Chapter 82
Alice watched Chloe’s panic, a cold smile playing on her lips.
Chloe actually felt fear.
Chloe said to Noah nervously, “Noah, I indirectly caused this. I’ll find it out and see if he was bribed.”
Alice scoffed. “It was you, wasn’t it?”
Chloe’s face paled at the words; she panicked.
She wasn’t sure if Alice had more evidence.
Chloe quickly explained, “Alice, I would never do such a thing! I know you’re angry because I didn’t support you,
but I swear I’m innocent.”
She looked at Noah pleadingly.
Noah frowned, silent.
Alice’s eyes were cold.“Okay, then swear an oath. If you were behind this, may you die a horrible death or be a beggar!”
Chloe bit her lip, reluctant to swear.
She didn’t want to become penniless!
She’d worked so hard to become wealthy.
She looked at Noah pitifully.“Noah, I didn’t do it. I can apologize, but an oath is too much.”
Noah subconsciously agreed.
An apology was enough.“Why an oath?” he thought.
Mike said to Noah, “Sir, even if Ms. Black swears an oath, she’ll be fine since she didn’t do it. Does her reluctance suggest guilt?”
Mike disliked Chloe; she was too manipulative.
Chloe looked at Noah with teary eyes.
In the past, this would have softened him.
This time, Noah gritted his teeth.“Chloe, swear the oath. I believe you’re innocent.”
Chloe was close to tears.
She didn’t want to curse herself.
But she was trapped.
Alice watched, amused. She hadn’t expected Noah to agree to Chloe swearing an oath.
In the past, he wouldn’t have let her.
He would have made excuses for Chloe.
This was a surprise.
Everyone looked at Chloe.
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Reluctantly, she mumbled the oath Alice had suggested.
Alice stared at Chloe, impressed by her audacity.
Chloe felt a shiver run down her spine; she didn’t dare provoke Alice, fearing more evidence out.
After the oath, Noah looked at Alice cautiously. “I’ll investigate this. Thank you for fixing the firewall.”
“I did it for the money. Mike, please transfer the payment.”
Alice didn’t want to stay with them, returning to her seat.
The testing was successful, so the rest was easy.
Her colleagues whispered around her after she sat back.
“It turns out she’s the real Ms. Welch. We were all wrong, misled by that fake.”
“Who would have thought an adopted daughter would dress better than the real blood?”
Chloe’s expression was awkward. Everyone knew she was a liar.
She couldn’t stay in the office; she felt like they were laughing at her.
She needed to control the team leader and stop him from exposing her.
Chloe stood up and left.
Alice integrated her code into the software, finishing her work.
She went to the manager’s office and knocked on the door.
“Ms. Alice, please.”
Alice saw Noah, looking calmly. “I’ve integrated the tested code. I’m done. I’ll be leaving.”
“Alice, you didn’t disappoint me. I knew it. But I didn’t know you knew so much.”
Noah hadn’t expected her to solve the firewall issue.
So many experts had failed.
Yet she’d done it in two days.
Noah looked at her with relief.“I’m more comfortable entrusting this company to you.”
“I don’t want it.”
Alice refused. She looked at Mike.“Just transfer the payment as you said, Mike.”
She didn’t want to stay.
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Noah stood up, anxious to stop her. “Alice, running a company is more meaningful than livestreaming. It’ll make you more money. I’m doing this for you.”
He was using the company to compensate her. Wasn’t that enough?
He said it was for her again.
Alice’s tone was mocking. “Noah, is this really for my good, or to control me?”
If she returned, she’d be trapped again.
He always chased after her because he was uncomfortable with her independence.
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Noah was stunned. “Why would you think so? I want to be nice to you, to make up for the past.”
Seeing her wary gaze, he felt that his heart ached.
He didn’t expect her to distrust him so much.
Alice said calmly, “If it’s for my good, stop doing these useless things.”
Opening the door after turning around, she saw Chloe outside, her face grim.
Alice ignored her, gathered her things, and left.
Noah stumbled, and finally, he stopped.
His face was pale.
Chloe was resentful. Why had her years of effort been surpassed by Alice’s tantrum?
Chloe felt annoyed, yet she appeared calm. “Noah, I believe Alice will eventually understand your efforts.”
Noah sighed. “Maybe.”
Mike saw Chloe comforting him, feeling stifled, but he couldn’t say it. It was a family matter of Noah.
Alice went home after leaving.
Soon, Mike called her, “Ms. Alice, the partner insists on a technical handover to continue the cooperation. Can you go to their company tomorrow?”
Alice frowned.“Fine, but I won’t be involved afterward, and they shouldn’t know who I am.”
“Understood. Deal. The payment was transferred. Please check.”
Mike hung up, turned to Noah, and said, “Sir, done.”
“Why did she agree to you but not me?”
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Mike’s expression was complex. “Maybe because I’m an outsider. Ms. Alice is kind and didn’t want to make things difficult for me.”
Noah sighed. “I don’t know how to communicate with her anymore.”
The next day, as Alice was about to take a taxi, she saw Noah’s car.
He rushed over after getting out of the car, holding a bag of cake.“I remember you like this bakery’s cakes. This is
their new flavor.”
Alice looked at the cake.“Chloe likes this bakery, not me.”
“I remember you liking it too.”
“That’s because Chloe likes it. You’d buy one for me. It’s not my favorite flavor, by the way.”
Noah’s face fell. “Why didn’t you say so before?”
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