Chapter 116

“Lia, this is your chance to turn the tables!” Rosaline excitedly pinched Liana. “Make an excuse and get Mr. Jasper here. He must witness this scene. This will force him to give up on that little

whore!”

“B–But Mom, he’s at work now. He rarely goes shopping on the weekends with me, not to mention on a weekday. And…” Liana lowered her voice with a mysterious gleam in her eyes.

She continued, “I’ve gained his favor with the relapse of my ‘severe depression.‘ I need to behave

well to win his heart. It’s not the time to stir trouble.

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“You dimwit!” Rosaline jabbed Liana on the forehead. “It’s unreasonable to make him spend time with you during work hours. But things are different if you have a solid excuse. It will be a chance

to take your relationship to the next level!”

She went off, “Being naively considerate is the start of a tragedy! Men are contradictory and

shameless, you know. They don’t like obedient women.

“You’ll boost his ego and self–worth if you look for his help immediately when you’re in trouble. It

makes him feel good when you rely on him!”

Liana’s eyes darted. She disagreed with Rosaline’s opinion.

When her dad, Andrew, was in power and their family wealthy, Rosaline had latched herself onto

him like a wisteria. The more she did that, the more he dismissed her. Not only did he keep a few

at her in front of the maids at

to endure humiliation to secure her position

By then, the Kirkman family was in decline, and Andrew was

with chronic illnesses.

Mrs. Gardner and became the joke of the upper society. Her life endeavors had gone down the

soon. I’ll tell him that you came shopping alone and that I couldn’t get in touch with you. He knows you’re emotional lately. If he’s worried about

come for you.”

his good friend flirting with his ex–wife, he’ll

received a call from Rosaline when he retur

this office aftar

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Lia contacted you?”

“No. Why?”

in a low mood. But she refused to let me go with her. She

her by phone. Now, her phone’s turned off.

thought of Liana’s severe depression made his heart sink. He questioned, “Did Lia

where she went?”

to shop at the new mall

it. I’ll look for her now.

up, grabbed his jacket, and left the

“Get the car.”

the mall as soon as possible. He strode

Liana’s number.

connected. He heard her purr,

you? I’m at the Century Mall

I’m sitting by the elevator lobby on the second

right now!” He swiftly went to the second floor

she threw herself at him. “Everything’s better when I see you. I don’t

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