Liam was silent again like he was contemting some things.


    After a while, he muttered, "Mr. Grayson Senior came to me, asking me to befriend you so you would leave Ethan alone. I didn''t think things would progress th


    Before he could finish his sentence, I had already understood it all. So it was true. He was hired by the Graysons to befriend me, all so I would leave Ethan alone.. Bateness bubbled in my heart. The person t have always trusted had been using me all these while, I closed my eyes. I didn''t want my emotions to continue running amok. I knew I couldn''t be defeated this easily. I needed to be strong in the face of all of these, As the car slowly came to a halt, I opened my eyes and looked at the world outside the car window. Agory led my heart. So this was what it felt like to be betrayed.


    How Twished he told me that be befriended me because he felt that I was a pretty decent person and that he loved me, not because of the lucrative sum that the


    Onions were paying him.


    "Did you ever consider that your actions would cause me a lot of pain? Aren''t you afraid of losing me?=


    I gave up on the one I previously loved to give him a chance because I didn''t want him to be sad, only to find myself being the sad one


    To give my heart away to another was to give them the power to hurt me.


    I tumed my head and looked Liam In his eyes, hoping to find a sliver of regret or remorse, but I didn''t find any. His gaze was deep and intricate, filled with endles seats and pesignations


    It was then 1 knew I could no longer lie to myself 1 needed to ept this harsh truth.


    I took a deep breath and tried to sound as calm as I could. "I know you''ve made your choice, Liain, but I


    He was silent for a long time, as if he were


    wrestling with himself


    hoped that you


    you would tell me. Why did you


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    Lastly, the truths that he revealed brought me to a whole new level of pain. He also made me feel like I wasn''t that important at all,


    "adman 1 befriended you with an ulterior motive, Eve, but I also genuinely wanted to be your friend "


    He was a little embarrassed, almost like someone who had done wrong would somehow always be given a chance to reflect on their mistakes, but that disgusted beyond measure Everything he had gotten was gained on the basis of hurting me. He had profited from trampling over me.


    things would


    Gayester found me and gave me an offer I couldn''t refuse. He told me to befriend you so you would leave Ethan alone. I didn''t think that this progress the way they did. I didn''t think that it would hurt you" He grew story I knew he didn''t think that I would actually expose him, that was why he could admit the truth so easily.


    ALT listened to what he had said, there were mixed emotions in my heart. I didn''t Imow it I should believe him or continue to question him. But I knew, no matter whun le was, Donuld no longer trust him like I did before. I sighed softly. Why would someone I trust so much do something like this? was I really unworthy of any love?


    "Our trust is broken, Liam I can no longer treat you the same way


    fused to. Th


    you understand th


    it what you did had hurt me dreadfully."


    Me looked at me as pain and resignation shed in his eyes. He nodded and seemed to agree with me. How else could someone who had hurt me continue to s my side as my friend? stay by


    "I got it," said Liam, "But I hope you would remember that once genuinely wanted to be your friend