After a moment, she heard Liam's angry footsteps chasing after her, and she immediately quickened her own pace, 'thump-thump-thump,' jumping forward.
Liam saw her avoiding him, seething with anger, he caught up to her in big strides, reaching out his long arm to grab her wrist.
Maya's instinctive first reaction upon being pulled was to escape, so she swung his hand off forcefully and jumped forward.
Her action made Liam completely lose his patience; he hugged her waist and hoisted her onto his shoulder, heading towards the hotel.
"Let me down! Let me down!" Upon Liam's shoulder, Maya's tiny hands kept hitting him, trying to regain her freedom.
At this moment, the nicer Liam tried to be to her, the stronger her resistance grew; if she didn't vent her feelings of grievance, she wouldn't feel satisfied.
But, her resistance was meaningless to Liam, as he wasn't affected by her and still had no intention of letting her go.
