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He clenches his fist feeling like giving her a bit of what she wants but repeatedly cautions himself not to get physical with her because he knows if he is to get Juliet back then he has to tolerate everything her parents do.

"Blowing hot? Are you gonna hit me? C'mon then! Hit me! You're such a curse! And all you bring wherever you go is bad luck! That's the mere reason you are bent on making life hard for us instead of leaving asshole!"

"No need to take the words of this fool to heart darling, he is worthless." Mr. Santiago taps his wife on the shoulder and wipes the beads of sweat on her face. "Just relax, he won't be here for long. I'll make sure of that."

'Of course, he won't.' Brooks smiles inwardly remembering his buddy's plan, and uses that to calm himself. He turns to Juliet and without her consent grabs hold of her hand.

Juliet eyes him and tries to wiggle her hand out of his grip but he holds her tighter.

The sight infuriates Lucien who hasn't yet recovered fully from Mrs.