Chapter 252 - Taken a Liking to You
Chapter 252 of "No Trespassing! My Aloof Brother" starts revealing the story: "Hartley, stop messing around with my aunt," Liam Spencer said, a bit exasperated. If it... Donāt miss it!
"Hartley, stop messing around with my aunt," Liam Spencer said, a bit exasperated. If it werenāt for their long-term friendship, he would have kicked her out by now.Hartley looked at the manās helpless expression, his evident disdain for her, and felt extremely displeased. Reflecting on his tolerance for Maya Spencer, she was almost dying of jealousy.
So, she placed the bowl from her hands onto the nearby side table earnestly and asked seriously, "Liam, what on earth are you thinking? Maya is about to get married and become your sister-in-law. She doesnāt have feelings for you; sheās just provoking you. Why do you allow yourself to be tormented like this? Canāt you find someone else? Besides, sheās not Grace. You should face your own heart, right?"
Although Hartley didnāt confess directly to Liam, her words were filled with a rejection and dislike for Maya. She wished that Maya would get married quickly, stop disturbing Liam, and not use her slight resemblance to Grace to disrupt Liamās emotions.
On the side, as Liam listened to the girlās advice, he felt not the slightest comfort, but rather more frustration.
He just couldnāt understand why everyone thought he saw Maya as Grace.
He admitted that when Grace left back then, he was sad and unhappy, but he had long gotten over it. Besides, Maya and Grace were completely different individuals. Maya was gentle to a fault, while Grace had a terrible temper. He had never seen Grace in Maya. He knew very clearly that the person he liked was Maya, not because she looked like Grace.
Therefore, he turned around, looked Hartley straight in the eye, and said solemnly, "Maya is Maya. Iāve never seen her as Grace. Iām not as deeply emotional as you think, still pining over Grace after all these years. Iāve long let her go. Her passing is a regret. But it doesnāt affect my feelings for Maya. Iām telling you clearly, I like Maya, no matter what she does, I like her."
Liam was so honest with Hartley because he didnāt want her to confess to him. After all, they were too familiar with each other, and he didnāt want things to get awkward or have any entanglement.
In this life, he hoped just one person might see all of his flaws and domineering nature, and that person was Maya.
Hartley listened to Liamās confession, hardly breathing.
She had never imagined that Liam would have such a passionate side, so unabashed about his feelings. She remembered clearly, how he never uttered a word of affection from the time Grace pursued him to the breakup, merely smiling at her at most, saying a few more words.
Jealousy surged in her, making her feel miserable. She envied Maya for being able to have such an honest love from Liam.
Of course, she also knew that the words Liam spoke were said intentionally for her to hear, meant to make her give up.
But seeing Liamās passion, witnessing his human side, only made her want to have him more, want to be with him. She wanted to become the Maya he talked about and possess his domineering love. For the first time, she had such a strong desire, a desire to possess Liam.
Thus, she planned to confess her feelings to Liam; she didnāt want to hide anymore. She wanted him to face his feelings, just as she would face hers.
So, she took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Even if you like her, so what? Maya doesnāt like you. Sheād rather become your sister-in-law than your wife. Canāt you look back at me? Whatās not good enough about me? Why have your eyes never seen me? After Grace left, why am I still not your girlfriend?"
"Liam, Iām now officially telling you, I like you. Since I can remember, I have liked you. In this life, if I donāt marry you, I wonāt marry anyone. Didnāt you say a few days ago that if I liked someone and he didnāt marry me, Iād leave it to you? Iām handing it over to you now. Iām formally notifying you that I like you."
Listening to the girlās confession, Liamās face turned sour. At the same time, he admired Hartleyās thick skinābeing so forward for a girl was no easy feat.
Sure enough, it fulfilled that old saying: when you like someone, whatever they do is good; when you donāt like them, even if they bare their heart, itās disgusting.
Afterward, he took a deep breath, slightly lowered his head, and said, staring directly into Hartleyās eyes with utmost seriousness, "Hartley, Iāve said this nicely in advance. Donāt humiliate yourself, and stop showing up in front of me. I find it awkward."
The girl listened to Liamās blunt words and was nearly driven to the point of spewing blood from anger. Wasnāt this unbelievably direct? He didnāt give her any face, making her uncomfortable.
Hartleyās understanding of Liam was still far from enough, always thinking him to be aloof, polite, and graceful, never expecting he could be so sharp-tongued and not giving the other party any face at all.
She swallowed as she gazed into Liamās eyes, biting her lower lip in anger. She wanted to retaliate but found herself at a loss for words.
Yet she couldnāt bear just vanishing from Liamās sight. She was unwilling for her feelings to die in the light, unwilling to have known Liam for so many years, only for Maya to beat her to the punch.
Her intuition told her she wanted to have this man, and she should be even more proactive.
So suddenly, she stretched out her arms, wrapping them tightly around Liamās neck, leapt directly onto him, and held him firmly.
In an instant, Liam was stunned. He hadnāt expected Hartley to be so bold as to force herself upon him. When he reached out to push Hartley away, she lowered her head and kissed his lips.
For a moment there, even Liam felt like hitting her. He raised his right hand, grabbed her wrist, and tried to push her back, but the girl fiercely bit down on his lip.
Once Liam relaxed from the pain, her small hands once again gripped tightly around his neck.
Finally, Liam really exploded, grabbing both of Hartleyās hands and giving her a heavy push backward. With a "bang" sound, she fell directly on the ground. Fortunately, there was a thick carpet, so she didnāt get hurt.
As Liam rolled his eyes at the girl on the floor, he lifted his hand to wipe his lip disdainfully, only to find that Hartley had bitten it so hard that it bled.
His mood instantly darkened. Lately, there had been too many issues, enough to irritate him.
What annoyed him the most was that Maya was impossible to appease, refusing to even pay him any attention.
Alright! He admitted it; his attempts to woo her were far from clever.
On the floor, Hartley, rubbing her sore bottom, pouted and complained, "Liam, are you even human? Pushing me so hard, I came to visit the sick, didnāt I?"