Chapter 1266

Sabrina couldn't find a way to counter Maeve's argument, so she reluctantly said, "But what you said earlier was just an 'if'!" "Yes, it was just an if," Maeve replied. She added, "Maybe the person who stole your wallet that day was a ruthless criminal or a truly terrible person from the slums. But that doesn't mean there aren't genuine victims in those neighborhoods. "Ms. Palmer, you don't understand Liam's character or his past. Do you keep insulting him just because of his reputation? "Or is it really because he used to be a servant for the Norman family and has now made something of himself?" "Who cares about his past? I'm not interested at all!" Sabrina said. "Liam was a child from the slums, Ms. Palmer. A child." Maeve pressed on, "I believe that Liam's fierce exterior—his harshness and cruelty—are just armor. "It's a way for him to shield himself from being bullied and to hide the frightened, vulnerable side of him. If I put it that way, can you understand that his ag