Chapter 1378


    "What are you looking at?"


    Maria followed Liam''s line of sight and shrieked immediately.


    Her voice drew Liam''s attention back. His face turned red as he felt embarrassed and ashamed.


    Maria''s pretty face was scarlet as well. She didn''t dare to look at Liam, but she felt rather aggrieved.


    Hence, she started to argue with him.


    "Liam, don''t you like Celeste? Why are you staring at me?"


    Liam was already furious. Now that he was being questioned, his anger only increased.


    He grunted, "Shut up."


    "Why should I shut up?" Maria looked at him with a blush on her face and gathered her courage to


    shoot back, "Is what you say thew?"


    "Maria Lowe," Liam roared, "You''re enjoying this, aren''t you?"


    Perhaps he was irritated by Maria''s words or perhaps he was truly angry. He reached out and


    grabbed Maria''s waist, his palm purposely reaching towards her soft, exposed skin.


    His eyes were furious, but he didn''t avoid her gaze. Instead, he red at Maria.


    His gaze was so sharp that he looked as if he was about to skin Maria alive.


    Maria was shocked. She had never been this close to a man, nor had she ever been treated like


    this.


    Her cheeks were red and she couldn''t move because of Liam''s grip on her waist. His hands were so


    dangerously close that she couldn''t wrap her head around the situation.


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    "I don''t like this," Maria retorted loudly, "Let me go!"


    However, Liam kept his eyes on her as his hands were filled with malice. He was humiliating her.


    "You appeared in front of me and kissed me forcibly several times. Yet, you say that you don''t have


    any intentions towards me?" His voice was low, and there was a kind of contempt in his tone. His


    deadly and seductive voice overflowed from his lips as he added, "Hmm?"


    Liam''sst word was rather pitchy, unconsciously adding a sexy and ambiguous tone to his voice.


    Maria was stunned and took a deep breath. His touch made her feel a little pain.


    Liam pursed his lips tightly. His heart was filled with dark clouds. He didn''t want to admit that this girl


    had some kind of influence over him.


    Unexpectedly, he couldn''t control himself.


    For so many years, he was afraid of being involved in scandals. He had never been in a


    rtionship, and he also maintained a definite distance with girls.


    However, right now, he had already lost everything and was cklisted. No one paid any attention


    to him. Currently, he was in an extremely awkward situation.


    Hence, no one would pay attention to what he did. Of course, he did not want to restrain himself


    either.


    He put more strength into his hands because his body told him to. He was eager to get more.


    Liam''s actions reflected his thoughts perfectly. The choice he made at that moment was to take


    things a step further.


    Maria''s mind went nk as if her brain had malfunctioned. She could no longer think.


    Liam''s words and actions left her with an iprehensible nk feeling.


    She felt that this was not the Liam she knew. She even felt dizzy because of his actions.


    However, the shame of being humiliated by him was stronger. Maria felt flustered.


    In the past, she had fantasized several times to get close to this man. That would be the most


    beautiful thing that could ever happen to her.


    It did happen now, but this was not what she wanted.


    They weren''t doing it because of love, but because of his disgust towards her. He hated her. That


    was why he wanted to humiliate her like this.


    Maria didn''t want this.


    She wanted to break free from the man in front of her. However, because of her struggle, Liam''s


    desire to conquer her was aroused.


    Maria''s face was so red that it looked as if blood was about to seep out of her pores.


    Liam was angrier because of Maria''s struggle. He suppressed Maria with little effort and didn''t allow


    her to move at all.


    Rip!


    The sound of fabric tearing was heard.


    Both of them were instantaneously stunned.


    Maria was scared. His behavior made her terrified.


    Her eyes also turned teary as hurt made itself present in waves in her heart.


    Liam was stunned as he took a few steps back. He loosened his grip on Maria and returned to his


    seat, rubbing his eyebrows.


    What was he doing?


    It was only then that he realized what he had done. He had lost hisposure.


    He quickly released her.


    s, Maria''s body still had traces left by his strength just now. It was a little painful. Liam even tore


    her clothes open.


    She felt that he could have gone further.


    Fortunately, he let go of her.


    Maria was upset.


    "Liam, you want to humiliate me so much just because I like you, right?" She cried, tears staining


    her cheeks, "Is it wrong for me to like you? I''ve liked you for many years, but this is not what I want."


    "I can''t control my feelings. You like Celeste, so you can''t control your own heart either, can you?"


    "I admit that I like you. I did kiss you, but you didn''t refuse me, did you?"


    "If that''s the case, why are you doing this to me?"


    "Is it just because I didn''t tell you who Celeste''s boyfriend is? But that''s Celeste''s business. She


    didn''t allow me to tell anyone, so why should I tell you?"


    "Besides, what can you do even if you know him? What can you change? Celeste will never like


    you.


    When she fought with Cindy, you didn''t believe her in the first ce."


    "You can''t even be friends. Do you still think that she can like you? Furthermore, she already has


    someone she likes."


    "Stop daydreaming. You can''t win her heart just by working hard."


    "You''re just like me. I can''t make you like me even if I work hard."


    "It''s all a waste of effort."


    Maria cried and shouted. Every word that came out of her mouth stabbed Liam''s heart.


    His face was cold, and his eyes were gloomy.


    Maria''s words were like knives that pierced into his heart. It ached.


    "Forget it. I was reading too much into things. I won''t like you anymore." Maria tightened her clothes


    and sobbed. She felt very hurt.


    She had given up for good this time.


    Ever since she fell in love with Liam, she felt like she was no longer herself.


    "I''m soughable. I think too much, so I deserve it. I shouldn''t like a boy who doesn''t like me. I went


    to London to study, and even gave up the opportunity to enter Oxford and Cambridge for him. I


    wanted to follow in his footsteps and have the same experiences as him." "But in exchange, I


    received his contempt and humiliation. He loathes me."


    "Worse, he doesn''t even remember my name!"


    "I''m so pathetic. Even so, I woke up to the reality that I was shameless and I was wrong."


    "I was really wrong."


    "If I can start over again, I hope that I''d never met him."


    Liam held the steering wheel tightly. He frowned but didn''t say a word.


    Maria''s tears rolled down one by one. Her sadness only grew exponentially with each passing


    second.


    She was never someone who liked to cry, but she just couldn''t hold herself back.


    She was scared to death.


    She was also crying out of anger.


    After Maria finished talking, she didn''t speak anymore. She only silently suppressed her tears.


    At that moment, the arrogant, domineering and quick- witted girl in front of him shook Liam''s heart.


    Liam didn''t expect that she would go to London to study for him.


    Back then, he was popr with tons of resources that allowed him to grow. However, after he had


    offended hispany, he was cklisted.


    He had nothing now and was now at rock bottom. Yet, this girl said that she liked him.


    There was no doubt that he had mixed feelings about this.


    Maria was probably the first andst one to be so extreme in pursuing her idol.


    Liam really wanted to reach out and help her wipe away her tears.


    However, his hand was fixed on the steering wheel, and he just couldn''t move.


    He couldn''t reach out to her.


    After a long silence, Liam didn''t do anything at all.


    As for Maria, she kept shedding tears. Her eyes were red and swollen.


    He didn''t know how much time had passed.


    Liam was a little annoyed. He opened the door and went to the trunk. After finding her suitcase, he


    brought it and ced it on the driver''s seat. Then, he looked up at her.


    "What''s the password?"


    Maria did not reply to him.


    "I''ll get you a new shirt," Liam said again. He didn''t want her to wear such clothes home.


    Maria still remained silent.


    "Speak," Liam''s tone grew heavier.


    Maria was annoyed by his tone and roared, "It''s your birthday. The password is your birthday."


    Liam was stunned, and his heart skipped a beat.