< Chapter 256
Chapter 256
Alice smiled, extending het hand to Chloe as if she was inviting Chloe.
Chloe was furious. For the banquet tonight, she had rehearsed her acceptance speech for weeks. Now, it was ruined. Alice invited her onstage It was a blatant humiliation.
Seeing this, Ethan immediately said, “Chloe, come up together. You’re sisters, and you both contributed to the script”
Chloe reluctantly extended her hand, but Alice retracted hers.
“Just kidding. You actually fell for it. Since 1, the real author, am here, you don’t need to speak for me.” Alice smirked, After all, a fake is a fake.” Alice walked past Chloe, deliberately bumping into her. Chloe nearly stumbled, her face contorting with rage. She scolded in her heart, “Bitch!”
Alice calmly stood on stage, looking at Ethan, whose face was grim.
“Ethan, you really outdid yourself with this surprise. I’m so touched!”
Ethan was fuming, but with so many people watching, he couldn’t explode.
Caleb handed Alice another microphone.
Alice addressed the audience.“Hello everyone, I’m MMBean. Since I wasn’t feeling well, Ethan decided to have our adopted daughter speak in my place. But I still came here today. After all, I wrote this script. She doesn’t understand it.”
Ethan interrupted, “Alice, I remember Chloe also contributed to this script. Did you forget it?”
“Not at all. She did bring tea while I was writing. And she ‘accidentally‘ broke my computer, so I lost the entire document.” Of course, Alice remembered Chloe’s “efforts.”
She looked coldly at Chloe.“Thanks to your clumsiness, the second version was even better. You did help, though it was counterproductive.”
The meaning of her words was clear.
Chloe was furious and turned around. She didn’t want to be the center of everyone’s attention. Alice was clearly doing this on purpose.
Ethan continued to defend Chloe.“It was an accident. Besides, she participated in writing the script.” He was determined to let Chloe be the scriptwriter.
Alice felt disgusted. She decided to let him have his way.
Alice looked at Chloe. Then tell us, what exactly did you contribute?”
Chloe, under the gaze of everyone, began her rehearsed speech.
Alice listened, and then smirked, “You say you contributed so much. How many versions of the script were there? How many times did the character design change? How many times did the romantic entanglements and the villain’s backstory change? Do you remember?*
Chloe’s expression changed. How would she know? She didn’t need to know these since she just wrote a speech. She didn’t actually write the
script.
Alice stared at her.“You can’t answer, can you? Because you didn’t participate in writing. You have no idea.”
Ethan tried to stop her.“Alice, it’s been so long. How could she remember so clearly?”
Alice looked at Ethan.“But I do remember.”
Caleb chimed in.“Yes, I do too. The script went through many revisions and discussions.”
With Caleb supporting Alice, Chloe’s words sounded hollow.
People started murmuring.
“We hate it when someone adds their name to a script we slaved over.”
“Yeah, why should we share our hard work? It’s shameless.”
Chloe heard others‘ discussion and her eyes welled up. She looked at Ethan for help.
Ethan looked at Caleb.“I saw Chloe contribute. You can’t just exclude her.”
“Ethan, I know you want Chloe to share the glory, but the script is solely Alice’s. Adding Chloe’s name is pointless.” Caleb directly exposed
Ethan’s intentions.
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Caleb went to Ethan Ethan, ler Chloe do more practice. There will be other opportunities. But this script is Alice’s alone. Let’s celebrate ber”
Ethan was furious but he couldn’t argue. He walked off, coldly enorting as he passed Alice.
Alice smiled. She watched him comfort Chloe. But this time, Chloe wouldn’t take what was ber
Caleb stood on the stage alone and continued, “Everyone knows my recent dramas were hits, and there were conflicts with my enter during auditions, causing misunderstandings online. I brought her here to dear things up
Hearing his words, Alice’s expression was indifferent. She knew that Caleb had planned this before. Besides reclaiming his company, Caleb also wanted to explain the misunderstanding about the livestream. She didn’t object. Their cooperation was temporary. Her priority was investigating why Chloe’s father was alive and the truth behind the car accident. She needed to make Chloe unwelcome in the Welch family, forcing her backers to act. Then she would have a chance to find Chloe’s father.
After Caleb finished, he cautiously looked at Alice, relieved by her silence.
As they descended speaking, he glanced at Alice. When he was sure she would not object, he sighed with relief. As they walked offstage, people greeted them.
Seeing Alice being praised, Chloe was resentful and said to Ethan, “Ethan, Caleb brought Alice here. He must disapprove of you giving me the company and might resent you now?
Ethan guessed it too. He approached Caleb and Alice with a long face. Come with me. I need to talk to you.”
But Caleb stood still.“Ethan, let’s talk after the gala. You should be happy for Alice. Why do you look so unhappy?
Alice didn’t expect Caleb to be so bold and relentless. He actually talked to Ethan like this.
Chloe said mincingly, “Caleb, Ethan didn’t mean that. He’s been cleaning up the mess you and Alice made these days. How could you treat him
like this?
Alice said coldly, “What did we do? Caleb just announced I was the original writer. Can’t we refuse to add your name?”
Chloe’s face twisted, but she brazenly said, “But I also contributed”
Ethan looked at Alice.“Whether you agree with it or not, Chloe’s name will be on the script.” He thought, “In the Welch family, Alice doesn’t
call the shots.”
