Liam returned to the hall and searched for a key with his head down. After a while, he actually found one in a drawer.
Standing in front of Grace's locked door again, he started to feel uneasy. He felt like he was too easy to manipulate.
Grace had already heard his footsteps and urged, "Hurry up and open the door. Why are you just standing there?"
"Grace, swear that you'll never slap me again," Liam said.
Grace was speechless but went along with it, saying, "I swear I won't ever slap you again."
Only then did Liam unlock the door. The moment he saw her, he took a step back.
Grace walked past him and started to head outside. She couldn't stand staying in this house for another second.
Liam followed closely behind her as he asked a bit urgently, "You're leaving already? Can't you at least make me a meal before you go? You're just planning on tossing me aside after using me, aren't you?"
At the doorway, Grace's expression was cold.
Liam felt hurt. There was a dull ache in his chest as he turned his face away. "Whatever. Just get lost. It's not like I have to eat your cooking. I knew you never cared about me."
Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw that she really got into the car. He stood there feeling a bit lost. In the past, he could still feel that Grace cared about him, but at that moment, he couldn't feel anything at all.
He wanted to call out to her, but because he had spent his whole life ordering Grace around, he couldn't bring himself to lower his pride. So, he merely watched as Grace drove the car away.
Liam stood alone in the front yard for a long time, all the way until Carmen and the others returned from dinner.
Alice was in a good mood that night, and it was finally time to deal with Grace.
Yet when she checked the room where Grace was supposed to be locked up, it was completely empty.
She returned to the living room and immediately turned to Liam. "Did you let her go?"
Liam was feeling a bit deflated. He finally realized that he had been used by Grace.
He felt even worse at Alice's accusatory tone. "What else? That room is for locking up maids. Since when was Grace one?"
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