Chapter 278 - Stupid mofo

For a moment, Seraphina was left speechless by his response. She didn't expect those words from him which made her feel a little conflicted. Glancing at the hand she slapped, Seraphina heedlessly reached out to hold it; before she even realized her action, she was already holding his hand.

"Uh,"

"It's fine." Letting her hold his hand, Liam gently nodded in understanding. Alas, Seraphina shook her head then slowly loosened her grip before completely letting it go.

"Sorry, I was a little tired." awkwardly massaging her nape, Seraphina leaned her back against the sofa. Sighing lightly, Seraphina didn't answer Liam's question as she diverted her attention to mundane stuff.

"My phone?"

Without a word, Liam thrust his chin towards the small table at the center of the sofas where her phone lay. Following his direction, Seraphina spotted her phone and sprawled her hand to reach it. However, Seraphina unintentionally pressed the home button which made her phone lit up.

Seeing her phone's wallpaper where Wren's selfie was displayed, Seraphina's face distorted to a new level. It was not hard to guess how he had done it as X was just one call away which probably gave him permission to access her phone. Of course, Liam already saw it, yet he didn't say or conclude anything -- even though, inside him, ripples of unknown emotions started to bubble.

"Stupid mofo," Seraphina dissed, filled with disgust at Wren's obssession with unveiling Liam's nature. Regardless, she couldn't blame him as Wren's intuition was always accurate at the end of the day. Hence, Seraphina didn't want to think about it as she knew sooner or later, she'd have her answers.

"Huh," Liam scoffed almost imperceptibly. Alas, Seraphina had surpassed the normal human level as her senses automatically caught almost everything.

"Hmm?" Turning her eyes back to Liam, Seraphina didn't catch the glint that flashed across his eyes as he was back to his gentle demeanor. "You didn't have to see that," Seraphina added as she smiled meekly.

"About what I said the other day -- I didn't mean it. I was just tired and you know, too much stuff was going on."

Liam smiled a little after hearing her and was about to pat her head. Alas, before he could even lift his hand, Liam retracted it, recalling her s_e_n_s_i_t_i_v_e reaction earlier. Nodding lightly in understanding, Liam didn't pry or say a word as usual.

"Aiya," Seraphina sighed in defeat. Surely, she couldn't defeat Liam with simple evidence and mundane jealousy as she had underestimated Liam's intense feelings for her. For some reason, Seraphina decided to reposition herself and rested her head on Liam's lap.

For a brief moment, Liam froze from Seraphina's action before looking down on her blemish-free face while her eyes were closed, resting. In an instant, Liam's unstable emotions stabilized seeing Seraphina going back to her usual self.

"Sera is tired," she muttered while her eyes were closed. Indeed, Seraphina needed to change her ways and slowly plant seeds of suspicion in Liam's mind and wait for it to fill him up. But for now, since her grandfather was still alive -- she couldn't go all out at once.

Despite that, Seraphina didn't want to do this to him -- to Liam who loved her and tried to see the good side in her. Alas, it was delusional to think that there was still some goodness left inside her.

Soon, an awkward silence engulfed the whole living area of the Yue Mansion and only their breathing could be heard. Staring at the resting yet still enticing profile of Seraphina, Liam's eyes had a touch of pain and bitterness for some reason.

"Sorry."

Seraphina: "..."

"I always pretend to understand you, but sometimes--or actually, I never understood," Liam added, stating his honest feelings regarding the complicated relationship between him and Seraphina. Despite that, his first and only love was already his.Why did he feel that she was getting farther away from his reach?

Was it because he always pretends to understand her? Or the lack of communication between them? Or probably, he really doesn't know Seraphina despite losing her memory. He was conflicted. Liam didn't know what to do with them as he could foresee that this superficial relationship would soon crumble down before he knew it.

Even so -- even with all the uncertainty about their shortcomings, Liam would want to fight for her until the end. Liam Jin was well-informed about all the chances he could take yet let it slide--but not this time. Hence, this man filled with resolution was willing to lessen the seemingly vast gap between him and Seraphina -- starting with his real emotions.

Seraphina, on the other hand, was slightly moved, knowing what Liam was trying to portray. Alas, once a suspicion rose in her, she could shrug it off just like that. Things that she could not undo and unhear -- from Logan Jin himself and her trusted subordinates.

Hence, even though Liam's honesty and attempts to close their gap always moved her and successfully made a small hole in her invisible thick wall surrounding her heart, she needed confirmation. A proof that he was the real Liam she knew all along.

If only he was proven innocent from all the accusation from her comrades, Seraphina was willing to accept him -- and probably be honest to him as well. Indeed, she was selfish to the core and only thought of herself, but if Seraphina was willing to accept a person in her heart -- whether as a family or as a lover, she needed to know who the person she would be protecting was.

"Don't be… sorry. You will never understand." As cold as she already was, Seraphina opened her eyes and her gaze immediately met his. She tried to gaze through Liam's eyes, trying to find the unspoken words behind them. However, she could only see pain and self-blame. For some reason, she felt her heart clench for the first time seeing him in that state.

What had she done to him? Is his pain much worse than hers? Of all people, why would Liam Jin choose her? Why? Questions of why's and what's such as these resurfaced from Seraphina's thick mind. Alas, what was clear to her was, it was all her fault. She played at someone and strung him on her hands for too long. Now, it was slowly backfiring on her, causing ripples of conflict inside her heart.

Without thinking anymore, Seraphina thrust forward and instantly caught Liam's thin, soft and slightly pale lips.