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 ever laid his hands on her. And every single time was because of Laura… “Eliana, you really like pushing my buttons, hmm?” Aidan growled. Eliana sighed internally - she knew that she would be going nowhere if she were to respond to the latter. Just then, she couldn’t help but be reminded by the revelation that Bryan was gone - and not only was he dead, he’d also been murdered. Even though Eliana didn’t know who had murdered her late brother, she was pretty sure that either Aidan or Laura had something to do with it. While Bryan had done many wrong things when he was alive, Richard was completely innocent - there was no way that Eliana would let her father’s safety and wellbeing be compromised. She knew that she wouldn’t be able to live with herself should something happen to her father. Eliana clenched her fists so tightly that her nails were digging into her skin - she had been humiliated so much by now that she knew that giving in would be worth it as long as it meant that her father’s safety would be guaranteed. And so, she looked up at Aidan and pleaded, “Second Young Master, please, I beg you - please don’t let Laura get close to my father.” Aidan couldn’t help but feel thrown off by the sincerity and desperation in Eliana’s voice - he was confused as to why the latter would be begging him like this. He didn’t understand why she would be so against Laura trying to be kind and deliver food to her father. Seeing that Aidan didn’t say anything, Eliana pleaded again, “Aidan, please, I beg you. Please don’t let Laura…” Seeing the suspicious and puzzled look in Aidan’s eyes, Laura was immediately concerned that Aidan might think that she was going to try and pull something - and so, she intervened and took Eliana by the hands. She sighed sadly, “Alright, Ellie, if you insist - I won’t go.” “Are you sure?” Eliana asked. Laura nodded, “Yes, I won’t go. Please stop being so hostile to me, Ellie - I’ve already promised that I won’t snatch Aidan away from you, so please, stop hating me so much. I just wish that we could be friendly with each other…” Eliana rolled her eyes internally at how dramatic Laura was acting before detaching herself from the latter - she said in a calm voice, “You know, you’re free to be whoever you want so long as you don’t cause any trouble for my father or my brother. I won’t do anything to take your happiness away from you.” Laura choked out, “Ellie, please - not only is my aunt and sister gone, but so is my cousin now. We have only each other to rely on - so can we please be friendly with each other, hmm?” Elina shook her head, “I’m afraid that won’t be possible,” she sighed, “But you know what? You don’t have to worry about me taking Aidan away from you - after all, the two of you are a match made in heaven. I sincerely hope that the two of you would live to grow old together and spend the rest of your lives with each other.” Aidan’s face instantly darkened - he couldn’t believe that Eliana had just wished him to be happy with another woman as though he didn’t matter at all...alas, for Eliana, she was fine with anything so long as her father and brother were alright. Eliana then turned to look at Aidan and asked in a calm voice, “Here’s the part that you take me away to torture and torment me - why don’t we go now, hmm?”