As Alice produced her phone, silence fell. Chloe, chilled to the bone, turned to Ethan.“Big Brother, I need to rest. I can''t stand seeing that disgusting butler.”


    "Wait. Not yet." Caleb stopped her."Weren''t you so confident? Now you''re scared?" She''d been so eager to incriminate Alice; now, faced with the video, she wanted to run? Chloe''s eyes flickered. "The truth is obvious. I''m the victim. Alice''s fine, isn''t she?" Why were they hounding her?


    Alice yed the video. Though dimly lit, it clearly showed the butler on top of Chloe. Ethan averted his gaze."Turn up the volume. This


    the volume. This was embarrassing for him. The butler''s slurred words filled the room.“.....even if you''re the heiress, I''ll still sleep with messed with Miss Chloe, and she won''t let you get away with it...”


    you. You


    Noah pped Chloe. "What else do you have to say? You''re so vicious!" He couldn''t believe Chloe had orchestrated this! How dare an adopted daughter do this?


    Caleb confronted Ethan."Brother, the truth is out! Chloe orchestrated this! That''s who she is!"- Ethan seemed stunned. He looked at Alice, his gaze filled with guilt, but he couldn''t speak. The butler shouted, "I... I was drunk and rambling. I did it alone. No one told me. Miss Windham was going to fire me, and I


    resentful." He took full responsibility.


    Chloe breathed a sigh of relief. This had nothing to do with her. She cried, “Big Brother, Alice doesn''t like me, but I never meant her any harm. I would never do something so cruel. And I''m the victim!"


    Ethan, softened, helped her up."I know you''re not like that."


    Caleb sneered."Chloe, you''ve dug your own grave. Serves you right!"


    “Enough! Can''t you see Chloe''s suffering?” Ethan kicked the butler. “Lock him in the basement. Send him to the police tomorrow."


    Alice''s tone was sarcastic. "Why not call the police now? Chloe said the milk was drugged. Let''s test her blood to see if she drank it."


    Chloe was afraid; she hadn''t drunk the drugged milk. She begged Ethan, "Big Brother, let''s not call the police. It''ll damage the family''s reputation. I don''t want this publicized. The police might


    uncover more.


    Ethan nodded. "Chloe, you''re sensible. Go to your room, wash up, and rest. We''ll talk tomorrow."


    nodded. "Chloe,


    “Hold on. I didn''t say she could leave. You don''t decide whether to call the police." Alice was astonished; Ethan was still protecting Chloe despite the overwhelming evidence.


    Ethan approached, his tonemanding. “Enough. You could have stopped this, but Chloe get assaulted. Do you think you''repletely justified?”


    you


    watched


    Alice looked up.“An eye for an eye. She reaped what she sowed. She deserves it.” The truth was clear to everyone.


    Ethan raised his hand to strike her but was blocked. Her tone was icy.“What? Am I wrong? Do you deny knowing what happened, yet you still protect Chloe?!"


    Ethan''s expression changed; this couldn''t be publicized.


    2


    "But Chloe suffered. Let''s drop it. Delete the video."


    “Impossible. My first day back, and this? I''m pursuing this."


    "What do you want? Chloe''s innocent. The butler took the me. Reporting this is pointless!" Ethan''s tone was threatening.


    Alice''s gaze was sarcastic, making Ethan uneasy. He left with Chloe.


    I''ll room.


    have it cleaned."


    Noah approached Alice.“Alice, sleep in the guest Caleb looked at Alice. “Did you know about Chloe''s n?” Why was Chloe in Alice''s room? Alice''s eyes were cold."How could I? Karma''s a bitch. She pointed to the empty milk bottle. "There''s some left, as evidence." She hadn''t drunk much.


    Noah''s gaze wasplex. He suspected Alice had known and let Chloe destroy herself. Everyone suspected.


    “Alice, rest in the guest room. We''ll talk tomorrow."


    Alice went to the guest room and locked the door. Thinking of Chloe and the butler, she chuckled. Chloe would be furious. What a show!


    Unable to sleep, she checked her phone and saw Jackson''s message, asking her to reply when she was free.


    She replied,[Just finished watching a show. You should be asleep. I''ll tell you tomorrow."] He immediately video called. "You''re still awake?"


    wait?"


    His gaze was intense. Because you didn''t reply.” She smiled. “If I didn''t reply all night, would you "I''d wait outside the Windham mansion.” She knew he meant it.“I didn''t have time to reply."


    "What happened?"


    "The White Lotus tried to frame me, and she''s the one who suffered. She recounted the events. milk."I''lle get you." His face darkened when she mentioned the drugged milk."I''ll “No. I''m not that stupid. Chloe only has the butler. Now he''s gone; her only hope is her father.” This was exactly what she wanted.


    father, but


    found nothing.. Jackson''s gaze


    was cold. He''d investigated Chloe''s father, They talked for a while before Alice fell asleep. He watched her sleep, his gaze softening. He''d thought the ident was an ident, but there was more to it. He needed to reinvestigate. What was the Garcia family hiding?


    crowd.


    The next


    morning, Alice yawned as


    she went


    downstairs and saw a


    "What happened?"


    "The butlermitted suicide in the basementst night."