GoodReadChapter 214
Alice kicked the slippers away. “Givemy phone.”
Luke swallowed the bitter truth and changed the subject.“What do you want to eat? Are you feeling unwell?”
Alice felt her words were hitting a wall. She looked at Luke, “Why can’t you understand me? They claimed to
compensate her, but it wasn’t what she wanted.
Luke pleaded, “Alice, | know you're angry with Caleb. He has a bad temper. But don’t hold grudge. When you
were bullied, he always avenged you. Remember?” He didn’t want Alice to misunderstand Caleb..
Alice scoffed.“Avenged me? He had a bad temper and couldn't get along with classmates. They Couldn't beat
him, so they bullied me.” She remembered the endless bullying Caleb supposedly
avenged her, but those kids targeted her because of him. She’d still loved him, even though she was bullied,
because he always fought back. After Chloe arrived, her situation worsened. Luke's composure faltered.”l didn’t
know.”
Alice’s eyes fell. Her older brothers were busy, her fifth brother was reclusive, and Luke and Caleb were
inseparable. She'd followed them. She'd known she’d be bullied after Caleb fought back, but she'd accepted it
because it made her feel important.
Luke said cautiously, I've spoken to Caleb. He won't do it again.”
Alice sneered. “Your actions are no different from his.”
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“Alice, I'm worried about long-term effects. Let a doctor examine you, then leave. Have dinne with me?”
“No.” Alice knocked Luke unconscious. She helped him back onto the bed. He seemed much thinner, almost
skeletal. She took back her phone. Jack had called several times. She put on her shoes and tried to leave, only to
find more bodyguards.
She gritted her teeth and walked towards them, but they surrounded her.“Ms. Alice, you can’t leave.”
“Then move.”
“Sorry, Ms. Alice.” She was trapped.
The secretary arrived with a food container, telling the guards to leave. “Who told
her?”
Alice impatiently said, Letgo.”
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“I wish | could, but | can’t,” the secretary sighed. “Mr. Caleb was too much. You can leave when the boss wakes
up... Boss? What's wrong? Luke was unresponsive. The secretary panicked.
“Ms. Alice, call a doctor! He's very sick!”
Alice
coughed. “No need.. | knocked him OUL He wouldn't let
The secretary was relieved. The boss didn’t want you to leave. He wanted you to stay longer.”
They never asked if | wanted to stay,” Alice said.
leave.”
The secretary sighed, “I know. | tried to reason with the boss, but he wouldn't listen. Now it’s too late.”
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Alice was frustrand Lake woke up saving Nice on the water pollut Alice said coldly, Tm leaving,”
“Okay. Eat something. I'll send you hroma lance”
| don’t have an appetite. | wine to go ho
Lake was sad. He knew she’d he him. The secretary urged, BromCall's
Ms. Alice go Forcing her to stay will backfire”
Luke nodded. ‘Alice, I'll take you home”
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“No need.”
You can’t leave withoutYou know Caleb’s semper
Alice reluctantly agreed. It felt wrong
The bodyguards didn’t stop them. The secretary drove her home. Since Cal her ber adden there was no point in
hiding
Luke tried to talk to her, but Alice stared out the window. Luke sighed. He remembered ber chatter, her stories.
He wondered how their sibling relationship had fallen apar At the apartment complex, Luke said, Alice, | keep
Chloe away from you “Was Chloe the only one hurting me? Alice sarcastically looked at Luke, then got our of the
car She saw a familiar figure.“Jack?
Jack, putting away his phone, rushed to her, worried. “Why didn’t you answer my calls or “Something cup.
She hadn’t expected Caleb to force her to the hospinal Jack looked at her, sensing she wasn’t being entirely
truthful
Luke got out of the car. The two men glared at each other.
Alice said coldly to Luke, “You can go.”
“Alice, | was blind. | made mistakes.”
Jack said sarcastically, Empty words. That adopted daughter is still living comfortably, isn’t se They destroyed
the security footage. Brother didn’t believeLuke said “I can’t dismiss Chloe. Her father saved Mom and Dad,
and you,” Luke said, feeling conficted
Jack said coldly, “Are you so sure that driver saved Alice?”
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