11. Yes, I really need money!

"Sorry, I came here so early," Liam said.

"What is it?" Aubrey stopped lowering the chair from the table.

"Nothing. I just wanted to come here," Liam replied with a timid smile. "I will help you." Liam helps Aubrey lower the overturned chair on the table. Before Aubrey allowed, the man had already moved quickly. Even though his face looked scared towards Aubrey but his strength was really fast. In just seconds, the man had managed to remove all the chairs from the table and place them neatly.

"Thank you even though I didn't tell you to do all this." Answered Aubrey. "In exchange, I'll make you a free cup of coffee," Aubrey said again. The beautiful and strong woman smiled sweetly at Liam. This was the first time Liam had seen Aubrey smile sweetly at him. Usually, this woman always shows a fierce and cynical face. Liam nodded happily and agreed. The towering man sat down in one of the chairs he had lowered earlier. Not long after, Aubrey came with two cups of coffee.

"This is for you," Aubrey said.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. You've made my job easier." Aubrey replied as she hugged her coffee cup with her palms.

Liam was silent not daring to look Aubrey in the eye. His face was lowered. Aubrey looked at Liam with a sigh.

"If your two brothers don't want to get married, do you want to marry in their stead?" Aubrey questioned something to which Liam replied with a blank face and sad eyes.

"I can't get married before my two brothers. But, they also do not want to get married quickly. They still want to be free with no strings attached." Liam replied.

"And, you don't refuse to marry young?" Aubrey asked again.

"Marry? Do you think any woman would want to marry me? Hehe, I'm not a businessman like my two brothers and I'm not as handsome as them either." Liam replied with all his innocence.

Aubrey smiled faintly. "Not handsome? In my opinion, you are the most handsome boy compared to your two brothers. So, what if you don't become a businessman? Does the son of a businessman also have to follow in his father's footsteps to become a businessman? As long as we are happy ourselves, we are free to do whatever we want. As long as it doesn't break the rules and harm others." Aubrey muttered under her breath.

"Why are you silent? Do you agree with everything I said?" Liam is asked again. Aubrey chuckled at that. Liam widened his eyes in disbelief that this fierce woman could be so casual in front of him.

"Liam, I don't know about other girls. But in my opinion, everyone is free to do whatever he wants. And, in my opinion, being a painter is also a very great profession and promises a lot of money." Aubrey replied as she took a sip of her coffee.

"Money? So you really want money?" Liam asked with a downcast face.

"Who in this world doesn't like money? I'm still a normal human being who buys all my necessities with money. Opening this cafe costs a lot of money. Schools and colleges cost big money. And, I'm planning to have my own house and it's going to cost a lot. So if you ask me do I really want money? The answer is YES, I REALLY NEED MONEY." Answered Aubrey.

"But, I will get it on my own. I will not beg my father or use any other means to make money. I will work hard until I can buy what I want." Aubrey answered firmly without any hesitation.

Liam listened so intently that his eyes didn't blink listening to everything his secret girlfriend had to say.

"You are really amazing. I feel embarrassed asking you to be my fake girlfriend." Liam replied as he lowered his face and played the coffee cup on the table.

"Liam, I agreed to be your fake girlfriend just because I like your mother. I feel the love of a mother that I have been waiting for, is in your mother. So you don't have to be shy anymore." Aubrey replied with a friendly smile. "So let's pretend lovers for the next three months," Aubrey said which made Liam smile awkwardly.

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"Hello Ruth dear, you are just getting more and more beautiful. How are you?" Anna was sitting with Martha and Ruth in the Knights' living room. As a good host, Anna wanted to show how much she appreciated the presence of her guests, even though deep down she was reluctant to converse with them. Anna knew that Martha had liked Phil since they were young but Phil never gave Martha any hope.

"I'm fine, Aunt Anna. How about Aunt Anna? I hope aunty is always healthy." Ruth smiled as if she had to. Martha smirked cynically when she saw her daughter pretending to be friendly with the woman who had snatched the man she had wanted from a young age.

"What about you, Martha? I hope you are always happy with George." Anna said with a smile made as friendly as possible. Martha furrowed her brows.

"What does this woman mean? If it wasn't for me staying at her house, I would have replied to her every word. Huh, Phil I'm sure he is tired already of a girl like her." Martha muttered to herself.

"I'm fine, thanks for your concern." Martha was silent again. The woman was lazy to talk at length with Anna but she had to put herself as best as possible in someone else's house.

"Auntie, where are Martin, Jason and Liam? This morning I still saw them in the dining room. But after that, I didn't see them all." Ruth replied with a made-up sad face. Ruth, who was dressed very sexy in the morning, was a far cry from Aubrey's polite and elegant way of dressing but Anna preferred.

"Martin and Jason went to their respective offices for work. Meanwhile, Liam had to go to his gallery. Liam doesn't have an office but he has a pretty big gallery and is well-known in this city." Said the mother of three boys. Ruth and Martha exchanged glances with their fake friendly smiles.

"Good morning, aunty." Suddenly the three women's conversation had to stop for a moment because they had a beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. Behind her walked a man who was taller than his two brothers, Martin and Jason.

"Aubrey? You came here so early. What is it?" Anna looked at Aubrey and Liam in turn.

"It's fine, I just returned the clothes I borrowed yesterday. I've washed and ironed it." Aubrey said as she handed him a brown paper bag of recycled paper.

Ruth and Martha saw Aubrey as a hindrance to them. They looked cynically at Aubrey who was standing next to Liam and approaching her.

"Good morning," Aubrey turned to Ruth and Martha.

"Morning. Who are you?" Ruth asked.