CHAPTER 238: CHAPTER 236: I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE IF I DON’T CAUSE TROUBLE

She took a deep breath, held it, and smiled at him calmly.

At that moment, her smile was particularly brilliant.

She asked, "Brother Morris, why are you here?"

This was the second time she had seen Lillian Morris since her return. The last time was at a bar, where he had left abruptly after receiving a call from Sister Jane Spencer.

She thought he disliked her, never expecting he would come looking for her, and even show up at the apartment.

Instantly, her mood turned delightful.

Lillian Morris glanced at the girl’s bright smile nonchalantly and walked past her into the room at a leisurely pace.

Although Maya Spencer hadn’t invited him in, he was quite self-assured.

Maya Spencer watched the man’s serious expression, took a deep breath, quietly lifted her small hand, gently closed the door, and carefully followed behind him.

She was very surprised by Lillian Morris’s visit.

However, if he wanted to find her, he would always find a way.

Following behind Lillian Morris, Maya Spencer couldn’t help but recall the note she left 3 years ago when she left his apartment.

She couldn’t tell whether Lillian Morris was still upset over that incident.

Hence, she apologized timidly, "Brother Morris, I’m sorry."

The man, hearing the girl’s apology, turned around indifferently with his hands in his pockets, looked down at her small face, and said nothing.

When she left 3 years ago, he had resentment and self-blame, but as time passed, he no longer wanted to mention or dwell on it.

Then, he turned around, sat on the sofa as if nothing had happened, looked at Maya Spencer, and said, "Sit," as though he was the owner of this apartment.

Hearing Lillian Morris’s command, Maya Spencer bit her lower lip and obediently sat on the side sofa, almost like she was bewitched.

Seeing Maya Spencer sit down, Lillian Morris frowned, took a deep breath, and asked, "I heard from Jane Spencer that you’re going to marry Kinsley Spencer?"

Maya Spencer hadn’t expected Lillian Morris came because of this. She thought he was here to ask for an explanation about 3 years ago, so she was stunned.

After a pause, she said frantically, "Yes!"

To disguise her panic, she quickly got up from the sofa, forced a smile, and awkwardly said, "I’ll get you some water."

Clearly, she was avoiding this topic; she didn’t want to discuss her marriage with Lillian Morris.

The man watched her flustered demeanor, his brows knitting tighter. He seemed to blame himself for not coming to her sooner, for not understanding her intentions earlier, to persuade her.

By this time, Old Master Spencer had already expressed that he wouldn’t interfere with Kinsley and Liam’s marriage. He would let them be.

Although the old guy hadn’t explicitly agreed, he had tacitly accepted it. After all, Liam was beyond his control, as long as Maya Spencer stayed within the Spencer Clan.

Lillian Morris, thinking about Maya Spencer’s capriciousness, felt increasingly unpleasant.

When Maya Spencer handed the bottled water to him, he suddenly scolded loudly, "Maya Spencer, do you know you’re being foolish?"

"I know," Maya Spencer admitted timidly.

"You know and still do it?" This was the first time Lillian Morris was harsh with Maya Spencer.

All of a sudden, Maya Spencer felt a bit aggrieved, pouting, she said pitifully, "But if I don’t, I feel miserable."

Maya Spencer knew that maybe one day, she would pay the price for her impetuousness, but now she just felt miserable. She wanted to oppose Liam Spencer, to make him uncomfortable, unhappy.

At the same time, she wanted to show him that she, Maya Spencer, was not unwanted.

Listening to Maya Spencer saying ’feeling miserable,’ Lillian Morris was thoroughly exasperated. He said, "Maya Spencer, do you think Liam Spencer would just sit back and do nothing?"

"Why is everyone’s first reaction Liam Spencer? Why does nobody care about my feelings? Why doesn’t anyone ask me what really happened? Why have I become so extreme?" In an instant, she broke down.

She didn’t understand why everyone feared Liam Spencer so much and conformed to his whims, as if simply because he was the biggest capitalist.

The more everyone acted this way, the more she wanted to drag Liam Spencer down from his pedestal, to make him experience others’ feelings, to taste fear.

He made everything unfair, and she refused to accept this unfairness.

Seeing Maya Spencer’s sudden breakdown, Lillian Morris was a bit bewildered.

He had seen every embarrassing side of Maya Spencer, but she was always calm. Even when drugged, she could perfectly control her emotions and sought help.

Watching her frantic state, Lillian Morris’s heart couldn’t help but tighten. From her eyes, he saw helplessness, desperation, and loneliness.

This was completely different from the Maya Spencer he saw a few days ago at the bar, where her smile was crisp and her gaze was clear.

But now, she seemed like a completely different person, extremely fragile.

Hence, he suddenly stood up from the sofa, pulled Maya Spencer up, and held her tightly in his arms.

He patted her back, comforting, "I know, when Liam broke off the engagement, you felt hurt."

Leaning in Lillian Morris’s embrace, Maya Spencer took a deep breath and quietly asked, "Why didn’t any of you tell me before that I looked like Grace?"

As soon as she spoke, Lillian Morris’s face turned green.

When he first saw Maya Spencer, he brought her down from the overpass because she had a slight resemblance to Grace.

He never expected that so many years after Grace had left, Maya Spencer would discover this.

Then, he recalled the encounter with Lydia Jones a few days ago and hearing from Xavier Graham that Grace had passed away.

Suddenly, Lillian Morris could basically guess why Maya Spencer was so extreme.

He took a deep breath, gently stroked her head, and comforted, "Grace is Grace, you are you."

"Brother Morris, did you know? Before learning about Grace’s death, Liam Spencer always hated me. After finding out, he actually talked about marriage. Three years ago, he disliked me so much, simply venting his resentment over Grace’s infidelity on me. Now that the truth is out, he says he wants to marry me. I won’t let him transfer his guilt for Grace onto me. I am Maya Spencer, not Grace."

The man listened to Maya Spencer’s explanation, felt her gradually calming down, and couldn’t help but embrace her tighter.

Regarding Liam Spencer, everyone felt so helpless.

Anyone being treated as someone else’s shadow wouldn’t be happy, especially becoming an inexplicable scapegoat, making it naturally harder to accept.

He didn’t know how to comfort Maya Spencer. He wanted to tell her to let it go, but he couldn’t feel her pain, he wasn’t qualified to offer such empty words.

A moment later, Maya Spencer raised her hands, resting them on Lillian Morris’s chest, and pushed him away.

She smiled and said, "Brother Morris, you don’t need to worry about me. My brother-in-law and I are just staging a show to help him gain control over the Spencer Clan, preventing Sister Jane from gaining more power and further expanding Liam’s influence."

Hearing the girl’s candidness, Lillian Morris felt both amused and exasperated, thinking, she’s so carefree. Did she forget Jane Spencer is his wife?