A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 166

Tyler was caught off guard, seemingly snapping back to reality. The ambiguous emotion in his eyes quickly vanished, replaced by a strong sense of disgust.

"I'm not your brother!" he exclaimed, shoving Liana away forcefully. Taking a step back, he glared at her with anger and hatred in his eyes.

"Your brother is that scumbag, and I have nothing to do with you!" he spat out, emphasizing his disassociation.

Facing Tyler's mounting rage, Liana displayed no visible reaction, almost appearing accustomed to it. Witnessing her calmness only intensified Tyler's disgust. He impulsively lunged forward, gripping her swollen face, and spoke in an angry tone, "Liana, if you want to stick with Bernard, then we'll go back to our childhood games..."

At the mention of their childhood games, Liana's body trembled slightly, but she defiantly maintained a resolute expression.

Tyler slapped her across the face, "If you look at me like that again, I won't hesitate to find someone to punish you!"

Men are stronger than women, so Liana's mouth quickly started bleeding.

She turned away, covering her swollen cheek, never saying a word.

It wasn't that she couldn't fight back, but she knew that if she did, the punishment would be even more painful than what she experienced during her coming-of-age ceremony.

She lowered her head slightly, looking down at her toes, and said nonchalantly, "Go ahead, find someone to hurt me. It doesn't matter; I've already had my womb removed..."

Tyler was startled. A complex emotion flashed across his heart, but he quickly suppressed it.

"Serves you right! That’s all because you get pregnant with that bastard's kid and not have an abortion!"

Liana forced a smile, "You know my uterine walls are thin, an abortion would've been fatal..."

Tyler sneered, "Wouldn't death be a good thing?!"

Hearing such words again, Liana had almost no reaction, probably because she had heard them so many times that she became numb to them.

Seeing Liana's injured face, Eleanor couldn't help but feel guilty, thinking that Liana was being beaten in her place.

"Thank you."

Liana took the anti-inflammatory patch, put it on her face, and glanced at Eleanor, who was trying to act indifferent.

"You know Tyler, don't you?"

She seemed to be close to Jason, and Tyler was Jason's buddy. So, it was certain that Eleanor knew Tyler.

Eleanor nodded but still respected Liana's privacy and didn't ask any further.

Liana didn't mind and spoke candidly, "Well, he's kinda like my brother, I guess. No blood relation, I just lived in his house for over a decade, calling him brother and all. But...we have quite a few conflicts between us."