After Zoe passed out, Rita and Noah both immediately showed up and the whole house just quieted down. Then Rose bit her lips and acted to be worried, "Zoe! Are you okay? I... I really didn't think that this would be such a big shock for you." Zoe even forced a tear or two and looked like she was really regretting. Rita immediately figured out her fake crying and phoniness. But Amelia really fell for her hypocrisy. "Stop regretting. Hurry up! Let's take her to the hospital." "Right!" Having been in the Browns for half of her life, Rose naturally knew when it was time to admit being defeated. So she hurriedly came to Zoe and held her up. "Don't touch my mother." Seeing that Rose reached out her hand, Rita rejected coldly. Rose was actually pretending to hold her, but she still took the opportunity and just turned to Amelia, "Mom, did you see this? How rude is Rita! How can she yell at her auntie? What would come after?" Though Rose was the one who made the whole scene, her
"Mom, are you okay?" Zoe touched Amelia's forehead before Rita can even say anything. "Well, it's not hot. But... but why are you talking nonsense all of a sudden?" Rita choked because of Zoe's words and can't stop coughing. She secretly touched her forehead and explained to Amelia, "Grandma, don't be mad. My mom just thought that your decision was a bit too sudden." Zoe then realized that she had said something wrong and immediately chimed in, "Right, mom. Your decision is too abrupt. I just can't handle it all of sudden and was too straightforward. Don't be angry with me." Amelia would be so mad before if she heard what Zoe said, but she had got to see the true colors of a lot of people and things after going through so much. Let's just take Zoe and Rose as an example. The former was kind and honest while the latter was clever and shrewd. She would always be fooled by Rose's flatteries before and would hate the clumsy Zoe who would never try to please her. But Zoe turne
Morning the next day. As the sky lightened, Rita woke to the clamor of her alarm. She'd cried too fiercely last night. Her eyes were swollen. She shot a look at her phone, switched off the alarm, and checked her missed calls. No missed calls. Liam hadn't called again or texted her. Seems like hed lost patience in her. Good. That was good. Blow after blow to his heartstrings - that should be enough to accept it when she said that she never loved him, right? Enough to let her go, even hate her... without his weak spot, whatever happened to her or the Brown family, he wouldn't care or be threatened. Thinking of that, Ritas heartache stopped. She clambered up, rinsed herself up, and went downstairs. Noah and Amelia were having breakfast right now. Seeing her come down, Amelia looked at her swollen eyes and frowned. "Did you not sleep well last night, Rita?" Noticing Amelia was staring at her eyes, Amelia rubbed them awkwardly. "I slept well enough... drank too much water y
"Ahh!" Rose fell heavily to the floor, skinning her elbow. Pain raced up her arm and she sucked in a breath, a sinister rage lighting up in her breast. But as intense at it was, she didn't dare speak out. After all, the man who'd kicked were was the famous Liam Wilson. She didn't even dare offend the name. Much less the man. "Rose!" Seeing her fall, Mason couldn't help but glare at Liam. "Don't you think you're going too far, Wilson?!" Seeing Mason be so protective of her, Rose jolted. She hadn't thought that such a useless man would dare offend authority to keep her safe. She felt a sway of emotion. "I'm going too far?!" Liam narrowed his eyes, cold gaze sweeping Rose on the ground and then falling on Mason. As if, in the next second, he was going to skin them alive. "Aren't you the ones whore going too far?" It was these people who bullied his Rita first. A kick was letting them of easy. "Whichever way things go, we're Rita's aunt and uncle." Mason helped Rose up, c
Liam didn't rush to answer Rita's question. He simply dipped his head and continued to eat porridge. One sip. Two sips. Three sips down, he continued, "I thought you'd been threatened to break up with me, and yet... you didn't have any communications from that night." As Liam spoke, Rita's nervous body tensed. As she listened to the end, her unease and fear turned into Bewilderment with a capital B. No... no communications? That wasn't right, she had a conversation with Michael. Why didn't Liam find out about that? Was it that- Someone wiped her logs? Even though she didn't understand where things had taken a turn, the real reason behind her breakup hadn't come out, and her heart slid back down her throat to rest in her torso. Rita took a deep breath, steadied her emotions, and sneered, playing the ice queen until the end. "I said from the beginning that there was no threat and no inside story. I never loved you. Believe me this time?" Behind her, Liam continued to eat h
Amelia's low tones fell next to her ear and drove Rose into a panic. All these years, the Brown family had taken care of all her needs. Even if they were moving out, without a job, the two of them ate, drank and lived off Amelia. If the two of them were to go at it honestly, there was no way they could live in fancy apartments, much less Rita's hundred-thousand-dollar handbags. They relied entirely on the Brown family's support. Really, it should be said that they relied on Amelia's favoritism. Naturally, Rose didn't have the guts to offend her benefactor out in the open. Desperate to salvage the situation, she slapped herself. "This unfiltered mouth of mine - don't take it personally, Mom, I was just too angry at Mason and wanted to get at him. I wasn't thinking when I spoke." Wasn't thinking when she spoke? Naturally, Amelia didn't buy that excuse. "You might have been angry, but that was sincere, too, wasn't it?" "No, it really wasn't..." Pale, Rose shook her head and
Every one of Liam's words jabbed at Rita's heart. It hurt. It hurt a lot. Shed still been struggling, but she quieted down. She looked at the man before her, eyes red, heart wavering. But to waver was to poison herself and give someone a chance to hurt her family. "Trust me, Rita. No matter what happens, I'll protect you and your parents." As if seeing through her, Liam wiped away the tears at the corner of her eye and pleaded, "Don't leave me again, please? Or I'll really lose my mind." "Liam, I... mph." Rita spoke hoarsely, but her ruby lips stung once more. He'd bit her again. "Hush!" "?" Not understanding, Rita raised her head and glared at Liam doubtfully. The man smiled, pulled her into his arms, and gently closed his eyes. "I'm tired. I want to sleep for a while." Ever since Rita had hit him with the breakup, Liams insomnia had flared up again. With each blow she dealt his heart, he'd grown more anxious and ill-tempered, and he couldn't sleep at night. He'd go
Although Liam took a break in the car, he was still sleepy. Rita asked Lee to drive him home. She thought he could get some sleep at home, but Liam was upset. He grew ice-cold immediately, which unnerved others in the car. "You don't want to stay with me?" Rita was surprised when she met his eyes. She pinched her lips, thinking about how to respond. And Jacob held his breath when he saw Liam was scowling. Damn it! Why hadn't he got off the car just now? Why was he so unfortunate to appear every time when they were about to have a fight? Liam was about to lose his mind ever since Rita had broken up with him. Therefore, he was the one who got into the trouble every time when he and Liam met Rita. Then Liam would vent his anger on him. If she refused, Liam might want to eat him and Lee alive. He could say that Rita was in control of their lives now. 'My goodness.' Jacob thought. He could even kowtow to her if she did not annoy Liam. Jacob stared at Rita with bated breat