Suzy pondered over the sentence repeatedly before finally grasping its meaning."So, you weren't drunk?!" Liam couldn't help but chuckle at her response.Wasn't his actions obvious enough? How could she fail to see his intentions?"Yes, I was completely sober when I knocked on your door that night.""But… but, don't you have someone you like?" Suzy found it difficult to speak.She had seen the interview clip that Wendy sent her, where Liam confessed to having feelings for one woman!"Can't that person be you?"Suzy froze at his reply.What did Liam mean by this, was he confessing to her?"From the very start, when I received your text and knocked on your door, to proposing the marriage agreement, everything was carefully thought out."When he spotted Suzy in the midst of the business travelers, he had already been devising a plan to approach her.Later, when he received her text and guessed that she was rather drunk, he hesitated for a few seconds before deciding to take advantage of

Suzy skipped breakfast entirely and went straight to the hospital. Yet, this time, Melissa appeared to have everything meticulously prepared, including the route!"We have a small gate in the backyard. Around one o'clock every afternoon, a gardener passes through here to tend to the flowers and trees. After completing his rounds, he leaves. That's when your mother sneaked out."The hospital took this matter very seriously and quickly retrieved the surveillance footage. The two guards who were stationed outside Ward V1 were visibly nervous, fearing Liam’s potential blame."This is not your fault; it's my mother's decision to leave," Suzy reassured them, though she was anxious.If Melissa wanted to escape, no one could stop her."What do we do now? Should we inform Mr. Park?" one of the guards asked."No, don't tell him." Suzy shook her head, not wanting to distract Liam further.As she sat down, pondering her mother's sudden desire to leave the hospital, despite the pain from her surger

However, those words were now futile.Grace wasn't foolish; she had already sensed something amiss from Sophia's words and demeanor."Tell me, who is that woman?" "She's his cleaner! Really!""Don't try to deceive me, Sophia. You should be on my side! How could you side with Liam and hide this from me?" Grace realized that if that woman could enter and leave her son's residence, she must be someone important to him.Initially, Grace thought Liam was too busy with work to clean his place, and since he was a bit of a neat freak, he hired someone. But seeing Sophia's hesitant demeanor today, she was certain that girl wasn't just a cleaner!Sophia lowered her head, lips pressed together in discomfort."I... Mrs. Park, you should ask Liam about it! If I were to speak up, he'd get angry! Liam doesn't like others gossiping about him. He might not get upset with you, but if he knew I told you about this, he’d get mad at me.”Grace stood up suddenly, her expression growing more and more displ

His slender fingertips paused for a moment before he replied, “Alright, I'll pick you up tomorrow after I come back.”Shortly after he hung up the phone, a doctor came out of the emergency room. Upon noticing Liam, he furrowed his brows with concern."Mr. Park, the patient's condition is quite unusual. When she falls into such a deep coma-like state as she is now, she exhibits no will to live. It's likely triggered by some stimulus. I've examined her medical records, and she has severe depression. This is not a condition to be taken lightly!""Yes, I understand." Liam was well aware of this. "How is my mother doing now?""She's temporarily out of danger. Once her vital signs stabilize, she'll be transferred to a regular ward."Liam breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this."You've worked hard.""Saving lives is my duty, Mr. Park, please don't say that." The doctor smiled before preparing to leave. But halfway, he turned back to repeat his advice, "Whatever you do, try not to upset

"I'm sorry," Sophia said, lowering her head as she turned to leave.Grace immediately interjected, "She's also part of the Park family. We don’t need to exclude her from our matters.”Seeing the tension between mother and son escalating, with neither willing to yield, Sophia quickly added, "Mrs. Park, I just remembered I have some unfinished business. “Now that I've seen you awake, I feel relieved. I'll go back to work for now and come back to see you when I'm done."She took a few steps back and then left the room, closing the door behind her.Now, only Grace and Liam were left in the room.The monitoring equipment continued to beep, and the smell of disinfectant filled the air, mingling with an underlying tension.Ever since Grace was rescued from her kidnapping ordeal and developed severe depression, Liam had acquiesced to everything she asked, except for marriage.That was the only thing he couldn't agree to."Why do you think Sophia is unworthy to be with you? What does that clea