Chapter 25
Alice was incredibly calm; she genuinely wanted to leave this family.
Luke scoffed. “Fine, get out and get out of here. I want to see how you survive without the Welch family!”
Noah couldn’t take it anymore:“Enough, Luke. What are you saying?
“Noah, Alice wants to leave! She’s the one who doesn’t want us!” Luke’s eyes were red–rimmed, his emotions raw. He’d already lowered his head and apologized, and she still wanted to leave. Did she want him to beg for forgiveness?
Chloe quickly stepped in to mediate:“Luke, don’t be angry. Alice was just joking. It’s fine if she doesn’t tutor me; I’m already satisfied with the tutor we have.”
Luke glared at Alice.
“Look at how understanding Chloe is, and then look at yourself. Alice, have you ever reflected on your
actions?”
“Luke, let’s go. I need to ask you about some strategies,” Chloe said, turning to Noah. “Noah, we’re leaving.”
“Go ahead.”
Seeing Chloe being so considerate, Alice’s heart softened a bit. Originally, Chloe wasn’t even part of the Welch family, but she had let her grades drop for the sake of the team’s training. She stepped in to mediate during family conflicts. Compared to Alice, Chloe was incredibly mature.
Noah looked at Alice with disappointment.
“Don’t ta Luke’s words to heart. You’re still part of the Welch family.”
Alice replied calmly, I think it’s better if I move out.”
Noah’s expression changed.“Alice, what do you want? How can we go back to being a happy family like before?”
Happy family? Alice’s eyes suddenly aged a bit; she felt utterly exhausted. She didn’t even have the to respond. It was all just disappointing..
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She offered a cold, strained smile.“I can’t.” After her cold response, she walked straight to her room upstairs. Because she would never again be the one who humbly gave everything only to be completely ignored and ultimately abandoned. Never!
After this, a cold war ensued between Alice and her brothers. They didn’t speak for a long time. But she felt relieved; finally, she didn’t have to deal with them anymore.
However, the team’s revival match was coming up this Saturday. For several days, Chloe had taken leave from school, claiming to be sick, but Alice knew she was preparing for the competition.
Alice went about her life, eating and going to school without any impact. Noah approached Alice, placing a ticket on the table. The competition is this afternoon. Go and cheer for the family.”
Alice replied flatly, “Okay.”
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Alice snapped a picture of the ticket and sent it to Jack Em going to watch the watch ten dersom se won’t be online.” They had originally planned to game over the weekend.
Jack replied instantly: “Okay.”
As he responded, someone peeked over his shoulder, trying to see the message, but failed.
Andrew Yates clutched his chest.“Let me see! Don’t be so stingy
Jack raised an eyebrow.“Don’t you want your eyes anymore?”
*So serious? I mean, if you feel guilty, just compensate her directly. You’ve been hanging around her, what’s your plan?”
Jack held his phone with his long fingers. After a long pause, he replied, “To accompany her as she grows, to help her out of her low point, until she can live freely.”
Andrew couldn’t help but add,“Until she grows up, falls in love, and has kids?”
Jack frowned slightly.“Something like that.” Her parents were gone, her brothers were unreliable, and she was struggling alone.
He change the subject. “Do you have tickets for the match this afternoon?
“Are you interested in the revival match? Your brother’s already in the finals!”
“Stop it. I need to arrange something before the match.” Jack looked out the window. He’d support her until she no longer needed him. If her parents were alive, she wouldn’t be struggling like this.
Alice went straight to the venue for the team match. She saw a lot of fans outside, holding support signs, including fans of the Landing Team. There were even fans of Chloe. Thanks to Caleb’s company, Chloe had become a bit of a well–known internet celebrity. She was young, sweet–talking, and good at acting innocent. It worked well online..
Alice glanced at the signs the fans were holding; once, she had bought a lot of Landing Team merchandise and shared many posts about the team, actively managing fan groups. Alice expressionlessly withdrew her gaze and walked inside with her ticket.
Once seated, she looked at the stage and momentarily fell into a daze. After all, in her past life, she had sat in that very spot, turning the tide to win the revival match.
It had been a tough win.
This team was quite strong and stable in their performance.
Unlike Luke, who had the skills but often lost control of the game’s rhythm due to arrogance and a strong ego, refusing to listen to others‘ advice.
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Soon, the competing teams began to take the stage. Fans from both sides started screaming in support, as if competing to see who could be louder.
Alice sat calmly in het seat, noticing Luke and Chloe at the front of the team, both wearing matching uniforms, looking like a family. But she noticed Luke looked tense, and Noah and Caleb weren’t there. What happened? Weren’t they supposed to be training and participating in the revival match?
On stage, Luke’s face was grim. He hadn’t expected Noah and Caleb to bail on him last minute, throwing his plans into disarray.
Chloe said soothingly, “Luke, Noah and Caleb had emergencies at work. After all, they’re the company presidents, not professional players.”
“You don’t understand! We’ve trained together for so long; if they say they can’t come, how are we supposed to compete?”
“Luke, our team members are all quite capable; we’ve trained together, and we’ll definitely work well together and win.”
Even though Luke was giving her the cold shoulder, Chloe still patiently spoke kind words. After all, the more she stood by Luke’s side during such times, the more he would appreciate her as a sister, slowly replacing Alice’s position as the favored sister.
No matter how angry Luke was, there was nothing he could do at this point.
Suddenly, he thought of Alice and instinctively said, “Chloe, do you think it would be better if Alice were here to compete?”
Chloe’s smile faltered; feeling a surge of anger. Why was he bringing up that woman again? Hadn’t she been training and taking leave for this competition, proving herself more than Alice, who had done nothing?
Out of the corner of her eye, Chloe suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the audience.“Luke, Alice’s here to watch our match!”
Alice noticed Chloe looking over, as the fans around her started to scream. The moment Luke saw Alice,
his eyes
lit up.
She actually came.
