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    Elliana, however, did not share his feelings. “If your mother really did arrange our marriage, then I can’t forgive her for that.”


    Cole quickly nced up at Elliana. Hearing her say she would dislike his mother if her theory turned out to be correct, he felt a little uncertain. He had always heard stories about mother-inw and daughter-inw drama, but it surprised him that Elliana was already frustrated with his mother before they had even met.


    A sharpugh escaped Elliana. “If what I suspect is true, then your mother must be unbelievably selfish. If she wanted me to cure you, she should have simply told you to ask for my help, not set up a marriage behind our backs!” With a fierce re, she directed her anger at Cole. “I was perfectly fine on my own, and now I’m saddled with a marriage that’s falling apart. I can’t stand either you or your mother!”


    Cole pursed his lips together. He raised an eyebrow awkwardly yet was somewhat amused. “We’re only specting that my mom had a hand in our mysterious marriage. There’s a good chance she didn’t. Don’t you think it’s a little too soon to hold it against her?”


    A pout formed on Elliana’s lips, and she didn’t have aeback. Momentster, she shot another re at him. “I’ve got plenty of reasons to be mad at you, right?”


    With a tone that sounded almost apologetic, Cole answered, “You’re absolutely right. If you need to take it out on someone, I’m right here. Scold me or even hit me if it’ll help.” His face grew serious for a moment. “If you really want to get back at me, why not marry me again? I’ll let you call all the shots.”


    Elliana just stared at him, too shocked to find the words for how shameless he was being.


    Still grinning, Cole kept pushing his luck. “I’m even willing to donate my genes to you. If you want a whole bunch of kids, I’ll do my part and won’tin. I’ll take care of all the expenses of raising them, too.”


    “Shut it!” Elliana retorted, spitting in his face. “Get out of my house right now, or I swear I’ll break your legs!”


    Cole wiped the spit from his face, still managing a cheerful smile. “Alright, I’ll head out for tonight. My phone will stay on around the clock, so if you ever need something, just give me a call and I’lle right away.”


    Turning her attention elsewhere, Elliana flopped onto the sofa and began scrolling through her phone,pletely ignoring him.


    “Good night,” Cole remarked, his gaze lingering on her back for a moment.


    He maneuvered his wheelchair toward the door and left the mansion. What Cole didn’t realize was that Jeff had secretly caught the whole exchange on video from his hiding spot in the corner.


    Earlier, Jeff had been enjoying the cool evening air with Lance when Lance received a call about work and had to leave. Driven by curiosity about what Cole was up to with Elliana, Jeff decided to sneak back into the mansion on his own.


    Finding Kieran and Myles guarding the main entrance, Jeff had no choice but to slip around to the side of the mansion, where he found a broken window and climbed through.


    As Jeff crept into a corner of the living room, he happened to catch Elliana ring at Cole and saying, “I think I’ve got plenty of reasons to be mad at you, right?”


    Having missed the earlier part of their conversation, Jeff didn’t know what had led up to this moment, but Elliana’s fiery expression was all he needed to see. Quick on the draw, he pulled out his phone and started recording. His camera captured Cole shamelessly trying to patch things up, only to be met with a spit right in the face.


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