Snapped out of muse, Rita looked confused. “What are you doing here?”
Why is he here?
The astonishment in her tone somehow rendered Liam in bitterness.
She doesn’t want to meet me, he thought.
Let her go, give her the freedom that she wants, he once thought. But that decision lasted no longer
than just a few days.
That’s why he came here today, to have a pretext to see her.
But he could only hide all the feeling he felt for her deep in his heart no matter how he pined for her.
His expression was customarily cold. “To visit Mr. Brown.”
“Oh…”Rita replied curtly and made way for him.
“How do you feel, Mr. Brown?” Liam walked to Noah’s bed and piled the supplement he bought down
on the floor. Gently, he asked. “The doctor said that you mean to check out? But you are not fully
recovered yet.”
Though he and Rita had divorced, Liam still treated Noah the same.
More or less, that moved Noah. He talked to Liam casually. “I have been here for over a month. It’s
boredom that I suffer now, not pain.”
“But…”
“Don’t worry, Liam. Noah’s much better now. He’s out of any danger, big or small.”
Zoe said, intending to console Liam.
Liam stopped persuading Noah since they both insisted going home.
“I’ll go see why Ted hasn’t come yet.”Rita announced as she tried to leave the ward.
But Zoe halted her when she had just taken one step. “Don’t. He must be stuck in a traffic jam now. It’s
going to take him some take to get here.”
“Well, then…”
“Maybe Liam can give us a ride?”
Zoe finished. Her suggestion stunned Rita.
Mom, what are you doing?
You know I divorced Liam.
She saw what her mother was trying to do, smiling; she tried to talk Zoe out of doing so. “Mom, Liam’s
got a lot to deal with at his company. He doesn’t have the time for that.”
“How are you going to cram all this stuff in the car when Ted comes?”
Rita took a brief glance at the heap of daily necessities on the floor, wordless.
Zoe turned to Liam while Rita was still at loss. “Liam, are you busy today. Could you give us a ride?”
“Sure. I’m not busy, I’m taking a break today.” Liam smiled politely.
Jacob twitched his mouth when he heard Liam’s answer.
You are not busy?
Then why didn’t you have your lunch first before you came here?
And what about the hill of pending documents on your desk?
You lied so naturally, Liam. I have to give you props for that.
A shadow lured up to Jacob while he was immersed in his own thoughts. “What are you looking? Come
and help.”
“Alright.”
At the end, the Browns went home taking Liam’s car.
And Liam had dinner with them at their house.
Everything was the same among them except for that Rita didn't utter a word with Liam.
Her parents really grated her by trying to reconcile her and Liam.
“It’s late now, I think I should leave.” Liam said.
Immediately, Zoe poked at Rita ad urged her. “Go see Liam off.”
Come on…
She manifested her reluctance to her mom with her expression, her back to Liam.
But Zoe pushed her out the door regardless.
“Why didn't you come to the company yesterday?” Liam broke the silence between them. Sadly, he
looked at Rita.
“I have resigned.”Rita replied, indifference in her eyes. “I won’t be working there anymore.”
“Who granted it?” He never granted her resignation.
Rita made a halt at his question.
She raised her head, and stared right into Liam’s eyes. “Granted or not, I’m not going back in there. I’m
sorry, I’m just a normal person, I can’t compartmentalize.”
She paused for a few seconds, and then continued. “I hope the next time we meet, you’ll tell me that
we can publicize our divorce.”
She wants a clean break with him.
The determination in Rita’s eyes tore his heart apart.
It hurt so much. But no emotion was manifested in his eyes. “The Wilson Group is the best place for
you to finest your skills if you are to be a designer.
Rita understood that Liam’s trying to help her.
He wanted to help improve her expertise and leading skills, but… she had her own plan.
In her previous life, her family would got framed and plunged into great trouble around this period. The
board sold her father and threw him in jail, while Charlotte took the company’s fund and left the country
with Brian.
Consequently, the Brown Group’s ownership was transferred to someone else just overnight, and the
Browns fell, and her mother then had to beg friends and relatives for a roof to live under.
She would change her family’s fate now that she had been given a chance.
She would protect her grandpa’s inheritance, her parents. And she would have whoever set her family
up pay his price for a certainty.
And to do all those, she could not waste anymore time in the Wilson Group.
She came back to herself, and then thanked Liam sincerely. “Thanks, your gesture is appreciated. But I
found another job that I’d like to give a shot to.”
Another job?
She just doesn't want to see him.
Her excuse was always so poor that it could not fool anyone.
Liam nodded curtly in agreement even though melancholy had occupied his heart.
What else could he say?
He was the one who hurt her, he was the one who wanted her to leave.
So he could do nothing but swallow his lumps while watching them drifting further and further apart.
“I’m going back inside, take care.” Slightly, Rita smiled, her eyes fell on Liam again.
Liam hesitated, but still took his leave at the end. He could feel a sharp blade stabbing into his heart,
deeper with each step he took.
In the car, he raised his eyes at where Rita had stood.
She had long gone.
But still, Liam could not take his eyes back.
Sitting in the car, he stared out the window at a room of the villa.
“If it kills you so much to lose her, why would you agree to divorce, Liam? That’s so not you.”
Jacob peered at Liam and muttered.
“She’s not happy being with me.”
Jacob’s brows wrinkled at Liam’s answer. “But are you happy?”
“…so long as she’s happy, anything else won’t matter.” Liam forced himself to withdraw his stare. “Next
time I try to come see her, stop me.”
Jacob twitched his mouth. “Didn't I stop you today?”
But did it work?
Liam heard Jacob’s whisper even though it was in a feeble voice.
He then realized how strong his desire was to see Rita.
He had to restrain that desire now.
“Drive, I’m not coming here anymore.” Liam said in a neutral tone.
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