Chapter 415
When Alice heard this, she found it very ironic.
In her previous life, she had wished to hear Ethan’s apology until her death.
But now, hearing it, she wasn’t as pleased as she thought she would be.
Alice’s face showed no emotion, her eyes full of scorn.
Seeing Alice’s look, Ethan hesitated to say what he had planned.
At that moment, Finn and Chloe came downstairs.
Chloe was deeply distressed, finding the mourning attire incredibly uncomfortable.
Observing Chloe’s discomfort, Alice felt her spirits lift.
She walked over and stood beside them, watching.“Just a heads–up, be respectful. Or I can kick you out anytime.”
Finn was clearly frustrated.“Alice, enough! When has the Welch family ever needed you to boss us around? Ethan, seriously, are you just gonna stand there and let Alice push us around like this?”
Ethan’s expression remained blank. This is Alice’s place. If you wanna stick around, you have to play by her rules. Otherwise, you know where
the door is.”
“Ethan, this house was left to all of us by our parents. How can you just hand it over to Alice like that?”
Ethan’s temper flared.“How dare you even say that? All your investments tanked. How many times have I had to clean up your messes?
Finn didn’t speak anymore.
Noah glanced over at Finn. “Even though our parents split the property, without Ethan’s support, the Welch family would be in ruins. And let’s be real, if it wasn’t for Darren causing our parents‘ deaths, you wouldn’t be in this condition with your legs.”
Finn thought about his leg and felt some resentment towards Chloe.
He was more heartbroken over the state of his legs than anything else in his life.
Ethan shot a quick look at Chloe beside him.“If it wasn’t for her, our parents wouldn’t have had that accident, we wouldn’t have ended up bankrupt, and your legs would still be fine!”
Hearing this, Chloe beside them bowed her head and stayed silent.
She realized she couldn’t do anything and had to kneel and apologize humiliatingly.
Alice observed, a satisfied smile playing on her lips. “Just so you know, the butler will be keeping an eye on you every day. If you don’t comply, there will be consequences.”
Chloe clenched her teeth.“What will you do about my father’s case?”
She needed to grasp this issue fully.
Didn’t the initial investigation connect it to the Garcia family? Yet her father never disclosed anything to her, leaving her exposed now.
If it involved the Garcia family, Alice might not be able to retaliate!
The Welch family was minor compared to the Garcia family.
Alice looked at Chloe with a half–smile.“Are you worried?”
“I want to understand what happened and confront my father to ask him why he caused your parents‘ death.”
“You know the reason behind your father’s actions. He’s always been a gambler. He did it for money. What other motive could there be for him making you secretly transfer Ethan’s funds?”
Chloe looked down, guilty and speechless.
Alice’s voice was thick with menace, “Don’t worry, I’ll soon gather evidence of your crimes.”
Chloe looked up, her eyes wide with panic. “I had no involvement in what happened. I was merely coerced by my father into doing something wrong. I admit I was at fault.”
Since her father was caught, she needed a way to survive.
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Finn swiftly came to Chloe’s defense.“Alice, enough! What happened wasn’t Chloe’s fault. And it wasn’t Darren you caught; it was her uncle.”
Alice was shocked. How did Finn know this?
“Finn, shut up!”
Upon hearing this, Ethan promptly reproached Finn, How can you say that, especially in front of Chloe?”
Ethan was furious.
Finn realized his mistake and hastily clarified, “Anyway, Chloe can’t leave. Even if she finds out, she can’t tell her father.”
Chloe was stunned. She didn’t expect Alice had been lying to her!
Chloe felt a glimmer of hope. If her father was still free, he would surely try to save her.
Seeing Chloe’s joyful look, Alice slapped her.
Chloe reeled from the slap and yelled, “Alice, are you insane?”
Alice’s face was cold.“Were you thinking that if your father is free, he would rescue you?”
“I… I wasn’t.”
Chloe denied it. Facing Alice’s fierce gaze, she faked illness, clutching her stomach.”Finn, my stomach hurts badly.”
Finn hurried over.“Alice, what’s wrong with you? Do you want to kill Chloe here?”
Alice scoffed, “Even if she dies here, what does it matter?”
“Are you crazy?”
Observing Alice’s stern demeanor, Finn felt a chill of fear. This Alice was a far cry from the vulnerable girl he once knew.
Finn turned to Ethan for help, “Ethan,
Ethan didn’t budge.“You’re the one
you going to stop her?”
ent
blurted it out. What does it have to do with me?”
“Are you going to let Chloe get hurt and lose the baby, leaving me without an heir?”
“The child of an enemy’s daughter isn’t worth keeping.”
Ethan now believed it was better for Finn not to have
Upon hearing this, Finn crumpled.“Ethan, don’t a child. The thought of Chloe and her child disgusted him.
forget that my legs are disabled because of you.”
“That’s because Darren killed our parents, leading to that arranged accident and your amputation. It’s ultimately their fault!”
Ethan thrust his finger at Finn and bellowed, “It was you who spilled the beans, and now you want to protect Chloe’s baby? What you need to do now is listen to Alice and make her satisfied!”
“Ethan, please, do something!”
“I can’t.”
Ethan gave a bitter smile. He acknowledged his mistakes over the years and recognized that he needed Alice’s help to investigate the case.
He also felt he owed Alice and wanted to make amends.
So, he wouldn’t confront her over minor issues.
Hearing Ethan, Alice felt a hint of irony but knew her chance had come.
Her return to the Welch family was for other reasons.
Alice glared at Chloe.“You claim ignorance, but you hid that your father had plastic surgery!”
Chloe’s face went pale. How did Alice discover this?
