Chapter 279 It changes everything.
Jonathan looked at his wife in surprise.
Liliana was always well-mannered and polite – she could be sassy, but she was always nice to the people she liked. He had never seen her looking at someone so condescendingly.
Liam felt his hair rise on the back of his head.
Liliana looked between Liam and James and chuckled.
“You suck!”
“Your families are influential. You have better things to prioritize, so you think you can push my best friend around.”
“Did you think Mariana is incapable of defending herself or proving her innocence?”
“Just because she keeps mum and doesn’t speak up because she values you as her friends and wants to give you a face – do you think you can go around toying with her life?”
Mariana looked at her horrified, “Lil!”
Liliana was on a roll. She snapped at Mariana, “I will get to you later.”
She turned to James and asked, “What do you plan to do about your family? At first, we let go of Alice Moss because of your family. Which ultimately resulted in Mariana’s accident. Yet, time and time again, they continue to push my buttons.”
“Yes! You have left home, but they have found a better way to force you back. How do you plan to resolve this?”
“Either you handle them, or I will. And you won’t like it when I take action.”
James was too ashamed to contradict her. He simply nodded, “I will handle them one last time. If that doesn’t work – you can deal with them as you like. I won’t interrupt.”
Liliana replied coldly, “Good!”
She turned to Liam and asked, “Your family abused Kyle. I did not say anything because it’s a Preston family issue. I did not want to meddle.”
“Then that pesky relative of yours – Julie or whatever her name was – dared to join our cruise and snoop around the kid’s room.”
“Then they keep showing up here with no reservations. I haven’t said anything because we will move after three weeks. And I did not want to disrespect your grandmother.”
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“And you think I will allow you to marry her without a permanent solution to this problem?”
Liam looked thoughtful for a while and nodded, “You are right. I have neglected this. What do you have in mind?”
Liliana shook her head, “We both know you won’t like it when I deal with them. Besides, Kyle is a Preston, and it will jeopardize his safety. I won’t meddle in your family affairs unless I must.”
“Having said that, I don’t agree with Mariana living with them or them getting any benefits from the Jacobsens.”
Jacob asked curiously, “Where do you want them to live?”
Jonathan thought for a while and answered, “I have a Villa. I purchased it so we could move there after fixing it per our requirements. But Lil pointed out we already have too many places. But the renovation had already started, so I let it be. It should be complete within the next week.”
Jacob proposed, “How about we all pitch in for it? It will look like a wedding gift from her friends.”
Liliana seconded him, “That’s a good idea.”
She asked her husband, “Did you design it personally?”
Jonathan shook his head with a smile. His wife was adorable in her love and care.
“Nah! I planned to, but you refused, so I let Vincent deal with it. I only asked to keep in mind the growing kids and their needs. And privacy – so it should be ideal for your sham marriage.”
They finalized the wedding date – a few days after Mariana’s supposed miscarriage and made several plans.
Liam returned to Preston family Mansion and moved out with Kyle’s belongings.
He told his grandmother of his plans to move out and promised to visit her whenever possible.
The Preston branch family members, who had planned to gain benefits from Jacobsens, Smiths, and Petrovas, were left in a mess.