Chapter 138 - Don’t Be Like This

Chapter 138: Chapter 136: Don’t Be Like This After laughing, she moved two steps, raised her right hand, and pointed at everyone, saying, "No looking, none of you can look, only Third Brother can!"

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone became lively again, each minding their own business and not looking at her.

Christopher and a few others stubbornly refused to leave. It was deliberate because everyone was betting on whether Liam would take her away. So, one by one, they deliberately opposed Liam, intentionally not leaving, forcing that scoundrel to take Maya away himself so they could deal with their issues somewhere else without disturbing others’ fun. What was this all about?

Maya looked at the man’s indifference, and she couldn’t deny she was nervous. She took a deep breath, slowly raised her small hands, clenched them at her waist, and hesitated for a long time.

Her big eyes stared intently at Liam, waiting for him to tell her to stop, waiting for him to ask her to cease.

Liam was also waiting, waiting for Maya to erupt, waiting for her to release the anger in her heart, waiting for her to smash the bar! Or at least lash out at him.

Indeed, at this moment, Maya really wanted to release her anger, wanted to grab a bottle and smash it on his head while calling him a scumbag, a bastard.

But she was also acutely aware that if she really hit Liam, it would all be over, leaving her no retreat, and she might even be kicked out of the Spencer Family.

So the two of them were testing their endurance, seeing who could keep their cool longer.

The atmosphere was tense for a moment. Seeing the man take no action, with a face as if watching a show, Maya realized she had lost the bet. She accepted it. The feud between her and Liam was set, and as soon as her mother was buried in the cemetery, new and old grievances would be settled all together.

She took a deep breath, held it in, and when she saw Liam not even blinking, she slowly twisted her waist, her throat growing tight as if she was about to break down.

Liam finally couldn’t bear it any longer, he suddenly stood up from the sofa, glaring viciously at the girl.

Maya looked at the man full of anger, forced a smile, and asked him, "Third Brother, do you think I was stripping too slowly? I’ll take it off right away."

Liam looked at the girl’s forced smile, her reddened eyes, and with disdain, he rolled his eyes at her, stretched out his left hand, and quickly pulled her into his arms.

Then he grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards the door.

All of Liam’s actions were too sudden, leaving Maya stunned, but she knew she had won the bet.

As Liam dragged her away, she looked back and saw Christopher biting his lip, smiling at her. Their eyes met, and Christopher gave her a thumbs up, praising her!

After Liam dragged the girl away, Lucas tapped the table and said, "Tonight, we’ve cornered Liam. Will he hold a grudge?"

"Second Master Shaw, what are you afraid of? There’s a saying that the law does not punish numerous offenders. Can he really take revenge on everyone in this room?" Hudson said dismissively.

"Even if there is going to be revenge, it’s our Fifth Master Scott who’ll take it. Tonight, he spoke the most, and whenever he called ’little sweetheart,’ Liam’s face went pale!" Asher teased Christopher, seeing him smugly enjoying it.

"Our Young Master Norton is Henry Reid’s cousin, and the conflict between Third Brother and the little sweetheart started in Henry’s hospital room. Shouldn’t we first blame your family for poor upbringing?" Christopher retaliated, pushing the question onto Asher.

Everyone had something to say, but they all knew in their hearts that Liam had swallowed his anger.

On the way back, the effects of the alcohol started kicking in for Maya, making her dizzy and causing motion sickness. Sitting in the passenger seat, she squirmed uncomfortably no matter how she sat.

Liam looked at her restless demeanor and asked angrily, "Weren’t you full of spirit just now? Why so listless now?"

Half sober and half drunk, Maya was very aware that the man in front of her was someone she couldn’t afford to offend, so she said with a cheerful smile, "Third Brother, don’t be mad,

"Maya, do you have any self-respect? Do you really think you’re a hostess? Stripping in public." Liam was fuming, angry at himself for losing this bet, angry at himself for not being as ruthless as her, not as willing to go all out.

"No, no! Maya is not a hostess. Maya is the fifth young lady of the Spencer Family! No, no, still not right!" The girl giggled foolishly while trying to please Liam. Yet, inside, she felt terribly hurt by how she was degrading herself.

"Maya, don’t think that by acting drunk, I’ll forgive you. Don’t play innocent in front of me." Liam was convinced that the Maya in the hospital room that morning was the real her, the one who constantly said they should die together, with him as collateral.

Therefore, faced with her so-called ’sweet talk’ now, he remained unmoved, not responding to her appeal.

Beside him, the girl, seeing he was still angry, turned around and delicately clung to his arm, saying, "Third Brother, are you still angry with Maya? Are you mad that Maya was slow in taking her clothes off just now?"

Maya, knowing full well that Liam was angry about what happened in the hospital room that morning, deliberately changed the subject, trying to engage in sensitive topics to divert his attention, diffuse his anger towards her, salvage the family’s loss, and expedite her mother’s burial.

Faced with Maya’s purpose-driven attentiveness, Liam was utterly disgusted and rudely threw off the small hand clinging to his arm, shouting angrily at her, "Don’t touch me!"

"Third Brother, don’t be like this, Maya gets scared." Maya continued to feign innocence, but the man ignored her.

Maya noticed he wouldn’t even look at her directly and panicked. If he stayed like this all night, then what was the purpose of her making a scene earlier? She urgently needed to resolve the contract and project issues and couldn’t keep Grandpa waiting.

Thus, she pouted and pleaded with him, "Third Brother, Maya really knows she was wrong. How about I strip now?"

Maya’s beauty trick was evident to the man, so he continued to cold-shoulder her.

Seeing the man repeatedly ignoring her, Maya gritted her teeth, clenched her heart, bent down, first took off her little sandals, opened the car window, and with a "whoosh," threw them out, yet the man continued to ignore her.

Next, she leaned her back against the seat,

This time, Liam was really unsettled.