Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 390

His first thought was Liliana. She had every reason to start this-if rumors that he liked Amara reached Finnian, knowing how much Finnian cared for Amara,

Finnian would never trust him again.

And if that happened, when he told Finnian about Liliana faking her pregnancy, Finnian probably wouldn't believe him either. That was Liliana's game: slowly chipping away at his credibility in Finnian's eyes.

Hogan remembered the look Finnian had given him at the coffee shop earlier-a chill crept through him.

No, absolutely not. Whether or not Liliana was behind this, he had to warn her. He pulled out his phone and typed a message: "Seven days left."

Seven days. In other words, there were only seven days left before filming wrapped up—a deadline he and Liliana had set together.

If Liliana didn't come clean to Finnian about her fake pregnancy before then, Hogan would do it himself.

Liliana replied almost immediately: "I know." She put her phone aside, her fingers -tipped with scarlet polish-drumming lightly on the armrest of the sofa.

smile curled at her

planning this for days, and now the rumor about Hogan and Amara was everywhere. The results were better than she'd hoped; the story had even gotten back to her. She'd also heard that Finnian had caught Hogan and

a little higher as she typed out another message

into Amara. That can't be true, right? I mean, she's really

scowled at the

always looked out for him. Under normal circumstances f

all but gone, her concern felt as fake as

growing more

set up, and in the end, the evidence pointed to Celeste. He'd confronted Celeste, but she refused to see

it she was

the

the

country to study abroad.

as his own sister, he had to admit she was a bit