Six Brothers Plea for Forgiveness

Chapter 34

It seemed she’d assumed Jack liked her. Alice held the phone, reminiscing about her online crush from her past life. To be precise, it was an unrequited love since she never confessed, and he never said he liked her either. But his presence was like a flickering flame in her dim and tragic life, always warming her. That feeling was similar to Jack’s existence. Yet, she was never sure if Jack was really that person from her past.

Jack’s fingers mov

cross the street.”

slightly.“Helping someone in need requires no reason. I also help old ladies

Alice smiled, but felt a pang of disappointment. She said lightly, “After the college exams, I’ll leave the Welch family.”

“Welcome to live next door!”

After hanging up, Alice felt good as she took a shower and practiced a set of past exam questions before bed. The final mock exam was approaching, and she was eager to see how much she had improved and if she had a chance to get into Harvard University.

As long as she could rank in the top ten, there should be hope.

The next day, Alice went to school as usual. She saw Chloe bringing a bowl of porridge to Noah.“Noah, I heard you had a stomachache. This porridge will help.” She even deliberately showed off her burn on her hand.

Seeing this, Noah’s heart softened, “You’re hurt. Don’t do this. Just let the servants handle it.” “Noah, you’ve done so much for us, this is the least I can do,” Chloe said sweetly. Noah was relieved and looked at Alice; she should know he was ill.

Alice saw the porridge and sneered. It had finally arrived.

Alice had no appetite and simply stood up to leave without asking a single question. Noah felt a pang

of disappointment. Was she really not going to ask anything? Did she completely not care about her second brother anymore?

Chloe said

smoothly, “Noah, Alice’s

worried about

you;

so.” He hoped she was sulking; he didn’t think she’d truly cut ties with the family over such trivial matters.. Without Alice’s concern, he

“Young master, Miss Welch didn’t

brightened seeing the porridge. Chloe was so thoughtful. He took a sip of the porridge, but instead of

said, “Have the kitchen prepare a portion

make.”

hesitated.“Miss Welch

just porridge!” He was

“Sir, Miss Welch prepares the rice a day in advance. She wakes up early to prepare fresh ingredients. The cooking process and timing are crucial; even a slight mistake ruins it. It’s a recipe she got from an old doctor. None of us learned

before; he thought making medicinal porridge was simple. He regretted neglecting her. She hadn’t been sulking; she’d been hurt. He told the housekeeper,

to her? She already feels insecure living in the Welch family; if you do this,

porridge and

hurt earlier, and his heart.

he needed to make a change first.

Alice returned home, she ate dinner and locked herself in her room without coming out. Not

me.”

her expression neutral: What’s up?” “This

box containing an emerald necklace that looked very familiar. Wasn’t this the apology gift she had given to Chloe? What did her second brother mean by this? Noah spoke with a hint of guilt: “Alice, I’m sorry. I know I made you suffer in the past. I brought the necklace back. I’ll buy another one for Chloe as compensation, but this one

have done

felt a bit dazed. She never expected her second brother would actually ‘return‘ this necklace! How strange! In

never got these back before she died. She said calmly, “No need. You can’t just take back something that’s been given away. “Alice, just accept it. Otherwise, I won’t feel

of compensation

followed by a sweet treat? Alice saw Chloe hiding in the corner. She said loudly, “Noah,