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    Alice saw the very attractive face in front of her and remembered what Aviana said. Aviana said Jack was keeping a secret from her.


    Alice tried not to doubt Jack, but couldn''t herself.


    stop


    Jack spoke in a low voice, asking, “Alice, what are you trying to say?"


    "Why did reason?"


    you hide your identity to work as a school doctor? Are you doing this for a specific


    Alice asked calmly, watching him.


    Jack felt very anxious.


    He wanted to tell the truth but was too scared.


    He had slightly improved their rtionship and didn''t want to lose her again. Now, from Alice, he learned about the car ident and discovered hints that the driver might still be alive, suggesting the ident was not like what it seemed.


    He didn''t know what other risks were hidden.


    Jack wanted to fully investigate it before telling her. If the Welch family''s driver had caused the ident, maybe Alice would have changed her impression of him and liked him more. Jack tightly closed his lips."Yes. I did that for some reason.”


    Alice withdrew her hand. At that moment, Jack''s heart fluttered.


    He felt uneasy."I can''t tell you everything now. I..."


    "Okay, I won''t ask."


    Alice''s eyes steadied, but her look at him became more distant.


    Jack felt anxious."Alice, I...”


    "I understand, everyone has secrets. Your grandmother is seriously ill. You should listen to her while she''s still alive. We shouldn''t upset her anymore."


    Alice pushed his hand away.“I have more important things to handle than being with do you. Thus..."


    you,


    and so


    “No, Alice, I''ll persuade my grandmother. She has always liked you."


    Jada was afraid Alice might get hurt.


    "Your grandmother is very sick. Do you want to risk making her worse by being with me?"


    Jack''s voice became gentler."Just give me some time."


    "So, we should break up."


    Jack''s hand reached out but missed her.


    After speaking, Alice realized they had no future, at least for now.


    She didn''t want to hurt Jack.


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    She worried that looking back might change her mind. Jack watched her, his voice shaking."Alice." "Please I need to rest."


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    Alice couldn''t stop her tears from falling after she spoke.


    Jack kept looking at her.“If this is what you want, then I respect your family''s words hurt you."


    His hand tightened into a fist, veins visible.


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    decision. I''m sorry that my


    He really couldn''t defy his grandmother and be with Alice openly right now. He had to find out the truth about the car ident fast. Only then could he be with Alice openly. Jack made up his mind and left the ward.


    He nced at Elena, his look serious.“I''ll add more people to help you. We must uncover everything about that car ident at any cost."


    "I''ll try hard, but there''s something I haven''t told you."


    Jack looked at Elena."Say."


    "Ms. Welch learned from Mary that the mechanic was close to Aviana and that the person in the crashed car was from the Garcia family. But we haven''t yet found out what exactly their rtionship is. So I wanted to ask if you know anything about it."


    Many years had passed, so investigating would be time-consuming.


    Since Jack was central to the wealthy family, he might also know some clues like Mar Jack looked at Elena in disbelief.“That mechanic really had an affair with Aviana?"


    He was shocked.


    “Yes, but weck solid evidence. I''m concerned that acting hastily might tip them off. Our best move is to use the Al project to get Chloe to embezzle funds. Once we locate her father through that, the investigation will be easier."


    Jack nced at the road from the hallway, thinking this was the safest n. Only by catching Chloe''s father could they uncover the past events.


    His face was stern."Monitor PZ Company and the Welch Group. I''ll assign a tech expert to rack. their ounts. Alert me if anything happens."


    "Got it, Mr. Wilson."


    Jack looked back at the ward, his eyes sad. He controlled his emotions and turned away, saying, “Take good care of her."


    He would do everything he could to find the person responsible for the incident.


    Then, he would tell her the truth himself.


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    Alice was about to leave the hospital.


    Before she left, she looked back at the top-floor ward, wishing Jada a speedy recovery. Alice headed back to school and noticed the sycamore trees along the road had yellow leaves,


    signaling the end of summer.


    Back in her dorm, she found only Mary.


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    Mary eximed, "Why didn''t you tell me you were discharged? How''s your leg injury? I got special scar cream for you, which is really effective and not sold in stores."


    Alice looked at the scar cream and pulled out her own from her pocket, seeing that both tubes were the


    same.


    Mary nced at it."This is from Mr. Wilson, right? He gave you a lot! It''s hard to find."


    "I hope it works. I don''t want a scar."


    Alice lifted her pants to reveal a burn scar on her thigh.


    Mary was startled. “When did you get this injury? Was it from the car ident?”


    Yes, I nearly died. Someone saved me. They said it was Chloe''s father, whoter died in an explosion when


    he tried to save my parents. But I always sensed a third person was there, and it was him who rescued me.”


    Alice had no memory of the car ident from years ago.


    Mary sighed, "I''m looking into whether there was a car ident involving the Garcia family that year. We should have answers soon."


    “Okay, thank you."


    "You could ask Mr. Wilson to help with the investigation too."


    Alice looked down."No, I''ve decided to stay away from him for now."


    "Is it because of Jada?"


    Mary knew about the hospital incidentst night.


    Alice nodded."Jada is very


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    sick. I don''t want to burden Jack. I have bigger priorities now. We''ll


    discuss our problemster."


    Her only goal was to find Chloe''s dad and uncover the truth about the car ident.


    Mary hugged Alice gently.“I get why you''re doing this. Your current investigation is more crucial.”


    Alice wiped her tears.“Right."


    The next day, Alice headed to the Maple Company. She needed to find out what caused e short-circuit fire.


    Andrew was in the office and seemed surprised to see Alice.“How''s your injury? You shouldn''t havee


    here. Alice, you need to rest."


    "Any updates on the investigation?"


    Andrew nodded. "Someone deliberately caused the fire, and we''ve caught him. He was bribed with cash, SO we couldn''t trace who hired him. It''s probably ourpetitor." "I know who it is. My brother Ethan was very good at using such tricks." Andrew smiled slightly."He''s worried his product can''tpete with ours, so he uses this method. I''ve moved our sample to a new storage and have them guarded 24/7.” “That''s good."


    Alice joined the debugging. There would be no problems this time.


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    She got a call from an unknown number. "Alice, I''m at the café downstairs. I need to talk had things to say at


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    It was Aviana.


    Alice gripped her phone. She was


    eager to


    hear what Aviana wanted


    to say.