Bedmates Soulmates
CHAPTER 187

"Young Madam, what are you thinking? Elsie was beside herself. 'Why would you want to divorce him? Young Master may be a little cold at times, but deep down, he's a good man!'

"You were ready to condemn him a minute ago,' Kira thought. 'Now you're defending him?"

Out loud, she said, "He's the one who wants to abandon me first."

He said so in the restaurant.

She heard it loud and clear.

Liam had touched her, so she belonged in the dumpster.

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Kira didn't think she could stand the humiliation if Austyn said that to her face, so she made the first move.

What? When did he say that? Elsie couldn't sit still. "Did you two quarrel again? Maybe he said it in the heat of the moment. I'm sure he didn't mean it. You know how people can get when they're angry. They say things they don't "Elsie, Kira interrupted the housekeeper. 'What exactly is the grudge between Liam and Austyn?"

"Who?

'Liam'

Elsie couldn't believe her ears. "Liam Cane?"

You Got Off Lightly

"Uh-huh.""

"Where'd you hear that name? The housekeeper's voice had suddenly gone shrill. "Who told you about him?"

Uh, no one. I know him personally. We had dinner several times. He helped me

"Young Madam!" Elsie would have grabbed Kira's arm but stopped herself at the sight of the bruise. "You can't have any contact with Liam. Young Master is going to go through the roof if he knows this!

'He already knew. He saw me with Liam. Kira pointed to her arm. "That's how I got the bruise."

Elsie's mouth opened and closed several times.

She wrung her hands.

After a while, she heaved a long sigh.:

"If this is because of Liam, you got off lightly."

That comment put Kira's back up. 'You mean a dislocated shoulder is getting off lightly? What should he have done? Tie a cinderblock around my ankles and feed me to the sharks?"

'Oh no no, that's not what I meant.' Elsie hurriedly shook her head. 'I misspoke."

Kira leaned back in her chair, unappeased.

Elsie sounded contrite. 'I was just shocked by the news, is all. What I meant to say was, the rift between the two is long-running and impossible to be repaired. Young Master can't stand any of his people having contact with Liam. "They're brothers. Why do they hate each other so much?"

A Love Triangle?

A Love Triangle?

Elsie was about to answer the question, but she caught herself.

The housekeeper was on the horns of a dilemma.

The subject was taboo.

If Young Master knew she dredged up the past and tattled to Young Madam, she could lose her job and possibly suffer something worse.

But if she didn't say anything, Young Madam might not appreciate the seriousness of the issue and continue to have contact with Liam, which would not end well for her.

Kira sensed the housekeeper's hesitation.

She tugged at Elsie's apron, pleading with her eyes.

Elsie looked at Kira's swollen arm, sighed and decided to risk it.

She glanced around the dining room before leaning in.

"The brothers fell in love with the same girl,' she whispered.

Kira's eyebrows shot up. 'A love triangle?"

"No, nothing like that. Young Master and the girl were dating back then. He was very fond of her, but he was often away. He joined the army after graduating from the military academy. Sometimes he had to go on a mission that lasted for weeks. He'd cut off all communication with the outside world. Even when he wasn't on a mission, he would be on the base and could only come home on the weekends." Having watched her fair share of romance dramas, Kira thought she knew where this plot was going.

But she kept quiet and listened.

Liam took advantage of Young Master's absence to pursue the girl. I guess it was hard for her, being alone like that. Anyway, she eventually gave in to the temptation.' "She cheated on Austyn?' Kira asked.

'I don't know all the details, but I guess she must have. Otherwise, Young Master wouldn't have reacted the way he did."

Kira pursed her lips.

So it wasn't a love triangle; it was an affair.

The girl must not have loved Austyn that much.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have fooled around with another man just because she was feeling lonely.

"Anyway, the relationship between Young Master and Liam was already strained. It went from bad to worse after the affair came to light." Elsie sighed. 'I feel bad for Liam.

"You mean, you feel bad for Austyn." Kira thought she heard wrongly.

*Sure, that too. But also Liam, whom I should call Young Master Liam, by the way. He's Young Master Austyn's brother, after all

"You feel bad for the adulterer? Kira struggled to understand the housekeeper.

"Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying I condone what he did, but I guess I can understand why he did it. Young Master Liam was neglected as a child. He didn't receive much care or attention from his father. I guess he blamed it on Young Master Austyn." Kira thought of Georgina.

A Love Trangle?

Kira wasn't so sure if that was such a good thing, though.

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