"I'm not leaving, Liam. Not unless you promise me. Let me help you," Teresa insisted. She stared at Liam and continued to persuade him. "I'm being serious."
"I don't need your help," Liam repeated coldly. "Everyone has their own ambitions. Please respect my choice."
"Why do you have to be so persistent?" Teresa asked. "You don't have any income now. I saw you pawning off your luxury items a few days ago. You've fallen to the point where you need to pawn off your things, so why are you still being so proud?"
Liam pursed his lips, subconsciously looking in the direction of the bedroom.
He really, really did not want Maria to hear that.
However, Maria did.
Her hand flew to her mouth subconsciously. She was shocked.
Liam had gone to England to sell off his luxury items, hadn't he? Maria thought to herself.
He did not have any income, and he could not find any part-time jobs either. He was not free to do what he wanted because his managing company was in control of every penny of his income.
Maria felt miserable. Had it really been so hard for Liam?
Who in the world was trying to harm him? Why were they trying so hard to suppress him?
She had to rescue Liam. She could not let him continue living such a miserable life.
He used to be so popular, yet he was at such a low point in his life right now. How could that be?
In the living room, Teresa saw Liam looking away, avoiding her gaze. She continued, "Look, how can someone as proud as you continue living without any salary? What happens after you've sold off all of your luxury goods? What will you do to earn a living? It'll be better once you accept this part and act with me. This movie can change your life."
"Get out now," Liam said in a low voice while pointing at the door. "Please leave my house."
"You're still so persistent. Okay, I know you're proud. I'll give you three days. I'll contact you again in three days. You have to think about this clearly." Teresa took her hat and sunglasses, got up, and looked at Liam. "Liam, are you sure you don't want to be in a relationship with me?"
"I won't even consider it," Liam said coldly.
"Why?" Teresa pressed.
"I have never been interested in you," Liam replied in a deep voice.
Teresa bit her lower lip, somewhat disappointed. She looked at Liam with a bitter look in her eyes as she whispered, "Is that true?"
Liam stood up and answered in a cold voice, "Teresa, I don't want to know what you're thinking, but my thoughts are clear. I don't want to have anything to do with you. You should just go back to that older man of yours. Since you have chosen that path, then you should continue walking down that path to the very end."
He was clearly ordering her to leave.
Teresa nodded. "Okay, I'll leave."
She put on her sunglasses and left.
The door closed behind her.
Liam frowned as he turned to look in the direction of the bedroom. He was worried about whether Maria had heard their conversation.
Liam walked towards the bedroom and knocked on the door. "Maria, you may come out now."
There was no response, and the door did not open.
Worried, he pushed the door open and walked in.
Maria was not in the bedroom.
Liam shouted, "Maria?"
"I'm in the bathroom. Don't come in," Maria shouted. "I'm not done yet."
Liam was flustered. Had she been in the bathroom all this time and did not hear their conversation?
In the bathroom, Maria took a few deep breaths before opening the door. She looked at Liam with a smile and asked, "Who was it? Has your visitor left?"
Liam was slightly dazed. It seemed that she really did not hear anything.
He heaved a sigh of relief. He had been afraid that Maria would have overheard their conversation and be worried for him.
"Teresa, the singer," he replied.
Maria knew that Liam was proud, so she did not want him to know that she had heard everything. She knew that Liam definitely would not want her to know how much of a mess he was in.
Hence, she could not let him know that she was aware of his financial crisis.
However, Maria was surprised that Liam would tell her that Teresa had visited him. It did not seem like he intended to hide anything from her.
That was a good thing.
"The famous singer, Teresa Trevino?" Maria blinked in surprise. "Do you know her?" "We were classmates," Liam explained to Maria. "We came to Northern City together. Something happened before I made my debut, so she chose a different path and got famous before I did."
Maria could guess what he meant by a different kind of path, but she pretended not to know and asked suspiciously, "A different path?"
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