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Noah sighed.“She’s in the ER.”
Ethan’s voice softened, his expression uneasy.“What? She’s injured?”
Noah was furious.“Brother, you know Four’s temper. If he hit her, Alice couldn’t have avoided injury. Brother, you haven’t shown any concern for Alice, our sister!” The live stream clearly. showed Blake striking Alice first.
Ethan quickly defended himself.“But Alice’s skilled in self–defense. If they fought, it could have gone either way.”
Chloe interjected, “Brother, Alice only has superficial injuries, but Four is seriously hurt; his face is disfigured. It’ll be hard to fix. What will he do?”
“Disfigured?” Ethan was shocked. In the entertainment industry, looks were everything. Disfigurement meant a ruined career.
Ethan looked at Blake’s injuries, falling silent. He glared at Noah.“Didn’t you see Four’s injuries? Why are you defending Alice?”
“Brother, I saw Four’s injuries, but it’s not Alice’s fault.”
“It was a huge live stream; how could it not be related to Alice?”
Noah replied weakly, “But Four started it, didn’t he? Cough… cough…” He coughed violently.
Ethan was furious but didn’t press further. His brothers were all suffering because of Alice.
A police officer entered. “Is Mr. Windham awake? We need to take his statement,
Ethan frowned.“My brother is innocent. My sister staged the live stream to ruin him.”
“Sir, we will investigate the facts ourselves.”
“Didn’t you see his injuries? Alice only has minor scratches! Don’t you see who’s worse off?” Ethan
anger was barely contained.
“We understand Mr. Windham was injured falling into a construction pit while fleeing. It’s unrelated to Ms. Alice.”
Ethan was incredulous. “Really? Unrelated?” Chloe hadn’t told him that. He looked at Chloe, who quickly explained, “Brother, it
I didn’t see how Four got hurt.”
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dark,
Noah scoffed.“Brother, Chloe often lies. You believe her but not our sister. Are Mom and Dad’s memory?”
you worthy of
“How am I not worthy? I raised you all when the family faced financial ruin!” Ethan’s voice. cracked.
Chloe added, “Brother, I wasn’t there. When I saw the police, Four was already injured, and I mistakenly thought it was Alice.”
Noah pressed, “If you saw nothing, why did you mislead Brother, making him think Alice hurt
Four?”
Chloe took a step back, her heart racing. I didn’t.”
“Chloe, during every conflict, you blur the truth, smearing Alice. Our family is torn apart because
your meddling! We should never have brought you into the Windham family!” Noah’s anger flared.
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Ethan stepped in front of Chloe.“Noah, that’s too harsh. Chloe’s father died because of Mom and Dad; we have a responsibility to raise her.”
“Yes, I was good to her, but she’s a viper!” Noah regretted taking her in. He shouldn’t have agreed to bring her into the family.
Chloe, hiding behind Ethan, said tearfully, “Brother, I know Noah doesn’t like me. I’ll leave to avoid upsetting him.” She was anxious to leave, seeing the police.
The officer stopped her.“You can’t leave yet. You said you were injured and needed a medical examination. We need your statement.”
Chloe’s face paled.“I… I said everything. I know nothing.”
“But Ms. Alice said you instigated Blake, provoking him to attack her.” “I didn’t. Alice has always disliked me, so she thinks I’m involved, but I don’t blame her. But you can’t just accuse someone!” She cried to Ethan, “Brother, please believe me!”
Ethan nodded.“Of course, I believe you. Don’t be afraid; cooperate fully. Innocence will prevail.”
Chloe’s expression froze; she was afraid of what they might find. She didn’t want to cooperate.
Noah asked the officer, “Did Alice mention any evidence?”
“Yes. She said she has a video recording on Chloe’s phone. We need to examine it.”
Chloe recoiled.“I don’t have it.”
The officer said, “Give us your phone.”
Noah took Chloe’s phone, unlocked it, and gave it to the officer. Chloe’s eyes flickered; a cold smile played on her lips. After the surveillance video incident, she was cautious; she’d deleted the incriminating evidence after showing it to Blake.
Noah looked at Chloe.“Confess, or wait for the police to find it.”
Chloe lowered her head.“I didn’t do anything. How can I confess?”
The officer, after checking the photos, returned the phone.“We didn’t find the video Ms. Alice mentioned.”
Ethan turned to Noah.“I told you Chloe is innocent. You’re biased against her.”
Chloe breathed a sigh of relief.“Brother, don’t blame Noah. He’s just worried.”
“Chloe, stop pretending! Deleting the video doesn’t erase anything. Once Four wakes up, ask him. You think you can hide it?” Noah was furious. No matter what he said, Ethan wouldn’t believe him.
Blake woke up. He looked around.“It hurts… get me a mirror.”
Chloe rushed to his side. “Brother, you’re awake! I was so scared. Brother and Noah were so worried.”
Blake struggled to sit up, his voice frantic.“I need a mirror! Didn’t you hear me?!” His face couldn’t be ruined. Absolutely not!
Chloe cried, “Brother, the doctor said your face can be repaired. Don’t be angry, and don’t blame Alice.”
“Where’s Alice? I’ll kill her!”
This chapter skillfully maintains the suspense and reveals Chloe’s deceitful nature, setting the
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stage for a final confrontation and further highlighting the complex family dynamics, all while maintaining the Americanized settings and colloquial language.
