Alice smiled, extending her hand to Chloe, as if in invitation.


    Chloe was furious. She''d rehearsed her eptance speech for weeks. Now, it was ruined. Alice had the audacity to invite her onstage-it was a tant humiliation.


    Seeing this, Ethan quickly said, ''Chloe,e up together. You''re sisters, and you both contributed to the script."


    Chloe reluctantly extended her hand, but Alice retracted hers,


    “Just kidding. You actually fell for it. Since I, the real author, am here, you don''t need to speak for me." Alice smirked.“After all, a fake is a fake."


    Alice walked past Chloe, deliberately bumping into her. Chloe nearly stumbled, her face contorting with rage. That bitch!


    Alice calmly stood on stage, looking at Ethan, whose face was grim.


    "Big Brother, you really outdid yourself with this surprise. I''m


    touched!"


    Ethan was fuming, but with 50 many people watching, he couldn''t explode. Caleb handed Alice another microphone.


    Alice addressed the audience. “Hello everyone, I''m MM Bean. Since I wasn''t feeling well, Big Brother decided to have our adopted daughter speak in my ce. But I''m here. I wrote this script; she doesn''t understand it."


    Ethan


    interrupted. "Alice,


    remember


    Chloe also contributed. You forgot?


    Not at all. She did bring tea and water while I was writing. And she ''identally'' broke myputer, deleting the


    deleting the entire manuscript.” Alice remembered Chloe''s


    Chloe''s "efforts."


    She looked coldly at Chloe. Thanks to your clumsiness, the second version was even better. You did help, though it was counterproductive."


    The meaning was clear.


    Chloe, furious, retreated, unwilling to be the center of everyone''s attention. Alice was clearly doing this on purpose.


    Ethan continued to defend Chloe. It was an ident. Besides, she participated in the script''s creation." He was determined to add Chloe''s name.


    Alice felt a wave of nausea. Let him have his way.


    Alice looked at Chloe. Tell us, what exactly did you contribute?”


    Chloe, under the gaze of everyone, began her rehearsed speech.


    Alice listened, then smirked."You say you contributed so much. How many versions of the script were there? How many times did the character designs change? How many times did the romantic entanglements and the viin''s backstory change? Do you remember?” Chloe''s expression changed. How would she know? She didn''t actually write the script. Alice pressed, “Can''t answer, can you? Because you didn''t participate. You have no idea." Ethan tried to stop her."Alice, it''s been so long. How could you remember so clearly?"


    Alice looked at Ethan."But I do remember."


    Caleb chimed in "Yes, I do too. The script went through many revisions and discussions. With Calch supporting Alice, Chloe''s words sounded hollow.


    People started murmuring


    a script we ved over."


    “We hate it when someone adds their ПA?IA “Yeah, why should we share our hard work? It''s shameless.” Chloe''s eyes welled up. She looked at Ethan for help.


    Ethan looked at Caleb.T


    Chloe contribute. You can''t just exclude her."


    Brother, I know you want Chloe to share the glory, but the script is solely Alice''s. Adding Chloe''s name is pointless” Caleb directly exposed Ethan''s intentions.


    Ethan was losing ground, Caleb, being in the entertainment industry, was more credible.


    Caleb went to Ethan.“Brother, let Chloe practice. There will be other opportunities. But this script is Alice''s alone. Let''s celebrate her."


    Ethan, though furious, couldn''t argue. He walked off, coldly snorting as he passed Alice.


    Alice smiled. She watched himfort Chloe. But this time, Chloe wouldn''t take what was hers.


    Caleb continued, "Everyone knows my recent dramas were hits, and there were conflicts with my sister during auditions, causing misunderstandings online. I brought her here to clear things up.


    Alice''s expression softened. Besides reiming hispany, Caleb was clearing the misunderstanding about the livestream. She didn''t object; their cooperation was temporary. Her priority was investigating why Chloe''s father was alive and the truth behind the car ident. She needed to make Chloe unwee in the Windham family, forcing her backers to act, giving her


    chance to find Chloe''s father.


    After Caleb finished, he cautiously looked at Alice, relieved


    relieved by her silence.


    As they descended, people greeted them.


    Seeing Alice being praised, Chloe, resentful, said to Ethan, “Brother, Caleb brought Alice here, disapproving of you giving me thepany and resenting you."


    Ethan saw it too. He approached Caleb and Alice. Come with me. I need to talk to you.


    Caleb stood still."Brother, let''s talk after the g. You should be happy for Alice. Why do you look so unhappy?"


    Alice didn''t expect Caleb to be so bold, so relentless.


    Chloe, sharine-sweet, added, “Caleb, Big Brother''s been cleaning up the mess you and Alice made. How could you treat him like this?"


    Alice said coldly, "How did we treat him? Caleb just announced I was the original writer, refusing to add your name.”


    Chloe''s face twisted, but she brazenly said, "But I still contributed."


    Ethan looked at Alice. "Whether you like it or not, Chloe''s name will be on the script." In this family, Alice didn''t call the shots.


    Chapter Chapter 257