“And after the wedding, we live separate lives, you can’t object to me and Chloe sleeping in our marital home, and you ensure Chloe
never foolishly hurts herself again–then I’ll agree.”
This time, before I could open my mouth, Julian swung his fist straight at Liam’s face. “What status, what position does your Sterling family hold?! How dare you speak to Miss Thorne like that!”
That’s right, the Thorne family is the richest in the city. How *dare* they?!
spran
Julian’s punch packed a lot of force; Liam was sent sprawling to the ground.
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He recovered, scrambling to his feet, and pointed a finger at Julian’s nose, cursing, “A nanny’s son! How dare you hit me!”
Chloe started to cry, gently touching Liam’s face, then turned to me, whining, “Miss Thorne, if you’re angry, take it out on me! How could you let him hit Mr. Sterling?”
- 5.
The words had barely left her mouth when I couldn’t resist. I slapped her. “I’ll hit him, and I’ll hit you too!?
Chloe clutched her face, tears instantly gushing out.
Brandon quickly shoved me away. “Aria Thorne! Even if you’re the richest heiress, you can’t behave like this!”
“No wonder Liam wouldn’t even look at you all these years. You’re just too vicious!”
I turned to them, sneering, “Have you forgotten that your family businesses all depend on *our* Thorne family
“Even Julian, who’s not even part of your elite
circles Stands that, so why don’t you?!”
At my words, Brandon instantly clamped his mouth shut.
you can force us to marry you?”
you three losers.”
Noah also looked away, stammering, “So what? Does that
mean
I scoffed disdainfully. “I never said I wanted to marry any of y
Liam’s head shot up at my words. “Aria Thorne, what game are you playing now?!”
to
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Chloe nestled into his arms, her eyes red, saying, “It seems Miss Thorne is still angry with me. I shouldn’t have told you I was in a bad mood today…”
Hearing this, Liam anxiously wiped away her tears. “It’s not your fault. Aria Thorne has been clinging to us three for years; everyone knows she can’t live without us and wouldn’t dare do anything serious.”
“I just can’t stand her always bullying you. She just needs a lesson.”
I was speechless.
If they didn’t believe me, then I wouldn’t bother explaining.
I turned to link my arm through Julian’s, ready to leave, but Liam grabbed my arm, stopping
His gaze fell on our intertwined arms. “Since when are you so close to a nanny’s son?!”
me,
8.54 PM
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His gaze fell on our intertwined arms. “Since when are you so close to a nanny’s son?!”
I slapped his hand away, enunciating each word. “What nanny’s son? Julian Vance is my fiancé.”
