Chapter 85
Alice slammed her fork down with a cold face.
She tilted her head to face Noah. “I’m telling the truth.”
“Cutting ties with your family is a serious matter. You can’t just decide that on a whim. I never agreed.”
Noah got angry now. “I’ve been trying to comfort you for so long. You should be grateful. Without the Welch family, you’re nothing.”
The mockery in Alice’s eyes intensified. Noah had lost his patience and dropped the act.
Andrew couldn’t bear to see Noah scolding Alice. “Mr. Welch, what do you mean by saying Alice is nothing without the Welch family? You begged her for help, didn’t you?”
Jack said coldly, “Without Alice, you wouldn’t have secured this deal.”
Noah felt humiliated.“Without me, could a young woman like Alice have an opportunity to be part of the project? It’s simply impossible.”
There were many talented people. Not everyone could stand out.
Noah had given Alice a precious opportunity,
Andrew said directly, “Alice, you’re always welcome in the Maple Company.”
Alice nodded.“Okay.”
*Alice, think carefully. Other companies aren’t as simple as you think. It was me who protected you and ensured your success.”
Alice looked at Noah coldly. “I don’t need your protection. If you don’t like what I am doing, just leave.”
Noah was stunned. He wouldn’t leave.
Noah raised his head and looked at Jack. “Alice had some conflicts with her family. Mr. Wilson, thank you for taking care of her. I’ll remember this. You can ask me for help anytime you need.”
“No need for being so polite”
Jack poured himself a glass of wine and took several mouthfuls.
Jack wasn’t a big drinker, but he felt a need to drink now.
Jack took a glance at Alice. She sat on the chair, quiet and well–behaved. Her long hair cascaded down her shoulders. Her skin looked pale.
Jack looked away.
He felt inexplicably agitated.
The dinner ended quietly.
Except for the company bosses, no one else dared speak.
These employers had no qualifications to make a toast. They could only drink when asked to.
Alice stood up and left the private room. She walked forward, preoccupied.
Noah followed, walking beside Jack on purpose.“This dinner is on me. Thank you for taking care of my sister.”
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Jack walked calmly. “Since you know she’s important, stop hurting her.”
“Alice is my sister. I am the last one in the world to hurt her.”
“But you’re the one who could most easily hurt her.”
Jack’s eyes were cold.“You know this better than I do.”
Noah was angry. “You have no right to take care of her. Who are you to her? Who is she to you?”
Jack’s throat tightened. “We’re friends.”
When she heard this, Alice’s lips twitched. Her eyes filled with a sense of helplessness.
She thought, “Yes, we’re just friends.”
Alice hurried down the stairs, feeling unsettled.
The wind calmed her slightly.
“Alice, come home with me.”
Noah looked at her earnestly.“I promise I’ll be different.”
Alice caught sight of Jack approaching. He was tall. His steps were steady and confident.
Her heartbeat quickened.
There sounded a beep.
Andrew pulled up the car and rolled down the window. “Alice, let’s go.”
Alice went towards Andrew’s car.
Noah was desperate. “Alice…”
Jack blocked Noah’s path with a cold expression. “Perhaps you should learn to respect her choice.”
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“I am worried about her living alone. It’s a brother’s concern. She knows so little about you, but you are so kind to her. You’re the most suspicious!”
Noah’s face was grim.
Jack’s eyes were cold. “She’d rather be with a strange man like me than return home with you. Shouldn’t you reflect on that?”
Jack walked towards Andrew’s car and sat in the passenger seat.
Alice sat in the back and tilted her head to look at Noah.“I’m fine on my own.”
“Alice, I…”
Noah coughed. There were blood stains on his hands.
After she saw the blood, Alice’s lips tightened. “You shouldn’t have drunk the wine.”
“Alice, I am…”
Noah collapsed in front of the car.
Alice rushed out of the car.“Noah, are you okay?”
Mike ran over and said in a worried tone, “Ms. Alice, Mr. Welch hasn’t been receiving treatment. He insisted on leaving the hospital knowing you were going to the branch company. His condition is serious.”
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Alice was agitated. “Then he should go to the hospital!”
What did Mike mean by saying she is the reason for Noah’s leaving the hospital?
She hadn’t asked him to do so.
“I don’t know what to do with his temper. Ms. Alice, please help me persuade him at the hospital.”
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Mike got the driver to help Noah into a car. Then he came to plead with Alice.“Ms. Alice, let’s go to the hospital together.”
Alice stood still.“I’m not a doctor. There’s no point visiting him.”
Andrew saw the blood on the ground.“Shall we all go and take a look?”
Alice nodded. “Thank you.”
“No problem. We’re not busy anyway. Let’s go.”
Andrew saw her hesitation. After all, Noah was her brother. If he was seriously ill, Alice should visit him.
Sitting in the car, Alice kept silent.
Jack looked at her.“Don’t feel guilty. His illness isn’t your
“I know. I’ll just take a quick look.”
She felt conflicted and frustrated.
fault.”
Andrew glanced in the rearview mirror.“Alice, even though he’s your brother, don’t forgive them easily. Don’t let them get away with what they did.”
“I know. I won’t.”
She wouldn’t forgive them.
She wouldn’t forget how they treated her.
At the hospital, Noah was sent for tests.
Reluctant to do so, Noah stubbornly looked at Alice.“You came to see me?”
Did this mean Alice still cared about him?
They had fought, but they were still family.
Alice got out of the car and remained silent.
Noah looked at Alice. “Will you accompany me for my treatment? You were always there for me before.”
Whenever he got sick, Alice would willingly run errands and take care of him.
Alice kept a cold face.“No, I won’t.”
