Chapter 25 Alice was incredibly calm ; she genuinely wanted to leave this family . Menu Luke scoffed . Fine , get out and get out of here . I want to see how you survive without the Welch family ! Noah couldnt take it anymore : Enough , Luke . What are you saying ? Noah , Alice wants to leave ! Shes the one who doesnt want us ! Lukes eyes were red rimmed , his emotions raw . Hed already lowered his head and apologized , and she still wanted to leave . Did she want him to beg for forgiveness ? Chloe quickly stepped in to mediate : Luke , dont be angry . Alice was just joking . Its fine if she doesnt tutor me ; Im already satisfied with the tutor we have . Luke glared at Alice . Look at how understanding Chloe is , and then look at yourself . Alice , have you ever reflected on your actions ? Luke , lets go . I need to ask you about some strategies , Chloe said , turning to Noah . Noah , were leaving . Go ahead . Seeing Chloe being so considerate , Alices heart softened a bit . Originally , Chloe wasnt even part of the Welch family , but she had let her grades drop for the sake of the teams training . She stepped in to mediate during family conflicts . Compared to Alice , Chloe was incredibly mature . Noah looked at Alice with disappointment . Dont take Lukes words to heart . Youre still part of the Welch family . Alice replied calmly , I think its better if I move out . Noahs expression changed . Alice , what do you want ? How can we go back to being a happy family like before ? Happy family ? Alices eyes suddenly aged a bit ; she felt utterly exhausted . She didnt even have the energy to respond . It was all just disappointing . She offered a cold , strained smile . After her cold response , she walked straight to her room upstairs . Because she would never again be the one who humbly gave everything only to be completely ignored and ultimately abandoned . Never ! After this , a cold war ensued between Alice and her brothers . They didnt speak for a long time . to deal with them anymore . But she felt relieved ; finally , she didnt have However , the teams revival match was coming up this Saturday . For several days , Chloe had taken leave from school , claiming to be sick , but Alice knew she was preparing for the competition . Alice went about her life , eating and going to school without any impact . Noah approached Alice , placing a ticket on the table . The competition is this afternoon . Go and cheer for the family . Alice replied flatly , Okay . of Seeing her not even ask how the preparations were going , acting so cold , Noah felt a pang disappointment compared to Chloe , who had even taken leave to prepare for the competition . Alice , youll understand our intentions when you grow up . Noah said no more and left the hall . 0.0 % Chapter 25 Menu Alice felt sickened by his words . She put down her chopsticks , the urge to move out growing stronger . She picked up the ticket . She would be there . She needed to witness firsthand how her brothers team would fail without her efforts . Alice snapped a picture of the ticket and sent it to Jack : Im going to watch the match this afternoon ; so I wont be online . They had originally planned to game over the weekend . Jack replied instantly : Okay . As he responded , someone peeked over his shoulder , trying to see the message , but failed . Andrew Yates clutched his chest . Let me see ! Dont be so stingy . Jack raised an eyebrow . Dont you want your eyes So serious ? I mean , if you feel guilty , just compensate feel guilty , just compensate her directly . Youve been hanging around her ; whats your plan ? Jack held his phone with his long fingers . After a long pause , he replied , To accompany her as she grows , to help her out of her low point , until she can live freely . Andrew couldnt help but add , Until she grows up , falls in love , and has kids ? Jack frowned slightly . Something like that . Her parents were gone , her brothers were unreliable , and she was struggling alone . He changed the subject . Do you have tickets for the match this afternoon ? Are you interested in the revival match ? Your brothers already in the finals ! Stop it . I need to arrange something before the match . Jack looked out the window . Hed support her until she no longer needed him . If her parents were alive , she wouldnt be struggling like this . Alice went straight to the venue for the team match . She saw a lot of fans outside , holding support signs , including fans of the Landing Team . There were even fans of Chloe . Thanks to Calebs Chloe had become a bit of a well known internet celebrity . She was young , company , sweet talking , and good at acting innocent . It worked well online . Alice glanced at the signs the fans were holding ; once , she had bought a lot of Landing Team merchandise and shared many posts about the team , actively managing fan groups . Alice expressionlessly her withdrew gaze and walked inside with her ticket . Once seated , she looked at the stage and momentarily fell into a daze . After all , in her past life , to win the revival match . she had sat in that very spot , turning the tide It had been a tough win . This team was quite strong and stable in their performance . Unlike Luke , who had the skills but often lost control of the games rhythm due to arrogance and a strong ego , refusing to listen to others advice . Soon , the competing teams began to take the stage . Fans from both sides started screaming in support , as if competing to see who could be louder . Alice sat calmly in her seat , noticing Luke and Chloe at the front of the team , both wearing matching uniforms , looking like a family . But she noticed Luke looked tense , and Noah and Caleb werent there . What happened ? Werent they supposed to be training and participating in the revival match ? 0.0 % < Chapter 25 On stage , Lukes face was grim . 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