Six Brothers Plea for Forgiveness

Chapter 44

Alice was a bit taken aback. He said her hands weren’t for cooking. She’d expected him to be pleased.

my favor.”

Alice felt a tightness in her chest; she had just instinctively wanted to do something. But Jack seemed to see right through her.

Jack stood calmly, his tone even.“And you don’t need to do this to win

Alice touched a strand of hair behind her ear.“Well, okay then.”

“The housekeeper will be here soon.”

Alice didn’t press the issue. She stole another glance at Jack. He seemed so…capable. Just like the person she’d had a crush on in her past life. That person had always tried to show her how poorly her brothers treated her, but she refused to believe it, leading to her tragic end. Jack’s speaking reminded her so much of him!

from her

way

of

past life.

As she pondered this, she began to doubt whether Jack was indeed the person She was caught in a dilemma. If only she could meet that person again in this life, she would surely recognize him.

The housekeeper arrived shortly, swiftly preparing a meal. Alice noticed the dishes were all her favorites: Barbecued Ribs, Fried Chicken. Just looking at it made her mouth water. She focused intently on her meal.

Jack watched her.’Can’t you get these kind of food at your family’s house?” Alice paused with her chopsticks.“Chloe had a delicate stomach and couldn’t eat spicy food, se meals were always bland. So, she hardly ever got to eat what she loved at home. Jack felt a lump in his throat, as if his heart was stuffed with cotton, making it hard to breathe. Here she was, a rich girl, yet living worse than an ordinary girl. He should have come sooner. Alice ate until her stomach was full, wiping her mouth and glancing at Jack. He was eating elegantly, his movements graceful. She was momentarily stunned, thinking about how she had just devoured her food. The contrast was striking. She was amazed that someone could eat so beautifully.

Jack calmly lowered his chopsticks.“Have you seen enough?”

Alice quickly averted her gaze, muttering, “How would you know I was looking at you if you weren’t looking at me?”

dinner, Alice went to the study to review. Jack sat in the living room, then went to the balcony to make a call. Leaning on the railing, he said, “Find out who confessed to Alice this afternoon.”

to the little

school next door; I heard he’s the campus

who it is without checking. Garrett, my uncle’s son. He trouble back in Washington and had to transfer to

got

into

to stay away

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does silly things when they’re young. Plus, she’s going to college

up, she can’t be distracted

I’ll mention it to my uncle later, but Jack, aren’t you being a bit too nosy? What if she likes Garrett? He’s got that charming playboy look and knows how to woo girls. Maybe Alice’s interested.”

ease.” ‘Dude, I just said a couple of things, and you’re already

your own

hung up, then walked into the study. He glanced at her papers.“You’re going too

trying my

distracted. Maybe it was because of the spicy food. Jack noticed

spicy food.” She hadn’t eaten like that in a long time,

glass of water. Alice took the medicine. He took away her pen. Stop studying.

she felt something flow out. Alice’s expression stiffened; she knew this would happen. She rushed to the bathroom and saw the bright red stain–her period had indeed arrived. What to do? It suddenly hit her that she was at the apartment, not at the Welch household. She hadn’t bought any sanitary pads. She’d planned to buy some on her way home, but first there was Garrett’s confession, then Luke’s intervention…In the end, she completely forgot about

waited outside, knocking after a while.“Did

get me something?”

come out

“I

wrong? Tell

“I

and they were all male, so they didn’t know much about girls‘ issues. When she

Jack paused. “Your…period?”

Her voice was soft