My heart skipped a beat, but I knew perfectly well this was just a drunk ramble from him.
"Liam, you're drunk."
"No, I'm not!" Liam grew suddenly agitated. "Emma, I know I'm being really thick-skinned asking this, but don't hang up, okay? Just let me talk for a bit. I really have no one else to talk to about this."
This was the first time Liam had ever shown me his vulnerable side.
And it was all for another woman.
I asked, my voice tight, "What do you want to say?"
Liam's tone was hoarse. "You know why I like Diaia? She's young, full of energy. She looks up to me, relies on me, her whole world revolves around me. She's nothing like you in that way."
I had no response.
It's true. I was a doctor, swamped with work every single day.
I'd been stupid enough to think that us focusing o
