Chapter 40

Alice always felt there was something mysterious about Jack. When faced with her curiosity, Jack simply replied, “Yes, the house you live in belongs to him.” Good friends are there to take the

heat.

He went to a nearby private room. A waiter approached deferentially.“Mr. Wilson, here’s the

menu.”

“Give it to her.”

Jack leaned back, his arm exposed. Alice didn’t take the menu. “Just bring out a few of your signature dishes.” She’d eaten here before in her past life; the menu changed daily, customers just ate whatever was available. But the waiter gave the menu to Jack, indicating that his friend’s status was indeed something special.

At that moment, Alice’s phone buzzed incessantly. She glanced at the screen to see it was Noah calling, but she didn’t answer it. Soon, she received a message from him:“Alice, the restaurant is closed due to an emergency. We’re in the

We’re in the parking lot. Where are you?* Closed? She was surprised; the restaurant was still open. Jack must have asked his friend for help. She replied: “Then you guys should leave.” She ignored his further

further messages.

Looking up, she met his deep gaze. “Your brother?”

“Yes, he left.”

“Well now we can eat. He was calm, as if nothing unusual had happened.

Alice found it strange. Was he really just a school doctor? His background seemed deeper. But maybe she was overthinking it; if he was so influential, he wouldn’t be a school doctor. Maybe he’d asked his friend to help her get revenge.

“What did you talk about with Noah?”

Jack rested his hand on the table, revealing part of his wrist, and replied, “Just casual

conversation.”

slightly away from her, so she couldn’t see his expression

conversation.

you’re kind, but this is New York. Noah might cause trouble for you.” She didn’t want to drag anyone else into

After the exams, I’ll be free.” Alice showed a hint of excitement. She wanted to live the life

past life, she’d depended on her brothers. Now, she wanted independence, a good. university, and the freedom to pursue

she had a plan. He didn’t say anything;

“What do you want to do

Let’s grind some dungeons. Right now, running dungeons was

to leave, and Alice watched his tall figure, asking, “How come you’re here today?

with someone? She’d

with a beautiful Woman

you

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in front of the elevator, his gaze momentarily faltering. Just some business.” Alice bit her lip; was it really just some business? That

matter.

that online gaming partner, the man who appeared after the college entrance exams. Jack was nice to her, but he probably started out feeling sorry for her and later helped her out of kindness. She couldn’t complicate

at the name and was surprised to see it was her sixth brother, Luke. A few days ago, she had turned down his invitation to join his team, and now the proud Luke was personally

dungeons instead. They joined a random group, and a teammate sent a

next second, a message popped up: “Hi, I’m Luke Welch, the captain of Landing Team. I noticed your skills during our run; would you like to join us? We can discuss the terms.”

relentless.” He’d used a new account.

looked at her.“What?”

me with a new account, wanting me to join his team. He doesn’t know it’s me.” It was

so he can only train some talented newbies.” She knew Luke’s personality well. The Wilson family’s

master

shocked. Not everyone can

“You did.”

slip about her past life, which hadn’t. happened yet.

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