Chapter 1444


    Maria couldn''t sleep well all night. The pain was so unbearable that it hurt even when she turned.


    She felt as if her body was going to fall apart.


    Irritated thinking that Leah, that horrible friend, was the one who left her with Liam, she called her at


    five in the morning.


    Leah was a night owl. So when she was awoken from her two-hour sleep, she was livid. "Hey, what


    gives? It''s the middle of the night. Can''t a girl get some sleep?"


    "What are you talking about? It''s already bright outside." Maria looked out the window and found


    that it was almost dawn.


    "Maria, I''m not like you. I''m exhausted from rushing my storyst night. Your midnight is midnight,


    but my midnight is dawn. Do you get it?" Leah said righteously.


    "Please. You were the one who left me and got me into trouble!"


    "What trouble?" Hearing that, Leah instantly became gossipy. She even sounded obscene. "Do


    I smell an affair? Don''t lie; I can tell something''s going on between the two of you. Spill, did


    something happen between you two?"


    "What could happen between Liam and me?" Maria denied it, of course.


    On the one hand, this was her deepest secret; on the other, although she hit it off with Leah, she still


    didn''t know her too well. So she couldn''t tell Leah everything without scruples.


    She just felt depressed and didn''t know who to talk to, so she called Leah in the middle of the night


    to vent her annoyance.


    "Do you think I can''t tell? Do you know how pretentious you sound calling me in the middle of the


    night to tell me what happened between you and Liam but decided not to all of a sudden?"


    "Am I pretentious?" Maria was taken aback. "How could you say I''m pretentious?"


    "You are clearly caught up in unrequited love. What''s wrong with being in love with Liam? Just admit


    it. It''s not like I''d betray you. What are you afraid of?"


    Leah was quite direct, surprisingly.


    Maria took a deep breath.


    "Just tell me. Let me, the master of rtionships, help you sort out the situation. Maybe I''ll even be


    able to cure your lovesickness." "I really want to tell you, but I don''t know where to start. Oh, forget


    it, you should go to sleep. I need to calm down and think about it. I will tell you when I have thought


    it through."


    "No way! How can you wake me up in the middle of the night and decide not to tell me in the end?


    You''ve already piqued my curiosity. How can I continue to sleep if you won''t tell me? I''ll surely suffer


    from insomnia."


    "You''re exaggerating."


    "Hurry up. Cut to the chase."


    A little helpless, Maria said straightforwardly, "Yes, I do like Liam. But as you can see, he doesn''t


    feel the same way about me. So it''s unrequited love. Do you get it?"


    "Unrequited love? I don''t think so."


    "What do you mean?" Maria immediately got excited. "Why do you say so? I don''t get it."


    "From the way he looks at you, he seems interested. All in all, the way he looks at you is like a


    predator looking at its prey. Do you get me? Basically, he wants to swallow you."


    "No way." She blushed inexplicably. "Why can''t I tell?"


    "A man''s instinctive reaction to a woman is the most direct. You can just try it out directly. If he''s


    responsive, that means you still have a chance. If he doesn''t, then you can say goodbye."


    "But how can you be so sure that being responsive means he has feelings toward me?" Maria


    retorted, "Some men are attracted to women based on their instincts as men."


    "You''re talking about scumbags. They''re not your type, aren''t they?"


    "Touche." Maria agreed.


    "Anyways, trust me. He definitely has feelings for you." Leah said, "He took the initiative to help you


    when your car broke down. This alone means he cares for you. Otherwise, could it be just because


    he had nothing better to do?"


    "Oh, I feel much better after hearing what you said. I''ll go to bed first then. You should go back to


    sleep too."


    After hanging up the phone, Maria fell into a deep sleep.


    Liam thought Maria would call or text him the next day, but she didn''t.


    He kept checking his phone the entire day, but no one called at all.


    He still didn''t receive any calls from Maria by five in the afternoon.


    He couldn''t wait any longer, so he called the auto repair shop to ask if the car was ready.


    However, they told him it wasn''t.


    "When will it be done?" He asked.


    They told him they would call him when the car was ready.


    Just like that, he didn''t have any excuse to contact Maria. It was a torturous day for him.


    By seven in the evening, he could no longer take it. Thinking that they did it on impulse and forgot to


    take any precautions, he immediately sent a message to Maria.


    He sent a question mark, not a word added.


    Maria got a fright when she received his message. She replied to him with three question marks.


    Looking at the message, Liam felt upset once again. He then typed, "Can I call you now?"


    Maria looked at her phone and got up to lock the door. Then she replied, "I''m in my room. What''s


    the matter?"


    As soon as she sent the message, the call came in. Startled for a moment, she quickly answered it.


    "Hello?" Her heart was pounding.


    Liam''s heart raced when he heard her voice. "I forgot to tell you something. Is it convenient for me


    to tell you about it now?"


    "What is it?" "We didn''t take any contraceptive measures yesterday," he said.


    Maria felt a buzz in her head as a thought shed across her mind, "What do we do then? I don''t


    know what to do at all. Will I get pregnant?"


    As soon as she said that, Liam became nervous, but he had an indescribable feeling in his heart.


    He then asked subconsciously, "Do you not want to bear my child?"


    Maria was also stunned at once. "Would you let me?"


    Her question stumped him. "I want to see you."


    "Now?" She said, dumbfounded.


    "I''ll go pick you up."


    "But it''s already seven." She looked at her watch and said, "Tomorrow. How about tomorrow


    morning?"


    Hearing that, Liam didn''t speak for a long time.


    Seeing that he didn''t respond, she didn''t have the heart to reject him anymore. "You know what, I''ll


    try and ask for permission. Wait for my call."


    However, another few hours passed after that.


    Liam waspletely on edge.


    At two in the middle of the night, Liam finally received a call from Maria. "Are you asleep?"


    "No." "I''m on the street outside your apartment. Can youe down and get me? I don''t have an


    ess card, so I can''t get in."


    "Wait for me." Liam immediately took his car keys and went downstairs.


    He couldn''t wait any longer. When he drove to the gates, he saw a petite figure standing under the


    streemp, wearing a baseball cap and a mask. She was all covered up, but it was still too


    dangerous.


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    What if something happened to her, wandering around alone outside in the middle of the night?


    He stopped the car and ordered Maria, "Get in."


    Maria got in the car and said, "Can I stay with you for the night? I sneaked out. My dad wouldn''t let


    mee out at night. He kept a watchful eye on me. He''d get upset every time I mention it; that''s


    why I didn''t dare to call you. I can onlye out in the middle of the night after they''ve slept."