Chapter 8

eyes

Alice’s widened in shock., staring at the sharp–tongued school doctor. He actually spoke up for her? Did he believe her?

Alice’s eyes

turned red; even a stranger understood this, but her brothers didn’t.

Or maybe they did understand but were just biased towards Chloe, choosing not to see it.

Chloe’s expression froze, her teeth clenched in frustration. What did this doctor mean? Didn’t he see her sick and still wanting to serve Alice? Why wasn’t he moved by her kindness and instead spoke for Alice? This wasn’t right. Her tactic always worked before.

Chloe couldn’t find her voice, lowering her head in grievance.

Caleb stepped forward to defend Chloe.“Chloe came to school sick because the exams are in less than a hundred days. She couldn’t miss class. She wanted to reconcile with Alice, but some people just don’t appreciate it.”

Alice found it all so ironic.

morning, Caleb told her to

her studies? It turned out he knew the

was just that her exams weren’t as

said, “Caleb, take Chloe

“Noah!”

“Are

what I

fell silent and took Chloe

was silent again.

Noah frowned.“Alice, if

like this again.”

If you

want to take care of Chloe, that’s fine. But don’t do

kept her head down. Her throat hurt and she didn’t want to speak. She pulled the blanket over her head. She didn’t want to

pulled back

arm, his

outside!”

leave until this IV

tone was firm, leaving no room for argument.

her second brother. She noticed a scar on his wrist, a deep, ugly red, strikingly noticeable. She had a similar scar on her leg from the

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