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Tracy’s lips curled in a cold smile.
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The Jackmans loved using her as a backdrop for Erin–she was always the one who could not measure up.
“If you think Erin is so amazing, then go give her your so–called sincerity. Treat her well, and stop telling me you still have feelings for me.”
The very idea made her sick.
Liam stared at her, that mocking smile still on his face, but a flicker of hesitation passed through his mind.
Was she hinting that his feelings for Erin could change, too?
Ridiculous.
Erin was pure and kind, unlike Tracy, who was ungrateful and difficult. He would never change how he treated Erin.
Just as he was thinking that, a familiar voice came from behind. “Liam, Tracy, what are you talking about?”
Liam turned, and his expression softened instantly. “Erin, you’re back. What did you buy?”
Erin smiled warmly. “Two brands just released new handbags, so Winona and I went to check them out.”
As if suddenly remembering something, she pulled a small pendant from her pocket. “I saw this and thought it would look great hanging in your new car. That way, every time you see it, you’ll think of me.”
Liam epted it with obvious joy.
It was not expensive and not even close to his usual taste, but he really liked it.
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Erin always thought of him, even when she was out shopping. She was the best person in the world–far better than Tracy. She had even saved his life once.
With that thought, Liam turned to lecture Tracy…
Only to find that she was gone.
Seeing that he stayed quiet after receiving the gift and kept ncing back at Tracy, Erin frowned for a momen before quickly smoothing her expression.
“Liam, you don’t like it?” she asked carefully.
Liam came to his senses and found Erin looking at him, her eyes filled with anxious expectation and a trace of hidden hurt.
Liam quickly snapped back. “Of course, I like it! I love everything you give me. I’ll hang it in my car right now.”
He wanted Erin to know that he would treat her with true sincerity, and that would never change.
With a firm vow in his heart, he took her hand and said, “Erin, I’ll always treat you well and protect you for life.
“You and Tracy are different. The way I treat her is all on her. I would never treat you that way.”
Erin blinked in surprise at his sudden deration, confusion flickering in her gaze.
Lately, he had been acting strangely.
He said he would never treat her like Tracy, yet he had been doubting and questioning her not long ago.
Inside, Erin sneered.
She had used certain methods to win over the Jackmans, but if their characters had been truly solid, she never could have seeded.
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If even Tracy–who had been by his side for 18 years–could betray and abandon him, how could she believe Liam’s “forever“?
Still, her face showed none of it. She simply smiled.
She squeezed Liam’s hand in return. “Of course, I believe you. You’ve always been the one I trust the most.”
That familiar trust and dependence in her eyes soothed the unease Liam had felt after Tracy’s words.
Yet Erin’s own heart was far from calm.
His strangements unsettled her, and she could not shake the feeling that ever since Tracy hade back from the Angelic Etiquette Academy, things had started slipping out of her control—especially Liam, the one she thought she had wrapped around her finger.
She did not know exactly what had changed, but she could guess it had everything to do with Tracy.
Erin had fought hard for everything she had now, and she was not about to let Tracy take any of it back.
The moment she got to her room, she pulled out her phone and made a call.
“Erin, it’s sote. You haven’t gone to bed yet? What’s the urgency?”
A woman’s voice floated through the line, dripping with ttery and concern, and carrying a touch of familiarity.
“Mrs. Woodward, I just wanted to ask how you were thinking over that matter we discussedst time,” Erin said in her usual gentle and dignified tone with a faint
smile in her voice.
However, her expression was cold, sharp, and utterly ruthless.
The contrast was almost chilling.
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On the other end, Felicia Woodward sat cross–legged in her study,zily swirling the coffee in her cup.
“People get forgetful as they age,” she replied lightly. “Which matter exactly are you referring to?”
Her tone was casual, but the curve of her lips held unmistakable sarcasm.
That “matter” had been nothing more than an offhand promise to cate the Jackmans‘ daughter–she had no intention of letting some young girl treat her like
a pawn.
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