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Lian’s face stiffened immediately . His proudest achievement was being a doctor , Aria’s words hit him right where it hurt ,
Liam’s face turned dark , his expression stormy . “ You have no right to judge me , you fraud . ”
The more Liars thought about it , the more convinced he became that Aria had deceived him .
Back then , Liam hadn’t cared that Aria grew up in the countryside , didn’t mind that she didn’t have a college degren
Liam had been sincere about spending his life with her . But Aria had hidden everything , never giving any explanation .
Now Liam fully believed Hannah’s theory – Aria had targeted the Cole family from the beginning , hiding her abilities to make them let down their guard .
If it hadn’t been for Hannah’s timely warning , Aria might’ve emptied out the entire Cole Group .
The air was thick with tension . Their gazes clashed – one calm and aloof , with lazy contempt in her eyes , the other furious and cold , ready to explode
Daniel coughed lightly , breaking the standoff . He looked at Aria and sighed . “ Aris , you and Liam were just not meant to be . I can’t force it-
Aria cut him off with a mocking snort . “When exactly did I ever need you to force anything ? ”
The board members immediately stopped pretending to watch the show . Some sipped water , some looked down at their notes , others started fake conversations .
It was one thing for Aria to stand up to Liam . But to talk back to Daniel himself ? That was a whole new level
Daniel’s face instantly turned icy , his hand tightening around his cane to keep himself from losing it completely .
The anger boiling inside Daniel left no room for politeness anymore . He said , “ You grew up in the countryside , didn’t learn how to respect your elders . I understand . I won’t hold it against you . ”
Aria said coolly , “ You don’t have to call yourself my grandfather , Mr. Cole . I don’t have many hobbies , but money is one of them . If you want to steal my money , you’re my enemy .
Liam couldn’t take it anymore . He accused her . “ Aria , that 150 million dollars you invested came from fraud ! There’s no way we’re giving it back to you . Grandpa’s been more than kind to you these two years , so show so he respect . ”
Aria crossed her arms and asked larity . “ Which part of what I said was disrespectful , Mr. Cole ?
Liam wanted to fire back but had no idea where to start .
Daniel took over . “ If you insist on being stubborn , don’t blame me for paying a visit to your grandfather . ”
“ Idiot ,” Aria said flatly .
“ Good luck with that , ” Aria said flatly .
Daniel’s face hardened , “ You’re impossible . ”
“ And you’re disgraceful , ” Aria replied .
“ You little brat ! ” Daniel shot up from his chair , furious . “ if I had known how stubborn you were , I never would’ve let you marry Liam ! ”
Aria laughed out loud , folding her arms . “ Right . I should’ve just let the Cole Group go bankrupt back then . ”
Liam immediately snapped back , “ You act like you saved the whole company ! The Cole Group would’ve survived without you ! ”
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Aria sneered . “ Ask the board . Without me , would the Cole Group have really made it through ? “ ”
Liam’s eyes swept over the board members . One by one , they quickly looked away , pretending to be busy with documents .
Arla couldn’t be bothered to waste any more time . She stood up . “ Unless it’s important , don’t bother me again , Court’s in a week . Don’t be late ?
Everyone watched silently as Aria walked away .
Back at the apartment , Liam barely got through the door before he saw Hannah hurrying toward him . He couldn’t wait to tell her about what happened
earlier ,
But Hannah beat him to it . She said , “ Delilah just called me . Aria’s now a suspect in a murder case . The police have officially opened an investigation ,”
Liam froze , his voice filled with disbelief . “ Murder ? Dd
id they have any evidence ? ”
“ Not yet , ” Hannah replied , her eyes flashing coldly . “ But there’s a witness . It’s only a matter of time before they find hard proof . ”
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