Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 209

"Dude, I'd rather go on a business trip," Liam said with a hint of despair.

Tiffany was the princess of the Paisley family. She's had a deep interest in makeup since she was a kid. As an adult, she didn't take over the family business but became a professional makeup artist.

Stefan once told Lucinda that Tiffany's makeup skills were top-notch.

The Paisley and Anderson families went way back, having been close for three generations.

The kids from both families grew up together. Liam and Tiffany were of the same age but had totally different personalities. They used to fight a lot as kids, and although they stopped fighting as they grew older, they still provoked each other. They rubbed each other the wrong way.

They'd often set traps for each other, hoping the other would fall into it. Whoever could embarrass the other was the winner.

Despite this, Tiffany would always turn to Liam when she was in trouble.

Liam would mock her, but whenever she needed help, he was the first to show up.

To everyone else, they looked like two people who seemed to despise each other but were actually very close.

Being a guy, Liam would sometimes give in to Tiffany.

But the moment Tiffany moved into his room, Liam was too afraid to go home. He feared finding a fake hand or foot on his bed or seeing all sorts of bugs crawling under his blanket.

Just imagining it made his skin crawl.

Most girls were afraid of insects or small animals, but Tiffany was an exception, and she wasn't even afraid of snakes.

She'd even treat non-venomous snakes as toys. She used to keep a few harmless snakes as pets, but they all ran away because they couldn't stand her.

She once thought of keeping snakes as pets again, but her family was strongly against it, so she gave up.

To this day, she would often reminisce about playing with snakes as a child. She could even twist a few snakes into a pretzel.

The snakes: "Did you ever consider our feelings? We have dignity, too."

Hearing his younger brother's request to go on a business trip again, Stefan chuckled quietly, "Didn't you just get back from a trip? No need for you to go again."

This guy's so chicken, he wanted to run at the mention of Tiffany's name.

Liam said, "Brother, I can handle the hard work. I don't mind being on business trips every day. I promise I won't complain. Please think about which subsidiary might need my help."

Stefan: "So you're hoping for our subsidiaries to have problems?"

"Dude, can I not live with Tiffany? Your mansion is huge, and she can live anywhere. Just not at my place. If she moves in, how am I supposed to live?"

"You know we don't get along."

The two people Liam feared most in his life were his older brother and Tiffany.

"Tiffany insists on staying at your place, or she won't help. I've already promised her that she can work part-time as Lucinda's makeup artist. We can't let her think we're all talk."

Liam thought: “my brother's integrity is built on sacrificing me.”

"Brother, you should've told me earlier."

"I'm telling you now, isn't that early enough? I could've just arranged for Tiffany to move in and surprise you. Don't forget, your parents really like Tiffany."

His uncle even saw Tiffany as a future daughter-in-law.