Chapter 55

Laura hastily stepped forward to hold Aidan back, “Aidan, please,” she begged, “Don’t do this.” Aidan narrowed his eyes at the former, “Laura, stay out of this. Go back to your room.” he commanded. Alas, instead of listening, Laura, grabbed Eliana by the arm and wailed, “Ellie, please, say something! All I want is to deliver food to my dear uncle - why are you so worked up over this? I’m just trying to be nice because I care about him!” Eliana shook Laura off and warned, “Let go of me and get out of here - stop acting all pitiful and weak, Laura. I know that it’s all just a facade. Don’t you dare mess with my father or I’ll make sure that you regret it.” Laura gasped dramatically before staggering back and collapsing onto the ground. Eliana gritted her teeth - she couldn’t believe how fake and shameless of an attention-seeker her evil cousin was. As soon as Laura fell onto the ground, Aidan raised his hand to send a tight slap across Eliana’s face - this was the second time that he’d e