did the butler lie to me?”
“Sir, you didn’t remember Ms. Alice’s preferences. You don’t care about her.”
Noah slumped onto the sofa, his stomach aching.“What can I do to make amends? Do you have any ideas?”
He genuinely wanted to repair their relationship.
Mike thought for a moment.“I’ll tell the branch manager that Ms. Alice is here for work and to treat her respectfully. Start with the small things.”
“You’re right. I’ll let Alice manage the branch. She’ll see my sincerity then, right?”
He recalled Alice’s past ambition to run a company..
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Alice left the top floor and went directly to the branch office.
She knew where the firewall problem lay; she needed to rewrite the code on–site and retest it.
She checked her phone. A message came in.“Alice, I’m sorry. I was wrong. I got your preferences wrong. It won’t happen again.”
It was Noah.
But she didn’t care anymore.
Didn’t he understand?
She reached the branch office reception.“Hello, I’m the engineer here to fix the software.”
“Alice, what are you doing here?”
Chloe, dressed in designer clothes, entered, her eyes wary.
Alice’s expression didn’t change.“None of your business.”
The manager rushed out, having heard that Noah’s sister was visiting.
He looked at Alice and Chloe, troubled.
Which one was Noah’s sister?
The receptionist looked at Alice.“This lady is here to apply for the engineering position.”
The manager approached Chloe enthusiastically. This impeccably dressed lady must be Noah’s sister!
