Chapter 140

Liam answered vaguely. Although he wasn’t aware that his increasingly distant attitude had led Emily to realize that reconciling with him was hopeless—causing her to secretly plot—her absence in caring for his mother wasn’t something Liam saw as a bad thing.

Given what he had learned about her coldness regarding the inheritance, he believed that maintaining distance was the best course of action.

However, this also made Liam reflect on how poor his judgment had been in matters of love.

One soon-to-be ex-wife, Karen, and an ex-girlfriend, Emily—both were equally selfish, to the point of chilling his heart. He couldn’t fathom how he had ever fallen in love with either of these women.

After chatting with his mother for a while, Liam took some fruit to visit Theodore Smith.

Emily had not yet returned, and only Danielle was there, taking care of Theodore Smith.

Seeing that Theodore Smith was sleeping, Liam made a shushing gesture to the young nurse to