Without a second thought, Liliana kicked out at him.
Her beautiful eyes blazed with fury as she gritted her teeth. “Linton!”
“Don’t push your luck. I’m already being as nice as I can.”
Linton lowered his gaze to her and smiled. “Then just think of me as a sunflower, okay? I thrive on all that niceness.”Liliana choked on her words.”
She took a deep breath, trying to remain calm, and held out her hand, her voice tight. “Give me back my phone!”
The call had just ended. Gabriel was done with him.
Judging by the dark, frustrated look on Linton’s face, it hadn't been a pleasant conversation.
Liliana snatched her phone back and shot him a cold look before turning away. “Gabriel, what did you say to him?”
Gabriel’s voice was surprisingly calm. “Nothing much.”
“...Just told him to crawl back to wherever he came from and stay the hell away.”
Liliana gave him a mental thumbs-up. “Thanks, brother. Well said.”
That was why they were siblings.
Perfectly in sync.
Her brother had spoken her mind.
After hanging up, she turned back to the man sitting obediently behind her.
“The person my brother sent is arriving tomorrow morning. I’m sleeping in the guest room tonight. Stay away from me.”
Linton frowned deeply, making one last attempt. “Liliana, can’t you just tell him not to come? I can take care of you.”
“Really? I doubt it.”
Liliana tapped at her phone, replying to messages without looking up, her clear voice icy. “I’d sooner believe pigs can fly than trust a word you say.”
Linton fell silent.
Undeterred, he opened his mouth to say more.
But Liliana had heard enough. She stood up and walked towards the guest room upstairs, not looking back, not sparing him another word.
Linton’s eyes suddenly turned red.
He sat there alone, his crimson eyes fixed on Liliana’s retreating figure. He looked pitiful, like a large dog abandoned by its owner.

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