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If Liam did not see Tracy as family, he would not have gone out of his way to look out for her–much less bitten his tongue when that smug, pretty–faced Ronald called him brainless.
He had been a big deal in Cloudville for years; when had he ever had to put up with that kind of humiliation?
Yet, for Tracy’s sake, he would swallow it. And what did he get in return? No thanks, no understanding–just her throwing him under the bus in front of Andrew.
Tracy frowned and took a step back.
She did not know exactly what the brothers had been saying about her, but she knew them well enough: once they decided something, no amount of tears or pleading would change their minds.
She could already picture it–her crying, trying to exin, only for Liam tough about itter with his friends over drinks.
That was why she no longer cared what they thought.
“So, Mr. Liam,” she said tly, “are you stopping me here because you want me to admit I was wrong and apologize? Or do you want me to beg for forgiveness?”
Her words hit him like a punch to the chest.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” he snapped. “Why do you always have to talk like that?”
Tracy tilted her head, looking puzzled. “Weren’t you the one who said if I didn’t apologize, I’d have to grovel and beg?”
Liam froze mid–denial.
His face went pale.
Right, he had said that.
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Whenever he caught Tracy messing up, he would get mad and tell her to admit it and apologize.
However, Tracy was so stubborn–no one knew where she got it from–that even with all the proofid out in front of her, she still would not admit she was wrong.
When his anger boiled over, he had Tracy kneel and apologize.
Sure, those overly harsh words dide from him, but …
He had not meant them!
If she had not been so stubborn about refusing to admit fault, he would not have blurted them out in the heat of the moment.
And yeah, there had been a few times when he had gotten so angry that he shoved her.
Yet, to him, that was nothing worth holding a grudge over. She was still hung up on that? Still taking jabs at him for it?
His voice turned almost pleading. “Even if I did say it, it was only because you crossed the line. I was looking out for you.”
Then, as if it exined everything, he added, “It was for your own good.”
Tracy almostughed out loud.
<i>For </i><i>my </i><i>own </i>good.
She had heard that line enough tost a lifetime.
“Then tell me, Mr. Liam,” she said coldly, “exactly where have you ever been good
to me?”
His patience snapped. “If I didn’t care about you, I would’ve told Andrew ages ago that you’re living with another man!
“You’re obviously smitten with Ronald. If the family forced you to break up, you’d
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“And you were already rebelling against them–Ronald just took advantage of that. If he saw you fighting with the family, he’d use it to split you apart for good.”
Liam sounded so sure of himself, like he had personally witnessed the whole thing.
Tracy stayed calm and simply replied, “No.”
Liam froze.
After everything he had just said so passionately, that was all she gave him?
He felt a tightness in his chest, frustration and anger mixing. “You trust him that much?”
They had grown up together, yet she doubted his good intentions and instead put her faith in some pretty boy with a shady background.
Tracy did not bother exining. “If you’re finished, Mr. Liam, could you step aside? I’d like to go back to my room and rest.”
He thought he had made himself perfectly clear, but she still did not appreciate it!
Normally, he would not waste his breath–anyone who got his care should be thankful.
Why was she treating him like this?
He wanted to snap at her, but when the words reached his throat, they stuck.
Taking a deep breath, he tried again. “Tracy, I’m being serious here. Can you drop that sarcastic tone and just have a proper conversation with me?”
She frowned, both irritated and puzzled. “What is there for us to talk about?”
They had always told her to behave, to keep her head down and not be an eyesore.
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Now that she was following their advice and staying in her ce, why weren’t they satisfied?
“How can there be nothing to talk about?” Liam shot back, grabbing her arm in frustration. “We grew up together–we were the closest ones in the whole family!”
His voice softened just a fraction. “I’m mad you brought Ronald around and acted so intimately with him on purpose, but I know you did it to get our attention. I can let that slide, but you have to end things with him right now.”
The moment he mentioned Ronald, his hostility sharpened. “A guy like that, scheming to get close to you, definitely has an agenda. I’m not going to let him get away with <i>it</i>.”
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