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Liam thought this was all nonsense, but the person on the other end of the line seemed to know everything. And he was indeed desperately eager to see Scarlett.
When the call connected, he heard a very familiar voice.
The voice said, “Hello, twenty–eight–year–old Liam. I’m eighteen–year–old Liam. Did you marry Scarlett? Did you keep your promise? Is she happy now? Have you been taking good care of her? Do you have children now? Is your relationship still stable?”
Liam remained silent. He didn’t know how to answer “his own” questions.
Hearing no response, the eighteen–year–old Liam on the other end also fell silent for a moment. Then he asked cautiously, “What’s wrong? Does Scarlett not like you anymore? Or is she
angry?”
Liam said quietly, “She seems to be angry.”
The eighteen–year–old Liam sighed with relief, then laughed and said, “Scarlett’s the easiest to win over. You just need to hug her and say nice things, and she’ll stop being mad. But you can’t just talk–you have to act too. You need to buy her gifts, take her out, go on dates with her, take her to movies, buy her ice cream. If you do that, she’ll definitely smile again.”
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Liam was stunned, thinking to himself, “Yes. How did I not understand something so simple before?”
He said, “She won’t forgive me.”
The eighteen–year–old Liam asked, “Why?”
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Liam said hoarsely, “Because she’s completely disappointed in me.”
The eighteen–year–old Liam fell silent. As if seeking revenge, Liam told his eighteen–year–old self about all the wrong things he’d done this Christmas.
But the eighteen–year–old Liam remained unusually calm.
He said, “You should investigate that woman named Emma thoroughly. I believe you’ll find something suspicious. As for
you…”
The eighteen–year–old Liam didn’t finish his sentence. But the current Liam understood and knew what his younger self wanted to say.
Then the eighteen–year–old Liam hung up.
After the call ended, Liam seemed to hear a cold laugh in his ear.
Then the stranger’s voice from before spoke up: “I’m giving you
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some time to deal with your mess. After that, I’ll let you see Scarlett.”
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Liam wallowed in despair for a long time before finally starting to investigate Emma.
When all the truth was laid out before him, he suddenly realized how foolish he’d been.
Emma’s approach to him wasn’t coincidental at all–it was deliberately planned. She intentionally mimicked Scarlett to get close to him, all for her family’s business. She had no genuine feelings for him whatsoever.
Over time, Emma probably developed other ideas and wanted to marry Liam. Those paparazzi photos online were orchestrated by her, and that car accident was also her design.
Even more absurd was that the child in her belly wasn’t Liam’s at all. Afraid this would be discovered, Emma bribed the driver to stage the accidental miscarriage and pinned the blame on Scarlett.
Liam’s mind had been so clouded that he actually believed her words.
The moment he learned the truth, Liam became like an enraged lion.
He took the evidence and went straight to Emma, then had her
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restrained.
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At first, Emma couldn’t believe Liam would treat her this way and begged him. Liam simply laid out everything she had done.
After hearing it all, Emma collapsed to the floor.
She laughed maniacally and said, “Liam, you brought this all on yourself. If you hadn’t cheated, would today’s situation have happened? Do you think you’re innocent? Scarlett has already been driven to death by you. Even if you regret it now, it’s useless. You’ll never see her again!”
Liam didn’t react, because he knew he would definitely see Scarlett.
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