Having spent more time with her recently, Liam had more or less come to know Gwyneth, and her words were enough to spark his heart with joy.She was clearly saying that she could stay with him and let bygones be bygones.However, just before he smiled without knowing it, he held back when he saw the stern look on Gwyneth's face.It was certainly frustrating, being denied his expression for joy… Still, as they locked gazes for a while, they smiled faintly—words were certainly unnecessary when it came to certain expressions.Days later, Gwyneth's condition was clearly improving with Liam tending to changing her IV bags and medication, seemingly glued to her during every waking moment.The nurses around the hospital would have a twinkle in their eyes whenever they saw him and were a lot less interested whenever they had to tend to Gwyneth. However, most of them ended up on the verge of tears whenever they leave the ward despite beaming as they go in.There was no helping it—Liam's
Seeing that Liam was frowning, Gwyneth's lips parted, but she could not say anything.It was certainly a loaded question—where else would she go after they found their lead?Still, Liam's tone made it clear he would stop her.As the stalemate lasted between them, everyone else including Wesley lowered their heads and rubbed their noses awkwardly.They certainly could not make the call and had to hope that their bosses would come to an agreement soon.Fortunately, Gwyneth's shoulders slumped in seconds as she gave in.She was not impulsive, and she knew enough to face facts despite her flaring rage.And given current circumstances, she might not make it outside the hospital alone, let alone confront whoever made an attempt on her life.Her lips twitched, but she withheld her words of frustration as Liam took her back to her ward."Keep an eye on her," he told her bodyguards before turning to leave, stopping at the door for a moment to level a look of longing at her.He knew th
The sudden reversal and the aching in her body left Elizabeth's vision in a blur.It took her a long while to push herself up and turn around, only to find herself looking straight at Liam's icy glare.She gulped—for a moment, she thought she was looking into the eyes of some ferocious beast."Why—""What do you think you're doing?" Liam demanded icily before she could finish, his tone as cold as his gaze.Still in her bed, Gwyneth was actually stunned as well—she was too slow to dodge and was ready to take the hit.However, it never came, and she opened her eyes to find that familiar figure standing before her, stalwart like a mountain.As for Elizabeth, there was no way she could argue her way out of this after being caught red-handed. She was left clenching her knuckles as her words stayed stuck in her throat, and she eventually screamed, "Is this how you repay me, Liam? After I saved your life?!"She had used that excuse countless times, but it always worked. Even though
Gwyneth's tone and expression made her appear as if she knew everything, and yet she remained detached like a bystander.Her eyes brightened even as she stared into Elizabeth's eyes for a while, while Elizabeth's face turned pale. All Elizabeth's smugness slowly faded, and she was suddenly afraid to look Gwyneth in the eye."What's wrong?" Gwyneth chuckled, raising a brow and feeling a flicker of catharsis. "Where did all your confidence go? Or perhaps you're doubting yourself too?"Gwyneth had certainly allowed Elizabeth to pass herself off as the one who saved Liam for too long. Now, it seemed, was time that Gwyneth rescinded that privilege."What are you talking about?!" Elizabeth snapped. However, she was feeling guilty and there was no way she could argue, not to mention that she was paranoid of Gwyneth realizing the truth. If that really happened, she would lose way more than she bargained for if she was exposed with Liam around!Still, it puzzled her that there was a rift
As Gwyneth and Liam got ever closer to each other, they could feel each other's breaths on their cheeks.However, that was when Larry entered, and Gwyneth shoved Liam off in reflex the instant she heard the door open.Liam quickly rose to his feet in turn with an unnatural expression on his face, though his usual scowl soon returned.Gwyneth almost laughed at his reaction, though she had to hide her blushing cheeks with her blanket too.Larry was certainly sharp, as expected of any person Liam kept in his inner circle. Reading the room right then, he knew that he must have ruined something major. After some thought, he decided to say what he came to say since it was too late to run away, and he could just bail after he did.Otherwise, Liam might dock his entire annual bonus given the former's volatile temper.Mustering his composure, Larry cleared his throat and gingerly announced, "Mr. Luther, Mrs. Luther… There has been a development with the driver."Liam had been telling him
Craig then finished, "Liam Luther was the real culprit who set up your accident."Gwyneth felt lucky right then, to have gone through so much that she was not surprised by Craig's outrageous lie. That said, he was truly bold to come up with something so ridiculous!Still, she played along. "Liam's trying to kill me? Oh, I couldn't have known! But why? There has to be a reason, right?"Craig was certainly beside himself with joy to hear that—the way he saw it, she had already taken his bait. It would be all's well that ends well once she was slowly lured into his trap."Of course there's a reason. He wants that project too," he said, his eyes twinkling while his voice a little shrill from the thrill. "As you know, the plot of land involved in this project was passed down by your maternal family to your grandmother, so you still hold ownership."Conflict of interest and reason to do harm, check.Gwyneth had to admit that Craig's logic was sound, and it even sounded well thought-out
The police officer continued, "We would need to ask some questions since you're involved, Ms. Glen."Gwyneth nodded—she certainly would not protest since it was standard operating procedure.Still, it was some general questions: they asked her about the time, location, and the course of the incident, all of which Gwyneth answered truthfully."Thank you for your cooperation, Ms. Glen," the officer said when it was all done. "However, we may trouble you again if necessary.""Of course," Gwyneth said, and she nodded at the bodyguards to escort them out.Just as they left, Liam returned. "Were the cops here?""What happened?" Gwyneth asked, her silence basically a yes."The driver's suffering from manic episodes. He has attempted suicide multiple times since he was brought in the hospital.""And before that?"Liam shook his head.Gwyneth was left distressed just then—how far did the real culprits threaten him that he would go that far and repeatedly at that?!"Still," Liam sudde
Liam's reaction actually gave Gwyneth the creeps.Still, in contrast to his usual cold aloofness, the way he fawned over her was actually pleasant. "Can you forgive me, darling? Pretty please?" he pressed just then."Fine, whatever. Just stop it already," she snorted—she just meant to pull a prank and ended up getting herself uncomfortable. Seeing her expression relaxing and a lot less angry, Liam heaved a sigh of relief. Evidently, acting cute was effective on occasion, just as it felt pleasant to see her torn between amusement and frustration.Nonetheless, Gwyneth's expression turned solemn after the playful feud, and Liam knew very well that she was deep in thought. There was a brief silence until Gwyneth raised her brow and asked in curiosity, "Do you think it's likely that your grandfather was acquainted with my mother's side of the family from the start?"It sounds weird putting it that way, but there were times when instincts would prove right.As Gwyneth looked up