Chapter 119 - 117: Gender Differences [2 Updates]
In the dreamlike stupor, the sensation of suffocation constantly accompanied Maya Spencer, the oppressive feeling of being underwater still lingering in her mind. She desperately struggled, wanting to wake up, but was powerless, unable to open her eyes no matter how hard she tried.
Gradually, she saw a light, saw Lillian Morris’s figure, saw him swimming towards her, feeling his warm hand wrap around her waist.
Afterward, her breathing slowly steadied. In the light, she tried hard to open her eyelids. In the instant she opened her eyes, she saw a familiar face, but it was not the glimmer of hope she saw underwater.
She took a deep breath and stared intently at the man, her eyes filled with emotions that were indescribable—fear or dread from what had happened. Liam Spencer couldn’t comprehend.
However, as long as she was awake, it was enough. Seeing her clear eyes, he took a deep breath, stood up from the sofa, walked toward the large bed, sat on the edge, and reached out with his warm hand to tightly hold her small hand.
Maya could feel that he was trembling.
She lay in bed, lifted her head to look at the man, and quietly said, "I thought I was going to die."
Hearing the word ’die’ made Liam shudder; he grasped her tighter and said, "I didn’t allow it; you won’t die."
"That pitch blackness, unable to see the light, the brink of suffocation—it was terrifying." The sensation of falling into the water was vivid in Maya’s mind.
Hearing her fear, Liam tightly held her small hand, brought it to his lips, and deeply kissed it for comfort: "It’s all right now; everything’s fine."