ke was surprised Alice cared so much about her parents'' inheritance. He''d thought Ethan''s tactic wouldn''t work; Alice had cut ties with the Windhams. But she did care.


    "You let Mom and Dad''s inheritance fall into an outsider''s hands? Using it to ckmail me?" Alice asked, her voice cold.


    ke looked guilty."If you''d reconciled with me earlier, none of this would''ve happened.” “You haven''t changed a bit,” Alice said, remembering her past life. Even Noah and ke, knowing Chloe''s true nature, remained silent when Ethan gave Mom and Dad''s inheritance to Chloe. Alice looked at ke with disappointment. "You''re the ones who wronged Mom and Dad." ke avoided her gaze, kicking a trash can after she left. He grabbed Chloe. Chloe screamed. “What are you doing?”


    "You heard her. You have no right to the foundation or any of the inheritance." Chloe red at him."Let go! Or I''ll tell the media you assaulted your sister! You''ll never recover!" "Chloe, you dare talk back?"


    I''m not wrong! You''re cowardly; you suspected Alice abandoned you, and I just yed along. Now you me me for everything!" Chloe''s voice was low and rapid. “You were never good to Alice; now you pretend to care. Aren''t you hypocritical?"


    This enraged ke. He grabbed Chloe''s throat. "Who told you to talk? I''ll kill you!"


    "You''re exposed," Chloe said, defiant. ke''s face was ruined; his career was over; she didn''t need to please him.


    Ethan appeared, pulling ke away. Chloe gasped for air, showing the Daniels on her neck. "Four, I didn''t want to give up the foundation; it was Brother''s decision."


    Ethan was furious. “Four, you''re disappointing me.”


    "Brother, Chloe''s malicious. Don''t be fooled!"


    "I know Chloe better than you. Touch her again, and I''ll send you to prison," Ethan said, leaving with Chloe. ke was furious. His manager approached.“Don''t fight Ethan. Once this is over, you can deal with Chloe.” ke knew he had no choice. But he couldn''t understand Ethan''s protection of Chloe. He''d only been nice to Chloe because he was making things difficult for Alice. He wasn''t stupid; he wouldn''t favor a driver''s daughter over his sister without reason. But Ethan seemed bewitched by Chloe.


    Alice received a call from Noah after leaving the hospital.


    "Alice, I''ll testify about the will.”


    "This will anger some people. Are you sure?"


    "I''m not sure how long I have. Brother can''t do anything to me."


    Alice knew about Noah''s illness.“Have surgery first. Sue afterward.” “Alice, don''t worry about me.”


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    "I''m not. I need evidence; it''s not as simple as going to court," Alice said, needing to catch Chloe manipting the foundation''s ounts before suing


    "What about Four?" Noah asked.


    Alice''s tone was sarcastic. "He can''t handle Chloe, so he''s trying to convince me? Good luck with that," she said, hanging up. She needed to prepare for the press conference. She called the PR team, scheduling it for tomorrow.


    Back at the dorm, Alice told Alice, "I won''t be at the base tomorrow."


    "Okay. What''s up? A date?"


    “A press conference. I''m going public; the Windhams won''t stop harassing me. Her hospital visit made her realize the urgency.


    "Your brother''s awful! You''re the victim, yet he gave Mom and Dad''s inheritance to Chloe to protect Four! That''s disgusting!"


    Alice smirked. “They''ve always been like this." They always forced her to yield after making


    mistakes.


    Alice and Alice were going to the cafeteria when Alice asked their roommate, "Want to join us? Or should we bring you something back?"


    The roommate shook her head."No, someone will bring me food."


    After they left, the roommate texted someone after overhearing their conversation.


    The next day, Alice met the PR team at TG Corp, impressed by the scale of the Yates family''s business.


    Meeting Alice, they left the building. Mrs. Yates emerged from the elevator, her expression tense."Why she at TG Corp? Check it out."


    Her assistant called back, Alice''s holding a press conference. She''s exposing something. Many reporters are there."


    “She''s announcing her rtionship with my son? We need to stop this,” Mrs. Yates said urgently. The situation with the Mos was already tense; she didn''t want more problems.


    Chue.


    Alice arrived at the press conference Many reporters were present. She was about to expose everything— including the fact that she''d written the scripts for Four''s current and. uing movies. She sat on stage, feeling nervous.


    Alice whispered, "If you get stuck, use the speech. I''ll signal if there''s a problem."


    “Okay,” Alice replied.


    Holding the microphone, she noticed the reporters rising and leaving. What was happening? They were all leaving?


    This chapter builds suspense and anticipation for the press conference, maintaining the consistent Americanized setting and informal tone. The focus on Alice''s strategic nning and the introduction of new potential conflicts keep the reader engaged.