Chapter 238 How Did Erin Know?

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    When Liam saw Norris, he let out a shortugh, took a final sharp drag from his cigarette, and flicked the butt away before stomping it under his shoe.

    He gave Norris a look that was hard to read. “You’re here for Erin, right?”

    He’d already been kicked out of the Jackmans. His parents and Andrew hadpletely stopped caring. If an outsider like Norris came looking, it had to be for Erin.

    These past few days, sitting here with nothing to do, his mind kept wandering back over everything that had happened over the years.

    He suddenly realized that every time they had bullied Tracy, it had always been to protect Erin.

    They’d always thought Erin was soft–hearted and kind, that even if she got pushed around, she’d never run crying to them.

    But if Erin neverined, how would they have known she’d been “bullied” at all?

    Liam locked eyes with Norris, his smile curling into something mocking. “Let me guess. She told you, ‘It’s not Liam’s fault. It’s all mine. I’m the one to me,‘ then cried all sad and pitiful right in front of you? And you decided I must’ve been the one hurting her, so you came here ready to defend your precious girl?”

    Caught off guard, Norris choked on his words, noebacking to mind.

    Because Erin had indeed said exactly that. And he’de to Liam just to stand up for her.

    The look on Norris’s face told Liam he’d nailed it. His smirk deepened. “Norris, you and Andrew have always been the clever ones in our group. But now? Both of you got yed by Erin. Doesn’t that make you feel stupid?”

    Norris’s brow furrowed, and he snapped, annoyed, “Liam, Erin is your sister–how can you talk about her like that?”

    Liam didn’t flinch at the scolding. Looking at Norris felt like looking at his own past self–so clueless it was almost funny,

    That expression pissed Norris off for some reason.

    He’d always been calm and detached. If it weren’t for Erin, he would never havee all the way to a remote, depressing ce like this.

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    But in the end, this was the Jackmans‘ business. Sure, as Liam’s future brother–inw, he could scold the guy a little. But it wasn’t his ce to really get involved.

    He figured it was better to leave it for the Jackmans themselves to handle.

    With that thought, Norris pushed down his irritation, frowned, and said, “I heard you’ve been here for days. Who are you waiting for?”

    Liam lowered his gaze, his voice barely above a whisper. “I want to apologize to Tracy. I know she’ll forgive me, just like before.”

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    iGrowing /iiup /iitogether /iilike /iithat isn’t /iisomething /iiyou /iican /iijust /iicut /iioff/ii. /iiShe’s /iibound /iito /iiforgive /iime/i.

    That was what Liam kept telling himself, but the panic and fear in his chest wouldn’t go away. Without thinking, he pulled out another cigarette and lit it.

    Norris hadn’t expected him to be here for Tracy. Instinctively, he nced around. “Why are you waiting for her in a ce like this?”

    Liam blew out a cloud of smoke but didn’t answer. Instead, he asked, “Tracy bought 11 burial plots here. The staff said they overheard her mention one of them was for herself.”

    Norris froze, his face full of shock. “What did you say?”

    Liam tilted his head back. “Weird, right? Tracy’s the type to shine brightly and take up space. Why would she buy herself a grave while she’s still alive–and why so many?”

    It was the one question that had kept him up every night he’d been here, and he still had no

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    Norris still hadn’t fully processed the whole “Tracy bought herself a grave” thing. He stared nkly at the cheap, bare–bones cemetery around them.

    And out of nowhere, he remembered the first time he’d seen her after she came back from Angelic Etiquette Academy.

    She’d asked him whether he had any idea what she had been through these past two years.

    Norris’s chest tightened, unease spreading cold and fast.

    He turned to Liam. “That Angelic Etiquette Academy–what kind of ce is it, really?”

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    Liam didn’t even look up. “What else could it be? Basically a private juvie.”

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    Big–name families hated having their kids publicly dragged away by the authorities for crossing legal lines. Angelic Etiquette Academy existed for that exact reason.

    If the family couldn’t control a child, the Academy would do it for them. They’d go in for two years minimum, and when they came out, they’d be the kind of kid who put the family’s interests first and obeyed without question.

    It was Erin who’d found the ce, saying two years wasn’t that long, that it’d be perfect for cooling Tracy down.

    A sharp shiver ran through Liam, his hand trembling hard around the cigarette.

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