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Alice stared at the two of them.“It’s a good deal, you know? Kneeling down is worth millions.” Finn shouted in anger, “Alice, are you dreaming?”
“No, you two are the ones dreaming.”
Alice sneered, her lips curling coldly.“Talking
lips curling coldly.“Talking like that, you’re
you’re really naïve.”
Without another word, Alice turned and went straight to the restaurant, uninterested in dealing with them.
Chloe looked at Alice’s retreating figure, feeling frustrated. She turned to Finn, her voice choked, “You should talk to Ethan and get him to transfer the shares to Alice. She won’t lose out.”
I’ll talk to him. Don’t worry. I’ll fix this for you.”
Chloe lowered her voice even further, “Just make sure you write
“Don’t worry. If I promise you something, I’ll make sure I deliver.”
my name on it.”
Finn replied confidently. His shares were worth far more than the villa.
Just then, Ethan walked down the stairs, talking on the phone.“Make sure to line up all the ads. We need to keep hyping up our products to have better leverage when we talk to the investors.”
He hung up the call and noticed Chloe’s pitiful expression, which irritated him a little.
He glanced at her and said, “Is your face okay? Go to the hospital for a beauty treatment. Your chin can’t have any issues, or it’ll affect your on–screen image.”
Chloe blinked
quickly.“Ethan,
everything’s
good with the company, right?”
“Yeah, we won’t be issuing the plagiarism statement anymore. As for the project, you need to communicate with them well. We’re about to start production.”
“I know, Ethan. The factory’s ready, as soon as the money comes in, they can start anytime. All the materials are prepped.”
Chloe felt a surge of excitement. Once Ethan wired the money, her plan would be half accomplished.
Ethan nodded.“You need to keep an eye on the factory. If anything comes up, report to ne immediately. Don’t let me down.”
“Don’t worry, Ethan. I won’t disappoint you.”
Finn said, “Ethan, Chloe and I are getting married soon. She’ll be part of the Welch family, and she’s totally dedicated to it. There won’t be any issues.”
Ethan rubbed his temples.“Alright, then.”
They had finally passed this hurdle.
Finn chimed in, “Ethan, since Chloe helped a lot this time, don’t you think she deserves a reward?”
Ethan went straight to the restaurant.“Spit it out.”
Finn followed him and said, “This villa was supposed to be our wedding home, but you gave it to Alice. I’m thinking of using my shares as collateral to get Alice to sell it to me.”
“No way!”
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Ethan rejected him outright.
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The shares couldn’t be given to Alice. If she combined them with the shares held by Noah, Luke, and Caleb, she would become the largest shareholder of the Welch Group.
Wouldn’t that make Ethan a joke?
He’d already experienced this once with the entertainment company issue, and he wouldn’t let it happen again.
Finn looked frustrated.“Ethan, tell Alice I’m willing to pay to buy the villa from her.”
Alice, sitting at a table, eating, glanced up.“It’s 8.5 million dollars short. I won’t sell for anything less.”
“800,000 dollars was the original price. Alice, you’re heartless, asking for 8.5 million dollars. Don’t you think that’s a bit much?”
Ethan rubbed his temples.“Finn, why don’t you write Alice an IOU?”
“No.”
Alice immediately refused.“Why would I write an IOU to buy a house? I might as well write Ethan one for 17 million dollars, and you can hand over all the company’s shares to me.”
Ethan was silenced.
Finn, frustrated with Alice, turned to Ethan.“Ethan, can you lend me some money?” “The company needs the funds right now. Where am I going to get that much for you? Once the project’s done, I’ll buy you a villa as
a wedding gift, how about that?” Finn was satisfied.“Let’s go to the new house. We don’t need this old one.” “But I like this house!” Chloe whined, irritated.
Once the AI project was over, she planned to cut ties with the Welch family. By then, when they were facing bankruptcy, where would they get the money to buy her a villa? Finn, starting to lose his patience, snapped, “Chloe, I promised I’d get you the same value house with your name on it. I can’t exactly beg Alice, can I?”
Chloe kept quiet, realizing Finn was getting upset.
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After Alice finished her meal, she stood up and looked at Chloe and Finn.“I’m going to the property transfer office now. This villa’s mine from today.”
old house. What’s so special about it?”
Finn retorted sarcastically, “It’s just an “Well, you two better find another place to live. I’m not planning on living with you.” Alice said that, turning and walking away.
Finn was fuming.“Ethan, look at how arrogant Alice is. Aren’t you going to do anything about it?” “The Welch family is relying on Alice now, including you. You better not offend her. Otherwise, when the family goes bankrupt, you’ll end up a pauper.”
Finn didn’t respond, just snorted in disdain.“Alice will be dumped soon enough.” He would make sure to teach her a lesson then.
Meanwhile, Chloe was calculating her future.
moves, with her head lowered.
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After leaving the Welch family villa, Alice went straight to the property transaction center to handle the transfer and organize her assets.
The freshly issued property deed in her hand, her mood lifted immensely. In her past life, she was kicked out and left to roam the streets. This time, though, she owned the house, and the ones being kicked out should be the Welch family members, not her. In a good mood, Alice returned to school.
But when she entered the classroom, something felt off. The students were looking at her strangely.
Alice leaned over to Lana, whispering, “What’s going on? Do I have something on my face?”
Lana handed her phone to Alice, showing a message from Mary.“I just got this. Someone’s spreading rumors about you.”
Alice took the phone and saw the photo of her getting out of Jack’s car last night, along with her holding a bag from a luxury brand.
The post claimed:“Sugar Daddy Sends Harvard Freshman to School, Splashes Luxury Goods.” The post was getting a lot of attention, with people speculating about the man in the car and wondering if Alice was being “kept.”
comments
were
much
more
to civil compared
before.
was likely because of the incident where their phones had been locked.
But
the this time,
It
Alice took a look and handed the phone back to Lana.
“I’ll handle it,” Alice said.
Lana grumbled, “People talk too much. Harvard’s full of luxury cars, but they’re only targeting you. It’s just a bag. You could easily afford it.”
“I’ve
got a plan. Don’t worry.”
Alice had already traced the post back to a senior in the journalism department, likely from the school’s media club.
For big
big events
like these,
these, the journalism department often
covered them. Alice glanced at the notice from the Maple Company about an upcoming AI lecture and discussion at school tomorrow.
Perfect.
After class, Alice headed straight to the Maple Company.
On her way, she ran into a group of business school heirs.
old man?”
Max looked Alice up and down.“Heard you’re being kept by an She knew Max would spread rumors about her being a gold–digger. If Jack found out, he’d surely dump her.
toe.
Alice adopted a
similar haughty demeanor, scanning Max from head to Then, with a sharp look at Max’s pants, she said, “I heard you’ve been wearing an electronic ankle bracelet. Show it to everyone. Let’s see what it looks like.”
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