Chapter 222
Alice snatched her hand away from Caleb, showing no respect for his position. “You’ve disappointed me countless times,” she said coldly.
Caleb, mindful of the surrounding fans, held back from any physical retaliation.
His voice, however, turned icy.“Alice, say it. When have I disappointed you? When you were bullied as a kid, wasn’t I always there for you?”
“You were there? Those bullies came to me because of you! You were the danger!”
Her eyes were sharp with sarcasm. “Stop using the ‘good brother‘ card. You don’t deserve it.”
She turned and walked towards the gaming team’s base.
Caleb seethed. He didn’t deserve it?
He’d almost been killed, and she just ran away!
Seeing Alice storm off, Chloe offered a fake apologetic expression to the crowd of Caleb’s fans. “Don’t misunderstand, Alice’s been swamped lately. Family issues are still unresolved. That’s why she’s acting this way.”
The fans grumbled. But she shouldn’t be acting like a diva, keeping the crew waiting!”
Yeah, I saw her snapping at Caleb.
Chloe sighed dramatically. “She’s always had a temper. At home, they all walk on eggshells around her.”
Caleb came over, cutting her off.“Sorry, my sister has a stubborn streak. She’s not as sweet as Chloe, but she’s incredibly talented. For my sake, please don’t hold it against her.”
The fans shrieked at his appearance.
After greeting them with a smile, Caleb and Chloe retreated. And his smile faded. “Why would you say all that?”
*Caleb, I was just trying to smooth things over. Alice’s behavior might have a negative impact on you.”
Caleb’s eyes narrowed. The worse Alice treats me, the better it is for me.”
He was a veteran of the showbiz. He knew how these games were played.
He fixed Chloe with a hard stare. “But you… If I catch you playing these games again to smear Alice, you’re out of the Welch family!*
“Caleb, I didn’t mean to…”
Caleb squeezed her wrist tighter, his voice low and dangerous. “Do you think you can fool me? If we weren’t in public, I’d have already dealt with you.”
Chloe nodded miserably in pain.“I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.”
There won’t be a next time.”
Caleb released her hand, instantly switching back to his charming persona. “Alice’s here. Let’s get to filming.”
Chloe rubbed her aching wrist at the spot.
She hadn’t expected Caleb to be so ruthless. He’d always ignored her before, until he’d been injured, and she’d spread the rumor that Alice ran away.
Chloe believed that once she became a star, no one would dare look down on her.
And that mama’s boy, Garrett, would announce their relationship.
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After the bidding incident, Andrew had likely put pressure on Garrett’s mother, forcing their breakup.
Garrett was too cowardly to resist, and now they were stuck in a fake breakup, dating secretly.
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Alice entered the base and found cameras set up.
The scene was to be filmed here.
Lana approached.“You okay? You look pale.”
“I’m fine. How was practice in the afternoon?”
“We were supposed to practice, but the film crew needed time. They taught everyone how to act, so there was no
practice.”
Alice’s face turned cold.
Caleb was definitely doing this on purpose. He knew the team was preparing for the upcoming competition, and they only had limited practice time after school.
It was a rare chance.
Caleb walked in.“Everyone ready? Just do what we practiced.”
Alice glared at him.“When will this be over?”
“It depends on everyone’s cooperation and the actors‘ performance.”
He acted calmly as if nothing happened. “If you don’t perform well, it’ll take longer. We might have to continue
tomorrow.”
Alice frowned. “There are only two scenes, one here and one outside.”
“Correct. Now you can memorize your lines, and we’ll film the leads first.”
Alice retrieved the script from the office. She’d written scripts before, so it wasn’t a problem.
But when she reached the set, Caleb stopped her.“Let’s begin. Ready?”
“Yes.”
She went to the seat. Her role was simple: the team captain.
She played a villain, looking down on the heroine, only to be defeated later.
She would have a gaming battle with Chloe’s role.
But Chloe was quickly defeated when they fought.
Chloe started complaining.“Alice, this is a movie. You need to go easy on me. How are we going to film otherwise?”
Caleb calmly said, “Redo it.”
Chloe beamed; she was finally going to beat Alice.
She would be the winner!
Alice didn’t want to be easy on Chloe, but she had to. But even with Alice intentionally losing, Chloe’s character still lost.
Alice was irritated. “Did you leave your brain at home today? How could you lose? How did you even make it to the competition level?”
Chloe started crying.“I didn’t mean to.”
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Caleb intervened.“Alice, if you’re unwilling to let Chloe win, we can’t film today. We’ll have to continue tomorrow.” “No, we’re finishing today.”
Alice didn’t want to waste her time.
Caleb shook his head.“Let’s all rest. I’ll coach her. My sister is a newbie, so everyone needs to be more patient.”
Others had no objections.
Caleb took Alice to his office upstairs.
Alice was furious. “Chloe’s just bad. If I go easy on her too obviously, everyone will notice. They’ll think Harvard Team is that weak.”
This should be a lighthearted drama to promote their team.
“I know Chloe’s problem, and it’s not your fault.”
Caleb casually took a drink of water. He sounded relaxed.
Alice looked at and asked him, “You’re deliberately wasting time, aren’t you?”
“Exactly,” Caleb replied, a malicious glint in his eyes.
He knew Alice wanted the team to focus on practice for the upcoming competition next year.
Alice snatched the cup from his hand and tossed it into the trash.
“What do you want?” Her face was cold.
Caleb calmly wiped his clothes with a napkin from the table.
“I’m teaching you a lesson. Disobeying your brothers has consequences.” He was calm.
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