Chapter 745
After some thought, Liam said, “Only when a person can protect himself can he be responsible for another life. Otherwise, it was nothing but empty words. I can tell you such perfunctory words as much as you want, but in a moment of crisis, I can’t guarantee what I will choose, because people’s instinctive reaction in a crisis is self–preservation.”
After a pause, he said quietly, “I can’t be sure what my instinctive reaction would be, but even if it is to protect myself first, I’m still willing to live and die with you.”
At first, Celeste was upset when she heard him choose self–protection first, but then she felt relieved.
Liam wasn’t the type to make assumptions, his serious answer showed he had really thought about it.
Once, she saw a video online of a car accident. An elderly couple’s car caught fire.
The man managed to escape from the car, but the woman was trapped inside. The fire was so intense that the man couldn’t get the woman out. He was helpless and cried like a child outside, then made a resolute decision to go back into the burning car, eventually disappearing with the woman in the blaze.
Could you say that just because the man didn’t save his loved one at first, he didn’t care about her?
Escaping is instinct, but his deciding to go back into the fire was true love.
Love yourself first, then love others – that was Liam’s view on love.
If someone told her this before, she would think it was selfish and not true love. But now she thinks this view on love is healthy.
Those who talk about living and dying for love and say you’re more important than life, once they stop loving you, they will treat you like a thorn in their side.
Love hopes for the other person to live and hate hopes for them to die.
She always thought she understood love, but in reality, her concept of love was childishly absurd.
Liam was a little nervous to see her fall silent and asked softly, “Are you angry?”
Actually, he could’ve lied to her, just like before, pretending not to care when he did.
He always thought too much, feeling he would be at a disadvantage if he admitted he cared first and the other party didn’t.
But how can you measure love by gains and losses?
He realized this too late and didn’t dare hide anything now. One wrong step, and Celeste might blacklist him.
Celeste came back to her senses, saw Liam’s nervous look, and suddenly found it funny.
He wasn’t afraid of making her angry when he was talking, but after he finished, he started to worry?
Celeste put on a stern face on purpose, “What if I am angry?”
Liam immediately regretted it. After a while, he said, “Then I take back what I said earlier, whatever you say goes.”
“I’ve already heard it all! Besides, you’re the boss, can you take back what you said?”
Liam pondered for a long time, then said gently, “If you can’t remember, then forget it. After all, you have a poor memory.”
Celeste was speechless.
She wanted to say something but noticed that Liam’s back was completely soaked by the rain.
She paused, took out her phone, and texted Trisha, “Hey, babe, can you bring me an umbrella after your meal? I’m stuck in the rain and can’t get home.”
At this moment, Trisha was already drunk.
Trisha grabbed a bottle of high–end red wine, sneakily stashed it away, then pulled out a cheap one to swig with Nicolas.
Nicolas wasn’t too pleased when he saw his pricey vino had been swapped out for some two–buck chuck.
