She realized that he had no intention to leave, but she did not ask him to leave either. She took a blanket out and gave it to him. Then, she said, “You can just spend the night in my room. I’ll go and sleep in my parents’ room.” Edward was slightly surprised. He grabbed her and asked, “Why?” Clearly, she did not want to sleep with him at home. Nevertheless, she could only reply seriously, “Don’t you have to pay respects to your ancestors during the Lunar New Year? It’s an important ritual.

Vivian’s reaction came two seconds late. She finally let out a dazed “oh” and ended the call. The other phone was still connected. She tried her best to keep her cool as she told Liam, “Liam, Sean Jackson is here. He’s outside the door. I may not be able to leave.”Her voice was hoarse and rigid and bore an unmistakable sense of fear. Liam felt as if his heart was going to break when he heard her. However, her terror called for him to be steady. “Don’t be scared, Viv. Just face him as usual. Yo

He chuckled and actually followed her into the kitchen. There were milk and bread readily available in the fridge. She took them out and heated them up, then gave him instructions to fry some eggs and ham, or more eloquently speaking, “help one another with reciprocal affection.” As the pair busied themselves, they heard the phone ring in the living room. Since both had their own agendas, they were taken aback. Vivian looked outside and put on a feigned casual tone, “That must be yours. You’d be

Mrs. Carraway seemed rather calm. She nodded heavily when she heard this and said hoarsely, “That’s right. Your father promised to take care of me for the next thirty years. He hasn’t fulfilled that promise yet. He won’t let anything happen to himself. It’s not like you don’t know how stubborn that old fart can be.”Vivian could no longer hold back her tears. She turned her head aside and silently wiped her tears away.Liam walked towards them from the side and rubbed Vivian’s back soothingly.

Vivian stared at him in a daze. She opened her mouth but couldn’t find the words to speak. Finally, she smiled with grief and indignation and said, “Edward, you are completely impervious to reason with!” she refused to speak to him, turned away, and left. She had only taken two steps when she suddenly turned around and walked back. When she saw him standing there, she curtly said, “Go away. I want to go back and get the room key!”Refusing to step aside, he apathetically said, “I’ve booked a ho