Chapter 103

Ella's reaction was certainly intriguing. Suppressing her panic, she forced herself to appear calm. She couldn't tell whether Liam had already confirmed she was the woman from that night, but there was no way she would expose herself first. Perhaps he wasn't certain and only suspected her. Maybe he was just trying to trap her into admitting it. She couldn't afford to panic. "I've seen you once, from a distance, at a banquet." It wasn't a lie. She really had seen Liam at a banquet before, though she had been so far away that she didn't get a clear look at him. "Seeing me once from a distance is enough to make your legs go weak?" Liam's gaze swept over her face, his sharp eyes dissecting every tiny change in her expression. He clearly didn't believe her. If she had only seen him from a distance, would her reaction have been so exaggerated? From what he knew about her—like how she had dealt with Kate and Ernest—she was far from timid. If she claimed she was frightened, it would be