Chapter 1838

Maeve seemed to be frightened by Liam's words. Seeing her expression, Liam instinctively wondered if he had come off too strong. After all, why else would she look so terrified? He quickly realized that this was the version of Maeve still figuring things out, not the one who could spar with him mentally now that she'd leveled up. At the moment, Maeve was just... a regular woman. Liam paused for a moment, lost in thought. How exactly does one communicate with a regular woman? He frowned, feeling uneasy. He'd never actually interacted with a regular woman before. Maeve looked absolutely petrified of him as her eyes widened as if he were some kind of monster. "Dude, that's not how you go about winning a girl over!" "I know Ms. Scott's popular, but come on, you're coming off way too strong!" When the bell rang, two guys approached Liam and slung their arms casually around his shoulders. Despite this being their first encounter, their friendliness was as if they'd known each othe