Chapter 271

Liam stopped the car, walked over quickly, and looked at me with concern. "What happened? Why are you here?" I took a deep breath in an attempt to calm the turmoil in my heart, but the uncontainable bitterness within had poured over like an overflowed dam. I smiled faintly, pretending that nothing had happened. Not everything needed to be on display. I channeled my mental fortitude to pretend that nothing had happened just so he could open up and tell me the truth. "Nothing much, I'm just lost." He frowned. He didn't seem to believe my excuse, but he didn't probe further. How likely was I to lose my way here? Other than coming to the Graysons, why else would I be here? I knew he must really want to know the answer, but I had just found out the truth about him and was drowning in pain. It felt like a knife had stabbed deep in my heart. The pain was so great I couldn't even muster a smile. He got out of the car, came around, and opened the door for me with a touch of gentleness