Chapter 105 A Sneak Attack
When the audience in the live stream heard what Mia said, they assumed Liam would definitely refuse. After all, they had a terrible falling out with Kendall yesterday!
Kendall was so angry yesterday that she physically beat both Liam and Jasper. How dare Mia now open her mouth and ask Liam to go up and beg Kendall for food?
The audience in the live stream shook their heads, and even Mia's fans didn't know how to excuse her behaviour this time. Everyone thought Liam would refuse, but when Liam heard Mia's words, he turned to look at her, actually stood up, and walked toward Kendall!
user @NoFriends: "...Huh?"
user @StiffBamboo: "No way, he actually went up to her."
user @TopCommentor: "Anyone with a shred of backbone wouldn't do this right now. Has Liam lost all his pride for Mia?"
The screen was filled with comments looking down on Liam.
The Hansen family was also watching the live stream.
Seeing the mocking comments about Liam, Diana was furious.
She had spent the last two days, day and night, aside from eating and sleeping, watching the live stream.
The switched identities of Kendall and Mia could not be known to the outside world.
The scene Diana least wanted to see was Liam, Mia, and Jasper having any contact with Kendall. As long as there was no contact, no conversation, and no conflict, the matter wouldn't be exposed. Conversely, the more they interacted, the greater the chance the secret would be revealed.
Diana had been worried that Kendall would use this opportunity on the show to find Liam or Jasper. But, surprisingly, Kendall treated them as strangers.
Instead, Liam and Mia were the ones starting to seek things from Kendall.
Watching Liam walk toward Kendall again, Diana frowned, feeling both displeasure and worry. However, no matter how much she worried, it was useless.
The Hansen family had tried many methods these past few days, but the program team refused to release the participants.
The program team had the contract that the guests had signed, and the terms and conditions clearly outlined all the various situations and emergencies the guests might encounter on the show. ..
With a formal contract in place, even if the Hansen family called the police, it wouldn't help. Diana could only pray that the news wouldn't be exposed on the show.
'30 Days of Survival' had been on the hot search for three straight days since it premiered, along with trending topics related to all the guests. Of these, the most frequent were those about Kendall.
Many talent agencies had noticed Kendall's popularity and wanted to sign her, but she was on the show and couldn't be contacted.
Many media outlets also noticed the huge traffic around Kendall. People trying to dig into Kendall's past experiences were endless.
Even the Hansen family had received many calls recently, with implicit and explicit questions trying to probe the relationship between Kendall and the Hansen family. The Hansen family had managed to deflect them all with other excuses.
What was puzzling was that none of Kendall's friends or former classmates had come out to spill any secrets.
Logically, with such immense popularity, even if all of Kendall's friends and classmates were commoners, they should have noticed this situation. However, the lack of exposés was a relief to the Hansen family.
When they first took Kendall back, Mia was already preparing to enter the entertainment industry. The Hansen family considered that the public announcement of the identity switch would harm Mia's reputation, so they didn't publicly announce the switch and also made Kendall swear to keep the secret.
It seemed that for now, only they knew the truth. As long as Kendall, Mia, and Liam didn't bring up the topic on the show, the secret wouldn't be exposed.
However, looking at the comments on the screen mocking Liam's lack of pride, Diana couldn't help but be furious. Her face darkened, and she raised her hand and furiously smashed the water cup on the floor.
Kendall returned fully loaded with the hen and the rabbit. She walked toward her tent, but halfway there, Liam blocked her path.
Kendall looked up at Liam coldly. Liam's eyes were fixed on the rabbit and hen in Kendall's hands. He broke character and offered Kendall a friendly smile. "Kendall, you're back from hunting?"
When things are abnormal, there's always a reason. Kendall stood still, watching Liam. "Something wrong?"
"Yes." Liam raised a hand to rub his stomach, his brows slightly furrowed, and he complained.
"Since coming to this island, Mia and I haven't eaten meat once.
Since you hunt every day, we'll let it go that you didn't share the roasted rabbit yesterday, but surely you won't hog this chicken and rabbit all to yourself today.
" As Liam spoke, his peripheral vision kept glancing at Kendall's face.
In fact, when he saw the prey in Kendall's hands, even if Mia hadn't called him, Liam had planned to approach Kendall to talk.
Kendall grew up in the countryside and was much better at wilderness survival than they were. Liam wasn't stupid, he had realized that it was difficult to fill their stomachs on their own.
Instead of starving, he figured he might as well swallow his pride and give Kendall a chance to reconcile. That way, Kendall could 'return home', and he wouldn't continue to starve.
user @TiredOfLife: "Hog it all? What nonsense is Liam saying?"
user @ApplePie: "Oh my goodness. This is food Kendall hunted herself. How is that 'hogging' it? And she generously shared it with Henry!"
user @AngryTeen: "Liam truly breaks my moral compass and understanding again and again. Are all rich people like this?"
user @SensibleTeen: "How can he say that with such a sense of righteousness?"
user @RichieRich: "I'm rich too, but I have a great moral compass and never bully people."
user @WhiteForest: "Right, right, rich people shouldn't be stereotyped."
Kendall was silent for a moment, as if she wasn't quite sure what she had just heard. But seeing Liam's face, which seemed to suggest this was the way things should be, she knew she hadn't misheard.
"Liam, do you feel that the beating I gave you yesterday wasn't hard enough? So you've come to test my patience again?"
user @CutieMiMi: "Hahahaha, that's my violent sister!"
Hearing Kendall's words, Liam immediately backed up a large step. "Kendall, are you going to hit me again?!"
"Didn't you walk up to me yourself?" Kendall said coldly, "I already told you yesterday, stop provoking me, or I'll beat you every time I see you."
"Kendall, I'm giving you a chance to reconcile right now," Liam gritted his teeth, lowering his voice, "Are you really not planning to go home?"
Kendall froze. The audience in front of the screen also widened their eyes.
Only Diana looked terrified when she heard Liam's words.
Before Kendall could refuse, Liam quickly promised, "Don't worry, as long as you give me half of the prey you catch every time, I promise to drive you home myself after we leave here.
And I won't bully you again, I'll treat you the same way I treat Mia.
If Luke and the others bully you, I'll help you too. "
A coldness gradually formed in Kendall's eyes. "So, you know... you guys were bullying me all along, and I thought you were all just blind."
Suddenly being called out, Liam frowned. "Kendall, don't go too far. No matter how upset you are, you should have gotten over it all yesterday when you hit me."
Kendall nodded, interjecting, "So, can you stop coming up to me and saying such disgusting things? If you make me angry, it's very easy to beat you."
Liam was exasperated. "Kendall, are you really going to be this heartless? Before, whenever I came home late, you would always prepare a late-night snack for me. Now I've been hungry for days, and you don't care about me at all?"
In Liam's heart, he was still unwilling to believe that Kendall would truly leave them. After all, when Kendall first returned to the Hansen family, her words and actions were beyond submissive.
Even though she was their biological daughter, the Hansen family introduced her as a poor relative staying with them from the countryside. Kendall not only didn't get angry but even tried to please every member of the Hansen family.
Kendall not only bought Luca and Luke limited-edition gaming consoles, but she also knew he often came home around one or two in the morning after hanging out, so she would prepare late-night snacks or warming soup for him at home.
At first, Liam looked down on Kendall's 'maid-like' behaviour and didn't accept her kindness.
It wasn't until he tried a late-night snack on the table one time and found that Kendall had made them herself and her cooking was surprisingly good.
.. that Liam would occasionally give Kendall attention and try her food.
However, most of the time, the things Kendall made ended up being poured into the trash can.
Sometimes, when Liam didn't want the late-night snack Kendall had prepared earlier, he would ask her to cook something new in the kitchen, and Kendall would immediately go to the kitchen to busy herself without a single complaint.
Even if Liam only took two bites and didn't want any more, Kendall wouldn't get angry.
Even though Kendall had voluntarily moved out of the Hansen family, and even though Kendall had beaten him twice during this time, in Liam's mind, Kendall's submissive image, where she bent over backward to fit in with the Hansen family, was deeply ingrained.
Therefore, Liam was unwilling, and indeed unable, to believe that Kendall would truly no longer need the Hansen family. This was why he said what he did. He thought Kendall would be unable to refuse the phrase, 'I'll drive you home to the Hansen family'.
Liam's words instantly reminded Kendall of the stupid things she had done for the Hansen family before. She really must have been out of her mind before!
She had never received any familial affection growing up! That was why, when she returned to the Hansen family, she was like a traveler who had walked in the desert for half a century and finally saw an oasis. She clung to that blood relationship and refused to let go.
Thankfully, she had now poured the water out of her brain.
Looking at Liam in front of her, Kendall showed an expression of disgust and revulsion.
"Following you back to the Hansen family was absolutely the biggest mistake I've made in my twenty-three years of life.
As for the things you just said, don't bring them up in front of me a second time, or I'll beat you every time I hear it! "
That was truly a stain on her life!
user @DetectiveSoo: "Wait? Isn't Liam's home the Hansen family? Why would he use the word 'go home' with Kendall?"
user @SiSiOnTop: "Kendall often cooked late-night snacks for Liam at the Hansen family? It seems like they had a good relationship then."
user @CoolUncle: "Didn't they say Kendall was kicked out by the Hansen family? Looking at the current situation, that doesn't seem right... Kendall is the one with the upper hand, right?"
user @SerialNovelist: "Liam's attitude toward Kendall is so strange. He's actually accusing Kendall of not caring about him anymore... It feels like a boyfriend complaining to his ex-girlfriend."
user @SpoonAndFork: "So... Kendall isn't a distant relative? Is she Liam's ex-girlfriend?"
user @DoNotDisturb: "Impossible! They don't have any chemistry at all!"
user @DiligentStudent: "Oh, well, they broke up now. An ex is basically an enemy, and enemies see red when they meet."
user @AutumnWinds: "Hey, now that you mention it, Kendall and Liam kind of look like a couple, don't you think?"
It was a good thing Kendall didn't know she was being live-streamed, nor did she know the audience's wild guesses on screen. Otherwise, seeing that someone was actually pairing her with Liam, Kendall would definitely be so angry that she would drag Liam out and beat him senseless right there.
Liam stood rooted to the spot, his expression dark. He was a man, after all. Being pinned down and beaten by Kendall in front of all the guests yesterday was bad enough.
Now, talking to Kendall, he was being looked down on and coldly warned.
Liam's hands, hanging by his sides, clenched into fists, and a dark resentment gradually gathered in his eyes. He turned around, looked at Kendall's back, and reached into his pocket to pull out a pair of scissors.
user @EagleEyes: "Holy crap! Holy crap! That move by Liam!"
user @PuppyLove: "How does he have scissors in his pocket?! What is he trying to do?!"
Just as the audience was holding its breath, a black, unidentified object flew from behind Liam and struck him.
"Ah!" A scream tore from Liam's mouth.
Everyone looked toward Liam. Kendall, who was walking ahead, turned her head. When she saw the person behind Liam, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
'N... Nathan?'
The young man who came out of the forest was tall and handsome, covered in dust from travel. He was holding a coconut in his arms. He stood still, his beautiful brown eyes looking at Kendall eagerly.
Although he showed no expression on his face, Kendall somehow read anxiety and grievance in his eyes. He had walked tens of miles from the safe house just to see Kendall, whom he missed so much. Now that he had finally reunited with her, he was just standing there nervously, unsure of what to do.
user @ChasingWinds: "Woah woah woah!!! Who! Who is this guy!!!"
user @BeautyAdmirer: "Ah ah ah ah ah, I'm dead! He's so handsome!!!"
user @HotCocoa: "He's not just handsome, he's tall! And he has a great body! And a clean aura! Oh my goodness! Where did the program team find this angel?!"
user @GossipGirl: "The program team is incredible! His looks totally put the popular young stars in the entertainment industry to shame. Even Daniel looks mediocre next to him!"
user @RedVelvetCake: "Woowoo!!! Debut! Get him to debut today!!!"
user @RichieRich: "Three minutes! No, one minute! I need all his information!"
user @QueenBee: "Sighs I never expected to see a top-tier handsome guy. Where did he come from? Why didn't I notice him just now? Looking at his perfect physique, he can't be a virtual character created by the program team, can he?"
(End of Chapter)