CHAPTER 578: CHAPTER 566

If Ethan and Liam ever bumped into each other in public, they’d usually be at each other’s throats.

Liam was wearing casual clothes at the moment, and his skin was tanned. He even had a brown cowboy hat on his head, complimenting his carefree look. He narrowed his eyes, sizing Ethan up before he stared at Clara solemnly. "I think you should see an eye specialist, sister dearest. Do you realise that man over there is the infamous playboy of the City

who’s fooled around with countless women?

Even if you can’t marry yourself off, you don’t have to lower your standards this much."

"No, you don’t understand!" Clara stomped her feet and retorted angrily, "Being a playboy is just a pretence, he’s actually a loyal man! I know we were prejudiced against him earlier because of Joan, but you can’t say that about him now!"

"Tsk! Women are bound to side with their men. How long have you been dating him? Are you both planning to elope?"

"Ugh, you wouldn’t understand. What we have is true love, so you can’t make things difficult for him!" Clara stood before Ethan, fearing that her cunning brother would hurt her beloved man.

"True love?" Liam raised his brows with a scornful expression. He looked over Clara’s head and said to Ethan," And what do you have to say about this? Are you planning to hide behind my sister’s skirts while she defends you?"

Ethan stated coldly, "I have nothing to say. You’re right-l’m just an infamous playboy in

the City. What could I possibly know about true love?"

"What did you say?" A dangerous gleam appeared in Liam’s eyes. Although he loved to bully Clara, he adored her very much. He could never bear to see her suffer, and if anyone dared to bully her, he would gladly teach that person a lesson. He would never let men approach Clara easily, which was the reason why Clara had been single for more than twenty

years. Hence, he was furious when he heard someone his sister loved say such things. He was controlling his urge to punch Ethan.

"Didn’t I make myself clear? I’m just a playboy who lives in the moment. There’s no true love between us. I’m just fooling around with your sister." Ethan remarked casually as he stuffed his hands inside his pockets. He smirked at Liam, giving off the aura of a playboy who never gave his heart up to anyone.

"You’re asking for it!" Liam snarled as he lunged forward and punched Ethan’s nose.

"Ah!" Clara screamed and pushed Liam away. "Are you out of your mind?! Why did you punch his nose? Don’t you know that’s my favourite feature of his? What if you ruin it?"

While feeling sorry for Ethan and checking if his nose was okay, she sobbed and

apologised, "I’m sorry, Liam has a bad temper like me. He never thinks before he acts, and only Joan can handle him. Please don’t hold a grudge against him.

After all, he’s your future brother-in-law."

Consequently, both Ethan and Liam were at a loss for words.

Clara used a handkerchief to wipe away the blood on Ethan’s face. When she saw that his nose was fine, she heaved a sigh of relief. "Thank God your nose is okay. Don’t worry, I still love you."

Liam smacked his forehead with an exasperated groan." Woman, can you have some dignity? I thought I was a kissass, but you’re worse than me. What’s wrong with this family?

At last, Clara let Ethan go. If he stayed any longer, he and Liam might get into a fight, and then she would be forced to break up with him.

"You heartless man! You travelled the world for such a long time. Did you have any unforgettable experiences? And the most important thing is... Did you come home with a gift for me?" Clara asked eagerly as she helped Liam carry his luggage into the house.

"The only gift I have for you is a slap! Do you want that? I need to knock some sense into a lovestruck fool like you!" Feeling sad that she had failed to live up to his expectations, he patted her cheeks and asked slowly, " Didn’t you suffer another heartbreak recently? Why did you jump into another abyss after you just crawled out of one?"

Liam’s carelessness had led to the failed relationship between Clara and William in the past.

If he had been more strict, his foolish sister wouldn’t have been tricked. On the other hand, Ethan was an experienced and slick man-he was much more horrible than William. Even Liam wasn’t sure if he could win against him, so how could a naive and pure woman like Clara?

"Liam, I told you. Ethan is different from those bad guys. He loves me very much, and he deserves my love. You don’t like him because you think that he’s on Ace’s side. You just assume that your enemy’s friend is your enemy too, don’t you?"

"I’m not that petty..." Liam mumbled, embarrassed that she had got it right. Liam scratched his nose then scoffed, "You claimed that he loves you very much, but are you sure it’s not just wishful thinking? He said he’s a playboy and doesn’t care about others, but you fawn over him like a fangirl. You drive me mad!"

"Hmph, you won’t understand. It’s because he’s too proud and can’t bring himself to admit that he loves me. Let me tell you a secret-his phone is full of photos he secretly took of me. He even told me that I am his bedtime dessert. Don’t you see how much he loves me-"

"He took your photos secretly?" Liam’s handsome face twisted in rage. ’Oh, so he’s not just a playboy, he’s a pervert too. How can you date such garbage?"

’ What? You’re so mean! I don’t want to talk to you." Clara threw Liam’s backpack on the floor and stormed away furiously.

’ Well, luckily for me, I don’t want to talk to you either!" Liam’s legs were longer, so he

walked faster than her. He purposely bumped into her, making her stumble.

’ Liam, how old are you? Ugh, you’re such a child!" Clara rolled her eyes and whacked his shoulder.

This was how they behaved when they were kids, chasing and hitting each other. They made quite a scene, but it was already late at night, so the people of the Blackwell family were all asleep. The spacious Blackwell Mansion was silent and calm.

Clara grinned mischievously and pushed Liam onto the sofa to beat him up. However, she was too weak, so Liam defeated her easily.

"Are you going to apologise? You know I’m right, you little witch!" He demanded as he

tickled her, his eyes gleaming with mirth.

"Haha! Liam, you sly fox! Let me go!"

"Tell me you’re sorry and that you won’t be a kiss-ass first."

"No, I won’t. I... Hahaha! Ah, Joan, what are you doing here?" The second Clara said that, Liam immediately sat down and leaned back in a casual posture, quickly smoothing down his hair.

"Pfft! Looks like you’re a bigger kiss-ass than me, brother dearest!" Clara burst out laughing.

"How dare you fool your brother! It’s over for you!"

"No!"