Alice snatched her hand away from ke, showing no respect for his position "You''ve disappointed me countless times," she said coldly.


    ke, mindful of the surrounding fans, held back from any physical retaliation. His voice, however, turned icy “Alice, let''s hear it. When have I disappointed you? When you were bullied as a kid, wasn''t I always there for


    your


    "You were there? Those bullies were attracted to me because of you! You were the danger!" Her eyes were sharp with sarcasm.“Stop using the good brother card. You don''t deserve it.” She turned and walked towards the gaming team''s base. ke seethed. “He didn''t deserve it? He''d almost been killed, and she just run away!


    Seeing Alice storm off, Chloe, one of Alice''s teammates, offered a fake apologetic expression to the crowd of ke''s fans. "Don''t misunderstand, Alice''s been swampedtely. Family issues are still unresolved. That''s why she''s acting this way."


    The fans grumbled.“But she shouldn''t be acting like a diva, keeping the crew waiting!"


    "Yeah, I saw her snapping at our Bro ke."


    Chloe sighed dramatically. “She''s always had a temper. At home, they all walk on eggshells around her." ke arrived, cutting her off."Sorry, my sister has a stubborn streak. She''s not as sweet as Chloe, but she''s incredibly talented. For my sake, please don''t hold it against her.” The fans shrieked at his appearance. After greeting them, ke and Chloe retreated, and hie smile faded. “Why''d you say all that?”


    “Brother, I was just trying to smooth things over. Alice''s behavior might have a negative impact on you.”


    ke''s eyes narrowed. "The worse Alice treats me, the better it is for me." He was a veteran of the entertainment industry. He knew how these games were yed. He fixed Chloe with a hard stare.“But you, if I catch you ying these games again, if you try to smear Alice, you''re out of the Windham family!”


    Chloe''s eyes welled up, clutching her wrist.“Brother, I didn''t


    ke squeezed her wrist tighter, his voice low and dangerous. "Do we weren''t in public, I''d have already dealt with you."


    mean to...


    you think you can fool me? If


    Chloe nodded miserably. I''m sorry. I won''t do it again." "There won''t be a next time." ke released her hand, instantly switching back to his charming persona. “Alice''s here. Let''s


    get to filming."


    Chloe rubbed her aching wrist. She hadn''t expected ke to be so ruthless. He''d always ignored. her before, until “that” incident when he''d been injured, and she''d spread the rumor that Alice ran away. Once she became a star, no one would dare look down on her. And that mama''s boy, Gavin- he would beg for her back. After the bidding incident, Jack had likely put pressure on Gavin''s mother, forcing their breakup. Gavin was too cowardly to resist, and now they were stuck in a fake breakup, dating secretly.


    Alice entered the base and found cameras set up. The scene was to be filmed here. Her teammate, Alice, approached. “You okay? You look pale."


    637


    "I''m fine. How was practice?"


    "We were supposed to practice, but the film crew needed time, teaching everyone how to act, so there was no practice."


    Alice''s face turned cold. ke was definitely doing this on purpose. He knew the team was preparing for the uingpetition, and they only had limited practice time. ke walked in. “Everyone ready? Just do what we practiced."


    Alice red at him."When will this be over?"


    “It depends on everyone''s cooperation and the actors'' performance.” He acted as if nothing happened. "If you don''t perform well, we''ll take longer. We might have to continue tomorrow." Alice frowned. “There are only two scenes, one here and one outside."


    "Correct.


    Now you can memorize your lines, we''ll film the leads first.”


    Alice retrieved the script. She''d written scripts before, so it wasn''t a problem. But when she reached the set, ke stopped her.“Let''s begin. Ready?”


    "Yes."


    Her role was simple; the team captain. She yed a viin, looking down on the heroine, only to be defeatedter. She would have a gaming battle with Chloe. But Chloe was quickly defeated. Chloe startedining.“Alice, this is a movie. You need to go easy on me. How are we going to film otherwise?”


    ke calmly said, "Redo it." Chloe beamed; she was finally going to


    was finally going to beat Alice. But even with Alice intentionally losing, Chloe''s character still lost.


    Alice was irritated, “Did you leave. your brain at home today? How could you lose? How did even make it to thepetition level?"


    Chloe started crying.“I didn''t mean to.”


    you


    ke intervened."Alice, if you''re unwilling to let Chloe win, we can''t film today. We''ll have to continue tomorrow."


    "No, we''re finishing today."


    ke shook his head.“Let''s all rest. I''ll coach her. My sister is a newbie, so everyone needs to be more patient.”


    ke took Alice to his office upstairs. Alice was furious.“Chloe''s just bad. If I go easy on her too obviously, everyone will notice. They''ll think Cloud Warriors are that weak." This was a lighthearted drama to promote their team.


    I know Chloe''s bad, it''s not your fault." ke casually took a drink of water. Alice challenged him, "You''re deliberately wasting time, aren''t you?"


    “Exactly," ke replied, a malicious glint in his eyes. He knew Alice wanted the team to focus on practice for the uingpetition.


    Alice snatched the cup from his hand and tossed it into the trash."What do you want?" ke calmly wiped his clothes with a napkin. “I''m teaching you a lesson. Disobeying your older brothers has consequences.


    This revised trantion further enhances the emotional intensity, rifies the motivations of the


    characters, and keeps the dialogue sharp and realistic, suitable for a young adult or new adult American audience.