Chapter 1615


    Maria''s mouth fell open in shock and she immediately became nervous. "She has feelings for you,


    that''s why she wants to get close to you first before making her move. Miss Trevino is so beautiful.


    Liam, do you really not like her?"


    "If I liked her, would I tell you?" Liam asked.


    Maria was taken aback at first, then she smiled. "That makes sense. You''re very frank. I''m sure you


    don''t have any feelings for her."


    Although she said so, fear still lingered in her heart. After all, Teresa had straight- up revealed her


    intentions.


    She felt a nagging in her heart telling her that it was fine if she was in Northern City, but what would


    happen when she left Northern City and went back to Ennd?


    Maria was determined not to let that happen. She had toe up with the perfect solution.


    Otherwise, he would be stolen by Teresa.


    She started to think hard.


    Liam nced at her and said, "Don''t go overthinking. I told you because I was afraid that you would


    misunderstand. I only found out about it when I bumped into her on my way up from the car park."


    "Okay, I''ll stop thinking about it." Maria took a deep breath. "Thinking about it won''t change anything


    anyway."


    Upon hearing that, Liam frowned and said, "Don''t you have any confidence in me?"


    "Of course I do," Maria replied seriously. "I''m just afraid that she''ll take advantage and try to get in


    between us. I still have to stay in Ennd for another two years, so we''ll be far apart from each


    other. If I said I wasn''t worried, I would be lying. However, there are too many beautiful women in


    this world who covet you. But worrying about it and having no confidence in myself won''t do any


    good. All I should focus on is to be a better and more attractive person so that you won''t leave


    me."


    Liam was stunned for a moment, and he gazed deeply into Maria''s eyes.


    Maria took a bite of the breadstick in her hand and continued, "Anyway, what I''m saying is that


    instead of changing you, it would be best if I changed myself first."


    Liam''s heart skipped a beat. Those words resonated strongly with him.


    He also thought that it would be better to change oneself than others.


    It seemed that they had a lot inmon.


    Liamughed out loud.


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    He smiled and said, "It''s good if you can think that way. However, I really don''t have any feelings for


    Teresa. You can rest assured."


    "Yes, I know." Maria nodded with a smile. "By the way, I still think we need to discuss what we


    should do if she discovers our rtionship. She''ll definitely want to know who I am. It''ll be toote


    for you toe up with a n when that happens, so why don''t we discuss it now?"


    Liam was once again surprised. "Maria, you''re really like a manager. You are already nning on


    how to handle things if it goes sideways."


    "Haha! Isn''t it good that I have such a potential?" Maria felt happy that he had made that remark.


    She had always thought of bing his manager after graduating. After pondering for a while, she


    said, "If she sees us, tell her that I''m your junior from the University of London and that I came to


    you for help about something. Just say that, okay?"


    "Don''t you want to let everyone know that you''re my girlfriend?" Liam could hardly believe how


    generous Maria was. She had thought of


    everything.


    "Of course I want to, but now is not the time," Maria said. "If we reveal our rtionship now, it won''t


    do you any good at all. Besides, it''ll be harder to handle things if something changes when I''m not in


    the country. Hence, let''s wait until the time is right. Besides, you can''t be impulsive right now, do you


    understand?"


    Liam gazed at Maria with a serious expression and said, "But that''ll be unfair to you."


    "I don''t feel wronged. I have you. What''s there to feel unfair about?" Maria smiled brightly. "I can


    secretly have you all to myself. If no one else knows about us, then no one will take you away from


    me. However, once you make our rtionship known, a lot of your fans will probably want to kill


    me."


    "Maria, when Teresa saw that I bought so much food today, she asked if I was in a rtionship. I


    said no," Liam said truthfully.


    Surprised, Maria looked into Liam''s clear eyes. She smiled and said, "How smart of you. If you


    didn''t say that, were you going to admit it? And even if you were in a rtionship, what does it have


    to do with her?"


    "I thought you''d be angry." He had been worried that she would be angry if he told her the truth.


    However, Maria onlyughed and shook her head. "I''m not angry. I know you''re trying to protect me.


    Come on, hurry up and eat."


    Maria gestured toward the food as she urged him to continue eating.


    Somewhat taken aback, he looked at her with confusion.


    Suddenly, he realized that he still did not understand her enough.


    Maria repeated, "Hurry up and eat. After that, let''s do some exercise."


    "Exercise?" Liam raised his eyebrows, and a look of surprise shed in his eyes. "What do you


    mean by that?"


    "I''m going to bully you," Maria said. "Just the thought of other women coveting you makes my blood


    boil with anger. You belong to me, and only me. I''m going to bully you to prove that you can only be


    mine."


    As she spoke, her eyes shed with shyness and bravery at the same time.


    Her gaze left Liam in a daze. He smiled, thinking that she was indeed different from others.


    After she finished her breakfast, she sighed and said, "That was delicious. An absolute treat. I


    haven''t had such good food in a long time. With such delicious food, what else can I want in life?"


    Liam was amused and rendered speechless by Maria''sments. He turned to look at her lovingly.


    Maria giggled, feeling a little embarrassed. "By the way, have you finished reading Reaper''s book?"


    Liam paused and hesitated.


    Maria pouted. "You haven''t read it, have you?"


    Liam replied, "I read a few pages before stopping."


    "Why didn''t you continue reading? I gave it to you to read, so you must read it all," Maria protested.


    Liam wanted to say that it was because he had not been in the mood to read it. After all, it was hard


    for him to concentrate in his current situation.


    "Sorry, it''s my fault. I''ll pay more attention to it this time," he promised solemnly.


    Maria also looked serious as she replied, "Liam, you need to read it carefully. It might be helpful to


    you in the future."


    Liam looked at Maria suspiciously.


    Mariaughed. "You can read it to kill time. It''s a book I like. You should at least try to take an


    interest in what I like. Just consider it as something you''re doing for me, all right?"


    Liam nodded. "All right. I''ll read it for you."


    After breakfast, they moved on to their "exercise".


    However, in the middle of it, his phone suddenly rang.


    Maria immediately came to her senses and looked up at Liam. "Your phone''s ringing."


    His phone was on the bedside table. After ncing at it, she reached out to take it. "It''s your


    manager."


    Liam wanted to continue with what they were doing, but his phone kept ringing incessantly.


    He had no choice but to answer the phone.


    However, he did not leave Maria''s side.


    Instead, he put the call on speakerphone.


    Maria could hear everything as Liam asked, "What is it?"


    A man''s voice came from the other end of the line. "Liam, it''s like this. There''s a business luncheon


    today. Let''s go together."


    "Are you asking me to go?" Liam was surprised.


    "That''s right. It''s with an investor. Miss Trevino will be there too. I heard that she was your


    ssmate. I''ve taken a look at the part. It''s not bad, and I was thinking about epting it on your


    behalf." Johnny said, "But Miss Trevino said that you refused."


    "I won''t ept it," Liam said in a low voice.


    "Why?" Johnny asked.


    Liam answered lightly, "I thought you knew the reason."


    Upon hearing his words, Johnny was silent for a moment before heughed. "Liam, do you think the


    company is trying to keep you away from the spotlight?"


    Liam remained silent.


    His silence implied that Johnny had hit the nail on the head.


    It was so obvious already. Was there a need to say anything else? Liam thought to himself.


    "To be fair, you have truly misunderstood us. It''s just that you''ve been studying abroad for a very


    long time, and thepany can''t afford to spend too much money on you. After all, there are a lot


    of neers. A celebrity needs a lot of support. As for you, you don''t have to worry. There are still


    plenty of opportunities."


    "Thank you," Liam said tly.


    "Then, let''s meet at the hotel at noon. I''ll send you the address," Johnny replied.


    Liam pondered for a while and said, "Sure."


    After that, he hung up the phone.


    Looking at his grim expression, Maria said gently, "Don''t refuse it. You should go, and I think you


    should take the part."


    Liam lowered his head to look at Maria. She was happier than him that he had been offered a part.


    He gazed deeply into her eyes. Didn''t Maria hear that Teresa would be there too? Liam wondered.


    "Aren''t you worried that Teresa has something up her sleeve?" There was a trace of anger in his


    eyes.


    Maria was confused as she said, "So what? Even if she covets you, she won''t be able to have you.


    Look, I''m the one with you right now."


    Liam froze at her words. He decided to teach her a lesson, and he was not going to hold back.