Alice went downstairs to the café. Aviana was already there, sitting at


    She walked over and sat down. Aviana gave her a check


    Alice asked, "What''s this for?*


    "Name your price."


    a table.


    Alice stared at Aviana. "Our agreement wasn''t this. You said Jack hid something from me that day. What did he hide?"


    "I lied to you."


    Aviana''s face was tense. "I only meant to bluff you, but Jack heard by chance. I had nned to say he hid your identity from you, to cause trouble between you."


    Alice sensed Aviana was lying.


    "Put a number on this check. The money will be in your ount today."


    Alice sneered and wrote a number on the check.


    Aviana smirked, thinking Alice was still money-hungry.


    After writing, Alice gave the check back.


    Aviana nced and her eyes widened. "What?"


    Alice had put the maximum amount on the check.


    Alice said calmly, "You told me to write any number. Are you regretting it now?


    Aviana drank her coffee in one go. She didn''t expect Alice to write almost a hundred million dors.


    The Garcias didn''t have that much money!


    They were almost bankrupt now.


    Alice stood up."If


    up."If you


    jail."


    "Wait!"


    won''t pay this, it means Max isn''t worth it to you, so she''ll have to go to


    Aviana was furious.“Are you serious? You''re asking me for so much money for such a trivial matter?"


    "Can''t you afford this? It looks like the Garcia family is really almost bankrupt, just like people say."


    Aviana''s face showed her anger. She thought, "That bitch Alice! Coming from nowhere, she dares to mock me and my family! Damn it!"


    Alice looked at Aviana.“Unless you offer something in exchange, I won''t drop the charges.” Aviana red at Alice as she left, seething and cursing, “This little bitch is so arrogant and ignorant.”


    Alice,ing from a humble background, was obviously trying totch onto the wealthy family, ajming to rece her own daughter in marrying Jack.


    seemed she now had to find a way to get rid of Alice or tarnish her reputation.


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    Aiana pondered for a moment before driving to the car shop. She needed to find someone to help her deal with Alice.


    She thought, "Alice, you''ve done this to yourself


    I have to be harsh on you this time!"


    After leaving the café, Alice promptly called Elena. “Aviana came to see me earlier. Things didn''t go smoothly. Keep an eye on her."


    Alice went back to the Maple Company to keep testing the sample.


    Luckily, all was going well.


    Alice got a call from Elena after she returned to school."Aviana went to the car shop. Our insider


    aid the mechanic met with her, but


    her, but we don''t know what they discussed."


    car ident.” “I see. This means Aviana might know something about that Alice felt much better. She felt she was getting closer to the truth.


    After hanging up, Mary came over and said, "I looked into the Garcia family. None of them were in a car ident in New York that year. Aviana wasn''t in New York that day because the whole Garcia family was at a meeting for their new energy project.”


    Mary showed an old photo. "This proves it. The meeting ran from afternoon to evening. The Garcia family couldn''t have gone to New York."


    Alice examined


    "Yes."


    all the the photo. "Were


    all


    Garcias


    there during that


    time?"


    Alice studied the group photo and the banner.“I have some memory of this new energy project,” “Really? It''s an old project that made the Garcia family wealthy. Unfortunately, they haven''tpleted any other projects in these years and have been living off their old wealth.


    Alice shook her head."I don''t remember very She felt she had heard of the project before


    Could she have heard about it in her previous life?


    Either way, she had a vague memory about it.


    A weekter, at an Al project sample exchange.


    clearly. I''ll clearly. I''ll check itter."


    but couldn''t remember now.


    Alice went with her colleagues into the exhibit area, set up their samples, and started initial tests.


    "Alice, is this yourpany''s new sample? Why does it look just like ours? Did you copy us?" Chloe sauntered over, nced at the sample, and felt a pang of regret. If she had destroyed this sample earlier, Alice wouldn''t have been able to showcase it today. But her n had been foiled.


    Alice stepped forward, locking eyes with Chloe, and spoke in a hushed tone, "Chloe, you sent someone to sabotage ourpany''s sample just to copy my product. But you can only mimic the appearance, not the technology. A fake will always be a fake, just like you." Alice, how did you survive that fire? I really wish you had burned to death!"


    *


    Chloe clenched her teeth in fury. How did Alice survive?


    However, Chloe firmly believed that Alice''s good luck


    Alice''s good luck was about to


    Mena


    run out.


    The Welch family was on the brink of bankruptcy. Soon, Alice no longer dared to be so smug in


    front of her!


    Alice''s lips curled into a frosty smile, ''So you''re admitting the fire was your doing?" "What nonsense are you talking? Everyone in our industry knows about the fire at yourpany. Does that make all of us suspects?” Chloe masked the unease in her eyes. Oh, and I forgot to mention, I''m now overseeing this project. Ethan also hinted that if I continue to excel, I could be promoted even higher."


    Then I''ll congratte you in advance. When you climb to a high position, you will only fall harder.” Alice hid a smirk. The faster Chloe got promoted, the more convenient it was for her to embezzle funds.


    For Alice, this was actually beneficial.


    Chloe arrogantly unted her oversized diamond ring.“I think you''re just jealous that I''m advancing faster in the Welch Group than you. No matter how you try to nder me, the ultimate winner will always be me."


    At that moment, Ethan approached with a group of people.


    Upon noticing the disyed sample, he wore a suggestive look. “Alice, it''s not toote to concede defeat


    now!"


    Alice retorted, showing no sign of weakness, "You should be saying that to yourself."


    "You think that by sowing discord between Mary and me, Haley will pull her investment, don''t you? Dream on. Haley believes in my project and will definitely not withdraw her investment.


    Ethan had finally persuaded Haley to maintain her investment, so he needed to secure a decisive win this


    time.


    “What difference does it make to me whether Haley pulls out or not? I''m only concerned about the product''s excellence."


    Ethan stood in front of her.“Alice, if you choose to join my side now, I''ll share what I''ve uncovered from the


    Garcia family."


    "I''ll uncover it myself,” she replied steadfastly.


    Ethan spoke softly, "Alice, the clues I found reveal who was in the back seat during the crash. It took me years


    to discover this. Do you really think you can find out in such a short time?"


    Alice nced up. “It''s someone from the Garcia family, isn''t it?"


    “Why should I tell you? You have nothing. Even if you uncover the truth, what then? Can you take revenge on


    them?"


    Ethan snapped, "Even if you know Andrew and Mary, it won''t make any difference. They won''t help you seek revenge because you are nothing! If you want revenge, you can only rely on me and


    the Welch family!"