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He crouched down, took lleana’s hand without hesitation, and, ignoring her protests, signaled for the bodyguard
to pick her up and carry her out of the gymnasium.
Meanwhile, Alessia-shielded by Ethan and Liam-made her way outside, only to run straight into Stella and Justin,
who were hurrying toward them.
“Lessie! Are you okay?” Stella grabbed Alessia’s hand, turning it over anxiously. The ugly bruises stood out
starkly against her pale skin, making the injury look even
worse.
“Damn it, Ileana! If | don’t beat her senseless, my last nisn’t Laine!” Stella was shaking with anger and was
about to storm back into the gym when Alessia, well aware of her temperament, caught her just in time.
“Stella, calm down-wait. What are you doing here?”
She should have been with Dave at this hour. Alessia also couldn't help noticing how coincidental Ethan and
Liam's appearance was.
“It was Lucy who told us,” Stella replied, her voice still tinged with frustration. With Alessia holding her back, she
didn’t dare break free and just stood there fuming.
“Lucy?” Alessia asked, frowning.
“Yeah, she couldn't reach you, so she called Stella,” Justin explained.
Alessia glanced at her phone. She'd been on a call with Cole the whole time, which explained why Lucy couldn't
get through.
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“What did she say?”
“She told you not to go to the gym. Illeana didn’t know you were hurt, so Lucy went to find your brothers and
brought them to the gym. Basically, Illeana not only wanted to keep you out of the next round, she also wanted
you to experience what it feels like when everyone turns against you,” Justin said, glancing at the two men
behind Alessia. At least they'd had the sense not to make a scene.
Ethan and Liam's faces darkened. Relief mingled with guilt-they hadn’t done anything to let Alessia down, but it
was shocking to realize the ‘e sister they'd cherished for seventeen years had turned out to be not just
ungrateful, but downright vicious.
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“I can’t believe it-it waswho led your brothers right to her, Stelle fentan growing angrier by the second.
“Where is she? What did she do to you? How did your arm end up like this?”
Alessia didn’t hide anything and quickly recounted what had happened in the gym.
By the tshe finished, Stella looked ready to explode. Justin quickly wrapped an arm around her shoulders,
whispering, “Calm down, deep breaths, Stella,” until she managed to settle down a bit.
Both Stella and Justin had fiery tempers, but it was almost comical-whenever one lost control, the other
somehow managed to keep a cool head and rein them in. Of course, most of the time, they chose to be reckless
together, but only over harmless things.
“Don’t worry. Cole's inside now,” Alessia said.
At the mention of Cole, both Liam and Ethan instinctively turned to glance at the gym entrance, which was now
quiet and deserted.
They exchanged uneasy glances, realizing they hadn't seen anyone when they’d rushed in earlier.
Stella, however, wasn’t surprised in the least. Hearing Cole was inside, she immediately relaxed.
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“She's right, Lessie. You should listen to Stella for once...” Ethan added, seizing the
opportunity.
“Fine, fine, I'll go,” Alessia relented, her ears ringing with their fussing. With
everyone talking over each other, she gave in-just to finally get speace and quiet.
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