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.”

away from her, so she couldn’t see his expression at that moment. No matter how she looked at

conversation.

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

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

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

her smile, Jack knew she had a plan. He didn’t say

he asked, “What do you want

dungeons. Right

his tall figure, asking, “How

with someone?

him with a beautiful Woman

you

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front of the elevator, 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.

after the college entrance exams. Jack was nice

a friend 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 invitation to join his team, and now the proud Luke was personally reaching out to her.

joined a random group, and a teammate sent a friend request.

noticed your skills during our run; would you like to join

relentless.” He’d used a new account.

at

his team.

so he can only train some talented newbies.” She knew Luke’s personality well. The Wilson family’s Blitzkrieg team was strong; in her past life, they only won

can’t even master the twelve–hit combo.”

him, shocked. Not

“You did.”

realized she almost let something slip about her past life,

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