Too Late, Mr. Cooper: Your Bride Ran with Your Baby novel Chapter 260

Mr. Hart, typically unobservant, was slow to react.

He froze for a moment, a look of bewilderment on his face. “Ah, but... is that really alright?”

Mrs. Hart discreetly pinched his arm. “Just sit down like I told you. Why do you have so much to say?”

“Ouch, ouch, that hurts!”

Mr. Hart’s face paled as he winced from the pinch, allowing Mrs. Hart to push him all the way to the sofa.

Gabriel expressionlessly handed Liam a pink apron. “Sorry about this.”

Liam accepted it naturally. Dressed in a slim-fitting black turtleneck sweater, he stood tall and slender, a handsome young man. A smile spread across his lips. “It’s nice. The house feels lively.”

Gabriel wasn’t sure if he was imagining it, but he thought he detected a deeply hidden trace of envy in Liam’s slightly roguish voice.

His eyes darkened slightly as he looked thoughtfully at the well-behaved, innocent-looking young man before him. He pursed his lips and said nothing.

With his back to Liam, Gabriel said coolly, “If Liliana isn’t satisfied with her meal later, you can go right back where you came from.”

It was a clear warning.

Liam followed him with a cheerful smile, ever the optimist. “Don’t worry, my brother-in-law. My time abroad wasn’t spent for nothing.”

He had long since figured out all of Liliana’s favorite foods. So what if they weren’t childhood sweethearts? So what if he didn’t know her before? Life wasn’t just about those twenty-odd years. There was still a long road ahead.

He’d just have to wait and see.

Gabriel shot him a cold glance and sneered, “Do you really think I can’t hear you secretly calling me ‘brother-in-law’?”

Was he deaf?

Liam was unfazed.

Being called out didn't embarrass him in the slightest. “It’s going to happen sooner or later. Just getting you used to it ahead of time.”

“...”

After a session of revenge shopping, her phone chimed incessantly with transaction notifications from her bank. A quick glance revealed a long string of zeros—she had easily spent an eight-figure sum.

Once she was done, Liliana let out a satisfied breath. She stretched, a light, relieved smile playing on her lips.

Spending money felt amazing! Her mood instantly lifted!

*Knock, knock.*

Suddenly, there was a knock on her bedroom door.

Mrs. Hart walked in, her face beaming. “Liliana, dinner’s ready. Come on down.”

“I’m not hungry, Mom...”

Mrs. Hart immediately cut her off. “Silly girl, of course you’re hungry at this hour.”

She walked over and carefully helped Liliana up, her tone mysterious and joyful. “Come downstairs with me. There’s a surprise tonight!”