A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1153

As she reminisced, the smile on her face gave Liana a weird vibe. Liana started to suspect that whether it was persuading her to get close to Tyler as a kid or manipulating her into falling for Tyler when she grew up, it was all part of Karan's game.

Including framing her later on, then shifting the blame onto Tyler, and shutting him up with just a sentence. All because she knew Hackett wanted Tyler to inherit his wealth.

She was just a pawn manipulated by Karan... Yet, the one who treated her as a pawn kept dodging the blame.

"Liana, you gotta know this, it was Tyler who provoked me first. From the moment I walked in, he kept throwing insults at me, even bad-mouthed me behind my back, calling me a home wrecker. If there’s anyone's to blame, it's him for not knowing when to shut up."

A bitter smile crept onto Liana's face, and she laughed out loud.

"Really though?"

Her eyes were teary as she stared at the stranger in front of her, her aunt.

"You wanted to change your small-town girl status, and knowing full well that Hackett was married, you still chose to sleep with him. Tyler saw you, dressed in his mom's clothes, making love to his father in his mom's room. Of course he would hate you. And then, you forced your way into the Howell family, driving his mom insane time and time again until she jumped off a building. Who else would he blame?"

Liana heard about all of this after she grew up. Although it shocked her at the time, she chose to believe in Karan's excuses after her explanation.

After all, her excuse was that she had no power or status, and couldn't escape when powerful Hackett set his eyes on her. But thinking about it now, Karan was quite the smooth talker, twisting the truth with her words. And Liana was so blinded by her affection for her aunt that she fell for all her lies...

If the pain Tyler caused her was 10,000, then Karan's was 100,000. The aunt she thought was gentle and kind was all a sham, even the way she showed affection was all an act.