Chapter 159
“Who are you calling heartless?” I tilted my head to look at Liam and pretended to pull a long face. “Who’s heartless?”
“Me. It’s me “Liam’s expression changed in an instant. He forced a half-hearted smile and muttered, “In the heartless one.
“Look at metalung care of your grandmother for over 20 days, and I didn’t treat you to a meal after you came back. I didn’t even give you a gift, a massage, or a shoulder rub.” “salty huh?” I raised an e
an eyebrow and stood up to meet his gaze
His arrogance started to wane in seconds, and his eyes drifted away. After a couple more seconds, he gave up and slumped onto the couch.
He propped his feet on the table and signed dramatically with an air of reluctant surrender “Find, you’re the boss. I’m just your little follower. I’ll follow whatever you say.”
I held back my laughter and replied with a simple, emotionless, “Oh.”
Liam couldn’t hold in anymore. He rolled his eyes at me and turned his head away!
my like
an upset child.
I held back my laughter with a cough and pulled out the scarf I’d bought for him. Then, I handed it to him. “Here.”
Liam didn’t move. He took his feet off his table and crossed one leg over the other, still avoiding eye contact.
“What now?” I was amused by his reaction. He was much pettier than a child, and even Lyla wasn’t this hard to coax “At least look at it.”
“What’s there to look at? I’m so mad,” Liam grumbled.
I stepped closer and handed the gift bag to him. “It’s a present. Do you really think I’m that ungrateful? I bought this in Napel for you, and I was just joking. You seriously got nud?”!
His sully demeanor softened a little bit to hear this. He glanced up at me and took the gift bag from me with a hint of pride in his eyes. you’ve got me. It better be thoughtful, or I won’t forgive you.” With that, he started to open the box and tried to act unhurried, but I could tell he was excited to see what was inside.
“Fine. Let me see what
When he pulled out a red scarf, a glimmer of surprise flashed in his eyes. But he commented disdainfully. “A scarf? That’re trying to buy me off with just a scart?”
“What’s wrong with a scart? Haven’t you heard the saying that it’s the thought that counts?
Then, I pretended to reach for the scarf. “If you don’t like it, I’ll just take it back.”
Liam clutched the scart tightly and backed away a few steps. “Who takes back gifts? If you keep being so cheap, you’ll never find a boyfriend.
I rolled my eyes and left the room.
Though Liam had kept me updated on Grandina’s condition every day, I still wanted to hear from the doctor. I went to Grandma’s primary doctor’s office and had long conversation with him.
The doctor told me that it seemed Grandma’s inability to walk was due to the drugs Jack had injected while she had been held captive. These drugs had caused damage to parts of her nervous systern.
The chances of her waking up were now incredibly slim, and to make matters worse, her body was deteriorating. Her bodily functions were weakening, and it was only a matter of time before her body gave out,
I’d suspected that fack might have used drugs on her, but I still couldn’t accept reality when hearing this confirmed. The thought of losing my only family member was devastating-
A sharp pain stabbed my chest as hatred and t
regret surged
surged within me. Tears welled up in my eyes, but I fought them back
Right now, what mattered inost was spending the New Year together.
I took a deep breath and telt nothing, even when my nails were digging into my palms. I suppressed the tremor in my voice as I stammered, “So is nw grandma.