<b>Chapter </b><b>41</b>


    Emma could feelt


    Crew.


    uld feel the footsteps behind her closing in. Liam was less than 6 feet away, almost within reach to tear off her mask. Her arulety


    Leaping onto that rusted steel building was her only chance to escape, but it was clearly dpidated, and she doubted it could withstand the impact of her jump. If the building copsed, she would likely be crushed, her internal organs bleeding, meeting a gruesome end,


    “Still not talking?” Liam continued to approach. “I’ll ask once more. Who sent you here?”


    Clearly, Liam thought Emma hade to rescue Aria. Moreover, any stranger who stumbled upon Liam’s deeds would face a fate worse than death. “You have three seconds. Three, two, one.”


    As he reached out to grab Emma, she leaped down. She was determined, even if it meant death, she had to escape; she couldn’t let Liam discover her deception


    He was always sinister and suspicious,cking a sense of security, hating lies and betrayal the most. Trust was the greatest luxury for him, and in the world, he trusted only Emma. He had <b>given </b>her all his trust. If he found out she had deceived him, his love for her would be over She didn’t want that to happen.


    Before Emma jumped, a flicker of despair <b>and </b>resolute sorrow shed in her eyes. It was unknown if it <b>was </b>a telepathic connection between them or not, Liam’s pupils shook violently upon seeing that look in her eyes.


    That familiar feeling and expression are unique of my Emma… thought Liam.


    Almost simultaneously, Liam instinctively reached out and grabbed her wrist tightly, just like that day he had held her in Watery Garden when she jumped from the cliff behind the mountain, nearly falling off the edge.


    At that time, Liam had firmly grasped her wrist and shouted, “Hold on to mel”


    But this time, Emma didn’t hold on to Liam’s hand. She bit down hard on the fleshy part of his hand<b>, </b>and <b>he </b>released her involuntarily due to


    the pain.


    She soon fell downward,nding with a thud on the ground. It was the second floor, not very high, but hernding posture was limited, and despite her curling up to cushion the fall, she still felt a burning pain in her spine.


    Liam watched her escape into the night.


    Two figures swiftly passed by Liam’s side; his subordinates were about to chase after Emma, but he stopped them. “No need to follow<b>.</b><b>”</b>


    “But her…” Liam’s subordinate was cut off before finishing the sentence.His gaze coldly swept over his men. “They’ve already arranged people around us; haven’t you noticed<b>?</b>”


    The subordinates remained silent, ashamed. Indeed, without Liam’s reminder, they had not detected anything.


    Liam had a <b>suspect </b>in mind but wasn’t sure. “Let’s go <b>back </b>to lovine Estate now.”


    “What about <b>the </b>woman in the vi. <i>“</i>Liam’s subordinate reminded him.


    Speaking of Aria, Liam’s expression gradually turned cold. “Watch her. Don’t let her be taken away<b>”</b>


    “<b>Okay</b>”


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    Liam hurried back to licovine Estate to confirm his suspicion.


    There was a secret passage from the abandoned vi to Icovine Estate, very close in a straight line, which he could reach in just ten minutes. Ifit was Emma, there was no way she could get home before him.


    if he arrived at Icovine Estate and Emma wasn’t there, his guess was likely correct.


    At the entrance of tcovine Estate, Liam sat in his wheelchair, straightening his cor, arid took a deep breath.


    Creakt


    He pushed open the door, greeted by the old maid Wilmot. It waste at night, everyone else was asleep<b>, </b>only she was preparing breakfast for tomorrow, warmly weing him at the entrance. “Hi, Mr. Hall,”


    “Is Emma back?” Liam asked.


    “Hmm, Mrs. Hall has been home all along. Has she gone out?” Wilmot was puzzled.


    Liam’s handsome brows furrowed slightly as he directed his wheelchair straight to the second floor.


    The bedroom door was closed, and Liam, forgetting to knock, p


    k, pushed it open. Therge double bed was empty, Emma wasn’t home!


    Liam’s mood grew increasinglyplex at <b>that </b>moment, as various signs indicated Emma….


    “Mr. Hall?” Just then, Emma’s soft voice came from the room.


    Liam’s body rxed. “Emma? Are you taking a shower?”


    sleep until now.”


    “Yes.” Emma’s voice soundedpletely normal. “I was so tired from homework today that I couldn’t sleep


    “I’ming in.” Due to his suspicious nature, Liam wasn’t content with just hearing her voice; he needed to see for himself that she was in


    the room.


    “What? Okay, let me just wrap myself in a towel…” In fact, Emma hadn’t fully wrapped herself in the towel before Liam had already entered.


    He


    e saw Emma naked in the bathtub.


    She looked displeased. “What’s wrong? Couldn’t you wait for me to finish speaking?”


    Liam scanned the bathroom before looking back at Emma, smiling calmly. “I haven’t seep you all evening and was afraid you might have sneaked out.”


    Emma raised an eyebrow. “Now you’ve seen me<b>, </b>satisfied?”


    He watched her, and she was actually equally <b>cautious</b>.


    Tonight’s events were too thrilling. She didn’t know how much Liam had <b>guessed </b>or why he had reached out to save her in the end. “You’ve seen me now. I’ve finished my bath, so I’m going to change. Why don’t you go out first?”


    Liam gave a faint smile. “Go ahead and change.”


    Emma provocatively curled her lips. “What? Do you


    want to watch me change?” She licked her hair and climbed out of the bathtub, her arms were wless and smooth, Leaning against the edge of the tub, she <b>said</b>, “Be careful, or I might just eat you up here.”


    Emma in the bathtub was enchantingly beautiful, her hair tied up in <b>a </b>bun on top of her head, her face small and delicate, and <b>her </b>body


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    wrapped in the towel tantalizingly hidden, utterly captivating.


    Liam bent down, close to her nose, lifting her chin with his finger, and said enigmatically. “My dear, you forgot to close the window.”


    Emma’s heart skipped a beat, but her face remained impassive.


    When Liam entered the room, the first thing he noticed was that the bathroom’s always–closed window was wide open, the curtains dancing in the wind, making it hard not to think that someone had just passed through the window.


    “Your bathroom is too good; I almost passed out fromck of oxygenst time. Today, since you weren’t home and no one was watching me, I deliberately left it open.” Emma’s lies were wless, and Liam just smiled, sliding his wheelchair over to close the window.


    Emma’s heartbeat didn’t slow down. “What is he thinking now? Has he let his guard


    down or does he suspect me even more?”


    However, Liam’s next words


    ds kept Emma awake all night. “Remember to close the windows in the future. Although there are no other residential buildings around here, we can’t avoid helicopters passing overhead.”


    Emma tossed and turned in bed. She had indeed climbed in through the bathroom window tonight. In her haste, she had indeed forgotten to


    close it.


    The reason she had been able to reach Icovine Estate so quickly was by helicopter. Liam took the underground passage while she took a helicopter, both traveling in a straight line.


    Emma’s helicopter hadnded some distance from Icovine Estate, so the servants hadn’t noticed anything unusual. But did Liam’sst remark imply that he knew everything?


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