---- Chapter 130 Liam's cold expression softened the moment he saw Wendy. Taking a few steps toward her, he spread his arms. "It's been a while, Wendy." With a faint smile on his face, Liam pulled her into a hug. This embrace that had crossed oceans and traveled via radio waves was filled with immeasurable warmth and consolation. In that instant, the exhaustion and pain in Wendy's heart seemed to melt away completely. She returned the embrace, her arms tightening slowly around him.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back? I even tried calling you this morning," Wendy asked in a steady voice, the earlier tremble gone. Liam chuckled. "What, were you so happy to see me that you almost cried?" Wendy shot him an exasperated look at his teasing. "If 1 say Iwas, are you going to keep making fun of me?" As soon as she said that, she suddenly remembered there was someone else in the room and quickly moved away from Liam. "Apologies , Ms. Hurst.

It's just that Liam and I haven't seen each other in years." ---- She turned around, the flush on her cheeks from the earlier excitement now slowly fading. Margaret simply smiled. "I was young once, too, you know. Of course, I understand. There's no need to be so nervous. It was just a hug, perfectly normal in Wravern culture as a friendly gesture. It wasn't even a kiss. Although I wouldn't mind if it were a kiss.

I'm not some old-fashioned relic." Wendy blushed instantly at her candid reassurance. "Ms. Hurst, you've misunderstood." Just then, Liam stepped beside Wendy and spoke gently, rescuing her from Margaret's teasing. "Aunt Margaret, don't make such jokes anymore. This is a hospital. There are a lot of people around." His voice was just as clear and pleasant as it had always sounded over the phone. Wendy couldn't stop herself from glancing sideways at him.

The boyish air he once had was gone, replaced by a calm maturity that only made him more attractive than before. She couldn't help but wonder how many people had pursued him during all his years in Ochor, just like when they were students. Wendy fell into a daze as she stared until Margaret's laughter snapped her out of it. "Alright, alright -I'll leave you two to catch up. You haven't ---- seen each other in ages. I wouldn't want to get in your way. I'm going to take a little walk around.

Who knows how long T'llbe stuck staying here in this hospital?" As the assistant of Margaret's attending physician , Wendy quickly offered, "Ms. Hurst, let me go with you." Margaret's expression suddenly turned serious as she shook her head at Wendy. The look startled Wendy, and Margaret merely said, "No need. I like my peace. You should catch up with Liam before going back to your work." With that, she stood up and walked out the door.

Still feeling a little uneasy, Wendy was just about to follow her when Liam grabbed her wrist. "My aunt doesn't like being disturbed . You don't have to go with her. Ihave two bodyguards downstairs, and they'll follow her when they see her." Wendy breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to him. " That's good to know." As soon as she finished speaking, the hospital room fell silent once again. But now, there was one less person in the room, with only Wendy and Liam remaining.

With him still holding her wrist, the warmth of his touch radiated through the thin fabric of her blouse and made it feel like their skin was touching. It was as if there was nothing ---- between them. This was just like how, even after all these years apart, there wasn't the slightest trace of unfamiliarity between them, even though they'd only reconnected a month ago. The temperature on her wrist continued to rise.