Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Amber looked up at him angrily, which was rare. “Mr. Osborne, I’ll fall out with you if you keep criticizing my fiance.”
“Humph!” Liam snorted. “You want to fall out with me because of him. A while back, you claimed you loved me the most and wanted to many me. But in the blink of an eye, you want to toss me away for another man. You lied to me-you didn’t like me at all. Your plan to marry me was just a trick. The man you wanted to marry was Mateo, wasn’t it?”
Liam knew Amber was not that kind of woman, but he purposely accused her to make her reveal her true feelings-like anger or anxiety.
Liam could only see through Amber’s true thoughts if she showed her true self to him.
“No, I do like you. I love you the most, and I want to marry you. But you neither like me nor want to marry me. You love freedom and Ms. Ellsworth. You love and year for the kind of life ordinary people like. So, I could only choose to give you up and let you get what you want. What else do you want me to do?”
Amber was generally shy and reserved, but when Liam drove her anxious, she rambled a lot.
Whatever I want is my business. You don’t need to sacrifice yourself to grant my wish!” Liam held Amber’s shoulders, acting like a kind senior. He tried to persuade her in earnest.’ Marriage isn’t a joke. Think it through. Do you like and know Mateo well? You won’t be happy after marrying him, given the savage culture around here. And can you divorce him easily?” “Matt will be nice to me. Even if he changes his mind, he’ll still be nice to me because…my father is Benjamin,” Amber replied.
She chose to avoid Liam’s confrontational questions. She knew very well that Mateo married her most probably because he wanted to gain Benjamin’s support.
Based on that fact alone, Mateo would never treat her badly. Benjamin would teach him a hard lesson if he dared to do such a thing.
“You’re Benjamin’s daughter. Everyone, including Mateo, respects you and is nice to you. But you know, your father isn’t young. He has to hand over his power sooner or later. When he’s no longer in power or isn’t alive, what kind of situation will you be in?” Liam was straightforward, because this was what he feared most
It would be fine if Mateo was a nice person. However, that wasn’t the case-he was cruel and a hypocrite.
If everything went on smoothly, Liam could leave this oppressive and crazy place without a care. However, a docile and meek person like Amber couldn’t survive without Benjamin’s protection.
“Maybe Mateo genuinely likes you, but that’s bullshit! Men can change their minds at any time. You have to be sure about who you’re marrying. If he’s a good guy, you won’t suffer even if you two no longer love each other. But I need to tell you, Mateo isn’t a good guy. Maybe he’s great at business, but I’m sure he’s not a good husband or father. Don’t marry him! Do you hear me?’ Liam went on.
After suffering in silence for many days, Liam couldn’t find a chance to express his opinions to Amber. Since this was a great opportunity, he revealed his true thoughts. It wasn’t just his possessiveness speaking-he also hoped Amber wouldn’t suffer miserably in the future.
He felt that women wouldn’t end up miserably if they chose their husbands wisely.
“I… I..”
Amber was moved by Liam’s words. She started to feel scared of marrying someone casually.
At that moment, they heard footsteps behind them…
“What bad timing!”
Mateo’s indifferent voice came from behind Amber.
Amber turned around and saw Mateo with a team of armed soldiers. Terrified, she quickly put some distance between her and Liam.
She stammered an explanation. “Matt… It’s not what you think. Liam and I came here to look for people. Ms. Ellsworth and Ms. Osborne are gone. Liam couldn’t find them and guessed they might be in the orchard. He wasn’t familiar with the orchard and asked me to guide him.”
Mateo looked livid, but still cracked a gentle smile. “Silly, you don’t have to be scared. I know you’re prudent. He must have forced you to come here. I don’t blame you.”
He extended his hand and beckoned Amber toward him. ‘Come here. You’re my fiancee. You should stand with me.”
“I…” Amber bit her lip Mateo was right. She kept her head low, about to walk to him.
But in the next second, Liam firmly grabbed her wrist. “You can’t go!”
Liam held Amber’s wrist tightly and shot Mateo a challenging look.
When did Amber become your fiancee? I don’t know anything about that.”
“What do you mean?” Mateo grashed his teeth, revealing a ferocious expression Amber had never seen in him. ‘Don’t tell me you want to snatch away my woman? Do you think you’re very safe in this fort and that no one dares to harm you?”
“She’s never yours. You can’t say that about me,” Liam retorted.
Liam was full of disdain and wasn’t afraid of angering Mateo. He yearned to make Mateo show his true self so Amber could see his true colors. That way, she wouldn’t foolishly marry such a hypocritical and wicked man.
“Liam, don’t push your luck!” Mateo snarled.
He had long been driven mad by his jealousy toward Liam. He was jealous of Liam’s outstanding capabilities and that Benjamin valued the latter. He was also jealous of how Liam had gained Amber’s heart.
Plus, Liam had arrogantly humiliated him in front of Amber and his subordinates. The man had no respect for him at all.
Mateo grabbed the chance and took out the gun from his waist to show his authority in front of his subordinates and seize Amber back. He aimed the gun at Liam’s head.
“I’ll shoot you, and I won’t have to pay a price for it! Do you believe me?”
Liam looked calm and didn’t even bother to dodge. He cracked a mocking sneer.
“I’m sure you can do that because you’ve long wanted to do that. Before, you held yourself back because I was Benjamin’s future son-in-law. You couldn’t act recklessly,” he said. “But now, you thought you had successfully replaced me. So, you exposed your true colors and didn’t care about my life. Am I right?”
Then, he looked at Amber and spread his hands.
“Look! I didn’t lie to you. He’s good at pretending. He acted like my friend before, but now, he wants to shoot me. He turned hostile quickly. Aren’t you afraid that he’ll do the same to you one day?”
Shut up!” Mateo roared.
Livid, Mateo pulled the trigger without hesitation. However, he moved the gun less than an inch. The bullet passed by Liam’s ear and hit an orange behind him.
The fruit immediately blew up, its juices splashing on Liam’s face.
“Aaaah!” Amber, terrified, trembled. Her eyes tumed red, and she hurriedly tried to plead with Mateo. “Matt, cool it! Aren’t you and Liam friends? You guys drank and chatted together in the past. You were so close to each other. How could you do this to him? Hurry up and put the gun away! If it goes off accidentally, it’ll be over!”
However, Mateo ignored her. His eyes were red as he glared at Liam. “Did you see the orange behind you? Let go of her now! If not, I’ll blow up your head just like I did to that orange!”
“Is that all you got?” Liam taunted. He refused to let Amber go.
He whispered to Amber, “Watch well. If he shoots me today, promise me not to marry such a man. I can use my life to knock some sense into you.”
“No!” Amber shook her head.
Liam’s ear had begun bleeding because the bullet had scratched it. Feeling sorry for him, she tried to wipe it.
“I’ve come to my senses now. I’ll think about what you said. Calm down. Don’t stand against him, I’ll be heartbroken to see either of you get hurt. Stop fighting. Just be his friend from now on. Can you promise me that?”
“Have you come to your senses?” Liam asked Amber seriously.
“Mm.” Amber nodded; she stood in front of Liam with her hands spread out and boldly met Mateo’s gaze. “Matt, I’ve thought it through. I was too impulsive when I made up my mind the other day. I won’t marry you. Of course… I won’t marry Liam, either. I won’t marry anyone. I won’t forgive anyone who wins today, regardless of the result!”
“You won’t marry me?” Mateo’s face twisted.
He wanted to put away his fierceness but failed to control his facial muscles. He couldn’t show his usual bright and friendly smile, and looked very awkward.
“Cem, stop kidding. Didn’t we talk it out? We grew up together, and I’ve always liked you. You know that. Didn’t we come to the same page? We’ll manage the fort well and start a family.”
Mateo panicked. It was unknown if he was afraid of losing his position as Amber’s fiance or the woman he had always been in love with. His fierceness and coldness turned into his usual attentiveness and humility.
“I was wrong. I acted without thinking. I just got so angry and wanted to frighten Liarn. If I wanted to shoot him, I would have done that, but I didn’t.”
Mateo’s hand trembled as he hurriedly put away the gun. At the moment, he was full of smiles.