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.

more

of wealth drew a flooded mattic to Alice's stream. The platform always prioritized big spenders, announcing their contributions across the site Curious viewers natmally clicked in, causing h "Alice, don't

game sottened at

"Thank

I don't need the money,

epiphany that she wasn't taking it. She really was a rich heiress. So, what was up with that other

Alice and Liam played up their

Grace continued doing what she

Grace's live stream But doing that felt like admiting defeat. So, he stayed put and continued to

at the rapidly climbing

"We've officially hit ten

thousand pounds of apples today. Thank

my knee last night, so

I must also coordinate with the farmers to pack

the

momentum and keep selling, but she ended the stream cleanly

drama untold, suddenly felt like they had been doused with cold water. This outcome was utterly unsatisfying

off first, Allor immediately put on a concerned expression and turned to the

in on Grace," she said gently. "She's probably feeling hurt. Don't be like this next time. Send her some gifts when she goes live again too, okay?

of satisfaction.

ntion or just to

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

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