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“You said Alice wrote the codes
Biban was stunned “I… I didn’t know.”
Alice was so young. Was she so capable?
Noah said, “Ethan, I mentioned it before, but you forgot. Alice contributed a lot, but we ignored her.”
Noah realized how wrong he’d been.
Ethan stammered, “I thought you wrote it; she just helped.”
He’d assumed Noah was making excuses for Alice.
Ethan hadn’t expected it to be true.
His secretary urged, “Boss, the tech department is helpless. What do we do? If this leaks, we are in big trouble!”
“What are the tech guys doing? They can’t even match a girl?”
Ethan was embarrassed. He glared at Alice.“What are you doing? You’re retaliating because I forgot you wrote the code?”
Ethan just forgot a detail.
Was it so important?
Alice was family. Contributing was expected.
“Yes.”
Alice readily admitted, her gaze cold.
“Ethan, leave me alone. You have bigger problems now. Fix this before all your secrets leak.”
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“Alice, how dare you? The Welch family raised you. You made money because of us. Now you’re trying to destroy the company? Are you mad?”
Alice stood at the doorway and said coldly, “Our parents left each of us a trust fund. My education expenses came from
there.”
“Fine! But your living expenses for all these years came from us! We gave you expensive gifts on birthdays!”
Alice said, “You forgot? After our parents died, I stopped celebrating birthdays. You bought expensive gifts for Chloe,
not me.”
“Nonsense! I remember buying you an antique crown.”
Alice smirked.“Chloe took it.”
“Impossible! It was for you! Why would Chloe take it?”
Ethan looked at Noah accusingly.
Noah stammered, “Ethan, it was a misunderstanding. Alice and Chloe argued. Alice gave it to Chloe to apologize.”
“Even if she had to apologize, she shouldn’t give away my gifts! Noah, what were you thinking?”
Ethan felt humiliated and upset.
Alice took out an envelope of cash.“This covers my expenses over the years. It’s 17,000 dollars. We’re even. I have nothing more to do with you!”
Noah’s hands trembled as the money landed in his lap.
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Ethan’s face turned livid.“Alice, don’t think you’re safe!”
Alice lifted her chin, her eyes icy.“Mr. Welch, I advise you to leave. Otherwise, I’ll release your source code. At that time, all the secrets of the Welch Group will be leaked,
“Your competitors will be thrilled.”
rage.“Well!
Ethan trembled with rage. “Well! From today, you’re no longer my sister! I will never forgive you!”
“Ethan! Don’t say that!”
Noah held Ethan back.“She’s our sister! We promised Mom and Dad we’d take care of her.”
“If not for Alice, Mom and Dad wouldn’t have died in the car accident!”
Ethan’s eyes were red, his voice filled with rage.“If I’d known Alice would be like this, Chloe’s father should have saved our parents first!”
Alice seemed to remember the accident.
She stumbled, leaning against the door.
Alice couldn’t remember what happened that day.
She only felt a sharp pain and couldn’t breathe.
Ethan ripped off his jacket in anger.“Alice, you think we favor Chloe, but we took her in for you, to repay your debt! You killed Mom and Dad, and Chloe’s father! If you want to leave, fine!”
Ethan left.
“Ethan, come back!”
Noah, anxious and angry, turned to Alice.“Ethan’s just angry. Don’t worry.”
Alice was unsteady.
Jack supported her, his gaze concerned.“Are you alright?”
She shook her head, her voice hoarse.“I can’t remember the accident. Did I kill Mom and Dad?”
“No, it’s not your fault. It was an accident. The other driver ran a red light. He is the killer!”
When Jack heard “killer“, a sharp pain pierced him.
Alice was unconvinced.“Ethan didn’t mean it that way.”
“He was angry. You know his temper!”
Noah looked at Alice worriedly.“It wasn’t your fault.”
Alice’s eyes were dark.“Didn’t you blame me?”
Noah hesitated. He had blamed Alice.
He said, “That’s in the past. You were young. We weren’t mature. If we hurt you, I apologize.”
Jack’s tone was sarcastic.“Besides apologies, what else do you do?”
“This isn’t your fault, Alice, I’m sincere,” Noah said.
Noah had realized his mistakes.
He would change.
Alice wiped her tears.“Go. I have nothing to do with the Welch family.”
“Alice, let me explain…”
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Jack stopped Noah.“Do you think you deserve her forgiveness? Can your apologies erase the harm you caned?
Noah’s eyes were red.“I… I regret it.”
He’d tried to stop Ethan and Luke.
Why couldn’t Alice forgive him?
“If you truly care about Alice, stop interfering in her life.”
Jack shoved Noah aside and slammed the door.
Noah, left outside, felt a sharp pain in his stomach, but nothing compared to the pain in his heart.
A while later, Luke rushed out.“Noah, I saw Ethan leave in anger. He said something happened at the company. He bought the earliest plane ticket back to Washington. Is Alice okay?”
“She’s fine. Let’s go.”
Noah wiped the blood from his mouth and shook his head.
“We go just like that?. Noah, didn’t you say you’d win Alice back at any cost?”
“Maybe it is the best to stay away from her. We wronged her. We shouldn’t disturb her new life.”
Noah hit his head in frustration.“If I could go back, I wouldn’t let it happen…”
Luke stood up and knocked.“Alice, come out! Noah’s ill. He is waiting for you outside! Are you ignoring him?
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