Chapter 124
Alice looked up at Noah.“I just want to stay away from you.”
“No matter how far you go, you are still a part of the Welch family. You’ll always be our sister.”
Alice’s lips were laced with a hint of coldness. “We’ve already cut ties.”
Noah felt upset. “Alice…”
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He sighed, watching Alice’s back.“I almost forgot Alice is still a top streamer on Shrimp Live. She gained numerous followers over the summer break, and her live streaming performance was also impressive. I heard she even wants to join the national team.”
Luke felt a bit down and regretted not talking to Alice nicely just now.
“Noah, it was my fault for not handling things well back then, which made Alice upset and join Shrimp Live.” He was filled with regret now.
With the final match lost and Alice absent, his team was virtually defunct.
His team could no longer function without Alice.
His struggle with pride now seemed ridiculous to him.
Luke said defeatedly, “Noah, I finally understand what you meant. We can’t live without Alice, not that she can’t live without us.”
Noah shook his head. He was regretful too.
Alice walked out of the investment promotion conference venue and met Andrew outside.
She noticed Andrew wearing a baseball cap and even a mask.
“Andrew, are you worried about being spotted by paparazzi?”
“No… I’ve caught a cold and I’m worried about infecting you,” Andrew replied.
He didn’t dare to tell Alice the truth. He was indeed concerned about being recognized.
Alice glanced at him.“You said you have diarrhea. Do you need to go to see a doctor?”
“No, I’ll be fine after taking some medicine. Are you heading back to your new place now?”
Alice nodded and then asked, “By the way, when is Jack coming to Washington?”
“Well, Alice, it’s hard to say. We’ve become close over this time. Allow me to be honest with you,” Andrew said.
Alice pursed her lips, knowing roughly what Andrew was going to say.
“You’re young, Alice. Once you’re in college, you’ll start a new life and meet someone you like. When that happens, you’ll realize how naive you are now.”
Alice felt a mix of amusement and embarrassment.“Got it. See you later.”
She awkwardly got into a taxi, and Jack’s image involuntarily popped into her mind.
Now even Andrew could tell she had a crush on Jack.
She thought, “How embarrassing! I really need to stop thinking about him and start a new life.”
Alice returned to her newly purchased house, which was furnished and ready to move in.
The surroundings and the security measures there were excellent.
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As usual, Alice started her live stream to play games. After the game ended, Alice said, “Hello, my lovely fans. You all know I’m starting school soon and will be quite busy. From now on, I’ll only live stream on weekends, and I might go online at random times during the week.”
She had a lot on her plate. She initially started live streaming just to make money.
Now that she wasn’t short of cash, she needed to focus on her studies.
Plus, she was working on an artificial intelligence project with Andrew’s company. She had to be fully engaged in it.
She didn’t have much time for live streaming.
Alice looked at Jack’s gray avatar before ending her live stream.
She felt a little down. She really wasn’t used to not having Jack around.
Indeed, people could be impacted by their habits.
The next day, Alice received a call from Andrew, who said, “The company has set up a subsidiary for the artificial intelligence project. I’ll send you the address. You can go over there tomorrow to check out the place. Once the project goes public, we’ll all share in the profits.”
“Okay,” Alice replied.
She quickly freshened up, changed her clothes, and grabbed the project materials before heading to the address Andrew had sent.
The commercial building looked quite grand.
Upon entering the company, the person in charge warmly introduced Alice to the staff, “This is Alice Welch, the developer of the artificial intelligence project. She’s young but very capable. We’ll be working together from now on.”
Alice was a bit nervous.
Following the introduction, the supervisor turned to face her and said, “Alice, we need you to come have dinner with some people as the developer this evening after work.
“Sure, I got it,” Alice replied.
After work, Alice went with her colleagues for dinner.
The supervisor reminded Alice, “We’re meeting with the investment department of the Wilson Group. Ms. Welch, please respond to any professional inquiries they may have.”
Alice nodded. This was easy for her to do.
As Alice entered the restaurant with her colleagues, she spotted Ethan and Chloe at the elevator entrance.
The world was really small.
Alice pretended not to see them. She didn’t want to argue with the Welch family in front of her colleagues.
Ethan snorted coldly, “Now you don’t even greet us?”
Chloe spoke up, “Alice, I heard you joined the Maple Company and are competing with Noah’s company in artificial intelligence. I didn’t expect you to really betray the Welch family!”
This was great news for Chloe.
Ethan was furious when he learned about it.
Ethan said coldly, “Chloe, don’t talk to irrelevant people. She has nothing to do with us now. A company founded in an undeveloped city like the Maple Company is nothing to be afraid of.”
Alice responded coldly, “Isn’t the Welch Group from an undeveloped place?”
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Ethan’s face darkened instantly. “Alice, you’re getting more and more out of line. How dare you talk to me this way?”
“Aren’t we strangers now? So what if I talk like this?”
“Say that again!” Ethan warned.
Chloe quickly intervened, “Ethan, calm down. Alice is still sulking.”
After saying that, she looked at Alice gloatingly and said, “Alice, let me tell you something. Ethan has an appointment with the heir of the Wilson Group to discuss cooperation today.”
Alice pursed her lips.“Nobody knows who the Wilson Group will invest in until it happens.”
She would compete for this opportunity with the heir of the Wilson Group.
Ethan snorted coldly, “Alice, you’re so naive. Are you thinking you’re in a TV drama or something?”
Chloe covered her mouth and laughed,“Alice, don’t be naive. Ethan has a good relationship with the Wilson Group. They’ve established connections. This meeting is just for going through the motions.”
Ever since Chloe came to Washington and saw the prosperity of the metropolis, she realized how backward her hometown was.
She had no intention of going back to repeat the grade. She was determined to stay here and find a wealthy guy to
marry.
The elevator door opened.
Chloe linked arms with Ethan and walked into the elevator, looking at Alice outside gloatingly.“You guys wait for the next elevator. We shouldn’t ride the same elevator as our businesses are not on the same level.”
Ethan had a stern expression.“Alice, I’ll make sure your company can’t survive in Washington.”
The last time Alice deliberately tampered with the company’s firewall, it caused him significant losses and almost made him a laughingstock in the industry.
Now things had finally stabilized.
Ethan swore he would make Alice suffer. He would force her to return to the Welch family to beg pathetically.
He then would teach Alice a lesson.
Ethan’s gaze was locked on Alice.“If you give up struggling now, I can spare you this time since you are my sister.”
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