Luke''s father, cornered, nervously pushed Alice away. “[Stop with the theatrics. I didn''t know about the giarism."
“[Mr. Windham, trying to evade responsibility?]"
I''m not evading anything!]"
Luke''s father''s eyes were bloodshot; he was agitated, as if she''d struck a nerve.
Chloe stepped forward, supporting him."[Alice, Dad''s ribs are still healing from your shoulder. throw. Don''t push it.]"
"Oh, ying the good samaritan now?"
Alice said coldly, “[Then go to jail. That solves everything.]"
Chloe nearly choked; she wouldn''t go to jail! She''d only been trying to impress Luke''s father. Chloe looked at Luke."[Sixth Brother, don''t worry. It''s my fault. I''ll take the me.]* If someone had to take the fall, it would be Luke.
Luke''s father said, "[No, you can''t go.]"
[Then Mr. Windham, you''ll go, right?]"
Luke''s father was speechless, looking at Luke.
The atmosphere was tense. Luke''s mouth twitched; he finally understood betrayal. Was this what Alice had experienced?
After a long silence, Luke said hoarsely, “[I''ll do it. Stop arguing.]” He deserved punishment for trusting Chloe. Chloe looked surprised and relieved.“[Sixth Brother, you can''t go to jail. It''s my fault. I implicated. you.]* "[Chloe, don''t say that. It''s not your fault.]"
Luke''s
Alice
father patted Chloe''s shoulder."[We
Windhams value
loyalty.]
nodded. “[Yes, why cry? Someone''s taking the fall. That''s good.]" "I''m just upset.]
Chloe was still acting; Alice called her out.“[Since you''re upset, why don''t you go?]" Chloe stopped crying, silent. She didn''t want jail; she wanted to marry into the Yates family Luke''s father felt frustrated.“[Alice, are you satisfied now?]"
Alice scoffed. She turned to Luke.“[Congrattions. You made a great sacrifice for your family.]" This is what you get.
Luke looks
[Yes.]
up, his eyes red. He stared at the trophy."[Is this the championship trophy?]"
Alice held the trophy up to Luke.“[If I''d been on the Landing Team, we might have won. you, with that idiot Chloe, failed the preliminaries. You only made it to the next round. because I won]”
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Luke wanted to touch the trophy, but Alice held it close. “It''s not yours. Don''t touch it.]
Luke''s hand dropped; he looked at Alice, his expressionplex. [If I hadn''t let Chloe join, hadn''t been so biased against you, would you
have quit?]"
There are no ''ifs'' or ''what ifs in life."
Alice touched the trophy. The Windhams wouldn''t get it this time! She turned to leave. “[Alice, stop! Are you happy seeing us like this?]”
Luke''s father, angry, grabbed her shoulder.
Alice raised an eyebrow."[I''ll give you another night to decide who takes the me.]"
Luke''s father''s face changed.
Alice''s smile widened. This time, it includes you. If you take the me, I''ll apologize.]” Luke''s father was speechless.
Alice forcefully removed his hand.“[You don''t want to take the me; why pretend to be good?]"
"[Alice, you think I''m pretending? I''m doing this for the family!]"
Dare you
"If you take the me and Alice smiled, looking deeply at Luke''s father. She saw his arrogance, his carefully concealed hypocrisy and selfishness. He was trying to guilt-trip her again!
go to jail, I''ll apologize. Dare you gamble?]
She wouldn''t be so kind.
Luke''s father said nothing, his face grim..
Alice left; he didn''t pursue her. She was right. What was this "close-knit family but a pack of hypocrites?
At the stairs, she bumped into Jack, Garrett, and John Wilson.
She was surprised."[You heard everything?]"
Jack looked at her intently, patting her shoulder. [Well done. Let''s talk in the lounge.]”
Alice felt embarrassed.
In the lounge, only the four of them remained.
John Wilson spoke."[Why did you say you''d apologize? Why apologize!]" Garrett raised an eyebrow."[It''s strategy. Don''t you get it?!]"
Alice smiled.“[I said that deliberately. I know him; he won''t take the me.] Luke''s father was ambitious and used underhanded tactics in business, securing the Windham Corporation''s position in Cloud City.
John Wilson didn''t understand. [Why not sue? Or beat them up?!“]
“[Little Lemon used guilt-tripping. Let them experience it!"]
Alice nodded."[Yes.]"
Seeing their masks fall, she felt good. Revenge was sweet. Let them experience what she''d through.
Alice returned the trophy to John Wilson."[Thank you. It
gone
was
useful.]"
"[Brother, look at my trophy. Amazing, right?]"
John Wilson tossed the trophy to Jack. Jack tossed it to Garrett; it was a hot potato. Garrett understood."[Not bad, John Wilson. Try harder next time!]”
"[Stop calling me that! I''m not lonely.]"
John Wilson looked at Alice.“[Next year, Sister-in-Law and I will be rivals. You can cheer for Sister-in-Law!]”
Alice was surprised; John Wilson called her sister-inw? Jack''s tone was cold."[John Wilson, what are you saying?]"
John Wilson realized his slip."[You''re not together yet?]"
Jack''s face tensed.
Garrett covered John Wilson''s mouth."[Stop it!]" If he talked more, Jack would kill him!
Silence fell.
Alice coughed, ufortable."[You misunderstood my rtionship with Jack. We''re not like that.]"
Jack looked up."[What are we, in your eyes?]"
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Brother, look at my trophy. Amazing, right?]”
John Wilson tossed the trophy to Jack. Jack tossed it to Garrett; it was a hot potato. Garrett understood."[Not bad, John Wilson. Try harder next time!]"
[Stop calling me that! I''m not lonely]"
John Wilson looked at Alice. [Next year, Sister-in-Law and I will be rivals. You can cheer for Sister-in-Law!]"
Alice was surprised; John Wilson called her sister-inw? Jack''s tone was cold."[John Wilson, what are you
saying?]"
John Wilson realized his slip. [You''re not together yet?]"
Jack''s face tensed.
Garrett covered John Wilson''s mouth. [Stop it!] If he talked more, Jack would kill him!
Silence fell.
Alice coughed, ufortable. [You misunderstood my rtionship with Jack. We''re not like that.]*
Jack looked up."[What are we, in your eyes?]"