The Second Life Liliana
Chapters 16. New member of the Geraldine family

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"Aqara! Follow me!" Arsen pulls his wife's hand, he looks very angry at Adara because he treats Liliana harshly.

Siliana secretly hid her sneaky smile, she laughed at Adara in her heart. Satisfied to see Arsen treating the girl harshly, but everything was just the beginning. Liliana's not gonna let it all get done here.

"Arsen, you're hurting me!" Adara felt alien to Arsen's gaze at her. Arsen and Adara left the garden behind the house, while the four noble ladies were still there.

They speculate that Adara's original attitude was particularly sinister, after they saw what Adara did to Liliana. With pity and sympathy, they saw Liliana's face scratched by Adara's nails, her hair was also disheveled by the woman's actions.

"Miss, forgive me for this commotion," Liliana said as she held back her tears, she lowered her head in front of the four noble ladies.

"Why is the lady apologizing to us? This is not the fault of the lady" said Cecilia, one of the nobles who came from the Duke's family. A family equal to the Geraldine family.

"True, this is Adara's fault. Why would he treat you like this?" said Diany, one of the nobles who came from the Archduke family, one level below the Duke family.

"No lady, it's my fault because I messed up the party. Miss Adara is not wrong, I should not have come" Liliana said as she pleased, trying to gain even deeper sympathy from the noble ladies. Trying to get them on his side.

"It turns out that is so true to Adara's true nature, I wonder if the rumors of him cheating with the count of Wales are true?" tanya Amber, the lady from the Marquis family, the title under the Duke and Archduke and the title above the Count.

"Don't talk so much! Do you know why Adara married the Count of Wales? It was because of the will of his late brother!" Annete, Adara's best friend tries to defend his best friend from accusations that may not be true.

"Speaking carelessly what? Isn't that right? How could Adara have married her sister's husband so quickly? His sister's grave had not even dried yet, "grunts Cecilia sure.

Adara why are you like that? Are you really what everyone is accusing you of?

Annete also begins to lose his trust in Adara.

After causing chaos at the tea party created by Adara, Liliana left the place with a smile full of satisfaction. He was like throwing a bird with one stone at a time. Makes Adara embarrassed and makes Adara angry by Arsen. How happy Liliana's heart, seeing the couple's relationship that began to crack.

"It's not enough Adara, it's not enough. Everything is still the beginning" Liliana said with a grinning smile, she walked back into the mansion.

All the servants and bodyguards in the house saw her random appearance. Their assessment of Adara has changed, and Adara's benevolent and meek image has now turned into Adara's evil and violent.

"Miss, are you okay?" a servant in the house asked Liliana with anxious eyes.

"I'm fine," Liliana replied with a parched face.

"How can Miss be okay? Look at the injured lady's face, tonight is the debut party of the lady! How can you go like this?" asked Jackson, the butler at the Geraldine house. Believers duke Geraldine. Jackson did not expect that

"I'm fine, this is just a small wound," Liliana smiled at the old man who had worked for her father for a dozen years.

"Can't be this miss, I'll report this to mister Duke! Miss Adara's behavior is intolerable" Jackson said, gruntingly.

"Uncle Jackson, please calm down! Later your high blood disease can recur, take a breath and then throw it away," Liliana noticed the old man.

Jackson gasped in shock at Liliana's words. Reminds him of the figure of Adaire who always asked him not to easily emotional.

Uncle Jackson, don't be so angry! Uncle Jackson's high blood disease could recur! Let's just take a breath and throw it away!

Adaire's voice, the girl who was known to have died, ringed in Jackson's ear to his heart. Then the old man cried, at a glance he saw Liliana like Adaire.

"Uncle Jackson?" Liliana was confused to see Jackson crying.

"Miss Adaire.." - The man subconsciously called out the name Adaire, the lady who had died about a month ago.

Holy hooch! I subconsciously called him uncle.

"Mr Jackson, what's wrong with you?"lily asked the old man.

"I'm sorry, at first glance I see a lady like Miss Adaire" Jackson wiped the tears under her eyes. "Miss, you can call me uncle,"

He realized that I called him uncle.

"I'm glad that lady would call me that" Jackson said with a smile. Liliana answered with a nod.

Without them noticing, Anya noticed the two of them. With her slick face, she immediately left from there.

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That night was Liliana's maturity party or ceremony arranged by Adara and Duke Geraldine many invited guests who came to attend the event. Duke introduces Liliana as his adopted daughter, and Adaire's best friend while she is still alive.

"Consider this feast, Lily," Duke Geraldine said with a faint smile as usual.

"Thank you Master Duke," Liliana smiled gently.

"You can call me Dad,"

"But" Liliana looked sad.

"You are the most precious person in my daughter's life. And you are a precious person in my life right now" the Duke sincerely told Liliana.

"Dad,"

Dad, you love me.

Liliana appears in a red dress the same color as her hair color, Liliana in the past was always afraid when going to parties. But this time he was not afraid anymore, confidently he stepped up and welcomed the invited guests present.

She doesn't want to be stuck in the past, as Liliana she will change her destiny for the better. Being a strong, brave woman, not relying on men and will not want to fall in love again.

In the middle of the party, some men approached her and asked her to dance. They were all from distinguished families and they were also men who had insulted Adaire in the past.To avoid the invitation to dance, Liliana fled to the balcony of her lonely home.

"Haahhhhhh.. haahh.. turns out to be beautiful is also complicated huh?" liliana muttered confidently, her breathing panting avoiding the men who invited her to dance.

"MUF.."

The girl was shocked to hear the sound of someone laughing on the quiet balcony. He was sure that there was no one there, but there was someone there.

"You! Why are you here again? Did you infiltrate?" liliana asked as she pointed towards Max with her usual masked look in front of the girl.

"Hehe, why? You surprised?" ask Max while drinking a glass of pink drinks with a casual.

"Are you crazy? What if someone sees you here? And where did you get that drink?" Liliana was flabbergasted to see Max there and acted as if it was her own home.

"Just calm down, I'm an invited guest at this party. Don't be afraid and relax. By the way there are also many men who approach you? Are you a player?" Max looked at the girl sharply.

"What does it have to do with you I'm a player or not? But, which family are you from? I didn't see you at the front door?" Liliana was confused as to where the masked man came from.

"The answer was my question, are you a player?" Max grabs Liliana's waist and gets the woman into his arms.

"Why do you always make this kind of physical contact?"

"Miss Liliana, answer my question?" Max was still asking Liliana the same thing.

"Hey, you're-" Liliana's words came to a halt when she saw the pair of red eyes. He was again fascinated by Max's eyes, he was speechless staring at him deeply.

Max also looked into those sky-blue eyes deeply. Their eyes met each other and hinted at something else.

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