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As Alice looked at Jack’s deep gaze, she felt a jolt.
Her eyelashes fluttered “We’re just friends.”
She thought, “Didn’t he say that we’re just friends?”
He treated her like a sister.
Upon hearing her words, Jack licked his back teeth and got to his feet. Let’s go.”
He walked ahead, his chiseled features expressionless.
Alice followed behind, maintaining a step’s distance from him.
Andrew and John trailed at the back. John looked anxious, eager to say something, but Andrew held him back.
Andrew whispered, “Can you stay out of it?”
John was so persistent.
Under such a circumstance, it was best not to look for trouble.
John was curious.“They aren’t dating for real?”
Jack still hadn’t won the girl over after several months. How pathetic!
“Forget it. They can’t be together.”
“Why?”
“Because Alice is the…” Andrew didn’t finish his words.
John looked at him with sincere eyes.“Andrew, I don’t have a big mouth. I won’t tell anyone.”
Andrew glanced at John and touched his face.“What gives you the nerve to say that?”
From his early years until now, John had a loose tongue.
He almost had a slip of the tongue just now.
John’s face was full of curiosity. He thought, “Does Alice have some hidden identity? Or is her family background too ordinary to mention?”
They headed out.
Alice checked her phone. Lana had messaged her asking where she was.
Alice looked back at them and said, “I’ll head back to school now. My classmate is waiting for me.”
John broke free from Andrew’s grip.“Uh, Alice, I’ll be in Washington for a while. If you’re free this weekend, let’s grab a meal together.”
“Let’s take a rain check. We might play games together.”
Alice wanted to find out if John was that person through gaming.
She turned her head. The man standing next to her had a powerful presence.
She lowered her eyes and turned to run off without saying anything else.
Jack stood in place, watching Alice’s retreating figure, his tongue pressing against his cheek, his gaze deep.
He wondered if she was avoiding him.
John rushed up, his face full of curiosity.“Jack, you haven’t won her over yet? So lame.”
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Jack glanced at him “Why would she ask you to play games together?”
*Because I’m awesome. Who would dare to treat her disrespectfully when I’m going to the school base to back her up?”
“She doesn’t need you to back her up.” Jack walked ahead with a long face.
John was utterly confused. Andrew hit him and said, “Can’t you wise up? Why would you invite Alice to play games with you?”
“I’m trying to help them.”
“You’re just a drag on them.”
Andrew uttered inwardly, “Don’t you see Jack’s gloomy expression?”
Andrew felt frustrated when he thought of the relationship between Jack and Alice.
He both hoped they would be together and worried that Alice would find out about that thing.
Alice and Lana met up and headed back to school together.
Lana was excited on the way. “It was really awesome when you said that you hoped to advance to the finals the next year. We’re so excited about it.”
“Yep, we’ll have a chance if we work hard together.”
She had led that group to the finals in her previous life. With like–minded teammates this time, she believed she
could succeed as well.
But Alice was a bit distracted.
She kept thinking about what Jack meant by those words.
He even asked what kind of relationship they were in.
Alice thought, “Didn’t he know that better than anyone? Why did he even ask?”
Alice looked at the night sky outside the window, her facial contours blurred on the glass.
After returning to the school dorm, she took a shower and got in bed.
In the club group chat, everyone was discussing today’s events and expressed their desire to participate in competitions in the future.
Alice scrolled through the chat history on her phone, exited, and saw messages from Jack,“Only my girlfriend can check my phone.
“Hmm, are you sure you want to check?”
As she read these messages, she couldn’t help but think of Jack’s face.
She pondered, “What did he mean?
“He took an unflattering photo of me and brushed it off with these words?”
She had been in a good mood today after confronting the Welch family until now.
Alice irritably turned off her phone and exclaimed inwardly, “What a Jerk!”
After the final competition ended, Instagram was flooded with posts.
Blitzkrieg Team had many fans. John was very popular. After all, he was handsome and from a well–off family.
But the fact that John was the younger son of the Wilson family had not been exposed. The only information available was that his family was wealthy.
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Alice had learned that from Ethan in her previous life
The next day, Alice went to class as usual.
Garrett brought people to corner her“Alice, didn’t I warn you not to make things difficult for Chloe? You think you can do whatever you want just because Max apologized to you?
Alice’s eyes showed impatience as she walked straight towards Garrett
Scared, Garrett retreated while saying, “I’m warning you. If you lay a hand on me, my family won’t let you off
Alice looked at Garrett expressionlessly, and he ran off in fear.
He was such a coward in her eyes.
After being scared off, Garrett felt somewhat humiliated. He immediately called Andrew to complain, Andrew, I asked you for help. Have you contacted the law firm yet?”
“You brat, are you looking for punishment? You’re bond enough to command me now!”
“Andrew, I’m just anxious. I tried to reason with Alice today, but she actually wanted to hit me. She beat me once in New York. Don’t you remember?”
“It seems you haven’t learned your lesson. You got beaten up by a woman. Shame on you.”
Andrew felt frustrated.“Garrett, I’m warning you. Don’t mess with Alice!”
“Andrew, is Alice your woman? You also stood up for her the last time in New York.”
“Stop prying. Remember what I said. Don’t blame me for not warning you.”
Andrew hung up the phone. Garrett couldn’t help but ponder further. Andrew was so protective of Alice. Andrew was probably attracted to Alice as well.
If that was true, it would be troublesome.
After Garrett returned to the classroom, Chloe immediately asked him with anticipation, “How did it go?”
“I scolded Alice, but you know she’s stubborn and impossible to reason with.”
Garrett certainly wouldn’t mention that he had run off in fear from Alice.
“Can you prevent Alice from hiring a lawyer like you said?”
Chloe had noticed that Ethan was also distant from her now. He was most likely still upset over Alice’s remarks.
And Noah and Luke completely ignored her.
Chloe wanted to change her current situation. She could only turn to Garrett for help. If Alice couldn’t hire a lawyer after pulling some strings, Luke would be fine.
In that case, she would still have a chance to win Luke back.
Garrett looked awkward. “It’s actually not a big deal, but if I get involved, my mom might find out. If she does, she might think poorly of you.”
Chloe pretended to be reasonable despite her slight disappointment. “I understand. We definitely can’t let your mom know about it.”
His mother would not allow Chloe to marry into the Yates family if she had a negative opinion of Chloe.
Max snorted coldly beside them, “You can’t even handle such a small thing. Garrett, you’re good–for–nothing.”
Garrett couldn’t bear the insult. “If you’re not useless, why did you publicly apologize to Alice?”
“Because Alice has something on me. Plus I can’t afford to cause trouble lately. My sister is in talks for an engagement
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with the Wilson family. My family needs to avoid trouble. If not, I wouldn’t have tolerated that country bumpkin Alice.”
Max was irritated.“I can make a call to ensure Alice can’t hire a lawyer. That’s not a big deal.”
Chloe’s eyes lit up with joy. This was perfect.
Garrett looked at Chloe and asked, “Does Alice have a new boyfriend?”
He wondered why Andrew was so protective of Alice.
“No, she’s only been interacting with that school physician, Mr. Wilson.”
Garrett’s expression changed.“Mr. Wilson? Is his name Jack Wilson?”
Garrett had a bad feeling.
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