Chapter 36

ALICE'S POV

“ Ace. ” It was not my voice. I did not call him. Hell. I could not even bring myself to open my mouth let alone grab his attention by calling out his name.

It was my father. The same father who forgot all about me and when his son, Ace was in front of him after so long, it did not took him even a moment to recognize him.

Mom was smiling but I could see tears that made her eyes glisten up. Dad was smiling too. After so long.

They were a happy family. A complete one.

And as always, I was out of place here. The odd one out. The unwanted Alice whom no one really needed. My heart was twisting painfully in my chest.

I was happy to see my brother Ace after so long though. He looked so different from the last time I saw him. He was a grown up man now and not an impulsive teenager.

His brown eyes shone with knowledge. His brown hair were slicked back to perfection. The clo