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Chapter Seven: The Contract With Him

Maurene’S POV

Liam didn’t appear as shocked as I expected him to be. In fact, he looked, well, I could not describe the look on his face because of the guilt I felt. He deserved to be angry and mad at me.

If it was me, I would have been angry and all mad about hiding such a secret from me but then… I thought I would never have to return to my past life but here I was, still haunted by it.

I blinked, watching Liam through the lens of my eyes. Why was he not saying anything yet?

“Liam, I…”

“You don’t need to apologize. I understand the fact that you did not want to remember the past but you could have told me. Since you have apologized, we just need to think of the next line of action to take. He seemed like he has not gotten over you yet and—”

“No,” I cut in. I did not know why that did not sit right with me. My heart thumped loudly in my chest and I could hear the beating in my ears. There was no way… he could not… Panic rattled thro