Chapter 1613


    "I''m not leaving, Liam. Not unless you promise me. Let me help you," Teresa insisted. She stared at


    Liam and continued to persuade him. "I''m being serious."


    "I don''t need your help," Liam repeated coldly. "Everyone has their own ambitions. Please respect


    my choice."


    "Why do you have to be so persistent?" Teresa asked. "You don''t have any ie now. I saw you


    pawning off your luxury items a few days ago. You''ve fallen to the point where you need to pawn off


    your things, so why are you still being so proud?"


    Liam pursed his lips, subconsciously looking in the direction of the bedroom.


    He really, really did not want Maria to hear that.


    However, Maria did.


    Her hand flew to her mouth subconsciously. She was shocked.


    Liam had gone to Ennd to sell off his luxury items, hadn''t he? Maria thought to herself.


    He did not have any ie, and he could not find any part-time jobs either. He was not free to do


    what he wanted because his managingpany was in control of every penny of his ie.


    Maria felt miserable. Had it really been so hard for Liam?


    Who in the world was trying to harm him? Why were they trying so hard to suppress him?


    She had to rescue Liam. She could not let him continue living such a miserable life.


    He used to be so popr, yet he was at such a low point in his life right now. How could that be?


    In the living room, Teresa saw Liam looking away, avoiding her gaze. She continued, "Look, how


    can someone as proud as you continue living without any sry? What happens after you''ve sold


    off all of your luxury goods? What will you do to earn a living? It''ll be better once you ept this part


    and act with me. This movie can change your life."


    "Get out now," Liam said in a low voice while pointing at the door. "Please leave my house."


    "You''re still so persistent. Okay, I know you''re proud. I''ll give you three days. I''ll contact you again in


    three days. You have to think about this clearly." Teresa took her hat and sunsses, got up, and


    looked at Liam. "Liam, are you sure you don''t want to be in a rtionship with me?"


    "I won''t even consider it," Liam said coldly.


    "Why?" Teresa pressed.


    "I have never been interested in you," Liam replied in a deep voice.


    Teresa bit her lower lip, somewhat disappointed. She looked at Liam with a bitter look in her eyes as


    she whispered, "Is that true?"


    Liam stood up and answered in a cold voice, "Teresa, I don''t want to know what you''re thinking, but


    my thoughts are clear. I don''t want to have anything to do with you. You should just go back to that


    older man of yours. Since you have chosen that path, then you should continue walking down that


    path to the very end."


    He was clearly ordering her to leave.


    Teresa nodded. "Okay, I''ll leave."


    She put on her sunsses and left.


    The door closed behind her.


    Liam frowned as he turned to look in the direction of the bedroom. He was worried about whether


    Maria had heard their conversation.


    Liam walked towards the bedroom and knocked on the door. "Maria, you maye out now."


    There was no response, and the door did not open.


    Worried, he pushed the door open and walked in.


    Maria was not in the bedroom.


    Liam shouted, "Maria?"


    "I''m in the bathroom. Don''te in," Maria shouted. "I''m not done yet."


    Liam was flustered. Had she been in the bathroom all this time and did not hear their conversation?


    In the bathroom, Maria took a few deep breaths before opening the door. She looked at Liam with a


    smile and asked, "Who was it? Has your visitor left?"


    Liam was slightly dazed. It seemed that she really did not hear anything.


    He heaved a sigh of relief. He had been afraid that Maria would have overheard their conversation


    and be worried for him.


    "Teresa, the singer," he replied.


    Maria knew that Liam was proud, so she did not want him to know that she had heard everything.


    She knew that Liam definitely would not want her to know how much of a mess he was in.


    Hence, she could not let him know that she was aware of his financial crisis.


    However, Maria was surprised that Liam would tell her that Teresa had visited him. It did not seem


    like he intended to hide anything from her.


    That was a good thing.


    "The famous singer, Teresa Trevino?" Maria blinked in surprise. "Do you know her?" "We were


    ssmates," Liam exined to Maria. "We came to Northern City together. Something happened


    before I made my debut, so she chose a different path and got famous before I did."


    Maria could guess what he meant by a different kind of path, but she pretended not to know and


    asked suspiciously, "A different path?"


    Liam nodded. "That''s right. A different path. She did some despicable things. Forget it. Let''s not talk


    about her anymore. Let''s eat."


    "Oh, okay," Maria hurriedly followed him out.


    Liam went to get the food but found that they had already gotten cold.


    Maria said, "I think we need to reheat it."


    "Let me do it." Liam offered.


    As Maria watched him busying himself with reheating the food, she thought about how much he


    must have struggled before his debut. Then, she went to set the table and helped to bring the food


    to the table.


    Although Maria looked calm, Liam was still unsure whether she had overheard his conversation with


    Teresa.


    Maria''s expression did not reveal anything.


    The two of them sat down together and started eating. Maria filled up a bowl with soup for him and


    said, "Try this"


    She had chosen light, healthy food to suit his taste.


    "It''s delicious," he replied with a smile. "You should eat too."


    Only after hearing that did Maria start to eat.


    They did not talk much, and the atmosphere seemed to be a little quiet too.


    Liam had a slight suspicion that Maria had overheard his conversation with Teresa.


    By the time they had almost finished eating, Liam could not help but ask, "Maria, did you hear the


    conversation between Teresa and me?"


    Maria must have heard it. Otherwise, she would not be so quiet. Liam thought to himself.


    "No." Maria immediately shook her head and denied it.


    Liam looked at her with sharp eyes. "Really?"


    Maria avoided his gaze and did not look directly into his eyes.


    "You heard it." Liam was certain.


    A little annoyed, Maria said in a low voice, "Yes, I heard it. I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to hide it from


    you."


    "Then, are you angry?" Liam asked.


    "Am I angry?" Maria was puzzled. "Why would I be angry at you?"


    "Because I''m in a bad spot right now," Liam said.


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    "I don''t mind. I can take care of you." She immediately shook her head, afriad that he would not


    believe her. "Don''t worry. Just hang on until your contract expires."


    Liam was a little bit startled.


    "In fact, I only care about the fact that Teresa said that she wants to be with you," Maria continued.


    She pouted and looked at Liam with a sour expression. "She likes you. Have you liked her before?"


    Liam was surprised to hear that. He probably never thought that Maria would be different from other


    girls.


    That was the only thing that she cared about.


    "Teresa and I were just ssmates. I just felt that the path she took was wrong. I tried to persuade


    her, and we got into a fierce quarrel because of that. She probably thought that I was interested in


    her, but I didn''t like her," Liam exined. He paused, feeling that his exnation seemed


    unconvincing. "What I said is the truth. If you still don''t believe me, I don''t know what else to say."


    "No, I believe you." Maria smiled. "Okay, there''s no need to exin further. Just look at how anxious


    you are."


    "Maria, I can''t give you the life you want now. But please believe that when the contract expires, I''ll


    terminate the contract and work hard for a better future for us."


    "Okay, I believe you. I believe in everything you say." Maria was very confident in him. "Do you


    know why I have always liked you so much?"


    "Why?"


    "It''s because you''re always filled with sunshine and warmth. You''ve always been an optimistic


    person, but you seem to be rather dejected these days. I''m guessing that it probably has something


    to do with what you''ve gone through. You''re now at a low point in your life, but Liam..." Maria


    paused, looking at him with a serious expression before continuing, "There is still a long way to go


    in life. Smile if you can. That way, you''ll have the courage to reach the peak."


    Seeing how serious she was, Liam said, "You''re right. I was indeed depressed because I was too


    focused on the gains and losses."


    "What are you worried about?" Maria asked him.


    "I''m afraid of losing you," Liam said softly.


    Maria was taken aback. She stood up and walked towards him.


    Liam raised his head and looked at her.


    Maria mustered all of her courage to sit on hisp, then turned to face him, "Liam, I won''t leave you.


    I like you a lot. You might not know how much I like you, but I really do. I''m the one who should be


    worried about losing you. Why are you worried about it?"


    Liam was startled.


    Maria cradled his face and kissed him gently on his lips.


    Liam''s eyes glinted. He gathered her up in his arms, then carried her into the bedroom.