Chapter 8

"You've got some nerve, trying to scheme against me?" The man in front of his eyes was none other than Liam. Who'd have thought that he would see through the newbie model, use her scheme against her, and then draw Melissa in. Looking at this man, familiar yet strange in her eyes, Melissa slightly lifted the corner of her mouth, "Six years apart and yet, you're significantly smarter." Liam also looked at Melissa, his gaze filled with a hint of unreadable affection. "You're smart as well. I suppose you are the one who leaked the news about the newbie model scandal! I should have known, it was you pulling the strings in the shadows." "Now that you know, why pretend to be tricked?" Upon hearing Melissa's words, Liam casually smiled, "If I didn't play along, how could I have drawn you out? My counter-scheme worked pretty well, didn't it?" Melissa graced him with a smile as well "Quite so, I underestimated my enemy this time." Melissa wanted to resist, but Liam didn't give her a chance, continuously looking at her with a deep gaze. "Six years, you've been gone for six full years. I thought I never cared for you. But it turns out, you've left quite a deep imprint in my heart!" Hearing Liam's words, Melissa was taken aback, not understanding what he meant. Liam couldn't help reaching out his hand, caressing Melissa's face, his eyes were filled with unique tenderness. Six years ago, he was intent on getting rid of Melissa. He thought he was in love with Nancy, not realizing he had married a virtuous wife but failed to appreciate her! Before their marriage, Nancy's various seductions had made Liam mistaken it for love. But after the wedding, all the beauty and fantasy turned into nothing but an illusion. Nancy was selfish, capricious, and because she was the daughter of the Clarkson family, she acted recklessly in the Humphrey family and even bullied her own mother and sister. At that time, Liam regretted his past actions and realized how gentle and virtuous a woman Melissa was. Nancy was nothing compared to Melissa! These past six years, he lived under extraordinary oppression! No one knew how regretful and guilty he felt. At the social gathering of Humphrey Group, when Liam saw that Melissa would indeed attend, his level of excitement was indescribable. It was as if his once frozen heart was rekindled. When Liam's finger touched Melissa's face, it was indescribable how much disgust she felt. Every time she saw him, she would recall his act with Nancy in bed. Back then, she loved him with all her life, raising him from a nonentity to the final president of Humphrey Group. He had nothing, and it was relying on the power and wealth of the Austin family that he enjoyed his current success. However, he changed into a cold-hearted person, swallowing the fortune of the Austin family, abandoned her ruthlessly, and turned into an unfaithful man. As Melissa recalled the scenes from six years ago, she felt extreme hatred! She hated herself for being so blind back then! "Remove your dirty hand, don't touch me!" Melissa glared at him with disgust, not wanting him to touch her. Seeing her evasive action and disgusted gaze, Liam felt somewhat angry. "You were once, my woman!" Listening to Liam's unashamed speech, Melissa laughed sarcastically, "I was only married to you for three days, but you never touched me, I was never your woman!" "What do you mean?" Liam's heart ached slightly, as if he had lost something, making it difficult for him to breathe. "I'm just reminding you that we have no relationship anymore. I am already a mother of two children, a tainted woman. I suppose you're not interested in me!" As she spoke, Melissa tried to push him away. However, Liam was just too strong for Melissa to handle. Hearing the word ‘dirty', Liam's eyes slightly reddened, a hint of bloodlust flashing in his gaze. "So what even if you're tainted? You despise me for being dirty, but I don't despise you for having been with other men. Even if you had given birth to ten children, there's no reason not to want you as long as I desire you!" Before he even finished his sentence, Liam bent over to kiss Melissa.