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As Alice took out her mobile phone, silence fell.
Chloe, who was chilled to the bone, turned to Ethan and said, “I need a break, Ethan. I can’t stand seeing that disgusting butler.”
“Wait. You can have a break soon.”
Caleb stopped Chloe and said, “Weren’t you so confident? Now you’re scared?”
Chloe had been so eager to incriminate Alice, but she wanted to escape when the video showed
- up.
Chloe’s eyes flickered.“The truth is obvious. I’m the victim. Alice is fine, isn’t she?”
Chloe couldn’t stop wondering why they were hounding her.
Alice played the video. Though dimly lit, it clearly showed Davis was doing something bad he shouldn’t do.
Ethan averted his gaze.“Turn up the volume.”
This was embarrassing for him because he was Chloe’s brother after all.
Davis’s slurred words could be heard clearly.“You were born good, so what? Now you are in the same bed as me. You messed with Chloe, and she won’t let you get away with it…”
Noah slapped Chloe after watching the video.“What else do you have to say? You’re so vicious!” He couldn’t believe Chloe had orchestrated this!
He thought it was intolerable for an adopted daughter to do this.
Caleb confronted Ethan, “The truth! Chloe orchestrated this! That’s who she is!”
Ethan seemed stunned.
He looked at Alice with a guilty expression, but he couldn’t speak.
Davis shouted, “Listen, I was drunk and rambling. I did it alone. No one told me to do this. Alice was going to fire me, and I was resentful.”
He took full responsibility.
Chloe breathed a sigh of relief. This had nothing to do with her in that case.
She cried, “Alice doesn’t like me, but I never meant her any harm. I would never do something so cruel. And I’m the victim!”
Ethan softened and helped Chloe up.“I know you’re not like that.”
Caleb sneered,“Chloe, you’ve dug your own grave. Serves you right!”
“Enough! Can’t you see Chloe’s suffering?”
Ethan kicked Davis.“Lock him in the basement. Send him to the police tomorrow.”
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Alice said in a sarcastic tone, “Why not call the police now? Chloe said the milk was drugged. Let’s test her blood to see if she drank it.”
Chloe was afraid because she hadn’t drunk the drugged milk.
She begged Ethan, “Not call the police. It’ll damage the family’s reputation. I don’t want this publicized.*
The police might uncover more.
Ethan nodded.“Chloe, you’re a good girl. Go to your room, wash up, and rest. We’ll talk
tomorrow.”
“Hold on. I didn’t say she could leave. Nobody can decide whether to call the police.”
Alice was astonished because she didn’t expect that Ethan was still protecting Chloe despite the overwhelming evidence.
Ethan approached and said in his commanding tone, “Enough. You could have stopped this, but you watched Chloe get assaulted. Do you think you’re completely justified?*
Alice looked up.“An eye for an eye. She reaped what she sowed. She deserves it.”
The truth was clear to everyone.
Ethan raised his hand to strike Alice but was blocked by the latter. Alice’s tone was icy. “What? Am
I wrong? Do you deny knowing what happened, yet you still protect Chloe?”
Ethan’s expression changed, but he knew that this couldn’t be publicized.
“But Chloe suffered. Let’s drop it. Delete the video.”
“Impossible. My first day back, and this? I’m pursuing this.”
“What do you want? Chloe is innocent. Davis took the blame. Reporting this is pointless!”
Ethan’s tone was threatening.
Alice’s gaze was sarcastic, making Ethan uneasy. Ethan left with Chloe.
Noah approached Alice.“Alice, sleep in the guest room. I’ll have it cleaned.* Caleb looked at Alice and said, “Did you know about Chloe’s plan?”
Caleb wondered why Chloe was in Alice’s room.
Alice didn’t expect the question. How could I? Chloe deserves it.”
She pointed to the empty milk bottle. There’s some left, as evidence.”
She hadn’t drunk much because much of it had been dumped.
A little of the milk was left as evidence.
Noah’s gaze was complex. He suspected Alice had known and let Chloe destroy herself. Everyone might have guessed it.
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Noah said, “Alice, rest in the guest room. We’ll talk tomorrow.”
Alice walked to the guest room.
Noah couldn’t help but ask Caleb, “Alice changed a lot, right? She knew Chloe’s plan and could have done something, but she stayed in the bathroom and let Chloe…”
Noah couldn’t figure out why Alice did nothing.
Caleb didn’t agree with Noah.“Alice was smart. Otherwise, she would be the victim. I think Alice did the right thing. Chloe needed a lesson.”
“But that lesson was too serious.”
Noah couldn’t stop thinking. He thought Alice should have stopped Davis from rapping Chloe.
“Noah, stop being too nice. Alice did the right thing. Call the police. The police may find out more about Chloe.”
“No way. It is not good for our family and our sisters. And Chloe has learned her lesson.” Caleb didn’t agree with that, but he didn’t call the police. He would wait until tomorrow. Alice got back to the guest room and locked the door.
While thinking of Chloe and Davis, she chuckled. She was happy to see Chloe becoming furious. What a show!
Alice was too excited to sleep. She checked her cellphone and saw Jack’s message, asking her to reply when she was free.
She replied:“Just finished watching the show. You should be asleep. I’ll tell you tomorrow.” Jack immediately made a video call.
Alice asked while watching the screen, “You’re still awake?”
Jack’s gaze was intense.“Because you didn’t reply.”
Alice smiled, “If I didn’t reply all night, would
“I’d wait outside the Welch house.”
you wait?”
Alice knew Jack meant it. She changed into a comfortable gesture and said, “I didn’t have time to reply.”
“What happened?”
“That bitch tried to frame me, but she’s the one who suffered.”
Alice recounted the events.
Jack’s face darkened when Alice mentioned the drugged milk.“I’ll come get you.”
“No. I’m not that stupid. Chloe only has Davis. Now Davis’s gone, her only hope is her father.” This was exactly what Alice wanted.
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Jack’s gaze was cold.“I am worried about you.”
“I’m fine, and I have gotten skills to protect myself. My brothers except Ethan, are with me.”
Alice was determined to get rid of Chloe this time.
Jack pursed his lips. He investigated Chloe’s father but found nothing.
They talked for a while before Alice fell asleep.
Jack watched Alice sleep, and his gaze softened.
He hadn’t thought much about the car accident, but there was more to it. He needed to reinvestigate. He wanted to know what the Garcia family was hiding.
The next morning…
Alice yawned as she went downstairs and saw a crowd in the lobby.
She asked, “What happened?“
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As Alice took out her mobile phone, silence fell.
Chloe, who was chilled to the bone, turned to Ethan and said, “I need a break, Ethan. I can’t stand seeing that disgusting butler.”
“Wait. You can have a break soon.”
Caleb stopped Chloe and said, “Weren’t you so confident? Now you’re scared?”
Chloe had been so eager to incriminate Alice, but she wanted to escape when the video showed
- up.
Chloe’s eyes flickered.“The truth is obvious. I’m the victim. Alice is fine, isn’t she?”
Chloe couldn’t stop wondering why they were hounding her.
Alice played the video. Though dimly lit, it clearly showed Davis was doing something bad he shouldn’t do.
Ethan averted his gaze.“Turn up the volume.”
This was embarrassing for him because he was Chloe’s brother after all.
Davis’s slurred words could be heard clearly.“You were born good, so what? Now you are in the same bed as me. You messed with Chloe, and she won’t let you get away with it…”
Noah slapped Chloe after watching the video.“What else do you have to say? You’re so vicious!” He couldn’t believe Chloe had orchestrated this!
He thought it was intolerable for an adopted daughter to do this.
Caleb confronted Ethan, “The truth! Chloe orchestrated this! That’s who she is!”
Ethan seemed stunned.
He looked at Alice with a guilty expression, but he couldn’t speak.
Davis shouted, “Listen, I was drunk and rambling. I did it alone. No one told me to do this. Alice was going to fire me, and I was resentful.”
He took full responsibility.
Chloe breathed a sigh of relief. This had nothing to do with her in that case.
She cried, “Alice doesn’t like me, but I never meant her any harm. I would never do something so cruel. And I’m the victim!”
Ethan softened and helped Chloe up.“I know you’re not like that.”
Caleb sneered,“Chloe, you’ve dug your own grave. Serves you right!”
“Enough! Can’t you see Chloe’s suffering?”
Ethan kicked Davis.“Lock him in the basement. Send him to the police tomorrow.”
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Alice said in a sarcastic tone, “Why not call the police now? Chloe said the milk was drugged. Let’s test her blood to see if she drank it.”
Chloe was afraid because she hadn’t drunk the drugged milk.
She begged Ethan, “Not call the police. It’ll damage the family’s reputation. I don’t want this publicized.*
The police might uncover more.
Ethan nodded.“Chloe, you’re a good girl. Go to your room, wash up, and rest. We’ll talk
tomorrow.”
“Hold on. I didn’t say she could leave. Nobody can decide whether to call the police.”
Alice was astonished because she didn’t expect that Ethan was still protecting Chloe despite the overwhelming evidence.
Ethan approached and said in his commanding tone, “Enough. You could have stopped this, but you watched Chloe get assaulted. Do you think you’re completely justified?*
Alice looked up.“An eye for an eye. She reaped what she sowed. She deserves it.”
The truth was clear to everyone.
Ethan raised his hand to strike Alice but was blocked by the latter. Alice’s tone was icy. “What? Am
I wrong? Do you deny knowing what happened, yet you still protect Chloe?”
Ethan’s expression changed, but he knew that this couldn’t be publicized.
“But Chloe suffered. Let’s drop it. Delete the video.”
“Impossible. My first day back, and this? I’m pursuing this.”
“What do you want? Chloe is innocent. Davis took the blame. Reporting this is pointless!”
Ethan’s tone was threatening.
Alice’s gaze was sarcastic, making Ethan uneasy. Ethan left with Chloe.
Noah approached Alice.“Alice, sleep in the guest room. I’ll have it cleaned.* Caleb looked at Alice and said, “Did you know about Chloe’s plan?”
Caleb wondered why Chloe was in Alice’s room.
Alice didn’t expect the question. How could I? Chloe deserves it.”
She pointed to the empty milk bottle. There’s some left, as evidence.”
She hadn’t drunk much because much of it had been dumped.
A little of the milk was left as evidence.
Noah’s gaze was complex. He suspected Alice had known and let Chloe destroy herself. Everyone might have guessed it.
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Noah said, “Alice, rest in the guest room. We’ll talk tomorrow.”
Alice walked to the guest room.
Noah couldn’t help but ask Caleb, “Alice changed a lot, right? She knew Chloe’s plan and could have done something, but she stayed in the bathroom and let Chloe…”
Noah couldn’t figure out why Alice did nothing.
Caleb didn’t agree with Noah.“Alice was smart. Otherwise, she would be the victim. I think Alice did the right thing. Chloe needed a lesson.”
“But that lesson was too serious.”
Noah couldn’t stop thinking. He thought Alice should have stopped Davis from rapping Chloe.
“Noah, stop being too nice. Alice did the right thing. Call the police. The police may find out more about Chloe.”
“No way. It is not good for our family and our sisters. And Chloe has learned her lesson.” Caleb didn’t agree with that, but he didn’t call the police. He would wait until tomorrow. Alice got back to the guest room and locked the door.
While thinking of Chloe and Davis, she chuckled. She was happy to see Chloe becoming furious. What a show!
Alice was too excited to sleep. She checked her cellphone and saw Jack’s message, asking her to reply when she was free.
She replied:“Just finished watching the show. You should be asleep. I’ll tell you tomorrow.” Jack immediately made a video call.
Alice asked while watching the screen, “You’re still awake?”
Jack’s gaze was intense.“Because you didn’t reply.”
Alice smiled, “If I didn’t reply all night, would
“I’d wait outside the Welch house.”
you wait?”
Alice knew Jack meant it. She changed into a comfortable gesture and said, “I didn’t have time to reply.”
“What happened?”
“That bitch tried to frame me, but she’s the one who suffered.”
Alice recounted the events.
Jack’s face darkened when Alice mentioned the drugged milk.“I’ll come get you.”
“No. I’m not that stupid. Chloe only has Davis. Now Davis’s gone, her only hope is her father.” This was exactly what Alice wanted.
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Jack’s gaze was cold.“I am worried about you.”
“I’m fine, and I have gotten skills to protect myself. My brothers except Ethan, are with me.”
Alice was determined to get rid of Chloe this time.
Jack pursed his lips. He investigated Chloe’s father but found nothing.
They talked for a while before Alice fell asleep.
Jack watched Alice sleep, and his gaze softened.
He hadn’t thought much about the car accident, but there was more to it. He needed to reinvestigate. He wanted to know what the Garcia family was hiding.
The next morning…
Alice yawned as she went downstairs and saw a crowd in the lobby.
She asked, “What happened?”
“Davis committed suicide in the basement last night.”
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