The woman at his door was Teresa, but Liam did not let her in. He just stood in the doorway, preventing her from entering. He said calmly, "What is it? Just say it here."
Teresa was a little disappointed upon seeing how impatient Liam was toward her and how he did not want to let her in. She took a deep breath before saying, "What's wrong? Aren't you going to let me into your apartment? I haven't seen you in so long, yet you don't let me in?"
"It's not convenient," Liam replied.
"But it's also inconvenient for us to talk here. Liam, are you sure you won't let me in?" The woman batted her eyes and said coquettishly, "We're old classmates after all, and we haven't seen each other for a few years. Besides, this matter has something to do with me. Are you really not going to let me in?"
"Cut the cr*p. If you have something to say, just say it here and leave." It was clear that Liam was losing the little patience he had left.
"I really have something important to talk to you about. It's about work, thus it would be better for you to let me in so that we can talk about it," Teresa said in a very serious manner.
Liam pondered for a while, looking at her carefully. Then, he reluctantly let her in.
As soon as she entered the apartment, she looked around as if she was searching for something.
"Hey, are you hiding a woman here by any chance? Wow! Why is there so much food? Surely you can't finish it all by yourself. Are you hiding a woman in your apartment?"
"What does that have to do with you?" Liam retorted curtly.
"Why are you so serious? I was joking. You weren't like this before!" She smiled and continued, "You should smile more. You've been smiling less these past few years. That's not like you."
"If you're here to catch up on old times, then there's no need for that. I'm not in the mood for a leisurely catch-up." Liam said flatly, his tone even colder than before.
"All right, fine. Let's get down to business." She looked at him, took off her hat, and put it on the sofa. After that, she took off her glasses and placed them on her hat, revealing her beautiful features.
Liam flicked a casual glance at her, then looked away.
She said, "In truth, I'm just here for the sake of our old friendship. I was wrong back then. I used a lot of dirty tricks to get ahead."
Liam glanced at her calmly before sitting down on the sofa.
She shrugged her shoulders and spread out her hands. "Let me make this clear. I'm here for two things. The first is to apologize to you, as I owe you that."
Liam was expressionless. "That was a long time ago. I've long forgotten about it. You don't need to apologize to me, and you don't owe me anything."
"But I remember it. If I had listened to you back then and waited for my opportunity, I might not be as glamorous as I am now, but at least I wouldn't be alone." She laughed bitterly before saying, "Every night, I think about how I made my career work. There's no need to pretend in front of you. I really regret it. I regret the path I chose. You said that I would regret it, Liam. And I truly regret it now."
Her smile was bitter, and her eyes showed loneliness. She looked so sad and regretful.
Liam completely ignored her, as if he was not interested in what she was saying at all.
There was no need to recall those meaningless past.
Teresa felt sad when she noticed that Liam was not interested in all that. After thinking for a while, she went on, "The second thing is that I have a movie part in my hands. The investor agreed to let me cast the part, and I want you to play it."
"What are the conditions?" Liam asked in a cold voice.
Teresa burst into laughter. "Why are you keeping your guard way up? I have no conditions!"
"I don't want it," Liam refused directly.
Liam thought it odd that his manager, Johnny, did not come to talk to him about the part. Instead, it was Teresa who approached him.
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