Chapter 233

"Don't think I won't do it. I'll tell him if I have to!" Nicole Bright said firmly, her tone sharp. "Go ahead, tell him. Let my brother kick me out of the Sterling family and turn me into a homeless stray." "Why can't you just be honest with me? Why are you trying to ruin them? Is it because you have feelings for Ariella Rios, or is it because you want his place?" Nicole's voice was tense, her thoughts racing as she finally questioned what had been bothering her all along. She should've seen Liam Sterling's true intentions long before now. Liam had always been a mystery. She just hadn’t let her mind go there before. He wasn’t one of them—brought in from the outside and stigmatized with cruel names ever since he was a kid. How could he not bear resentment? "I need justice for my mother!" Liam said at last, no longer evading her. Fear flickered through his expression—he couldn't risk her telling anyone."Nobody in the Sterling family knows the truth about how my mom died, not even you. Ba