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Alice saw the tension in Jack’s face and smiled, “Go ahead.”
“Ms. Welch…”
At that moment, the director of the foundation came over.“You’re needed to handle some
matters.”
“I’ll be right there,” Alice replied.
She looked at Jack.“Go ahead or you can wait until I’m done with my work.”
She noticed his hesitation, sensing it was something difficult to say,
Perhaps Jack felt the need to speak up because of what Ethan had said.
Jack sighed in frustration.“Go ahead.”
Alice nodded and followed the director away.
Jack turned to John.“Be mindful of your words from now on.”
“Jack, I thought you’ve told her everything. Why didn’t you? There’s nothing to hide. Alice isn’t a gold digger. She likes you for who you are,” John said.
“I know,” Jack replied.
“So what are you hesitating about?” John was puzzled.
Jack’s expression turned somber. He whispered, “I owe her an apology.”
If only he and Alice hadn’t been involved in that car accident back then, he could have revealed his true identity to her.
Alice left with the foundation people.
On the car ride, she messaged Jack, telling him and John not to wait for her. She still had some work to do.
Once she took over the foundation, she had to manage it well.
She needed to wait for Chloe to take the bait for the time being.
But Alice was slightly curious about what Jack wanted to tell her.
Alice returned to the Welch’s residence late after finishing her work at the foundation.
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As she was going upstairs, she happened to see Chloe standing at the stairway, looking at a gloomy expression.
Alice walked past her, but Chloe viciously remarked, “You knew all along that person was Mrs. Wilson. You pretended to be nice to her to make me look bad, didn’t you?”
After Chloe returned home, she kept thinking about what happened at the event. The more she
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thought about it, the more she felt something was off. She believed Alice had set her up.
Alice’s eyes were filled with mockery. Her smile widened.“You made such a fool of yourself in front of those two ladies today. I don’t think you still have a chance to be with Garrett.”
“You bitch! I just knew you set me up!”
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Alice grabbed Chloe’s neck, her voice cold.“You better not make any rash moves. I still have a high–definition video of you sleeping with Davis. Would you like me to send it to Madyson or Garrett?”
“No, don’t!” Chloe was in complete despair. If the Yates family found out about this, she would be ruined.
Garrett still had feelings for her now, but if he saw that video, he would no longer be interested in her.
Alice patted Chloe’s face.“Got it? From now on, you’ll be a good lackey by my side. If I say go right, you better not go left.”
Chloe was unwilling.
Chloe had been scolded harshly by her father because of the incident with Davis. She didn’t dare tell him about the video Alice had recorded, fearing her father wouldn’t help her get rid of Davis. Now Chloe regretted having set up Davis to have sex with Alice. In the end, she was outsmarted by Alice and ended up sleeping with David instead.
Chloe asked in resentment, “What does it take for you to delete that video?”
Alice’s eyes were filled with contempt.“I am the biological daughter of the Welch family. You’re just a driver’s daughter. After living a good life for many years, you’ve become too conceited, haven’t you? I ran away from home for a while, and as soon as I came back, I’m still a part of the family.”
With that, she left Chloe behind.
Alice deliberately said these things to provoke Chloe into action.
Chloe stayed on the floor for a while, trembling all over as she returned to her room.
She took out another phone and dialed that number, “Dad, help me kill Alice. Kill that bitch!” “Chloe, didn’t I tell you to stay calm and not confront Alice just yet?”
“Dad, you don’t know what she did today. She forced me to eat things off the floor!”
Chloe burst into tears.“Ethan also made me eat it. No one in the Welch family is any good. They claim that we’re a loving family, but I’m just an outsider to them!”
With only a small concession, Alice easily took away her room, along with the foundation and the entertainment company that she had.
Chloe was filled with hatred, but she didn’t dare mention the video.
“Chloe, it’s not too late for you to understand now. Do as I said, get the donation money first and
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transfer it to the account I designated. Once the artificial intelligence project is signed and Ethan transfers the money, you won’t have to put up with the Welch family anymore.”
“Okay, I got it.”
Chloe hung up the phone, her face cold and dark. She was determined to make the Welch family regret standing by Alice’s side!
Chloe was eager to see how the bitch Alice would continue to behave like a lady of the upper class after the Welch family had gone bankrupt.
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The next day, Alice specifically waited for Ethan to show up, so she could sign the contract.
But Ethan didn’t
appear.
Noah said to her, “Ethan has left early for something urgent.”
“Has he changed his mind?” Alice wondered.
“Alice, you have that video in your hands. Ethan won’t back out.”
Noah was certain of this. Ethan would prefer not to draw too much attention to the Davis
incident.
Alice wasn’t sure about that.
Then Caleb showed up and said, “I know why. The Parker family is likely upset by yesterday’s event. So Ethan went over there to make things right.”
Madyson and Amber had a high social standing. The huge mess caused by Chloe at the event definitely needed to be fixed.
“Ethan might become irate if you say these things in front of him, Caleb. Ethan is doing this for the benefit of our family after all.”
Noah played the peacemaker again.
He looked at Alice and said, “Caleb and I are going to the island to visit Alex tomorrow. If you have any issues, you can contact me anytime.”
Alice thought, “They’re going to Alex?
“Perhaps one is to have surgery, and the other is off to have his face repaired.
“No wonder Caleb didn’t show up yesterday.”
Alice looked at Noah’s thin figure. She knew that if he went to Alex, his stomach issues would improve soon.
She withdrew her gaze and said, “Got it.”
“Alice, Luke will stay by your side. If Ethan and Chloe cause any more trouble that may hurt you, he’ll help you out.”
At that moment, Luke slowly walked in from outside, a bit hesitant to look at Alice.
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Alice’s tone was cold.“I can handle my own matters.”
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Caleb continued, “Alice, I’ll have Luke help me manage the entertainment company for the time being. We were wrong to trust that hypocrite Chloe. We’ve greatly been deceived by her. We won’t make the same mistake again.”
This time, Alice had helped him regain control of the entertainment company. Caleb felt guilty and distressed about how he had mistreated Alice in the past.
Alice remained unmoved after hearing all of this.
She stood up.“Are you done speaking?”
Seeing her indifferent demeanor, Noah couldn’t help but say, “Alice, can you try to trust us one more time?”
Alice’s lips curled with sarcasm. “What if I demand that Chloe be kicked out of the Welch family?”
“Alice, Chloe became an orphan because of our family. We can’t simply throw her out to fend for herself despite her mistakes.”
Noah was in a dilemma.“You can’t change the fact that Chloe’s father saved your life.”
Alice’s phone beeped with a message from the PR team, “We found clues on the person who was sent to kill Davis.”
She scoffed and looked up at Noah. Are you that sure?”
