Chapter 12

This time, she wouldn’t fall into the same trap!

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Alice said firmly, “Luke, I want to focus on my exams. I don’t want to be distracted by games.” She flatly rejected Luke’s proposal.

No, to be precise, it was more of a command.

What he said wasn’t a discussion; it was a notification.

“Alice, are you serious? You actually turned down. my invitation?” Luke’s expression soured. He hadn’t expected her to refuse. After all, for years, Alice had always obeyed him without question.

Alice stood her ground.“Since it’s an invitation, I can refuse.” She looked at him directly, watching his expression darken, feeling a bit of satisfaction.

But that didn’t concern her.

Luke’s voice sharpened. “You better think this through before you answer. Don’t act out, or I might not give you another chance, and you’ll be begging me!” He’d heard about the recent events, about Alice giving Chloe his prized gold trophy. That trophy was from the year he became a professional player, a championship win that meant the world to him. How dare she give it away?

Joining your team is something I’ve always

anger. He felt Alice was being ungrateful, daring to

your answer. Do

Luke.”

it turned out Luke was all bark,

pretended to be concerned.”Alice, just agree.

her.“Chloe, since you’ve always wanted to join the team, I’ll give you my

retreated to her

and started on her homework, realizing she was rusty on a lot of

knocked on her door.“Miss,

it up

others are waiting for you in the dining room.” They didn’t want

gripped her pen tightly, realizing she was still under the Welch family’s control and could only

a seat at the far corner, quietly grabbing a plate to eat. The atmosphere was tense, but Chloe’s laughter quickly eased the tension.

at Alice.“Chloe, later we’ll teach you to play. You’re smart. You’ll learn quickly and be just

I’ll work hard and

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