Lana was panting hard from all the running and exercises that she just finished. As to her routine, she rushed to Clyde's cafe for breakfast since her stomach was rumbling already.

  She pushed the door open and as soon as she went inside she saw Clyde sitting. He was chatting with a man on her favourite table. She hesitated a little, but felt a sense of familiarity with the person sitting there and wrinkled her forehead. She felt the back of the person talking with Clyde was very similar to someone.

  She walked towards Clyde's table, and before she reached there Clyde saw her and even winked at her.

  Lana walked forward and her mouth opened up in shock, hearing the man spoke in annoyance.

  'I am a straight man and not a homo!' were the words that kept on repeating in Lana's head.

  Clyde had already left from that table, and Lana stood still fixed on her spot while looking at Liam in disbelief, with her widened eyes, and a questioning face as if Liam had cheated on her.

  Liam was cursing Clyde in his heart for purposefully doing this to him. He didn't intend on hiding this from Lana, but it was all a figment of her own mind that she thought him to be a Gay.

  'Why did she look like I had cheated on her?' Liam mused.

  "You're a straight man?" Lana whispered, not leaving Liam's guilty eyes.

  "Yes, I am." Liam directly answered.

  Lana felt her knees weakened, so she sat opposite Liam's chair. Then she slapped herself that startled Liam.

  "What are you doing?" asked in concern then stretched his hand to stop her. Lana did not answer but stood up again and said, "I'm sorry. I have to go now."

  Liam was about to get up from his chair to follow Lana, but Clyde stopped him and suggested, "Following her is not a good idea for now. Just sit and finish your coffee, Liam. And talk later because Lana must still be in shock and you won't be able to have a rational talk with her in that state."

  ???What's going on?" Liam asked.

  Clyde sat on the chair and keenly looked at Liam.

  "Do you like Lana?" Clyde directly asked but Liam only answered him with a blank stare.

  "I have to know your answer if you want to know what Lana's real ordeal is." Clyde simply added. Because if Liam was not interested in Lana, then there was no point for him to know a thing.

  "I like her." Liam answered without a second thought. He liked her, that was why he did not want Lana to leave at any cost. He was already so much dependent on her presence.

  "Hmm, then you have to be patient with her." Clyde started and then explained afterwards why Lana hated and detested men. Liam listened to everything keenly as he wanted to understand her better. Then Clyde left Liam to attend to other customers.

  Liam was in deep thought and left the cafe after some time. Hearing Lana's past from Clyde, Liam could fully understand why Lana came to that point in her life that she hated men so much.

  He drove his car and stopped a little far from Lana's house, wondering how Lana was doing. Even in his wildest dreams he hadn't thought his simple truth would land such a harsh blow on her.

  'Will she leave his firm? Will she leave him now?' Those were the crucial questions bothering Liam while he drove back to his office. He had to admit there were feelings for her in his heart and that he wanted her to stay by his side, not for a few days, but for a long time.

  He was still in that dilemma when he arrived at his office. After quite some time he was still feeling a little lost and could not focus on his work. He got up from his chair and went into Jorge's room.

  "What's wrong with you?" Liam asked, seeing Jorge was wearing a shade inside.

  "I have an eyesore." Jorge replied, stuttering.

  Liam's lips finally lifted up and thanks to Jorge he felt a little better in his spirits.

  "I bet your eyes are bulging. Did you cry overnight, Jorge? If Miley will find out about it I'm sure she will throw a party and still avoid you." Liam commented as he comfortably sat on the couch.

  "What are you doing here? Do you feel so dull now with Lana's absence that you have to come here to trouble me? Where did you go? You left earlier than me, so how come I arrived first here?" Jorge asked in a row.

  "Lana found out I'm a straight guy." Liam simply stated. Jorge got up from his chair and sat beside Liam on the couch.

  "How? You told her?" Jorge asked with a cocked head. Liam narrated everything to Jorge because more often than not, Jorge had some clever solutions in those kinds of cases.

  "Hmm, it's possible she will go then. How about you make another offer?" Jorge suggested while he rubbed his chin, it's a mannerism he copied from their father.

  "Offer like what?" Liam beamed.

  Jorge's was clueless as well. Nothing came in his mind at all so he added, "Let's wait Liam. I think that??s the best thing we can do for now. Wait for Lana tomorrow!"

  "How about you? What happened last night? Miley ignored you?" Liam asked next, and Jorge only answered him with a shrug.

  "I see my little sis finally broke her helmet. That's good for her. She should enjoy being wooed and pampered by a lot of men," Liam provoked.

  "Can I now have some time alone, huh?" Jorge grunted.

  "Sure…" Liam left with a smirk.

  Waiting was actually making him go crazy, but Clyde was right. He should only wait for Lana to gather herself and see how she would decide on moving forward. He was hoping Lana?would at least continue her internship under his firm……

  Lana was still shocked with the revelation of Liam not being a gay, while she got ready to go to their company's office and deal with the matter involving Rio Tang.

  "I'm really such an idiot." she barked to herself while she looked on her reflection at her full size mirror. She unconsciously touched her lips while the memories of her intimate moments with Liam replayed like flashbacks before her. She already had a hunch, but she refused to listen to that hunch and denied her observation about Liam being a straight guy.

  "Lana, how are you going to deal with this now?" she voiced out, asking her own reflection in the mirror.

  She inhaled and exhaled loudly before grabbing her bag to go to the Zhao group building.

  She would deal with how to proceed later with the matter of Liam. For now, she needed to finish the ordeal with Rio Tang.

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