Another morning came by and after a few mornings of Liam waking up first, it was Lana who woke up earlier than Liam and directly headed to the bathroom to get ready for work. She got dressed up and was about to go down to see her mother when she paused to look at Liam, who was still sleeping soundly on the couch.

  Lana unconsciously smiled at his peacefully sleeping face. Her friends liked Liam as well, like her mother. She knew Liam was someone you could easily like, and Lana was well aware of that.

  She involuntarily walked towards him and bent down a little to have a closer and better view of his inviting face. Her eyes took a good look at each sculpted feature, admiring his lovely eyes, high set nose and stopped at his thin kissable lips… His most exquisite feature and what she liked the most.

  'I like you but I must not love you,' Lana silently thought while staring at Liam's handsome face. Lana had a bitter smile on her face. She admitted she liked Liam, and she was attracted towards him, but deep down in her heart she knew she must stay away from all those feelings… must not fall in love.

  "I guess I look really handsome while sleeping, that's why I always catch you staring at me when I am asleep." Lana heard Liam whisper as he slowly opened his eyes. His bright smile reached his eyes as his gaze met Lana's.

  "What are you saying? It's late already, and I was about to wake you up sleepyhead," Lana defended and quickly stood up.

  Liam rose from the couch and suddenly hugged Lana from behind, keeping his head on her shoulders.

  "What are you doing?" Lana with her wide-opened eyes barked. She struggled to get out from Liam's embrace, but his arms were locked on her body. Strangely, she didn't feel any disdain from his embrace and rather liked his closeness, but admitting to it was difficult for Lana.

  "Shhh. Stay still… I'm still sleepy." She heard Liam whisper in her ear seductively. This made Lana freeze in her spot and he enjoyed her ordeal. And before he would lose his sanity and his mind, he chuckled before letting her go.

  Lana then turned around and slapped him with paltry force, but to her terror, Liam simply smiled and said, "There… I'm awake now."

  She stood still while she watched Liam hurriedly grab his things and went inside the bathroom.

  "Is he for real?!" Lana fumed.

  Liam on the other hand was grinning to himself. He never felt so revitalized all his life as he felt after hearing a lot of good advice from Keira.

  Keira, being her childhood friend, was very close to her and Lana's every action was under her scrutiny during the dinner at her place.

  Keira told him that she was initially worried about what kind of relationship Lana would have with him. She was utterly surprised to see that Lana had an enormous change in her attitude with him when compared to other men she had ever met before.

  Keira told him that Lana loved him but there was a high probability that Lana would not acknowledge or admit that fact so he needed to be patient.

  He again smiled while he walked in the shower, opened the tap and felt the lukewarm water rush through his body. Keira said Lana's heart was like a dessert.

  "If her heart is like a dessert, then I will turn it into a forest soon," Liam whispered, encouraging himself to persevere……

  PATIENCE.

  That was the word he should always remember as per Keira. Well, he heard that word often from all the people that were close to Lana.

  Keira also encouraged him and said that it was okay to act a little shameless in front of Lana since he would not die from it. Lana might look pissed off at first, but she would surely soon long for his actions and presence.

  He hoped Keira was right.

  He touched his face and smiled. He felt he had never had such a good start to his day, ever. How come a slap could make his day? Maybe because it was a slap of love?

  "Oh, God… I think I'm also going crazy after listening to Lana's crazy friend," Liam suddenly muttered. He almost forgot how crazy Keira could be. She was known as a stubborn, spoiled brat of the Field Marshal.

  But then he could not help but take the options given by Keira as Lana's closest friend. Keira said to disregard Lana's irritated face since it would only be a facade to shield herself from showing off what she was feeling in her heart.

  "How come loving Lana Huang is so complicated?" Liam mumbled as he finished showering. Keira told him Lana loved him, but when he asked how she could tell, she only said to trust her words because she could feel it.

  Liam sighed as he wore his clothes. Keira made little sense at all, but he was ready to take every risk just to have her.

  "Good morning," Liam greeted her mother-in-law as soon as he stepped inside the dining area to join them for breakfast. He sat beside Lana and ate with them.

  Lana had an expressionless face, so Liam was relieved. It was better than seeing Lana frowning as they ate. They finished their breakfast and left after saying their goodbyes to Mrs. Huang.

  Inside the car, Lana was still silent, and Liam did not dare utter a word in fear of enraging her. He concentrated on driving and stopped sneak peeks at Lana since they had to go straight at the trial of Gale.

  Lana on the other hand did not know how to open a topic in their awkward atmosphere while they were on their way to the court. She was caught off guard by Liam this morning, so she slapped him. She wondered if she should say sorry? But her slap was light only.

  She heard Liam cough and said, "About this morning… I was really sleepy so I hugged you not realising my actions… I predicted you will slap me and I was expecting it so… Sorry. Actually, I thought I should have kissed you, but then I realized you will kick my balls so…"

  Lana chuckled and said, "Are you trying to be funny?"

  "I guess so since you seem to be laughing." Liam mumbled with a hesitant voice.

  "Next time try to kiss me without warning like this morning, then expect the worst." Lana grunted.

  Liam gulped and said, "Alright, then you will receive a warning next time before I kiss you."

  'Hypocrite!' Lana's inner self scolded. Then she unconsciously scoffed. Why would she slap Liam when in the end his embrace felt nice? Only a hypocrite like her would do that.

  But then she would never admit liking his touch. Talk about indulging into it.

  She did not want to end up like her biological mother, who in the end became a loser because of her love for her husband. Yes, this thinking was definitely wrong and some people would definitely debate with her that Liam was different from her father.

  Indeed, it was true, Liam was a rational, educated and very understanding man, but still her point was… You would always end up being the loser if you gave your heart away to someone… So she would never do that… Her heart was hers alone to keep and own. If she guarded her heart, well… Her mind would always think rationally.

  Heart and mind… the conflict between them was fierce and right now was at loggerheads with each other, but Lana was determined that she would never let the guard on her heart down.

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