The raise of Maureen Smith and her Good Luck System
Chapter 131: Why keep our relationship a secret?

Chapter 131: Why keep our relationship a secret?

Maureen had her full of laughter, and wisely decided not to push further; she didn’t want to make Liam so embarrassed that it might aggravate his injury.

After all, he was still nursing an injured leg; it wasn’t a matter of being taken lightly.

Maureen returned to her chair, and smoothed out the messy blanket that had been pulled around by Liam.

With stern seriousness, she tucked it in around both sides of his body.

"Alright, let’s eat something.

What do you fancy? I’ll go buy it," she said.

"It’s still snowing outside. Why would you go?

With your petite arms and legs, carrying back the meal might result in it all spilling everywhere.

How about takeout?" Liam was still unwilling to let go of Maureen’s hand.

"Or we could ask Mr. Boris to fetch it."

While holding her hand, his other hand reached out to grab his cellphone placed on the bedside table, and began to look up Mr. Boris’s contact number.

"What would you like to eat?" Maureen listed a few dishes.

Liam, with his gaze lowered, started typing out a message with one hand.

He typed incredibly fast, inputting all the dishes Maureen mentioned without hesitation.

Watching him, Maureen found it amusing and squeezed his hand, teasing, "So, it won’t be snowing if Mr. Boris goes out?

And there won’t be any risk of food spillage?" Liam sensed she was asking deliberately, just to playfully tease him.

After sending the message, Liam put down his phone, pulled up one leg, and casually watched her, saying with ease, "Mr. Boris gets paid for his work, what’s wrong with him running an errand?"

Maureen replied, "You could also pay me." Liam responded, "You well know that—" Maureen: "Knowing what exactly?"

"Knowing... Knowing that I consider you as my partner! Can that be the same as with Mr. Boris?! Why would I care about Mr. Boris?! I don’t consider Mr. Boris as my partner!"

Liam’s face was boiling hot, letting everything out recklessly.

Seeing Maureen lick her lips, her eyes bent in amusement, he resentfully squeezed Maureen’s face.

"How come I never discovered before that you’re so good at tormenting people?" Maureen quickly apologized in all earnestness.

"I’m sorry."

"But you want to return the goods now—" Liam’s heart tightened, staring at Maureen.

He was about to say what kind of goods and how could he let him return them so casually?

How could he possibly return them? She should not go back on her word!

But then Maureen said: "It’s already too late now."

Liam’s face turned red, his heart that had jumped into his throat was swallowed back. Maureen laughed and teased Liam: " Liam is rich and handsome, I’ve latched onto you now."

Liam tried to restrain the corners of his mouth from lifting, pretending to be helpless and said: "Cling on then, there’s no other choice."

Really...After liking him, the little mask had no difference from what he imagined

. Very clingy indeed. Being this clingy after just confessing.

What to do in the future.

The two held hands while talking.

In fact, they didn’t say anything meaningful, but even if all was just some nutrient-free nonsense, both were still laughing and happy.

Maureen thought to herself, if she had known she would end up with Liam, she would have confessed her feelings earlier, and wouldn’t have wasted so much time.

Liam was also reflecting.

If he had known that, after all their winding paths, Little Mask would end up liking him, he should have insisted that she stayed by his side from the first day he met her.

That was the day when he felt an indescribably prickly, electrifying sensation deep in his heart whenever he saw her. However, regret is still regret.

Fortunately, it is not too late now. ..... Just a few minutes later, there was a sound of knocking on the door.

The two of them thought it was Mr. Boris who had returned after buying some food.

"He’s back already? But I ordered more than ten dishes?"

Liam found it hard to believe the speed.

"I’ll go and open the door," Maureen said. Just as she was about to get up, Liam tightened his hold on her hand and did not let go.

The door was pushed open from the outside. The door was not locked, and it opened with a twist of the doorknob from the outside.

"How on earth did you end up in the hospital?" Those who came in were Drake, Niel and Josephine.

They had heard that Liam had broken his leg and came over to visit.

Maureen’s face blushed as bright as fire at the sight of Josephine, who was the last to enter.

She was in trouble.

She hadn’t told Josephine that she likes Liam yet.

Holding hands in front of so many people, as a girl, Maureen was a bit shy.

She subconsciously wanted to retract her hand, but she couldn’t.

Liam only held her hand tighter.

Maureen looked up at him, her eyes seemed to ask: Are we going public now? Liam didn’t understand the message in Maureen’s eyes.

He looked at her with displeasure, his eyes asking: Why are you suddenly letting go?

While the two were engaging in an intense exchange of looks, Niel and two others were about to walk in.

Niel looked at Liam’s plastered left ankle with a sorrowful expression, "Liam, how did this happen?

What will you do when you need to use the restroom?" Maureen turned her body towards them, they had not noticed the hand she was holding.

Unable to free herself from Liam’s grasp, Maureen became nervous. She directly held on to Liam’s hand and put both their hands under his blanket.

Liam finally understood the meaning behind her actions, looking at her with a pained expression.

However, Maureen hadn’t anticipated that this act made people’s imagination run wild.

The three of them had now noticed Maureen’s hand lying under Liam’s blanket. Moreover, her hand was moving around, creating a small bulge in the blanket.

The three of them: "..." Niel and Josephine’s faces were full of an array of different expressions. ...

The ward was unusually quiet for a while. Neither Maureen nor Liam realized what was going on.

Liam glanced impatiently at the three people who entered, blaming them for ruining his private time with his ’little mouth-cover,’ and asked, "Why are you here? How did you know about this?"

Maureen also turned her head to look at them: "Take a seat; there’s a sofa over there." Are these two actually so calmly asking them to sit?! Josephine exclaimed:

"Maureen???" Niel swallowed, saying: "Maureen, your hand, what are you doing with your hand under Liam’s blanket?"

Drake folded his arms, implying: "Your progress is really surprising." Maureen looked down and found— Liam was holding her hand tightly, refusing to let go, causing a small mound to appear from under the blanket.

Realizing what Niel was implying, Maureen jumped up, her cheeks burning hot.

"What, what nonsense are you talking about? I was just, my hand was a bit cold, I was just warming it," Maureen explained, her mind buzzing.

Liam also reacted to this late, his ears instantly turned red.

He quickly picked up a pillow and threw it towards the hospital room door: "What’s wrong with the two of you, thinking dirty thoughts?

Can’t you shut up?!" Niel and Josephine were taken aback, and reluctantly believed that Maureen’s hand was just warming up in Liam’s blanket.

However, the two of them looked at Maureen and Liam again and felt that something had changed between these two.

It was hard to tell what exactly had changed, but it seemed a bit more intimate than before.

Drake and Josephine sat on the sofa, and Niel picked up the pillow to make a few cups of tea.

The group had barely arrived and hadn’t even taken a sip of water when they were urged to leave quickly by Liam, who kept his leg propped up in a cast.

Niel was heartbroken.

"Liam, how could you be like this? I rushed over when I heard that you had broken your leg.

I’m sure you’ll need my help when you need to use the bathroom later."

Maureen actually also wanted them to leave quickly, so she casually said, "No need, Liam can do it even with one leg.

And I can help, too." Liam glanced at Maureen, his face flushing and lips slightly curved.

See, Maureen also wanted some alone time.

His dissatisfaction from not having his relationship acknowledged was instantly resolved so easily.

Niel: "..." He always had a feeling that something must have happened between these two before and after Liam’s leg fracture!

There wasn’t much space for him to begin with, and now his precious spot was squeezed away by Maureen!

After a while, a nurse came to administer an anti-inflammatory drip to Liam.

Niel and Drake decided to go to the doctor’s office to see the x-rays and buy some snacks on the way.

So, along with Josephine, they left.

Maureen stayed in the room.

After the nurse finished the drip and left, Maureen got up, adjusted Liam’s blanket, and stuffed a pillow behind his back, making him more comfortable.

Taking advantage of the guys’ absence, Liam gazed at Maureen, speaking hoarsely,

"What were you doing letting go just now?" What did Maureen mean?

"Aren’t you going to take responsibility for him?!"

"After confessing, you don’t plan to go public and make him your secret boyfriend?"

Upon hearing him mention this, Maureen knew what he was going to ask.

Before he could show his disappointed expression, she quickly explained,

"I didn’t mean to keep it secret, wasn’t I just too hasty and unprepared?"

Having said this, Maureen held his hand.

Liam took her hand but still looked at her with a hint of distrust.

After gazing at her for a moment, he lowered his dark lashes, looking melancholic.

He let out a low sigh and said sadly, "Little Mask, you don’t need to explain, I understand that you are just--" Fearing he would exaggerate the situation, Maureen quickly interjected, "Let’s do it this way, you decide when and where to make it public, I’m okay with everything."

"Really?" Liam suppressed a smile, his eyes still reddened and his face wore the look of vulnerability and hurt.

Maureen desperately wanted to shake his shoulder, "Really!" What can she do to make him feel secure?!

"Then, can you get my scarf for me, my neck is cold," Liam suddenly said.

His right hand was holding a needle and his left hand was clasping Maureen’s.

Looking at it, his scarf was on the bedside table to his right.

Maureen thought it would be easier to just increase the heating, but seeing Liam’s hollow gaze, she decided to go around and fetch it for him.

However, before she could take a step, she was unable to move.

Maureen looked at Liam, "If you don’t let go of my hand, how can I go over and get it for you?"

"You figure it out."

Maureen felt that she had panicked earlier and had tried to hide the hand that was held by the two of them.

It was her guilt, so she consciously let him bully her this time.

She knelt beside the bed on one knee, extended her long arm towards the right side of Liam to get his scarf.

However, just as her fingers touched the yarn of the scarf, before she had managed to grab it, she saw Liam suddenly lifting his right hand that held the needle.

Maureen was just about to warn him not to move about recklessly, for fear of causing blood pressure!

But then she felt Liam raise his hand and gently press it on the back of her neck. "

Caught off guard, Maureen was already unsteady, but the feeling on her neck was like the shock of electricity, causing a numbing sensation.

She couldn’t hold herself up any longer and fell forward onto Liam.

Her nose brushed against his tall and straight nose bridge, with her lips directly landing on the corner of his mouth.

The soft and dry sensation from her lips went straight to her heart.

Her soul seemed to shudder.

Did she... kiss him?

Just like that —— Maureen blankly widened her eyes, staring at Liam who was close at hand under her gaze, her mind went blank.

Suddenly, the sound of a door opening came from behind.

The sound of someone stepping in followed.

Afterwards came the sound of three people collectively gasping in surprise.

Liam lifted his eyelids leisurely, his ears reddening.

Suppressing his shyness and mustering the courage, he curled his lips and said,

"You said we could go public, why not now?

In this situation?"