Chapter 18

"Liliana, do you even hear yourself right now?" Ethan stared in shock. He honestly couldn't wrap his head around it—how did she suddenly turn into a completely different person? Back then, even if he screwed up, a few sweet words and she'd come running back with a smile. Easy as that. Liliana gave a small, calm smile. "I'm not the one with something loose upstairs, so yeah, I know exactly what I'm saying." "Mr. Brooks, maybe take a good long look in the mirror and ask yourself what you've really got going for you. If it weren't for your family's money, who do you think would even glance at you twice?" Ethan's face turned a weird mix of colors. Wretched girl. How dare she tear him down like this? If she weren't still sort of useful for getting to the Johnson family fortune—well, and halfway decent looking—he would've dropped this act long ago. "Liliana, you don't mean any of this, right? You're just mad. I said I was sorry. Why can't you just forgive me already? Why all this drama?" he