Chapter 161
Alice didn’t want to talk much with Jack. The last incident with the security footage almost got Jack killed. Hunter Davis had connections to the Garcia family, and she didn’t want to drag Jack into this mess again. He deserved a peaceful life back in his hometown, A–City. She had enough on her plate dealing with the Windham family: her life was far from peaceful. Jack didn’t press her.“It’s getting late. Get some rest.”
After hanging up, Jack’s gentle expression hardened. He tossed his phone down. “Find out what the hell is going on between Hunter Davis and Alice.”
“She didn’t tell you?” his friend, Garrett, asked.
“No.”
“That’s weird. Little Lemon used to rely on you for everything. She’d tell you about any trouble. Why not this time?”
Jack sensed the shift in Alice’s demeanor. He had a pretty good guess what the girl was thinking. He glared at Garrett.“Enough chatter, find out!”
“Actually, no need. I just checked the Cloud University online forums. This Hunter Davis is the captain of the Cloud University gaming team, a total creep who preys on freshmen. Little Lemon’s gorgeous, and she’s a killer gamer, so naturally, this perv had his eye on her. He even tried to confess to her this afternoon outside the dorm.”
Garrett saw the darkening of Jack’s expression and quickly added, “But she rejected him. This jerk probably retaliated after being turned down, bribed the dorm matron, and tried to pull something nasty.”
Jack’s eyes turned glacial, the slight curve of his lips sending shivers down Garrett’s spine. He said. softly, chillingly, “Take care of Hunter Davis.”
Garrett hesitated.“But Little Lemon’s tough now. Maybe you should back off? She’ll handle Hunter Davis without your intervention.”
Jack lowered his eyelids. “I know.”
“If I hadn’t been sharp, Little Lemon would’ve been caught. Melody Garcia and your mother are everywhere, trying to find out who that girl was in the car accident with you.”
Jack fell silent.
Outside the hospital room, a middle–aged woman, Jack’s mother, overheard their conversation, her face hardening. She pushed open the door and entered, a strained smile plastered on her face.“Son, how are you feeling?”
“Mom, I’m being discharged today.”
“Good. I’ve arranged a dinner with the Garcias. We’ll talk about you and Melody.”
Jack’s expression remained flat.“Mom, I’ve never agreed to an engagement with the Garcia family.”
“You’re not getting any younger. The Garcias are a good match, suitable for wrong with them?”
your status. What’s
“Mom, I know what I’m doing. Don’t get too close to the Garcias; you’ll be the one facing the consequences!”
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Jack’s tone was firm.
His mother was furious. “Is it because of that girl in the car accident? That’s why you’re refusing to marry Melody?”
“Even without that girl, I wouldn’t marry into the Garcia family. Give it up.” “Jack! You’re becoming increasingly disobedient! This
isn’t up
up for discussion!”
The furious woman stormed out of the room. She turned to her assistant. “Find out about this ‘Little Lemon. What’s her background?”
That little vixen, how dare she be involved with her son? She had to be dealt with before it was too late!
The next day, the incident of a cross–dressing pervert in the Cloud University women’s dorm spread like wildfire. Parents bombarded the school with calls, demanding answers and accusing the school of negligence for the dorm matron’s dereliction of duty.
Alice, enjoying a peaceful morning sleep, was jolted awake by the ringing phone. She recognized the number it was a lawyer from the Garcia family.
She went to the balcony and answered.
“Alice, you orchestrated what happened to Hunter Davis, right? Openly defying the Garcia family won’t benefit you, and it will harm your family!”
Family?
Alice’s voice was calm.“I didn’t force Hunter Davis to dress as a woman and sneak into the dorm And, to beg for mercy last night, he gave me some information about your family’s shady. dealings.”
The lawyer’s voice became strained.“You think I’ll believe you?”
“Believe what you want.”
Alice hung up, a smirk playing on her lips. That’s exactly what she intended. The Garcia family would inevitably target Hunter Davis, and she wouldn’t let that creep get away easily. Checking her phone, she saw the dorm incident had blown up, trending across the internet. It even reached the gaming community because Hunter Davis was a team captain. Of course, he was the one being vilified.
Alice opened her laptop, preparing to sift through the data she’d salvaged from Hunter Davis’s phone she needed to find evidence of money laundering to keep the Garcias in check.
A knock on the door interrupted her. After her roommate, Chloe, opened the door, several female professors entered.“The incident last night happened in your dorm, so we’d like to ask what happened.”
Alice closed her laptop. She noticed Jane, another roommate, hiding under the mosquito net clearly guilty.
Chloe spoke first.“We didn’t expect anyone to be hiding in the bathroom. He suddenly burst out. We didn’t know he’d bribed the matron to sneak in.”
A professor turned to Alice. “Is that correct?”
Alice’s tone was cold, about to respond when Jane yanked open the mosquito net curtain, her
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eyes red and swollen. She looked like a ghost.
Jane’s voice was choked. That’s exactly what happened! Hunter Davis hid in our dorm because he was rejected by Alice. It has nothing to do with us!”
Chloe’s face fell. “Jane, do you know what you’re saying?”
Jane shrunk back. “I’m telling the truth!”
Chloe turned away, eyes closed; Jane was utterly hopeless.
A cold smirk touched Alice’s lips at Jane’s expression. She hadn’t planned on contradicting Chloe or saying anything more. But some people were just ungrateful, never changing!
The professor asked, “Alice, was it because of a romantic entanglement between you and Hunter Davis that he came to the dorm to find you?”
“Absolutely not! I came back to the dorm and was out of water, and Jane gave me a tampered bottle of water. Hunter Davis was already hiding in the bathroom!”
Jane shrieked.“Alice, you promised Chloe you wouldn’t say anything about me!”
“I didn’t plan on it, but you left me no choice! I’m no saint, so I’m not indulging you!”
Alice recounted everything that had happened the previous night. However, she omitted Chloe’s warning and their joint plan.
Jane completely broke down. Alice, you betrayed me! You’re going to pay for this!”
Alice picked up her water glass and threw the water in Jane’s face.“Wake up, you backstabbing
Toommate!”
