Chapter 1619


    Grace brought Liam to a luxurious private room. He knew that the Jones family had just held a


    funeral, but he did not expect them to have their meal outside.


    Only Grace, Heinz, and Yvonne were in the private room. It seemed that only the two couples had


    come out for a meal.


    And they were going to eat together.


    Liam felt guilty when he saw Maria''s mother. He did not expect to meet her parents that day. The


    fact that Maria was at his ce at that very moment made him even guiltier when he saw Maria''s


    parents.


    "This is Maria''s mother. You can call her Madam Attwood," Grace said as she made the


    introductions.


    Liam nodded respectfully. "Good evening, Madam Attwood."


    "Hello," Yvonne replied. She looked a little shocked at seeing Liam. "What a coincidence to meet


    you here." "Yes, what a coincidence," Liam replied quickly.


    Then, he turned to greet Heinz. "Nice to meet you, Uncle Jones."


    Heinz nodded. "Gary and Ernest are back. You guys should meet up when you''re free."


    "Okay, Uncle Jones," Liam answered with a nod.


    "I haven''t heard any news from you recently. What are you currently working on?" Heinz looked at


    him and asked, "If I remember correctly, you''ve been back for over a year, haven''t you?"


    "That''s right, Uncle Jones." Liam nodded again.


    "You''ve been back for so long, but they haven''t arranged any work for you yet?" Heinz felt greatly


    surprised.


    Liam smiled wryly but did not say anything.


    "Zachary saw Liam getting bullied just now, so he went to look for Liam''s manager," said Grace.


    "Bullied?" Yvonne looked concerned. "What happened?"


    "It wasn''t anything serious, Madam Attwood." Liam was embarrassed that he had experienced such


    an encounter that day. After all, it would not leave a good impression if someone saw him in that


    situation, and especially not when that someone was his girlfriend''s parents and rtives.


    He wanted to leave a good impression on Maria''s parents. However, it seemed that the situation


    was going in the opposite direction.


    And that made him feel even worse.


    Grace understood his dilemma and knew that he was too embarrassed to say anything, so she


    immediately said, "An old woman was scolding Liam. I don''t know the details, but Zachary should


    have heard it. Anyway, that woman didn''t seem too kind."


    Yvonne was confused. Why was an old woman scolding Liam? Yvonne wondered.


    She exchanged nces with Grace. Sensing something amiss, she quickly said, "Hurry up and


    have something to eat. Let''s stop thinking about it. It''s not worth getting upset at someone like that."


    "Madam Attwood, I''m fine. You don''t have to worry about me." Liam smiled as he did not want


    Yvonne to worry about him.


    And especially not when Yvonne was pregnant with her third child. Her stomach was just starting to


    show.


    "Liam, to tell you the truth, all of us know that you haven''t been doing too well for the past year,"


    Grace said. "As a matter of fact, we were just talking about it. Why don''t you terminate the contract


    and start anew?" "There are still more than two years on my contract, so I''m afraid that they won''t


    let me go. Even if I terminate the contract in advance, they''ll definitely want me to pay a high


    amount ofpensation," Liam exined. "It would be better to wait until my contract expires."


    "But you''ll waste more than two whole years of your life. These are the prime years of your life. If


    you dy, it''ll be a great waste of time."


    Liam nodded. "I know. However, I don''t think they''ll let me go."


    "But they aren''t helping you anymore," Yvonne protested. "You can see that for yourself too. They''re


    suppressing you. How many more prime years will you have? It''ll be best for you to terminate the


    contract."


    "Who is trying to suppress you? Is it Cindy?" Heinz finally spoke.


    Both Grace and Yvonne looked at him at the same time.


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    Liam shook his head. "Cindy alone wouldn''t be so capable. There must be someone else who is


    even more powerful."


    "But this matter should have something to do with Cindy, right?" Heinz pressed, frowning. "I


    remember it clearly. After Celeste came to the Jones family, your career came to a halt. Following


    that, your endorsement deals were canceled, right?"


    Liam was shocked. He did not expect Heinz to remember it so clearly.


    He nodded and replied, "Yes, it started around that time."


    "Does it have anything to do with Cindy''s manager?" Grace asked. "It seems that her manager


    should be involved in this matter."


    "But, why would they do that to Liam? Liam was a hot rising star at that time. They must have spent


    a lot of time and effort on him, so why would they do that to him? It would be a big waste of their


    resources, and theirpany would definitely suffer a huge loss," Yvonne mused. "What kind of


    company would try and bring down their hottest artist? It makes no sense."


    Liam was stunned by her analysis. He pondered over it but could note up with a valid


    exnation.


    "Liam, think about it carefully. Who did you offend?" Grace looked at him worriedly. "If you can


    remember who it was, then we can start from there."


    "I really don''t know," Liam replied, shaking his head. "As far as I know, I have only offended Miss


    White when I didn''t help her with Celeste''s situation. She was angry and threatened me, but I


    always thought that Cindy wouldn''t affect my career."


    "She never said she would help you either," Grace said. "If she''s not involved, she could use her


    current position to help you a little. I''m sure you''d start getting busy and achieve an unprecedented


    rise in the entertainment industry."


    "Indeed, Miss White stopped looking out for me after I helped Celeste reunite with Uncle Jones and


    Aunt Smith. On the contrary, she has constantly mocked me," Liam replied. Now that he thought


    about it, it really seemed that Cindy did not have that much power to influence so many people.


    "We were only helping Celeste by going against Cindy, yet we did not expect that you''d end up in


    such a sticky situation." Grace looked at Heinz and said, "Zachary has said that he''ll help Liam


    terminate the contract. What''s your opinion?"


    Heinz raised his eyebrows and looked at his wife. She had directly asked for his opinion. It seemed


    that his wife was going to get excited again.


    He turned to Liam and said, "I''ll definitely help you out."


    Grace beamed. "That''s great. With the two of you stepping forward to help him, it''ll definitely be


    done. I mentioned your names, as well as my father''s and Zayne''s, to frighten that old woman just


    now. After all, we can''t let anyone bully Liam anymore."


    Her words stunned Liam momentarily. When he thought about what Grace had said to Betty earlier,


    he could not help butugh.


    The Cruise siblings were probably people that liked to bully others because of their wealth and


    status. Now that they had been outssed, they were probably feeling depressed.


    "It''s best to terminate the contract. If you don''t, our Maria will be worried to death," Yvonne said with


    a sigh.


    Feeling surprised and guilty, Liam dared not look at Yvonne.


    But he knew that he should give a response.


    After all, Yvonne and Zachary both knew that he was in a rtionship with Maria.


    "Madam Attwood, I''m sure you and Uncle Zachary know about my rtionship with Maria," Liam


    began.


    "Of course." Yvonne smiled as she looked at Liam''s flushed face and said with a smile, "My


    daughter likes you."


    Liam felt a little embarrassed to see Yvonne being so open and direct, but he nodded quickly and


    continued, "I like Maria too. Please rest assured, I''ll never let Maria down."


    "Liam, we won''t give you any pressure. Don''t put yourself in such a tough spot. It''s your freedom to


    be in a rtionship. You don''t have to be so nervous," Yvonne replied.


    "That''s right. Don''t be nervous," Grace piped up with a smile. "Let''s first find a way to terminate the


    contract and then get you signed to a newpany."


    Suddenly, Zachary''s voice rang out."There''s no need to sign with a newpany yet. We can talk


    about that after the contract has been terminated." Everyone was startled, and they turned around


    to look at him.


    "Zachary, have you mentioned it to them already?" Grace looked at Zachary.


    Zachary sat down and looked around the table. "I did. I said that I''d get a team ofwyers to help


    him terminate the contract." Then, he said to Liam, "Liam, please don''t think that I''m being


    unreasonable for making that decision for you. It''s just that we couldn''t wait any longer. If you want


    to be with my daughter, hurry up and agree to terminate the contract."


    For a moment, Liam did not know what to say.


    Yvonne said, "Zachary, stop frightening Liam."


    Unexpectedly, Zachary nced at Liam and said, "He won''t be frightened that easily. If he''s so


    timid, doesn''t that prove that my daughter has poor taste in men?"