Six Brothers Plea for Forgiveness

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.”

looked unhappy. Jack was turned slightly away from her, so she couldn’t see his expression at that moment. No matter how she looked at it, it

conversation.

you’re kind, but this is New York. Noah might cause trouble for you.”

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

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

knew she had a plan. He didn’t say

asked, “What do

grind some dungeons. Right now, running dungeons was her only way

Alice watched his tall figure, asking, “How come you’re

someone? She’d

with a beautiful

you

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his gaze momentarily faltering. Just some business.” Alice bit her lip; was it really just some business? That date certainly seemed like a significant

matter.

college entrance exams. Jack was nice to her,

request notification. She glanced at the name and was surprised to see it was her sixth brother, Luke. A few days ago, she had turned down his

friend request and teamed up with Jack to run dungeons instead. They joined a random

up: “Hi, I’m Luke Welch, the captain of Landing Team. I noticed your skills during

He’d used a new account.

looked at

me to join his team. He doesn’t know it’s me.” It was her new

player, they’ll lose the first round of the finals. “So Luke is getting anxious. He’s too proud to recruit well–known players, so he can only train some talented newbies.” She knew Luke’s personality well. The

master the

at him, shocked. Not everyone

“You did.”

because…” Alice realized she almost let something slip about her past life,