FreeGoodNovelChapter 157
-Grayson'’s POV-
The silence that followed after my words was deafening before he walked over and handeda glass, his band
lingering just a second too long before he let go. | took it, even though the anger burning in my chest hadn't
worked Mape it was habit, or maybe it was the faint glimmer of sincerity in his eyes that keptfrom letting the
pass fall to the foxx
“You should know,” he started, stepping back and gesturing forto sit, “that I've always been on your side.
From the start No matter what?
I glanced between him and the couch, debating whether to sit or stay standing. My instinct toldto stay on
my feet, to keep my guard up, but the weight of everything pressed down on me. With a sharp exhale, 1 sat, the
leather creating withy under my weight. Liam took the seat across from me, his own glass cradled in his hands
He studiedfor a moment, his gaze steady but wary, before speaking agam, “What would you have done?”
His voice was calm but pointed. “Given us your blessing? Or would you have stopped us?”
I raised the glass to my lips, taking a small sip to buy myself time, though the burn of the whiskey did little to
dull the fire in my veins. “You didn’t even givethe chance.”
Liam leaned forward, resting his forearms on his knees, the glass dangling loosely in his hands. | know. And |
admit-1 should have. But Grayson...He hesitated, his gaze flickering to the floor for a moment before meeting
mine again. “I love Elaine. | really do.”
The words hitharder than | expected. I'd known Liam for most of my life, but hearing him say it out loud
made it feel real in a way it hadn't before. Still it did nothing to quell the sting of betrayal.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“I know mating with her in your absence was wrong,” he continued, his voice softening. “But when | brought it
up-casually. | swear | didn’t expect her to jump at the idea. | thought she'd shut it down immediately but she
didn’t and when | said you were missing and there was many things to worry about, she brushed it off. Said it
didn’t matter. That we should go ahead and do it. And Grayson...you know how Elaine can be when she’s made
up her mind about something. She's relentless.”
That stung. More than | wanted to admit. Elaine wasn’t just my cousin-she was family in the truest sense of the
word. We'd been through too much together for her to dismisslike that. | didn’t think she actually meant
what she said on the night of Ava’s ball.
“I've seen Elaine angry before,” Liam continued, shaking his head. “But this? This was on another level | don’t
know if it was to spite you for everything you've done but she was set on it.”
| took another drink, letting the whiskey burn its way down my throat as | tried to process what he was saying.
Leaning back against the couch, | let out a bitter laugh. “So what, you just went along with it because she told
you to?”
Liam’s jaw tightened, and for a moment, | thought he might snap back. But instead, he took a slow breath and
said, “No. L went along with it because | love her. And because | thought-maybe foolishly-that it would all make
sense when you cback. That you'd see it wasn’t just srash decision. That you'd understand.”
| stared at him, the anger still simmering beneath the surface, but now it was laced with something else-
disappointment, confusion, maybe even a hint of sadness. “You're askingto understand a decision that was
made behind my back,” | said, my voice cold. “You're asking for forgiveness for something you didn’t even give
“I'm not asking for forgiveness,” Liam said firmly, his eyes locking with mine. “I'm asking for you to try to see it
from where I'm standing. To understand that this wasn’t about betraying you
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A tense silence settled over the room, heavy and sulforating. Lan watchedworth tried to process everything
that had just been said. Finally, 1 broer the quiet
“And my company?” My voice was sharp, cutting, through the stillness like a blade
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“Everything is as you left it” Liam replied smoothly, though there was a thicker of bedre des twisting words,
making things seem worse than they are”
Another beat of silence followed, and 1 let his words hang in the air Twisting words, I'd been gone too long, it
cute aroundhad used my absence as an opportunity. The anger een trying to suppress Bored apps, br 1 ford
get to stand. | needed space, air-anything to clear my head,
“This is a lot to take in,” | muttered, rising to my feet. My hands were clenched at my sides, my body woning
with hardly contained frustration. | glanced around the room, my gaze finally landing back on him. “Where is t
“At Monica's,” Liam answered, too quickly,
Irritation prickled under my skin, sharp and unrelenting, but 1 pushed it down. Another fire world’'t whe mything
placed the empty glass on the table with a little more force than necessary. “No more surpris, Lien Award, my
vice low and controlled. “I mean it.”
His eyes flickered, betraying a brief flash of unease. He swallowed hard, then downed the rest of his drink in one
st motion, as if bracing himself for what cnext.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“There's one last thing you need to know,” he said finally, his voice quieter now, almost reluctara. He paused, his
gaze dating everywhere but to me. For a moment, | thought he might not say it, that he’d let the silence swallow
the words whicle
But then he spoke.
“Elaine is pregnant.”
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