On his way to the parking lot, Liam ignored his ringing phone. He tossed it onto the passenger seat and drove toward the hospital. Throughout the journey, his phone continued to ring.But Liam wasn't in the mood to pick it up. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw that it was from Leona. The sight of her name only annoyed Liam further. The phone finally went silent. Perhaps Leona had accepted that Liam probably didn't want to talk to her. But as soon as the ringing stopped, another call came in. It was from One-Eye. Liam calmed himself down and answered the phone. He could ignore Leona's call, but not One-Eye's. "Mr. Onei, to what do I owe this pleasure?""Well, someone has been trying to reach you, but she hasn't had much success. So, I'm doing her a favor."Liam's eyes narrowed. "Oh? I wonder who it is.""Hmm, it's someone close to you. She's an old friend of mine too."As he said that, Leona's voice came through. "Liamo, I tried calling you. Why didn't you pick up your ph
Liam turned his back on Leona, unwilling to face her. "You keep saying that I won't divorce Amelia. It's true. Because if I divorce her, I'll have to marry you. But I feel disgusted thinking about how I'll have to sleep with a woman like you. I feel dirty."Leona's jaw fell. "So that's why." She then smiled bitterly. "But Liamo, it wasn't like I lost my virginity by choice. When I was engaged to Luke, I still thought about you a lot. And when Luke tried to initiate sex, I turned him down."Men have their needs. I know that. So I let Luke sleep with other women. I kept this fact from everyone. But one day, he was drunk. And he … He forced himself on me." Leona began weeping pitifully.Liam just started at Leona. After a while, he offered her a hand. "Get up. The floor is cold."Leona was overjoyed. "Liamo, you still care about me, don't you? You still love me."After Liam guided Leona to the couch, he continued, "I know it wasn't your choice. But what happened that day happened. I
"What now? Don't you want to leave me?" Liam asked with a smile when he saw Amelia hesitating to sign the document in front of her.Amelia lifted her chin and glared at Liam. "I can't wait to leave you." She then bitterly mocked herself. She had been the one pushing for a divorce, yet she was the one who was hesitating at the very last minute.While Liam opposed the idea at first, when he made up his mind to sign the divorce paper, he did it decisively. Perhaps because he already found another person, even though Liam had told Amelia that he was forced to marry Leona.Over the past few days, Amelia had been thinking. What if Leona lied? What if the proof that Luke had wanted to kill Leona never existed? In that case, Liam would never recover the proof even if he married Leona. Would he divorce Leona then? Or would he not?Amelia shook her head, trying to push away those things in her head. She clenched the pen in her hand. The moment the tip touched the paper, Amelia felt her heart
"Sir, I found a lead. Three different individuals bought Madam's equity." Gio came in to report the results of his investigation.Liam put down the document that was in his hands. "Who are they? And who did they buy it from?""All three of them are foreigners who live abroad. They have some money but keep a low profile. Not many people know about them. As for their broker, all three of them said they found the broker online."I traced the broker's IP address. He logged on in cybercafés, and looking at the security footage yields nothing so far."Liam frowned. Gio lowered his head, knowing that he hadn't been very successful with Liam's orders lately."The transactions were carried out in three different cybercafés, at three different times. I think the broker was the same person. But the security footage of those cybercafés all had problems around the same time of their visit. I checked the list of visitors and found no one suspicious."Liam's expression darkened. "They came prep
Liam came home when at 6:30 P.M. The sun had already set. As soon as he entered, May asked if she should start preparing dinner.Liam waved at her dismissively. "I have all the ingredients with me. I'll cook with Amelia today. You may go home now."May thought that Liam was doing this to mend his relationship with Amelia, so she nodded. She then removed the apron she had on.Meanwhile, Amelia frowned when she overheard their conversation. What was Liam trying to do? Liam first went to the study. When he came out, he grabbed Amelia's hands. Amelia tried to break free but to no avail.Liam said with a smile, "I haven't had your cooking for a while now. Can you cook for me tonight?"Amelia declined right away. "I can't cook, and you don't like my cooking anyway. May hasn't gone far. I can ask her to come back.""Just this once, please?" begged Liam, his husky voice tinged with disappointment.Amelia shook her head. "I don't feel like cooking today."Back then, Amelia never cooke
"What now? Don't you want to leave me?" Liam asked with a smile when he saw Amelia hesitating to sign the document in front of her.Amelia lifted her chin and glared at Liam. "I can't wait to leave you." She then bitterly mocked herself. She had been the one pushing for a divorce, yet she was the one who was hesitating at the very last minute.While Liam opposed the idea at first, when he made up his mind to sign the divorce paper, he did it decisively. Perhaps because he already found another person, even though Liam had told Amelia that he was forced to marry Leona.Over the past few days, Amelia had been thinking. What if Leona lied? What if the proof that Luke had wanted to kill Leona never existed? In that case, Liam would never recover the proof even if he married Leona. Would he divorce Leona then? Or would he not?Amelia shook her head, trying to push away those things in her head. She clenched the pen in her hand. The moment the tip touched the paper, Amelia felt her heart
Despite claiming that his return date was uncertain, Liam came back three days later. "Didn't you say you went on a business trip?" Amelia was surprised to see Liam back.Liam nodded. "Yeah, and now I'm back."Amelia gazed at Liam silently. "I came here as soon as I landed. I'm starving now. Do you have something to eat?"Amelia glanced at the luggage by the doorstep. "You could have gone to Lily's or your parents' place. You'll be fed there," Amelia protested. Despite her words, she nonetheless went to the kitchen to check if there was something for him."Well, we didn't know you were coming back, so May only cooked for two. We ate and she cleaned everything up. There's no food in the kitchen. Why don't you get takeout?"Liam entered the kitchen and opened the fridge. "I can make do with some instant noodles."Amelia was rendered speechless by how comfortable Liam made himself at her home. "Liam, have you forgotten something?"Liam looked at Amelia, surprised. "Have I?""We
The next day, Amelia called Bella and was told that she had been staying at Eric's place instead of a hotel. Amelia then gave Eric a heads-up call before heading to his mansion. On the phone, Eric asked if Amelia had thought her decision through. Amelia said, "Yeah. I already have the divorce certificate. There's no point in staying."Leona and Liam would be getting married soon. Even though Liam never said so, Amelia assumed that their wedding would not be like the one she had had with Liam. The Lancasters loved Leona a lot, so they would make sure that the wedding was as grand as possible.Amelia didn't want to stay in Sableton and watch them get married. She didn't want to be bombarded by news of how romantic they were."Well, I'm glad that you've made up your mind. However, I still have something to handle, so I can't leave with you."Amelia smiled and said, "It's okay. Bella will be there. I'll be fine.""Okay. I won't see you off then, in case he finds out.""Alright. Go