True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)
Chapter 1460

Even though Liam didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that his life was brighter with Maria in it.

Perhaps he had been too lonely. Hence, the warmth Maria brought him had given him the will to live.

"Really?" Despite her best efforts, her tears still fell. Nevertheless, Maria was all smiles. "You finally realize how great I am?"

"You're amazing, Maria." He smiled too, with tears in his eyes, as well.

His expression was filled with affection as he gazed at her.

Liam's hand even caressed the screen gently, trying to wipe away her tears and wrap her in his arms.

"Maria, you really are a silly girl. I don't deserve you," Liam said warmly.

"No, you're worth it. I know you are," Maria replied honestly.

"Maria, I really regret what I did. I was horrible to you back in England, and yet you're still so good to me. Why are you so foolish?"

He poured his heart out during their video call.

Hence, Liam felt incredibly relaxed. He felt lucky to be able to call himself Maria's boyfriend.

He was finally able to stand by her side without feeling like an outsider.

He had been sidelined from the industry regardless, and he didn't care what would happen. So what if he wasn't a movie star?

He could still live on, and there were other things he could do after his contract ended. No matter what, Liam decided that he would not live under someone else's mercy for the rest of his life. Furthermore, Maria was the light of his life; she had given him a lot of comfort. Although their time together was short, her comfort was beyond everything.

As soon as she left, a lot of thoughts would creep through his head.

Perhaps it was because he was touched, but he felt very satisfied indeed.

Maria finally stopped crying and smiled brightly at him. "Liam, I'm your girlfriend now, right?"

"Yes, you are my girlfriend." He once again confirmed her doubts earnestly.

"What do I do? I won't be able to sleep tonight for sure." Maria was excited beyond belief. She lay on her bed as she said coyly, "I really want to see you. I'm so excited! How about I go to your place in the middle of the night?"

Liam chuckled as he drew near to the screen; his eyes dark as he said, "Although I really want to go get you, I know your dad's going to be pissed. Well meet tomorrow morning, okay? Good girls don't sneak out in the middle of the night."

"But I miss you." Maria still wanted to go to him.

"I miss you too." The corners of his mouth raised upwards. "But I'd feel bad if my girlfriend keeps coming to see me in the middle of the night."

"Fine..." Maria nodded as she looked at his handsome face. Then, she blushed at thought of being his girlfriend.

"Don't stay up too late. Well be able to see each other tomorrow morning. You can sleep in a while longer as I have to pick Ernest up first." Liam wanted her to rest a little more as he had worn her out over the last few days. "Oh yeah, have you called them?"

"Not yet. I'll call them now and ask Ernest to contact you after we've confirmed the details, okay?"

"Okay." Liam's eyes were full of smiles and he looked even gentler. "Let's end the call. How about you hang up first?"

"All right, I'll hang up now." Maria looked at him earnestly before hanging up the phone.

Liam sighed after seeing Maria's face disappear from his sight. He was a little disappointed, to be honest. Why did she hang up the phone so quickly? He wanted to see her a little while longer. Meanwhile, Maria jumped up from the bed in glee, not caring about the aching pain in her body.

Her happiness was indescribable.

She wanted to shout it from the rooftops and tell the world about it.

Hence, she rushed outside.

On her way out, she happened to see Yvonne. She hugged her and kissed her on the face, saying, "Mommy, I love you."

"Maria, watch it." Yvonne was startled. "Why are you so happy? Have you forgotten I'm now a pregnant lady?"

"Mom, I'm Liam's girlfriend now. He asked me to be his girlfriend," Maria proclaimed excitedly.

Taken aback, Yvonne asked in a harsh tone, "So, you two slept before you made it official?"

Maria was stunned by her mother's words, but she quickly covered it up. "Ah, you won't understand it." "What's there that I don't understand?" Yvonne said, "You silly girl, your father was right to be worried about you. You slept with him before you two were officially together! How bold of you!"

"Ugh, mom, you're such a party pooper. I'm telling you a secret! I'm in such a good mood now, so why are you raining on my parade?" Maria wrapped her arms around Yvonne's neck coyly.

"I'm not. I'm really happy for you, but I also think you're an idiot too." Yvonne sighed before she said, "You're already so happy being his girlfriend. Honestly, what's better is if he marries you and swears to love only you for the rest of his life."

Maria then replied, "I'm working on it. I've already managed to get him before I even deployed all of my charms. If I do that, he'd definitely be mine forever."

"That's exactly what I want to hear." Yvonne nodded.

"Mom, I have to give Ernest a call first. My classmate, Adrian, is here, so I'll be hanging out with the lot tomorrow."

"Oh, Adrian? He's here? Well, invite him over for dinner then," Yvonne replied.

After that, she immediately shook her head and said, "Wait, no. Liam hasn't even come to our house yet, so it isn't right for Adrian to be here either."

"Why?" Maria was puzzled.

"Adrian was supposed to be a stand-in for Liam. Now that he's no longer needed, inviting him to our home will make Liam jealous. You guys should just go somewhere else," Yvonne replied.

"Mom, you're so cunning." Maria looked at her mom exasperatedly. "How could you? Adrian is my friend, and he knows that I'm seeing Liam now."

"It's great that it's all out in the open. We should all strive to be more open about things, lest there be any misunderstandings," Yvonne said.

"I'll keep that in mind." Maria said, "You did cover up a lot of things and ran away, nearly losing me and Dad. Thankfully, he was merciful toward you, otherwise, you'd be screwed." "Hey, whose side are you on?"

After bickering with Yvonne for a little while, Maria went back to her room and called Ernest.

Her voice was crisp and gleeful from her excitement. "Hey, Ernest, are you awake?"

Then, Ernest replied upon hearing Maria's joyful voice. "You sound happy. Did something good happen? Do tell me."

"Mm, there is one, but I won't tell you just yet."

"Don't keep me guessing."

"Ernest, I need your help. Are you free tomorrow?"

Ernest replied, "Of course. I've been stuck at home with Sebastien and Sylvia for the past few days. I'm so annoyed."

"Haha, you actually think they're annoying?"

"They're too loud," Ernest replied.

"By the way, my classmate, Adrian, is back from England, so let's hang out tomorrow. I'll ask Leah and Liam to come as well; what do you think?"

"Liam?" Ernest immediately became alert. "You guys are keeping in touch?"

Maria laughed before she said anything. She couldn't conceal her excitement.

Ernest was a smart man, so he understood instantly. "Don't tell me you guys are together now?"

"Ernest, I'm literally dying of happiness. I made it! Earlier tonight, Liam asked me to be his girlfriend." Maria could barely hide the glee in her voice as she told Ernest about what happened.

Ernest was surprised, and he chuckled into the phone. "That was fast. Liam's already confessed to you."

"Congratulations! It's definitely something to be glad about." "Are you coming tomorrow?" "Of course!" Ernest replied, 'TH call Liam to congratulate him; you invite Leah. Set up a group chat after that. Let's see where we can hang out."

"All right."

After that, Maria gave Leah a call, and she immediately agreed to it. "I'm only available until five though. I'll be busy after that."

"Sure, we'll be out until early afternoon anyways," Maria replied.

"Okay then, come and pick me up tomorrow."

"Ernest will pick you up," Maria said, "I'll come with Liam tomorrow."

"Liam? He's coming as well?" Leah was curious.

"He sure is."

"Well, then you shouldn't let this golden opportunity slip away," Leah suggested with a chuckle.

On the other hand, Maria cheered silently as she had already managed to call Liam her own. However, she decided not to tell Leah about it first.