Chapter 171

I followed Liam downstairs. We had a few drinks that night, and the driver we had just arranged hadn't arrived yet.

Lam clearly looked anxious. I frowned and asked, "Is everything okay?"

He smiled at me and held his phone. "My parents had another fight. My mom cut her wrists and tried to kill herself again."

worried about me and

I looked up at him, and I saw him smiling little wearily. I remembered that he stayed in Vardville on New Year's Eve because he was w Grandma, and I felt a little guilty. I said, "Sorry, it's all me and my grandmother's-" "This has nothing to do with you two, Liam cut me off.

He placed the bridge of his nose and said with a self-deprecating tone, "My mom has threatened to commit suicide many times. For many families, New Year's Eve is a time of happy celebrations, but for us, it's a time of many fights and disputes.

"I don't even remember a time when we had a peaceful New Year's Eve. It's true that I stayed in Yardville because of the Southcliff Shire project, but also didn't want to go back to see them argue," Liam said, smiling at me.

When I looked at his smile, I felt something I couldn't really describe. It was as if we were in the same boat.

Lasked, "Is your mom okay?"

okay. She has already learned how to cut her wrists in a

slowly over. Liam sad, "It's time

he went to

turned and hugged me, stunning me for

give me a hug to cheer

time, Liam acted like a sleazy playboy, but that was just a facade. In reality, he was decisive

never seen lum looking so helpless in both of

sighed and raised my arms to hold him. "Good luck, Mr. Tyler.

to work. If your profits at

then took a step back and said, "Capitalism is truly

at my phone. It was getting late, so I said. "Are you

me again. Then,

out of here!"

everyone smiled. I looked at them for a while before turning to leave. The TV in the living room was playing a live event, and there were unfinished

my nose, I strangely felt

her and hugged her When her Idido telean them up. Instead, I

head on her shoulder and

about

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