The Unwanted Daughter When Love Comes Too Late novel Chapter 164

Chapter 164 Misunderstood Apologies

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“If you really think about it, this isn’t all on us. If you hadn’t kidnapped Miranda and caused her death along with her baby’s, Andrew wouldn’t have been so furious.”

Liam seemed to have found an excuse for himself. His tone, which had been guilty and uncertain, suddenly turned firm. “Sure, this was your mistake. But after Andrew calmed down, you should’ve said something. If you don’t speak up, how are we supposed to know you’ve had no money all these years? That you were so broke you had to sell your own jewelry?”

By the end, his voice even carried a hint of blame.

Tracy had already stopped expecting anything from him, so his words didn’t stir even the smallest reaction in her heart.

She waited calmly for Liam to finish, then replied, “You’re right, Mr. Liam. It’s all my fault.”

Her tone was flat, almost dismissive. “If you’re done, may I leave now?”

“You…

Liam felt like all his heartfelt words were wasted; his guilt was swallowed up by irritation.

He had tried to speak gently and even apologized, and this was her attitude?

Never one to control his temper, he almost snapped at her. But then he thought better of it and pushed it all down.

Forget it.

Tracy is always proud, and after being treated so unfairly for years, it made sense she’d still be mad at me. I should be the bigger person.

Liam forced himself to swallow his anger. “Let’s just say it was our oversight,” he said at last. “I’m apologizing now, so don’t stay upset over this anymore.”

He convinced himself that Tracy’s sharp and bitter attitude since coming home must have been because of these old grievances.

Maybe Ronald’s reminder had really been Tracy’s way of telling them how upset she was.

Thinking that way, Liam’s mood shifted. It was as if he completely forgot the guilt and tenderness he’d felt at the start. Without realizing it, his words turned into blame.

“If it were Erin, she would’ve told us straight out. She wouldn’t be upset over something so small. Tracy, you should learn from her.”

Tracy’s lips twitched–she found this ridiculous, and she was speechless.

She had always known there was no way to make the Jackmans understand her.

So she didn’t bother answering. Instead, she slipped past him while he wasn’t paying attention and walked

away.

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She moved too quickly. By the time Liam thought of lecturing her more–telling her to learn from Erin again–all he saw was her back disappearing down the hall.

For a moment, he froze, baffled.

He had only wanted to apologize, to explain that he’d misunderstood because he hadn’t known the truth. But after just a few exchanges, Tracy had stormed off in anger.

He hadn’t even meant to blame her. How had it spun out of control so fast?

As he stood there puzzled, Erin’s voice rose softly from behind him. “Liam, is Tracy upset with you again?”

She came forward wearing a look of concern, her big, innocent eyes glistening as if they were about to fill with tears. “Did she get mad at you because of me?”

Before he could answer, she was already sinking into guilt. “If she’s upset because of the party, I can explain. I can even apologize to her for Winona’s sake.”

She never mentioned that Tracy had been dragged away by the police at that party. She didn’t remind anyone that Tracy–wrongfully accused–had been the one who deserved comfort and an apology.

Instead, Erin played the part of the gracious, selfless one, making it seem like Tracy was the unreasonable one for not letting go.

And, as always, Liam’s thoughts shifted in the direction Erin wanted. “Don’t be sad, Erin,” he said quickly, his voice gentle. “This isn’t your fault. It’s Tracy—”

What had Tracy done?

The words stuck in his throat.

He couldn’t even think of what Tracy had actually done wrong. But looking at Erin’s tearful face, the words had come out without him realizing it.

Erin caught his hesitation. Her carefully crafted look of wounded innocence nearly slipped.

Since the day she had joined this family, she had never again seen Liam show Tracy that same guilt and tenderness.

Just now, for a split second, she thought she was back in those days–so she hurried to use a little trick to keep his focus.

But inside, frustration burned. How could Liam say such cruel things to Tracy one moment, yet still look like he cared the next?

Erin bit down on her lip, forcing her voice to tremble as she added, “Liam, no matter what she did, please don’t be mad with her. I believe she was just confused and jealous that you’ve all been so kind to me. She

didn’t mean it. I don’t blame her

If this had been before, Liam would have looked at her with gratitude and tenderness. He would have tried to comfort her, maybe even make her laugh, and then compared her kindness to Tracy’s pride–finding Tracy ungrateful and malicious in the process.

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