Chapter 183
Alice, holding the trophy, watched with amusement.
Her tone was gleeful.“Luke, you’re wrong. Ethan’s right.”
Luke looked at her incredulously. “Alice, you got the video. You know I didn’t do that!”
“But Chloe said you were accomplices. Chloe, that’s what you said, right?”
Alice looked at Chloe, who wanted to stay aloof.
Chloe stammered, “I … I didn’t say that.”
“You didn’t say it? So, you did it, and only you should be sued, right?”
“That’s not what I meant!”
Chloe’s voice rose. She didn’t want to be jailed!
But she didn’t want to fight with Luke and have him blame her.
Alice clicked her tongue.“So you don’t want to go to jail. Luke should go
instead.”
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“Alice, must you push me this far?”
Chloe was close to tears.
Alice’s tactic was cruel!
Alice smiled.“Chloe, don’t worry. Your father did the Welch family a favor. We were always taught to be good to you and to repay your father. How could we let you go to jail, right?”
Chloe was stunned.
Those words had been used countless times.
It was to guilt–trip Alice,
Alice looked at Luke, her tone flat.“Right, Luke?”
He’d said the same thing!
Luke’s expression kept changing.
He’d said those words without thinking.
Now, the boomerang was hitting him, and it hurt.
Ethan snorted. “Alice, since you know that, you should drop the charges. You, not us, owe a debt to Chloe’s father!”
“That’s wrong.”
Alice’s voice was cold.“Chloe’s father saved me first and then went back for Mom and Dad before the car exploded.
“He died saving our parents, not me.
“Besides me, you also owe a debt to Chloe.”
Ethan frowned. “We don’t need you to remind us. I’ll have Luke take the blame.”
“Ethan, if I go to jail, my career is ruined! It’s Chloe’s fault!”
Alice sighed, “Luke, Chloe’s parents also did you a favor. How can you let Chloe go to jail?”
“I didn’t do it.”
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“Even if you didn’t, you should think about Chloe. You owe her! You wouldn’t let a young girl ruin her life, would you? You’re so selfish.”
Alice continued earnestly, “You’re a close–knit family. Is this how you act?”
Luke stared at Alice, speechless.
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He’d said those exact words.
He reaped what he sowed.
Alice felt immense satisfaction when she saw Luke couldn’t say anything.
She’d waited long for this.
They’d guilt–tripped her.
Now, it was her turn to pay back.
Ethan couldn’t take it.“Alice, stop. We understand.”
“No, I must speak.”
Alice smirked.“Ethan, let me talk about you.”
Ethan was wary.“About what?”
“You’re an accomplice! Knowing Chloe was wrong, you did nothing. You failed as a brother.”
“Alice, you…”
“Let me finish. Aren’t you always fair? As the head of the family, you should take responsibility.”
Alice looked at Ethan.“You’re a close–knit family. How can you let your siblings fight and go to jail?
“You’re selfish.”
Alice thought to herself, “Stop pretending to be good.
“You’re involved, too.”
Ethan looked unwell.
He never expected to take responsibility.
Everyone was silent.
Alice, her voice hoarse, held the trophy.“Speak up! You taught me this! Why not do it yourselves? You’re too selfish!”
They’d lectured her relentlessly.
They told her that they were family.
Now, they were so selfish.
How hypocrite!
Alice’s eyes were cold. She would expose their hypocrisy!
Chloe’s face was pale.
Chloe thought to herself, “Bitch! I knew she was up to no good.
“She wants to drive a wedge between me and my brothers.”
Chloe cried, looking at Ethan. “Ethan, it’s my fault. I’ll take responsibility. I don’t want Luke and you take the blame.”
She needed to do something. Otherwise, everything was on the line.
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Alice’s manipulation was ruthless.
Ethan looked uneasy. He didn’t expect Alice to implicate him.
He hesitated. “Chloe, don’t worry. It’s not your fault.”
Alice interjected, smiling, “See? Ethan’s comforting you. He’ll go to jail for you.”
“Alice, when did I say that?”
Ethan was anxious.
Alice was surprised. “As the eldest, when will you step up if not now?”
“But if I go to jail, my career is ruined! Who’ll run the Welch Group?”
“Ethan, you’ll ruin your career, but Chloe will have her reputation ruined. How will she marry?”
Ethan felt a pang of guilt.“But what will you live if the Welch Group fails?”
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“I can beg on the streets. But we can’t be selfish! Chloe’s father helped the Welch family. Ethan, you won’t let her go to jail, right?”
Ethan was furious.
But he couldn’t refute Alice.
He’d said the same things to her.
Ethan was unwilling to yield.“Alice, you keep saying we’re family. Why not drop the charges?”
“You’re family, but I’ve cut ties with you. So, you don’t want to take responsibility for Chloe?”
“Alice, you’re too much!”
Alice kicked over a trash can, her eyes cold.
She said ironically, “Finally, you know how it feels being guilt–tripped.”
They did that to her every day!
Ethan lowered his gaze, avoiding Alice’s eyes.
Alice approached, pressing him.“Why do you keep silent? Aren’t you a considerate man?”
She grabbed Ethan’s collar.
Her voice was cold.“Are you
mute?
“Or you just can’t say it?”
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