Chapter 158
Chapter 158
But now, she didn’t even look back, leaving with icy indifference.
At that moment, Kevin finally understood-Ally was truly done with them for good.
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A dull ache settled in his chest, making it hard to breathe, a kind of pain he couldn’t even put into words.
And after hearing Alicia bring up Nicole’s funeral-level crying a few times, Kevin couldn’t help but think that Nicole’s constant sobbing really did bring some bad vibes.
‘Her endless tears ended up chasing Ally off for good,’ he thought.
But now wasn’t the time to dwell on that.
Kevin rushed over to steady Leo. “Dad, are you alright? Let me get you to the hospital,”
Leo’s vision had gone black and his ears were ringing, but he hadn’t actually passed out.
Which meant he caught every word Kevin and Alicia said.
He just couldn’t wrap his head around it-how could Alicia be so heartless and cold toward
him?
If I really collapsed and something happened, would she seriously just not give a damn?’ he wondered.
After catching his breath, Leo clutched Kevin’s hand. “My chest feels tight and hurts, and I’m having trouble breathing. Get me to the hospital.”
Lately, he’d been losing sleep and feeling off ever since Alicia stopped making those custom incense blends for him. And today, all this drama just pushed him over the edge.
Right now, he felt awful all over, and was honestly worried he might really collapse if he went home-so the hospital was the only option.
Seeing how bad Leo looked, Kevin called his dad’s assistant to come along.
With the assistant’s help, they helped Leo out of the restaurant and took him straight to the Delaney family’s hospital,
None of them noticed that, hidden behind a landscaping tree, there was a table with two young guys quietly watching everything,
One of them had his phone out, filming the whole scene from start to finish.
He only stopped recording once Kevin and Leo had left.
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He was the heir of the York family, who ran in the same social circles as the Hammond family.
He turned to the guy sitting across from him. “Didn’t expect to get front-row seats to such a show just by coming here for dinner.”
He was a regular at this restaurant.
Today, he’d invited his friend who’d just come back from overseas to meet up here.
To his surprise, he spotted Alicia and Ian sitting at the table right next to theirs.
He didn’t know Ian personally, but he definitely knew who he was.
Back in the day, the Yates family had even deeper roots and more influence than the Hammond family. But about twenty years ago, they started shifting their focus overseas.
Over the years, the Yates family had thrived abroad.
Ian had been featured in numerous international business magazines.
They’d also heard from their parents that Ian and Leo were known to be romantic rivals.
Since there was just a decorative tree between them, they overheard the whole conversation.
As soon as Leo and Kevin showed up, he pulled out his phone and found a clear spot between the branches to start recording.
He thought he’d catch a bit of drama, but he never expected the show to be this wild.
“Ally is seriously badass. Honestly, she’s got guts,” he said.
Her mouth is savage-she totally roasted her own dad and didn’t pull any punches.
Not gonna lie, that was pretty entertaining.
His folks always played favorites with his younger brother. If he wasn’t the more capable one, he would’ve lost his spot in the family business ages ago.
So yeah, he couldn’t help but resent his parents for that.
But if he wanted to take over the company someday, he just had to suck it up.
Seeing Alicia call out her own dad so ruthlessly that he almost fainted, he couldn’t help but be seriously impressed.
Alicia had always been a legend in their circle-top grades, a pro at racing, and never backed down from a fight.
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Even now, she was still a total badass. She cut off her family without blinking and didn’t think twice about putting her dad and brother in their place. Honestly, she really was his idol.
He shot a wink at the handsome, refined guy sitting across from him. “Hey Landon, not only has Alicia cut off the Hammond family, but she’s also totally done with Nicolas Moore. Dude, your window just opened!”
Landon’s lips curled into a sly, meaningful smile. “Why else do you think I came back right now?”
‘Yeah, I came back for Alicia. No way I was missing this chance, Landon thought to himself.
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