Chapter 1759


    "Do you really think we should ignore the elephant in the room?" Leah pondered. In fact, she


    thought that it was rather suitable in this situation.


    Sometimes, turning a blind eye to some matters could guarantee happiness.


    Hadn''t she been clear-headed before? Why was her mind suddenly muddled when she


    encountered love?


    Leah gave a wry smile. She was starting to dislike herself.


    "Yes, there are some things that you just have to leave alone. Otherwise, you will be the one who


    suffers in the end," Maria knew how Leah was feeling as she had felt the same way before as well.


    "Well, that doesn''t sound good, does it?" Leahughed bitterly, "I''d love to pretend that nothing


    happened, but I just couldn''t. I didn''t expect Ernest to react like that the minute I mentioned Celeste.


    It looked as if I had seen through his thoughts! He looked humiliated for a second, then he suddenly


    flew into a rage. To be honest, I know he hasn''t done anything wrong, but I just can''t understand


    why he would act like that." "In other words, you''re not mad at him because of Celeste, right? You''re


    just offended and frustrated that he got angry at you for asking him questions. Is that right?"


    Leah nodded firmly.


    That was true.


    Maria nodded in understanding and sighed, "If I were you, I would feel the same. However, Liam is


    still able to face Celeste without cowering away, so I think he''s truly gotten over her already. But


    even if he hasn''t, it won''t matter to me. I will still love him."


    Maria proimed her love for Liam very boldly.


    No one in the world would be able to love Liam as much as she did.


    She had flown all the way to London and enrolled herself into the same university as him.


    Even though Liam had gone back to Northern City, she had remained in London.


    When she was younger, she had pursued her love for her idol endlessly.


    It seemed like this love had made her grow.


    Liam had finally be her boyfriend. As such, Maria would not let anything triviale between


    them. There was no way she would focus on issues like that.


    To her, the important thing in this world was to have Liam remain by her side.


    She admitted that her love for him had made her foolish.


    However, there was nothing she could do. She just loved him so much.


    "Leah, in a romantic rtionship, the first person to fall in love will always be the most foolish one,"


    After Maria said that, she turned to look at Leah and found that Leah''s face had turned pale.


    At that moment, Maria realized that Leah must have fallen in love with Ernest at first sight.


    They had only known each other for less than a year since summer vacation. However, it seemed


    that falling in love with someone was not limited by the time spent with the other person.


    Leah had really fallen head over heels for Ernest.


    Between the two of them, Leah was probably the one who confessed her feelings first.


    When Maria saw Leah''s reaction, she instantly realized what the girl was thinking.


    The first person to fall in love with the other in a rtionship would always be the one who had to


    suffer most. Leah seemed incredibly disheartened.


    She turned to look at the sky outside.


    They were in London.


    She was the one who decided toe to London.


    Therefore, even if she was suffering for her decision, she had technically brought it upon herself.


    She calmed herself down a little and nodded in response to Maria''s words, "You''re right. I fell for


    him first, so I''ll have to endure it. I liked him first after all, isn''t that right?"


    "Leah, I didn''t mean it like that. I''m just saying that you should just let it go. I''m sure that Ernest feels


    the same way as you do," Maria was worried that she would say something wrong, but she couldn''t


    bear to see Leah look so disheartened. She could only attempt tofort Leah, "I really think you


    should just let the past go. Think about it. If Ernest doesn''t like you, why would he still be with you? I


    really think that he''s made up his mind to marry you."


    Leah gave her a wry smile and asked, "Maria, do you think that I''m probably his rebound? He might


    just be with me because he couldn''t get who he wanted in the first ce."


    Maria suddenly froze.


    After a long pause, she nodded, "So what? You love him, don''t you? Since you love him, why


    should you care about that?"


    Leah was stunned and fell silent.


    She picked up her ss of honey lemon that was served to her by Pedro and took arge gulp. For


    some reason, the lemon made the drink especially sour.


    After swallowing it down, the sour taste it left in her mouth made her clench her teeth.


    Her heart felt just as sour.


    In the end, she smiled, and thought that she was just wallowing in self-pity.


    Then, she downed the whole ss.


    As the drink was very sour, she thought that it would be best to down it all at once.


    She was the one who put the ss to her mouth. No one had forced her to drink it.


    Since she had decided to drink it, she decided that there was no reason for her to wallow or prolong


    her suffering.


    She remained silent for a long while.


    "Do you want to see how their workouts are going? Let''s go listen in on what they''re talking about,"


    Maria noticed that Leah still looked down, so she suggested for them to head over to the vi next


    door to have a look.


    "Where are they?" Leah asked.


    "Well, my father and uncle bought most of thend around here. We have bodyguards and staff


    members living here as well. We usually work out in the vi next door," Maria exined.


    "Oh, I see," Leah nodded.


    "Do you want to go take a look?" Maria asked again.


    Leah agreed, "Sure, let''s go."


    The two got up and walked out together.


    Upon walking out of the entrance, Leah caught a glimpse of her reflection in the mirror. Her face


    was pale and weak, and she looked very dejected and lonely.


    Since when had she turned into someone who wallowed in her own pity?


    She did not want to be like that any longer.


    Leah shook her head and managed to regain herposure.


    Then, she smiled into the mirror. She only walked out after she was sure that her smile was


    convincing enough.


    When she saw the sun outside, she suddenly felt her spirits lift.


    "I''ve made a decision," She suddenly announced.


    "What have you decided upon?" Maria was shocked by Leah''s sudden deration.


    "I''ve decided to let it go," Leah smiled, "Like you said, I shouldn''t care about what happened in the


    past. Anyways, I was the one who fell for him first, so it makes sense that I''ll have to endure a bit of


    suffering for that. Besides, I believe that your cousin is not a man to be trifled with. He will definitely


    keep Celeste away from Ernest."


    "That''s more like it," Maria grabbed Leah''s hand and was very happy for her, "Leah, I''m d that


    you thought this through. You''re right, Gary isn''t someone to be trifled with. He''s been keeping a


    close eye on Celeste. Celeste barely has any time to herself. The two of them are a match made in


    heaven."


    "If that''s the case, what else would I still have to worry about?" Leah chuckled. She looked back at


    Maria whose eyes were dotted with hope and happiness andughed, "Thank you, Maria."


    "There''s no need for that. Don''t mention it," Maria tilted her head cheekily at Leah.


    "Thank you for listening to me and giving me advice. I feel much better now," Leah looked at Maria


    solemnly.


    "Let''s go and eavesdrop on them," Maria said in excitement.


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    "Alright," Leah agreed.


    With that, the two of them headed for the vi next


    door.


    They walked there on a small path through the garden, enjoying the scenery along the way.


    Meanwhile, the men were in the gym of the neighbouring vi.


    Ernest had started running once he reached the gym. He set the treadmill to afortable pace.


    When Liam came in, he turned back and nodded slightly as a polite greeting.


    Soon, Liam got on another treadmill next to Ernest.


    After running side by side for a long while, Liam turned his head to look at Ernest, who seemed to


    be concentrating far too much on running. It looked like he was running to vent his anger, so Liam


    decided to ask, "Ernest, why are you running so fiercely?"


    "I''m just exercising," Ernest smiled faintly and continued to run.


    As he was running on the treadmill, he had to keep a constant face pace.


    After Liam noticed that he had run for a few more minutes than he had intended to, he turned off his


    own treadmill and walked over to stand in front of Ernest.


    It seemed that Ernest didn''t n to stop anytime


    soon.


    After a long while, Liam couldn''t wait any longer. He reached a hand out to decrease Ernest''s


    treadmill speed.


    "What happened? Did you fight with Leah?"


    Liam asked Ernest straightforwardly. They were all familiar with each other, so there was no need to


    beat around the bush. It was best to be direct about it.


    Ernest turned off the treadmill and stepped off. He wiped away his sweat with a towel and looked at


    Liam, asking, "Did Leah say something to you guys? Did she tell you that we had a fight?"