Chapter 57: He Could Never Hear the Answer

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: He Could Never Hear the Answer

Five days later, the three Martinez siblings set foot on the Capital spaceport. Alexander was already waiting at the pickup zone. He saw Liam with a deathly pale face being supported by Benjamin and Isabella under both arms, and a look of heartache flashed in Alexander’s eyes.

"Why are you this exhausted? You could have taken the slow ship."

Liam forced a smile and waved his hand to signal that he was fine. Benjamin and Isabella greeted Alexander in low voices. He nodded in return and opened the car door for them to get in. On the way back, he continuously looked at Liam sitting between the two Martinez siblings through the rearview mirror. He had a great deal he wanted to say in his heart, but he knew this was not the appropriate time.

The hovercar arrived at the Hall family mansion, not stopping at the gate but driving straight to the front door. The butler was standing at the door looking out expectantly. He saw Alexander’s hovercar returning, hurriedly saying loudly:

"They are back, they are back!"

Mr. and Mrs. Hall were sitting anxiously on the sofa. They heard that and immediately sprang to their feet, running to the door to welcome the people.

Liam was supported out by his older brother and sister. Alexander stepped out of the car as well. The vehicle moved automatically to its parking spot in the garage.

Mrs. Hall saw Liam’s pale face and could not stop herself from covering her mouth. Mr. Hall’s eyebrows also knitted into a single line. A stern look appeared on his face, making Isabella and Benjamin unconsciously feel afraid. Alexander hurried to step forward to ease the atmosphere:

"Let’s go inside the house to talk."

Mr. Hall nodded. Everyone went inside the house together. Isabella and Benjamin were so tense they did not dare walk fast, only taking small, slow steps one by one. Mr. Hall pointed his hand, signaling them to sit down on the sofa, but Liam shook his head. He asked in a low voice:

"Where is Elijah?"

Mrs. Hall said sorrowfully: "Since that day until now, he has holed up in his room without coming out. He sits blankly on the bed looking out the window all day, and he pays no attention when we call him."

Liam nodded: "I will go visit him first, you all just sit here."

Isabella and Benjamin still wanted to support Liam but he refused. He stood straight on his own, holding onto the handrail to walk up under everyone’s worried gazes. The butler could not hold his tongue, hurriedly taking a step forward:

"Second Young Master... Master Liam, let me help you."

"Uncle Levi, I can walk on my own, you do not need to support me."

Liam was not pushing himself unnecessarily. He knew perfectly well what his current health condition was. Although he looked weak, he was not to the point of being unable to walk. He refused the butler’s help, subsequently climbing up on his own. The butler and Mrs. Hall were truly not at ease. They followed right behind Liam, both hands slightly raised forward, guarding in case Liam fell so they could still catch him in time.

Benjamin and Isabella saw them worrying for Liam like that, and the corners of their eyes grew slightly damp. Benjamin took a deep breath, saying:

"It seems Liam did not lie, you all truly treat him very well."

The two siblings sat down on the sofa, raising their heads to speak apologetically to Alexander:

"Brother Alexander, we apologize for putting on an act to deceive you. The truth is because Liam previously said he did not want to be involved with the Hall family, while we misunderstood Elijah, therefore we did not want to let you know Liam had returned."

Alexander shook his head: "I understand, I do not blame you two. How did Liam find you two after all? I personally went to Polaris yet I could not find you two either."

Isabella spoke slowly: "Liam has a private information channel of his own. A friend of his is very skilled in the intelligence field, therefore he could find us on an abandoned planet."

Mr. Hall said nothing, only sitting on one side listening to the three young people talking with each other. A few minutes later, Mrs. Hall and the butler also came downstairs. Mrs. Hall said:

"He wants to speak privately with Elijah, it is inconvenient for me to disturb them. However, I have set the alarm on the nanny Robot. If Elijah takes any extreme action, it will alert us."

Mr. Hall nodded, shifting to one side, making room for Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Hall looked at the two Martinez siblings, unable to bear to reprimand them. Benjamin was only about Alexander’s age. The year that incident happened, Benjamin was still too young to think everything through thoroughly. Two children struggled to make a living, raising another child, they had truly done exceptionally well.

The people downstairs conversed about trivial matters, mainly asking after each other about the two children in the house. Meanwhile, the two children in their conversation were currently eye to eye, looking at each other in silence without uttering a word. Ultimately, it was Liam who pulled a chair from Elijah’s vanity table, sitting down beside Elijah’s bed.

Both of their faces were equally pale at this moment. Elijah stared fixedly at Liam’s haggard face, smirking and letting out a sneer:

"It seems you are not living very well either, are you?"

Liam nodded: "Yes, not very well. I am pregnant."

The mocking smile on Elijah’s face froze stiff, subsequently he turned his face away, no longer looking at Liam. Only then did Liam speak:

"I heard Mr. and Mrs. Hall and Alexander talk about your matter. That is the reason you hate Liam, is it not?"

Elijah’s expression turned gloomy. He gripped the blanket over his body tightly, gritting his teeth while speaking:

"Am I not allowed to hate?"

Liam nodded: "It is right to hate. The person experiencing those things should have been Liam. But Elijah, he always failed to understand why you hated him like that. Up until now the truth is clear, but he can never hear the answer anymore."

Elijah snapped his head back around, staring at Liam in bewilderment: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Liam let out a sigh: "Liam is dead, he died on that birthday. As for me, I am only a wandering soul, reviving inside his body."

Nirvana shouted loudly: [Host! You are crazy! How can you bring this kind of matter out to say?]

Liam paid no attention to the system. He looked at Elijah who was stupefied on the bed. Elijah’s eyes brimmed with disbelief, seemingly failing to understand what the absurd words Liam had just said were. Liam leaned forward slightly, lacing his fingers together to rest on the bed, subsequently resting his chin on them:

"It sounds truly unbelievable, does it not? If Liam had entered that lounge room that day and had relations with those Alphas you sought out, perhaps he would not have died. As fate would have it, he ran into a high-grade Alpha’s room instead.

Liam was only the most useless E-grade Omega. How could he withstand the pheromone assault from a high-grade Alpha? Therefore he died right on the bed, subsequently I arrived to take his place."

Liam looked straight into Elijah’s eyes: "I know you will not believe these words. But Elijah, Liam Hall has used his life to repay the debt he owed you."

Liam stood up, gently rubbing Elijah’s soft, fluffy hair, saying:

"He has departed from this world. If he knew the truth, he would surely hope that you step out of the past as well, looking toward the future ahead. Elijah, do not keep living in hatred forever and miss out on a beautiful life. The people loving you in this world are a great many, do not keep evading their love forever."

Elijah looked at the unfamiliar Liam in front of him in bewilderment. He had arrived at the Hall house a year ago, understanding Liam’s character clearly. Even though Liam at that time was also always calm and gentle like this, his actions still held a bit of childishness, every thought written entirely on his face.

However, this person in front of his eyes was far too steady, far too mature. This person’s gaze looking at him was like an elder looking at a child in the house, completely not the gaze an eighteen-year-old youth should possess.

Elijah gritted his teeth tight, his eyes opening wide to glare at Liam: "I do not believe it! Do not use that absurd excuse to deceive me!"

Having said that, he lay down on the bed, pulling the blanket to cover himself tightly. Liam said nothing further, only opening the smart watch, inputting Elijah’s smart ID number. The original owner’s memory had always been very good. Despite not liking Elijah, the original owner remembered Elijah’s smart ID very clearly.

After finishing inputting the number, Liam sent his broadcast channel over. He said:

"I will not explain. You only need to watch this, you will know that I and Liam Hall are absolutely not the same person."

Having finished speaking, Liam walked outside, leaving a private space for Elijah. The door had barely closed before Elijah poked his head out from the blanket. His eyes were bloodshot. He looked at the message just sent to the smart watch, gritting his teeth while muttering:

"It will be a long time before I believe it. What dying and reviving! It is all bullshit!"

Elijah followed the link Liam sent to enter Liam’s broadcast channel. He discovered in astonishment that he had actually followed this channel since half a month ago. His expression was extremely unpleasant. He scrolled through all of Liam’s previous posts.

After every livestream session, the videos in the broadcast session were all saved in an encrypted format. People could rewatch them but could not perform operations such as liking, fast-forwarding, pausing, commenting, or gifting.

However, that did not affect Elijah discovering the change in the livestream style.

Previously, the room owner was always silent, attentively drawing every single pen stroke, not interacting with the audience either. Yet in the past half month, the live room’s content had shifted from drawing to cooking. The streamer spoke more. The initial single-angle camera also shifted to shooting from many different angles. Furthermore, this person no longer drew either. The pictures during this time were only two pictures related to food.

Liam even opened an affiliate shop linking to a restaurant, specializing in supplying ready-to-eat fresh food. Based on the sales figures, the revenue was certainly no less than Alexander’s company.

Elijah’s expression shifted from contorted to suspicious, then from suspicious to utter bewilderment. Liam did not know how to cook. Liam did not know how to differentiate fresh food types either. He could not even tell Purple Crystal greens and Crystal Coral greens apart. How could he call their names correctly and turn them into something delicious in merely half a month?

Elijah gripped the smart watch in his hand tightly, his face turning even paler. So... was Liam Hall truly dead?

How could that be?

He only wanted Liam ruined in reputation and standing, enduring the waves of pain he himself once had to endure. He had never wanted to take Liam’s life!

Elijah buried his face in his knees, emitting broken, sobbing sounds.