Chapter 171

I followed Liam downstairs. We had a few drinks that night, and the driver we had just arranged hadn't arrived yet. Liam clearly looked anxious. I frowned and asked, "Is everything okay?" He smiled at me and held his phone. "My parents had another fight. My mom cut her wrists and tried to kill herself again." I looked up at him, and I saw him smiling a little wearily. I remembered that he stayed in Yardville on New Year's Eve because he was worried about me and Grandma, and I felt a little guilty. I said, "Sorry, it's all me and my grandmother's–" "This has nothing to do with you two," Liam cut me off. He pinched the bridge of his nose and said with a self-deprecating tone, "My mom has threatened to commit suicide many times. For many families, New Year's Eve is a time of happy celebrations, but for us, it's a time of many fights and disputes. "I don't even remember a time when we had a peaceful New Year's Eve. It's true that I stayed in Yardville because of the Southcliff Shir