Amber stared at Liam incredulously. He sounded very sure that she would accept his charity and every arrangement he made for her readily.
That was what she hated most about him—his innate sense of superiority and condescending manner. The way he looked down on her and pitied her drove her up the wall.
“Please stop meddling in my business in the future!” Right after saying that Amber strode back to her bedroom furiously.
She was indeed an ordinary folk, but that did not make her any less of his equal! She did not need his charity or his sympathy!
Liam was dumbstruck while he watched Amber walking away. He stood rooted to the spot in silence for a while before heading back to his study room.
He could not see why Amber reacted so aggressively to the new sheets he bought for her. In his opinion, he merely did it out of kindness.
At last, he concluded that Amber was probably in one of her mood swings during her period. While Liam was staring at his reflection on the glass windowpane, he realized to his horror that he couldn’t stop himself from spending his time and effort on Amber.
He frowned in irritation at that thought. To distract himself, he put a vinyl record on a gramophone and immersed his soul in the melody of “Afternoon of a Faun” by Claude Debussy.
Meanwhile, Amber was having a video call with Pearl. Thanks to that, she was slowly able to calm herself down.
Things seemed to be working out fine on Pearl’s side. She had almost completed all the preliminary examinations, and the next step was to undergo a final examination before the surgery.
“Amber, thanks for sending all my favorite snacks over here!” On the screen, Pearl looked energetic and in good spirits.
Amber was dumbfounded because she did not send Pearl any snacks. As snacks generally contained food additives and preservatives which were not good for health, she did not send any to Pearl lest they might undermine the effectiveness of the surgery.
“Pearl, I didn’t send you the snacks. How did you get them?” Amber’s voice was strained with anxiety. She dreaded to imagine what would happen if the snacks were sent to Pearl by someone who tried to harm her.
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