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e to waste. The stranger asked me why the front door was open, and I p

ands trembling as he was frozen to a spot, exami

e backseat of his car and as the stranger was about to open the

of the car, head

going?!" He yelled a

got into the house, got up the stairs and i

came out of the buildi

drove off at speed.

stranger kept looking at me and my

ling uncomfortable b

u actually went to get a doll from the house earl

y I'll have of her. It was her favorite do

e doll?" He in

im. "She's dead now." I said,

th regret for asking any question

didn't mean to-

years since she died, so..." I couldn't compl

quickly averted his gaze, f

stared at my mother, h

sking," he said, breaki

stuttered to ask, not wa

d, reliving the whole

take of breath immed

I were seriously injured. We were hospitalized, and I fell into a coma while my mother had six surgeries. The accident left o

that, but we thought it was just because of the grief he was feeling. Truth be told, we should have reported him to the police. Instead, we let it go on for far too long. He should have been in jail a long time ago." My voi

d the tears stream

sked, his voice thick with emotio

p down, we always believed that he would change. We thought he was just griev

he stranger said, his

ut the hard way," I said as I

hospital and pa

said, my voice trembling with

o much faster than at a public one," he explained, glancing at me in the rearview

? Who are you?" I asked, feeling m

l smirk on his lips. "Nice to meet you, girl,

Liam Anderson?! As in, the Liam Anderson of the Anderson family?

t my reaction. "I think you've got it a

reeling from the realization that this stranger I had agr

s well," Liam said,

ied for a data analyst position at one of your company'

ny, I apologize for tha

" I hesitated, unsure if I should share more, but then decided to come clean. "To be honest, th

ness and concern as I watched hi

" He asked, trying to change th

I replied. "Nice to meet

t ask burning ques

s, are you?" My voice shook with concern as

d and unbuckled his seatbelt. My heart thudded in my chest a

iss Brookes. I'll show you that not all men are evil, the good o

face and felt the wet liquid that filled my hand. His touch was soothing, and his kindn

ng up, sobbing uncontrollably. Liam looked at me while I sobbed, not holding it against

re safe now." He sai

having someone I could trust. As the tears rolled down my cheeks, I felt something stir in my

to me while I sobbed into my hands. His words were soft and soothing, but I still couldn't stop the tears from flowing

us, okay?" I sobbed, looking

and patted

he replied gently. "I'm here for you, an

y mind and knew that I neede

never let any harm come to my mother. You can hurt me, but not her. Please prom

"I promise you, Miss Brookes, that I will keep to my word and I wil

in public, I couldn't bear people getting close to me, especially men, because it would totally freak me out, and I would

m, too afraid to leave. I rarely left the house unless the situation demanded it. I extremely hated being touched in any way, and was always

buse I endured from my father left a deep and lasting impact on my mental health. But here I was, letting a man I d

all the tension and fear that had built up over the years melted away at that mom

e his lips had just been. His eyes were filled with a sincerity th

ou, and I will never abandon you." I felt my heart swell with a sense of saf

a few minutes later, and I immediately got out of the car with my mothe

.

approached Liam, their

me immediately I heard you were around." His

, turned to look at him. "Oh, Doctor Matthew

y attend to your guest, if you'll allow it, young m

ake sure that nothing bad happens to

osity evident on his face. "May I ask

iancée and her mother," he said. "And if anything happens to them, you

ith shock and fear. "Of course, young master," Doctor Matthew said, h

id, "Come with me." They all h

"Just what I wanted," he muttered to himself.