Facade of Love

Chapter 118 Call the Lawyer

I blinked, totally caught off guard seeing Liam here.

Sweety was just as shocked, her eyes wide with confusion.

Liam chuckled at our stunned faces and said, “Iddy’s worried about you. He hurt his hand pretty badly, so he asked me to come check if you guys needed anything”

I managed a weak smile and said, “Thanks a lot, Liam.”

He gave a warm smile and turned to Sweety, his voice soft as he told her, “Stay in bed and get some rest, okay? If you need anything, I’m just a shout away.” He scribbled his number on a plece of paper from the nearby table and handed it to her.

Sweety looked at the note, a bit dazed, and murmured a wooden, “Thank you…”

Liam just grinned and shrugged it off.

After Maxwell had the doctor give Sweety a once–over and everything seemed fine, Liam headed out

of the room.

after him. “Liam

quirked, a

anything about Noah and

yet, but don’t sweat it. Noah’s already in deep trouble, and now with kidnapping on

bitter satisfaction. Noah was the kind of guy who deserved the worst, and a life in jail seemed too good for him. He was the type you

out a sigh of relief and turned to Liam, giving him a deep, respectful bow. “Thank you for everything you’ve done for Sweety. Without you, who knows where she’d be right now…” I began. Liam quickly came over and gently stopped me, his smile warm. “Hey, what’s all this formality for? We’re family, aren’t we? Helping you out made me happy.”

“Look at you, all polite and stuff. Come on, it’s chilly out here, and

and bit back any more words. He seemed to understand, giving

camped out at the hospital,

deal with. She had become so quiet, lost in her own world, staring out the window for hours.

was our rock. She was always dropping by, and she even got Sweety a therapist. Liam popped in now and then too, which seemed to

but Mom was worried. “Is she going to

to spill the beans to her folks. I kept my word, so I

we could do was swing by often to check on her, and she seemed to be bouncing back pretty