Chapter 40

Liam sat in the Lambert residence, gripping his phone with an inexplicable frustration.

He had assumed Grace would return by now, but three

days had passed, and there was still no word from her to the past, no matter how upset she was, two days was the longest she could hold out. Then, she'd show upbringing his favorite gins as an apolog

To be honest, Liam had never thought highly et hig. She wasn't capable of much she just knew how in chase after men.

But he had to admit that her cooking was incredible, and she

always indulged in his every whim. After spending all these years together, he would've developed some attachment even if she were just a dog raised by his side.

Just now, he had logged of this game and casually checked the live streams, only to findAlice locked in a streaming battle against Grace.

He relaxed slightly so, Grice was still holding a grudge about Alice stealing Yancey

But even so, that was no reason to take it out on her own younger brother. How could she ignore him and not earn come back to cook?

He deliberately sent ten rockats in Alice's live stream to provoke her. He stubbornly stayed there after doing that, refusing to check in on Grace's stream. He was sure she knew exactly who he was

But from start to finish, her expression didn't change. She continued answering the viewers' questions, looking as composed as ever.

"Mm, I don't know who's sending the rockets. It has nothing to do with me. Let's stay focused on the apples,” she said lightly

Liam nearly crushed his phone in anger. Fine! It she wanted to act indifferent, he'd make sure the couldn't ignore him.

threw docens more rockets, nearly a million dollars

The platform always prioritized big spenders, announcing their contributions across the site Curious viewers natmally clicked in, causing h "Alice, don't overwork yourself. Charity is a good thing, but our family

game sottened at

"Thank

your concern, Liam," she said gently. "Dan though I don't need the money, helping others is its own

sibling exchange, the audience suddenly had an epiphany that she wasn't taking it. She really was a rich heiress. So, what

Alice and Liam played up

Grace continued doing what she

feel oddly unsettled. For a moment, he hesitated. Maybe he should check out Grace's live stream But doing that felt

She glanced at

"We've officially hit ten

and 200 thousand pounds of apples today. Thank you all for your

my knee last night, so

the farmers to pack and ship

that, the stream

ride the wave of momentum and keep selling, but she ended the stream cleanly

the drama untold, suddenly felt like they had been doused with cold

first, Allor immediately put on a concerned

"She's probably feeling hurt. Don't be like this next time. Send her some gifts when she goes live again too, okay? When Liam heard that Grace might be upset, his irritation vanished, replaced by a strange

of satisfaction.

ntion or just to

a comment "I won't. Why'd she suddenly run off

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