So I picked up my phone and pointed it at him.
Liam froze mid-splash, put on an awkward smile and handed the juice to me: “Brother, drink the juice.”
“No.”
I glanced over at Sophia; she was looking toward me too.
In that accidental look I noticed her eyes were beautiful and deep, as if she could see through everything.
“Sophia, you have the college entrance exams coming up, shouldn’t you be studying?” she asked.
Liam’s mouth twitched; understanding he was being dismissed, he left.
After I finished eating, the housekeeper — Mrs. Johnson — came in to clean.
Then I resumed: left hand typing code, right hand scrolling my phone.
Unnoticed, three hours passed and I got sleepy.
I planned to take a shower and sleep.
At that moment Sophia finished her work and came over, placing a bottle of supplements on the bedside table: “It’s a brain-health supplement.”
“Thanks, sis.”
I looked at her suspiciously, wondering how she knew I needed brain-nourishing supplements.
But she’d already left the room.
I was too lazy to ask, so I showered, took the supplement, and fell asleep.
In the following days I rarely left the room.
Liam kept trying to cause trouble but never had the chance.