Noim Connected Worlds - Chapter 21 One Of The Few

“What about you Alice?”

“Hmph!” Alice ignored William and continued browsing on an interface she summoned. Edizon got curious and quickly sent a pm to William.

[Edizon] Wow… You two already had a fight?

[William] …

But even before William could send a reply, Isabella noticed the situation and quickly followed up to avoid ruining the mood.

“Yeah Alice, what did Aunty say?”

“Well, it went like this…”

***

“Mom… My friends and I are gonna be starting a gaming studio…”

“What? Gaming again?! Do you want me to beat you up? Why don’t you take your job hunting seriously and earn some real money.” It already became a habit for Alice’s mom to start lecturing whenever she hears something related to gaming from Alice. She clearly is clearly aware of her daughter’s gaming addiction. Alice fought through life and death just to convince her parents to support her gaming career back when she was in high school. Hearing Alice talking about a gaming profession now that she has graduated college really triggered her mom.

“But mom… It’s gonna be a good investment…” Alice’s hands were shaking as she muttered in a low voice.

“Good investment, good investment. They always say it’s a good investment. And then what happens? They take away your money saying that the company went bankrupt.”

“Alice, you know your mom is just stating facts right? You have to work hard to earn good money these days. You don’t just place your money on someone else’s bank account and expect it to grow.” Alice’s dad followed up.

“Mom, we don’t have to chip in money. On the contrary, they’ll be giving out salary.”

“Salary? So you’re not starting a gaming studio, you’re working for one. Don’t play me with your words. Why would you waste your diploma and work on for a gaming studio? Ai ai ai… Alice, you’re really making my head hurt.”

“Mom… I am not gonna be an employee. The effort and time would be part of the investment and our friend will be fronting the bills for now… Come on mom… Even Bella was allowed by her parents…”

“Really? Director Murray did? Oh, why didn’t you tell s earlier? Oh, Bella is really such a blessing to your life. You should be thankful.”

“Yes, mom…”

Alice’s dad was a cable installer from a telco here that got wiped out by the government as a warning for those businesses that are abusing their rates. Being a good friend of Alice, Isabella asked her dad to help Alice’s dad get a new job at their company. Long story short, Alice’s parents were eternally grateful towards Isabella and her family.

***

“Wow… you really go way back huh…”

“Obviously.” Alice answered as she rolled her eyes at William.

“Ehem, ehem. Let’s talk business shall we…” Edizon noticed the awkward atmosphere and decided to break the silence.

…

To be continued.

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Back when Alice and Isabella were walking up the stairs…

“Alice… How could you openly show that you like William? You’ve only met him for two days. You’re making it seem like you’re an easy catch.”

“Huh? How could you say that I like him?”

“You really wanna start a debate with me?”

“Could you blame me for being too excited? I have been single since I popped out of this world and just when there’s a hot guy in front of me, you there being a good friend is saying that I’m too liberated?”

“Yup.”

“Can’t you just let me make this mistake once? And besides, it’s not like I already took the bait or anything.”

*giggle* Isabella didn’t answer and continued to climb upstairs. She couldn’t help but let out a laugh upon seeing how determined Alice was.

“Oh my god… Bella, Does it look like I already took the bait?”

“I took the bait didn’t I?”

“Bella what do I do? He probably thinks that I’m an easy target now… wuwu… Bella, what do I do?”

*giggle* *giggle*

“Bella!”

There were only a few cases where Isabella is the one laughing who is laughing and Alice is the one who’s annoyed. This was one of the few.
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