Lilia stared at him without blinking, with one hand on the table and the other in the jacket pocket. He waited to see how Leila would react to his earlier cornering question. A few seconds later, Leila raises her head again with a face filled with tears.
He said while shedding tears, "Miss Lilia, I didn't expect that you were so aggressive. Do you want the identity of the Irwan Family to be that way?"
Lilia raised her eyebrows with an impressed face. Leila might be a double-faced con artist, but Lilia had to admit her acting talent. With such acting skills, his career in entertainment is sure to be a huge success. But Lilia immediately returned her focus to the current situation.
He shook his head with a disappointed smile. "Miss Leila, you seem to have misunderstood me. First, I'm not aggressive. I'm just asking a few things that catch my eye. Second, what is so good about Irwan's family identity? Why do you think I want her so badly?" Lilia asked while raising her eyebrows.
Upon hearing that, Leila hurriedly burst in, "Of course, since the Irwan Family is a conglomerate family—"
Lilia took a deep breath and interrupted him. "Looks like you didn't listen to what Jean said that night. If I want the Irwan Family, he can make ten Wen families for me! "
After speaking, Lilia suddenly covered her mouth with her hands as if in surprise.
"Oh, I forgot that you passed out that day. Maybe that's why you didn't hear the words!" Lilia said with a regretful expression. After filming for more than a month, Lilia's own acting skills cannot be underestimated.
Leila blinked. Even though his expression looked sad, there was confusion in his eyes. "Then why are you doing this? Isn't it better to stay like that? Why do you have to come to the Irwan family and turn everything upside down? You already have everything, but you still want to take the status of the Irwan family away from me?"
"Seize?" Lilia heard the word and slowly got up.
His body is much taller than Leila, forcing her to look up to be able to stare at him. The sound of Lilia's high heels tapping echoed through the silent room. Lilia walked towards him step by step, but her gaze never left Leila's face.
Lilia stopped right in front of Leila. Her higher position gave Leila the illusion that the model was looking down on her.
"Interesting choice of words." Lilia said slowly while emphasizing every word. "Though that status was not yours from the start."
Leila's face turns bright red. For the thousandth time, he cursed his fate of being born into the wrong family. If he was born into the Irwan Family, he wouldn't need to experience this humiliation!
"Isn't it a more appropriate term here to 'return'?" Lilia tilted her head with a sneer. "Because you will return the item to its original owner."
"You…" Leila clenched her fists tightly and tried to suppress her anger.
"Besides, if you still want to grab something that doesn't belong to you, I'll only take the things that you value more! Tell me, what is most important to you in life? Is the status of the Irwan Family the most important? Or… "The corner of Lilia's mouth lifted into a cruel smile. "... Mike is more important?"
In an instant, Leila's expression changed. His face now looks very cold and serious. This was the first time Lilia saw the gloomy expression on that woman's face. When compared, Leila is like a little white rabbit who turns around and turns into a wolf ready to pounce.
Leila's eyes flash with determination and her round cheeks tighten. Her poisonous gaze was fixed on Lilia. He spoke in a low but emphatic voice. "Lilia, you even want to take Brother Mike away from me?"
Looks like Mike is a soft spot for Leila.
Lilia leaned over her ear, and whispered mockingly, "Did you forget that Mike likes Mellisa? You failed to kill Mellisa five years ago, and now she's back from the dead. Do you seriously think you still have a chance to get close. Mike? "
After saying that, Lilia turned her head slightly to see Leila's reaction. His eyes met with eyes colored with anger. Seeing that, Lilia fueled Leila's anger even more by raising her eyebrows provocatively.
Leila's clenched fists start to tremble violently. He had to desperately refrain from attacking Lilia right now. Leila took a deep breath and clenched her teeth.
She spoke through her teeth, "Isn't that woman already the wife of the Adler family? But she still dared to seduce Brother Mike?"
At that time, Lilia didn't answer immediately. He looked at Leila with an exaggerated astonished expression.
"Why? How do you know about that? Shouldn't you have passed out when Kak Leo said that?"
Leila's anger immediately vanished, replaced by panic when she realized she had done something wrong.
"Could it be ..." Lilia clapped her hands together. "You pretended to be unconscious so that you could avoid the interrogation and punishment of the Irwan Family?"
After Leila was stunned for a moment, she smiled quickly. It turned out that he had been too arrogant and looked down on Lilia all this time! This woman wasn't a cute, ignorant woman — Lilia was just as cunning as she was!
But at that moment, the gloomy expression on Leila's face changed again. He shook his head and smiled broadly. "I thought I was dealing with someone who was just as stupid as my beloved brother, but it turns out that you are a little smarter than that. But…"
Leila rose from her chair. Now instead of him who stepped closer to Lilia, forcing her back step by step. Leila just stopped when Lilia's back hit the wall behind her.
Leila leans over to Lilia's side and says in a low voice, "Lilia, do you know how long Mellisa has been suspecting me? Over ten years! But even she couldn't beat me. Do you really think you can beat me in my own game?" "
After saying that, Leila suddenly slammed her head against the corner of the display rack that was right beside her. Leila did it so fast that Lilia didn't have time to react.
In just an instant, Leila's forehead was covered with fresh blood. Her blood droplets soaked the floor, creating a critical situation.
Due to the force of the impact, the display rack shook violently. The white-blue porcelain vase and jade ornaments placed on top also lost balance. Finally the two objects fell to the ground.
The loud sound of breaking objects worried Hardy, who was on guard outside the door. He hurriedly opened Leila's room door in panic.
As the wooden door swung open, Hardy froze. He saw Lilia walking towards the door with a calm expression. The woman smiled at Hardy's eyes.
"Uncle Hardy, please call the medical team in!" He begged calmly.
"Why? What's wrong? Is Miss hurt? " Hardy's eyes continued to scour Lilia's body, but there was no clear trace of wounds.
Then, he heard Lilia say calmly, "Not me, but Miss Leila from your family!"
After hearing that, Hardy turned his attention away from Lilia and glanced into the room. That's when he saw Leila lying limply on the ground, blood stains dripping from her forehead to her chin. Instead of panicking, Hardy sighed and turned around.
"Jeez, what sin did I commit that I have to deal with this again? Wait a minute, don't let him die! " Hardy said before going to call the medical team.
Lilia couldn't help herself and burst out laughing. He liked the butler even more!
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