Chapter 2

I looked straight into Liam's eyes.

There wasn't a trace of lying in his eyes, just full of affection for me. His voice was steady, and the whole explanation was very reasonable, but it came so quickly that it gave me a strange feeling.

It seemed as if he had prepared this reason long ago.

I remained silent, but Liam panicked. His eyes reddened slightly as he took my hand.

"Wil, don't you believe me? Who else could it be if not you?"

"You know, since being with you, except for business, I hardly ever spend time alone with other girls. I only love you."

His eyes were already glistening with tears as he explained, pleading with me with his gaze.

My doubt seemed to make him extremely upset.

"Wil, I love you. If I ever fall in love with someone else, may I die without a burial place!"

With that, he hugged me tightly. I felt my shoulder becoming a bit hot.

Liam's words were too resolute, so resolute that I couldn't doubt him anymore. Perhaps I was really overthinking things.

I hugged him back. "I'm sorry, Liam. I've been too tired lately."

"I believe you love me. You wouldn't lie to me."

Liam happily hugged me and spun me around upon hearing this.

Not long after, he led me to the living room where the coffee table was filled with various fruits. Then he went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

In our four years together, Liam had gradually taken over my three meals a day. He said outside food wasn't healthy.

No matter how busy he was, he would always make time to prepare light meals for me with the freshest ingredients. When I was too busy to come home to eat, he would even deliver to my lab.

My lab mates would say, "Why don't you just hire a housekeeper? Isn't it a waste of time to cook every day?"

How did Liam always respond? He would say, "Wil loves my cooking the most."

But I had only told him I loved his cooking at the very beginning. As time went on, being someone who loves spicy food, I would often complain to him that the dishes were too bland.

But he would just smile and say to me, "Eating light is good for your health." He never mentioned making the food more to my taste.

I kept staring at the kitchen. Perhaps Liam noticed my gaze, he turned back to look at me and then smiled gently.

Not long after, he brought out three light dishes and a soup.

The portion wasn't large, just enough for two people.

But I had accidentally been to the kitchen before and saw the ingredients Liam bought. There was definitely more than just this amount.

At that time, I thought he was a novice and there was some waste, but the taste of his cooking was definitely not that of a novice.

Thinking about it now, there seemed to be many loopholes. It's just that I never doubted before, so I directly ignored them.

After dinner, he sat beside me as I wrote my thesis.

Suddenly, a clap of thunder outside, and Liam's phone rang instantly. For a moment, I felt like my ears were going deaf.

This ringtone, I had never heard before.

Liam's expression immediately became panicked, his movements became agitated. When I was busy before, he would never disturb me like this.

I turned to look at him with some annoyance, but saw his face full of panic, anxiously saying: "Call the doctor quickly."

Then he left immediately without even considering me, followed by the sound of a car starting in the yard.

Without Liam's company, the thunder in the deep night became terribly frightening.

I remember telling Liam that I was afraid of thunder.

And at that time, besides sympathy, there seemed to be a bit of delight in his eyes. He said, "In the future, when there's thunder, you'll have me. I can protect you."

But Liam, you've broken your promise.

When I need you now, you've abandoned me.

I closed my computer and opened the location tracker installed on Liam's phone. This was something he installed himself to prove his love for me.

A strong urge told me to go to where the red dot was. I didn't hesitate, put on my clothes and left.

But I never expected to see such a scene.