Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 167

Liliana's eyes flashed with ferocity as she hurled a cup across the room, the sound loud enough to reach Nora, who was working with headphones on in the

room.

"Liliana, what's going on?" Nora asked, cautiously poking her head around the door. "Did someone upset you?"

"It's nothing, don't worry about it," Liliana replied, collapsing onto the couch with a dark expression clouding her face, clearly a sign implying she was not in a good mood.

Not wanting to pry further, Nora quietly fetched a broom and dustpan from the kitchen, meticulously sweeping up the shattered glass. Liliana gazed at her plump figure and round face as she moved her rosy lips.

"Can I ask you something? In all these years, have any rich or handsome guys ever pursued you?"

Nora paused, surprised. "Why would they? I look so ordinary, Liliana. You must be joking."

That was right; Nora wasn't exactly the type to attract wealthy or handsome men, let alone someone ugly like Amara. There was no way Finnian had special feelings for Amara; he wouldn't have such a lousy taste.

It must have been something to do with Keith that made Finnian act so erratically around Amara today. What was she supposed to do about that?

Liliana's mind, she retreated to her bedroom, hoping to wash away her

dumped the broken glass into the trash, Liliana's earlier question echoing in her mind, leaving her feeling something didn't sit right. Was Liliana comparing her to someone else? Why did she

left and ended up in a waterfront.

His phone buzzed, and he answered. "Dorian, what's up? It's

me," Dorian's voice was stern. "Why

somehow he knew. Had

replied, "I don't know what I was

know?"

"Yeah, I don't."

hung between them, Dorian at a

Finnian didn't

in his

Pon't

Amara twice now, both

acting on

felt that way about any other woman, regardless of how beautiful they were. And