Chapter 205
Blood gushed out, staining the floor.
Alice’s breath hitched when she saw the blood,
She hadn’t expected Noah to self–harm!
“Are you crazy?” she shouted.
Mike panicked, taking the shard and pressing Noah’s wrist.“Mr. Welch, why would you harm yourself?”
Noah seemed unfazed.
He looked at Alice.“After I die, I’ll leave the company to you. Don’t forget me!”
Alice’s hands clenched.
Jack stepped in front of her, blocking her view.
“Don’t look.” He lowered his head to look at her.
Alice stood still and lowered her gaze, only to see the spreading pool of blood,
“Mr. Welch, we need to go to the hospital!”
Noah remained motionless, stubbornly staring at Alice.
Mike cried, “Ms. Alice, please! Take him to the hospital! He’ll die!”
Alice closed her eyes. Why were they all pushing her?
She stepped away from Jack’s arms and looked at Noah.
She walked over.
Noah’s eyes held a glimmer of hope. He wanted Alice to see his sincerity.
He could even die for her.
Alice reached out and struck Noah’s neck, knocking him unconscious.
Then she said coldly, “Take him to the hospital.”
Mike, frantic, summoned security guards to carry Noah away.
Ethan, waiting for them in the elevator, saw the bleeding Noah. He paled.“What happened?”
Mike sobbed. “Mr. Welch tried to get Ms. Alice’s forgiveness by harming himself.”
He’d warned Noah, but he didn’t listen.
Otherwise, he couldn’t have harmed himself.
Ethan was panicked, helping Mike take Noah to the hospital.
The blood could be seen from the office to the elevator.
Alice turned away from the blood.
She hadn’t expected Noah to go to extremes!
Jack took a tissue, wiping the blood from her hand.“It was his choice. Don’t let it affect you,”
“Alice, it’s a moral trip.”
Jack added, “Guilt trip.”
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Andrew nodded.“He wanted to make you feel sorry for him. Don’t fall for it!”
Alice breathed a sigh of relief. She noticed Jack’s calm movements as he cleaned her hand, her lashes fluttering.
She’d kept her feelings suppressed.
But they were blossoming.
She quickly looked away, afraid Jack would notice it.
Jack checked her hand and then straightened.
He threw the napkin into the trash can and asked, “Is your work for today done?”
“Not yet. I was going to discuss the bugs with the team. I didn’t expect the Welch family to cause so much trouble.”
Alice sounded uneasy.
Jack said casually, “Let’s meet in half an hour?”
Andrew protested, “No need to rush. Tomorrow works, too.”
He wondered, “Didn’t he see Alice is upset?
“Isn’t it too cruel for her to go back to work?”
Andrew frantically signaled to Jack, but he pretended not to notice.
Alice shook her head.“I’m fine. Let’s meet in half an hour.”
She wouldn’t let the Welch family ruin her life.
They were strangers.
Alice looked at them.“I’ll go to the restroom.”
She left the office. The blood was already being cleaned up.
Andrew grumbled, “You’re so insensitive! You should’ve taken her home to comfort her.”
“She’s not delicate,” Jack said, glancing at the blood.
“The Welch family haven’t learned their lesson yet.”
“We need to teach them a lesson, but Alice’s parents founded the Welch Group. The name and location were their choices. Won’t she be heartbroken if it goes bankrupt?”
It was their legacy.
Jack, his expression hardening, left for the restroom.
He saw Alice walking to the emergency stairwell.
She sat alone on the stairs.
The image of Noah’s bleeding wrist was seared into her mind.
She couldn’t get rid of it.
Jack sat beside her.“Need some comfort?”
Alice looked at him, amused.“What are you doing here?”
“Offering comfort!”
He patted his shoulder.“Lean on me. Free of charge.”
Alice leaned on his shoulder, closing her eyes.
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She closed her eyes.“Was I too harsh?”
“You forget how Ethan cursed you and how Noah gave you broken stationery during your exams? It almost ruined your grades,”
Alice took a deep breath.“I know.”
Jack flicked her forehead.“You’re too well–mannered.
“You should focus on yourself and enjoy your life.
“Didn’t you tell your fans you are an ill–bred woman?”
Alice laughed.“Stop it, that’s not funny.
“I hate them. I won’t forgive them.”
She added, “But they were good to me when I was a child.”
But not after Chloe arrived.
She’d been only a few years old when her parents had a car accident.
They were nice to her.
But it cost her life.
Jack, seeing her distress, said softly,“But you’ve already paid the price.”
Alice thought of her last life.
She’d died once.
She felt much relieved after telling Jack her true thoughts.
Alice realized she was leaning on him. His hand rested naturally on the step, making it seem like he was holding her.
She lowered her eyes and didn’t move.
The two kept being like that without speaking.
Alice’s heart pounded. She looked up anxiously.“Isn’t it almost time for the meeting?”
Jack lowered his head, his lips brushing against her forehead.
Both of them didn’t expect it.
Alice scrambled up.”We need to go to the meeting.”
She missed a step, but Jack caught her, pulling her into his arms.“Take care.”
Her ears burned crimson.
They were close, surrounded by the hushed silence of the stairwell.
Only their intertwined heartbeats filled the space.
She looked up, meeting his gaze.
The distance between them lessened…
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