Chapter 189 Lila.....Liana

Chapter 189 Lila.....Liana
Draven POV

My brother and I walked to the fence where I had a horse. Rylan smiled as he eyed the horse. “I wished, I could just live here.” He held out the carrot and the horse stuffed it down in a few bites.

Rylan scratched him behind the ear. “He’s looking good.”

“Very.” I ran my hand up his snout, feeling the short hair that shifted under my fingertips. His warm breaths fell over me, and the sound of horse flies accompanied him and his dark hair was shiny under the hot sun, and his beautiful
black form contrasted against the white fence and the green grass. “The gardener does a good job?”

“Yes.” But Lila had been doing a great job as well. The gardener told me she worked her ass around the stables, shoveling shit and restocking hay like she was born a country girl.

She wasn’t afraid to get her hands dirty or put in a hard day of labor and he loved having her around, and it made his job a million times easier and more enjoyable but it made me more fascinated with her.

She was a strong woman with a lot of potential. It really was a shame she’d gotten mixed up with such bullshit.

We stared at the horse for a few more minutes before we walked up the path back to the house.

We’d left Mom and my cousin on the patio, where they drank wine and lay by the pool as they waited for the chef to prepare lunch.

“Hope the wedding prepation is going on well?” I asked.

"So far, yes,” she replied. “The venue and decorations are almost sorted out.”

“What about the guest list?”

“Still being finalized.”

When we reached the terrace, my heart stopped in my chest because my mother and cousin were sitting together at the table with their glasses of red wine but a third person had joined them, Lila.

She fucking disobeyed me and in a long blue dress with her hair in curls, she looked like a supermodel ready for a fashion shoot.

She wore tan strappy sandals and a large sunhat to keep the sun off her shoulders and with her legs crossed in perfect grace, she looked like the model who was the headliner of my show.

When she heard us approach, she turned to look at me with a big fucking smile on her face.

Oh, this was intentional and If my family wasn’t there right that moment, I might actually have slapped her and slapped her fucking hard.

“Hey, honey.” Lila rose to greet me, her drink still in her hand. She walked up to me, carrying all the confidence in the world. She had me by the balls, and she knew it. She tilted her head up to kiss me, her eyes full of glee.

It was the only time when I truly didn’t want to kiss her. I didn’t want to feel those arrogant lips against mine. I wanted to grab her by the hair and yank her into my bedroom. Just when I thought I’d claimed the upper hand in this
arrangement, she fucked me over. “Hey, baby.”

I craned my neck down and gave her the coldest kiss I’d ever given anyone. I even kissed my mother on the cheek better than that.

She turned to my brother and extended her hand. “So nice to meet you, Mr.
Moretti. Your son talks about you often. I’m Sofia.”

My brother eyed me before he took her hand, and unfortunately, a small smile spread across his lips.

He shook her hand and turned his gaze back to her. “It’s lovely to meet you as well.” He leaned in and kissed her on the cheek.

Fuck, my brother never kissed a woman on the cheek except my mother. “Can I get you something to drink?” Lila asked. “Your son tells me you like wine and I’m a wine drinker too.”

This couldn’t be happening. My brother smiled again. “I’d love some, sweetheart.”

No. No. No.

“Coming right up.” Lila walked to the bar to prepare the drinks and my brother turned back to me once she was out of earshot. “You didn't tell us you are in a serious relationship already.”
I could tell he already liked her and he didn’t like anyone.

My mom joined our conversation, grinning wider than I’d ever seen her. “Why
didn’t you tell us about your girlfriend?”

Lila had caught me off guard, and I didn’t know what to say. I couldn’t tell my mother the truth, so I had to lie. I was at her mercy because she’d outsmarted me. “I wanted it to be a surprise, I guess.”

Mom turned to my cousin. “They live together.”

My brother expression hardened slightly. “So she’s more than just your girlfriend.”

My cousin joined our huddle. “D, I really like her and I always thought you’d be into dumb bimbos, but I guess I was wrong. She’s awesome.”

“I like her too,” Mom said. “She’s sweet.”

I kept my features steady, but a storm was brewing deep inside me. Lila had crossed a line with this.

She was making my family believe in a lie and I
didn’t lie to my family. She was messing with their hopes and feelings, I could strangle her.
Lila returned with two glasses of wine. She handed one to my father and one to me.

She didn’t even ask what I wanted. She just knew and she just proved to my family that she knew me too and I definitely had underestimated this woman.