A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1152

But this wasn't enough to make Tyler out of the inheritance. She made Liana get close to Tyler, made Liana fall for him, and then used Liana's feelings to reel Tyler in. She figured, once Liana and Tyler were head over heels for each other. A guy like Tyler wouldn't be able to resist Liana's charm.

But Tyler, the stubborn mule that he was, didn't fall for Liana no matter how hard they tried. Even when Karan had subtly hinted for Liana to make her move in his bathroom and bedroom, Tyler didn’t fall for it. Karan thought her plan was going down the drain until she spotted Tyler sneaking into Liana's room one night.

She quietly trailed after him and saw Tyler standing by Liana's bed, staring at her for the longest time before he suddenly leaned in and kissed her. He looked just like a kid who'd been caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

Seeing signs of Tyler's feelings for Liana, Karan knew her plan was halfway to victory. Tyler grew bolder, stealing kisses from Liana in her sleep, each time staying longer than the last but never going any further.

Karan was waiting for the day Tyler would screw it up, but she didn't see Hackett's dispute with his father about his career choice coming. Karan was blindsided. Even after Tyler's reputation was in the gutter, Hackett still hadn't given up on making Tyler his heir. When she heard Hackett say that Tyler would take over the family business if he chose to major in finance, she started to panic.

She didn't plan for all these years just to have Tyler become the heir. What she wanted was for her own son to take over. If Tyler got his hands on the power, she'd be a nobody in the Howell family, possibly even sidelined by Tyler. She was afraid Tyler would find ways to get back at his mother once he grew up.

To halt Tyler's rise, Karan thought about drugging him, coercing him into sleeping with Liana. But then Jules brought Liana home, and Karan saw her chance.

She immediately pushed Liana towards Jules, creating opportunities for them to be alone together, deliberately making Tyler jealous. Karan knew that once a young boy gets jealous, he's likely to lose his temper and make a mistake.

But Tyler was tough. Even when he saw Jules coming out of Liana's room a few times, he chose to ignore it. Karan was at her wits' end, so she kept on stoking the fire. By the time they were about to graduate high school, she started openly and secretly encouraging Jules to confess his feelings to Liana.

At that time, Jules liked Liana but was afraid she didn't feel the same. Karan told him that if Liana didn't like him, she would have rejected him a long time ago. She must be shy. In reality, Karan was persuading Liana not to turn Jules down, but Jules was none the wiser. He took Karan's word for it and confessed to Liana on a ferry, which was also Karan's idea.

Karan waited for Jules to take Liana on the ferry, then found Tyler and told him Jules was going to ask Liana to be his girlfriend. Then they were going to travel the world by boat. To give Tyler the push he needed, Karan grinned at him and said, "Who knows if they'll get too close after spending two months together like that. If they do, Liana will marry Jules. They make quite the couple." Tyler went pale with rage, cursing Liana for being as shameless as Karan before running off like a madman.

Karan wasn't sure if the furious Tyler would deal with Liana himself or send someone after her. But judging by what she knew of Tyler, he'd choose the latter because he was torn between hatred and fondness for Liana. He might not even be aware of his fondness, which made his hatred for Liana even stronger.

Luckily she guessed right. That dimwit Tyler actually thought Liana was going to run off with another man. He thought a woman like Liana couldn't be without a man. So he sent a bunch of guys to scare her, which ended up working in Karan's favor.

To let those guys have their way, Karan had someone injure the old butler who had raised Tyler, then tricked the butler into calling Tyler to come back and help. The butler was probably knocked out. He held his bleeding head and quickly called Tyler, who was a skilled doctor.

Tyler probably never knew this was his own doing. But whether he knew or not, Karan couldn't help but laugh every time she thought about this coincidence. How could he be so stupid?