Chapter 1422

Seeing Christopher's less-than-pleased expression, Hesper followed up with an innocent tone. "I can be quite blunt at times too. I hope you won't hold these small matters against me." She essentially reiterated what Christopher had expressed earlier, and she did so flawlessly. It was clear that Christopher was getting annoyed, as he toyed with his fingertips and let a cryptic smile curl at his lips. Liam did not expect their initial confrontation to evolve into a heated argument, but he could do nothing about it. The good thing was that both of them had dropped their hostility, and they were now just talking about Lily. Although it seemed strange for them to begin talking nicely to each other again, Liam did not comment. Hesper did not want to continue the verbal sparring with Christopher. She took a step back and ended the conversation. At this point, she was reasonably certain that Christopher was behind Lily's situation. The reason he came back was to learn the aftermath. It