Chapter 142

Liam could only shake his head at their retreat. Turning around, he caught Celena's intense gaze, so straightforward it made him self-conscious.

"Is there something on my face?" he asked, touching his cheek.

Celena giggled behind her hand, her voice soft as she said, "Thank you, Liam."

His wife's gratitude brought a smile to his face. "You're my wife. It's my job to protect you, to keep the bullies at bay," Liam said.

He quickly added, "And I won't let anyone bully you ever again."

Celena blushed, her head bowed, her heart skipping like a deer in the woods.

That's when Jovie popped up, leaning in the doorway, a big grin on his face. "Hahaha, Dad, look! Mom's blushing! She's blushing!"

Jovie, you little fibber,

be told, Jovie wasn't the least bit frightened. With a mischievous glint in her eye, she

Jovie cheekily stuck out her tongue at

of mock exasperation. "You're such an enabler! She's going to

silly faces at Celena. "And what's so bad about that? She's my

Qemal and Sherah stomped away

slammed the gift boxes to the ground, venting, "Can you believe that Liam? Acting all high

my time in that tiny yard? Keep an eye on her for the next few days. I want to know every move she makes. Let's see if Celena has what it

a heads-up, and let me in on the

soothed him, "Look, it's not up to her. She's in, and that's good for us. In the end, we're all family. Why

it," Qemal muttered, though his true feelings remained

knew it, four days

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