His Hidden Family My Ruined Marriage (Liana) novel Chapter 222

Chapter 222 We Shouldn’t See Each Other Anymore

Back then, she’d often let that uncontrollable childlike sile show.

Usually, she played the mature role-the steady teacher, the dutiful daughter, the rational wife.

He suddenly missed that her.

He’d been looking at her the whole time, but he still missed her.

Unable to help himself, he cupped her face again, leaning in for another kiss.

But seeing him move in again, Liana stopped him. “No. If I’m not with you, I might actually be safer.”

“Mrs. Locke, what kind of twisted logic is that?”

Elian snapped back to reality, asking patiently as he released her. He took off his overcoat, pulled her from the wall, and began putting it on her.

“I don’t want it. Anya will go insane with jealousy if she sees.”

Liana started refusing as he tried to dress her.

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But Elian held her shoulders firmly, continuing to help her into the coat. “What she does is her business. But you’re still my wife right now. I have an obligation to protect you.”

“Did you ever think the reason I’m unsafe is largely because of you?”

She turned to look at him, asking seriously.

Ever since Anya returned, from the abortion pills onwards, incident after incident…

Everything was likely orchestrated by Anya. And….

Yes, he knew all of it. He just kept covering for her.

He might have argued with Anya about it, but they’d always made up.

Anyway, Liana was never first in his heart.

He’d keep forgiving Anya.

Even if Anya killed her someday, he’d probably just give Anya the cold shoulder for a while, then go back to being her loving partner.

“Because of me?”

Elian’s brow furrowed slightly as he looked at her, questioning.

“Yes, because of you. If you weren’t the man the Forrest family had been eyeing as their ideal son-in-law, and if you hadn’t kept pulling me back-how could they ever think I wouldn’t leave you? That’s why they’re trying everything to kill me!”

Liana stepped back, finally voicing the words she’d kept buried for so long.

Then, she took off his coat and shoved it back into his ans, blaming him for everything. “Elian, all of this is

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Elian was suddenly speechless. Anger surged, but looking into her reddened, stubbornly defiant eyes, he just stood there silently, his hand pressing against the coat over his heart.

“Elian, I hate you.”

Seeing that he finally wasn’t advancing, Liana uttered the most cutting words she could and turned to leave.

But just as she reached the door, she was stopped again.

This time, an arm hooked behind her knees, and she was lifted into the air.

So high it made her dizzy.

He lifted her as easily as he did Theo, holding her aloft with one arm.

And she, afraid of being dropped, instinctively wrapped her arms tightly around his neck the moment she was airborne. Before she knew it, they were in the elevator.

“Put me down!”

Liana hit his shoulder angrily.

Elian’s deep, intense eyes bore into her. “We’re not done talking. See if you can get off me before we finish.”

“You want to talk? Fine, let’s talk. I don’t want your coat.”

“You’ll catch a cold.”

He set her down, ignoring her struggles, and forcibly dressed her in the oversized coat again.

His stern tone momentarily silenced her protests.

She really couldn’t afford to get sick right now. She needed to avoid medication.

But…

Watching him button the coat with such care, her nose stung with unshed tears. “We shouldn’t see each other anymore.”

Suddenly, the elevator fell silent.

Both were holding their breath. It wasn’t the tense standoff from before, but it was somehow even colder.

Elian adjusted the huge coat on her shoulders before finally lifting his gaze to meet hers. “Because Anya likes me?”

“Because you like Anya too. I’ve explained this to you, remember? You’re smart; haven’t you figured it out yet? You love Anya. You should be going to her right now.”

Liana tried to talk it through, but the more she spoke, the more fired up she got.

Her pace stayed slow, though.

Seeing her clumsy, emotional state, Elian felt an unexpected pang in his chest. “Go to Anya? Then what

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