Lana was having dinner with Xander that evening in his office as he had called her to talk about certain confidential matters and she too agreed to dine with him because he was too busy resuming work after a gap of a few weeks, so he could only meet Lana in the evening.

  "So what makes you so sure that you will soon become a famous lawyer, huh? You see, I'm truly anticipating it… To be the first client of one of the best lawyers in the town. Right now, it's Liam Sy who is talked about everywhere. I wonder if you ever match up with him or can beat him in the battle of words…"

  Lana smirked, hearing his words because Xander was not aware of her relationship with Liam yet. And she had no plans of telling him either, or else he would tease her nonstop. Good thing was that her friend Keira did not say a thing about her marriage to Xander as well yet.

  "Definitely… You will soon see how I will beat Liam Sy…" Lana nonchalantly commented with a hidden grin. She could not beat her husband in the courtroom easily, but she could sure beat him in other ways. He won't even regret being defeated by her though.

  Xander shook his head and gave Lana all the documents she needed to check pertaining to his assets. Soon Xander's assistant Ron arrived and joined them on the table.

  "Hmm, okay, I will take care of this. I see nothing confidential in here though?" Lana uttered as she went through all the documents since Xander had mentioned on the phone he wanted to consult her urgently for some confidential matters.

  "Keira will kill me if I involve you in my matters, especially the ones that can put you to risk also…"

  Lana chuckled and said, "Yeah, I can imagine her angry face if that happened, but then I hope you can treat our work relationship a little more professional. If you see me fit enough and think that you can trust me completely on that confidential matter then don't hesitate to ask for my service."

  "I will take care of Keira. Besides, you know I love challenges…" she continued with a reassuring smile.

  Xander heaved a long sigh before he began, "You are aware right that I was one of the victims of that collapsed Dami Bridge"

  "Yeah… And I can see how good a fighter you are. I bet you have nine lives…" Lana said in a jest, making Xander laugh.

  "Well, there is more to the story, something serious and sinister that you're not aware of." Xander added as he explained everything to Lana.

  She gasped as she listened to everything that Xander was saying and also to Ron, who showed her more details and explained things further.

  She was totally shocked by how Xander and his wife were involved in a weird,?twisted and almost an impossible situation.

  "I will definitely help you, so just call me anytime if you need anything. You know you can always count on me……" Lana reassured after their meeting ended.

  She was already on her way back home and rested her tired body on the backseat while Andrew drove the car when she received Liam's call.

  "Hmm, are you celebrating now with mom?" Liam enthusiastically asked.

  Lana chuckled because it was not too long when Liam called her to congratulate her for the case she just won that noon.

  "Are you stalking me? How come you're so updated with my whereabouts and you even got to know about all the cases I am handling without even hearing a thing from me, huh?" she confronted him with a grin.

  She was touched to find out that even though Liam was so far. He was making sure he knew everything about her and he was keeping her safe no matter what. It did not bother her at all that she was actually being stalked by him in order for him to remain at peace.

  "Well, that's all I can do for now since I can't be with you to celebrate your first victory, although I'm dying already to be there with you… Love… You do know I love you too much, right?" She heard Liam said in a low voice.

  She felt something weird in his voice, though.

  "Is there any problem, Liam? Are you alright there?" she asked as her heartbeat suddenly raced. Then she heard him chuckle on the other line and responded, "Yeah, everything is wonderful here, love. Just that I want you to know that no matter what happens… no matter what you hear and read, please know that I love you very much. Maybe I just miss you so much so I blabbered too much."

  Lana pouted her lips and mumbled, "Stop saying things like that. You're making me worry… Do you want me to fly there this instant?"

  "No way, love! Ryu and Shawn will kill me!" Liam said in a jest.

  "Alright. Don't get fired up, I was just joking. Just call me whenever you miss me and if I can't answer, then I will absolutely return your call as soon as I can. I love you and always take care there."

  Soon the call ended. Liam went back into the private room where he was meeting a client.

  "Sorry I took a little too long," Liam apologized with a half smile.

  "It's okay attorney Sy. Going back to business… I see you are working hard in helping your cousins out. I believe you want to get Shawn out of the mud completely, right? I actually have a better offer in hand for you… A totally win-win situation for everyone."

  "I'm all ears then," Liam plainly answered as he met the eyes of the grinning man before him.

  Liam was expecting that man to contact him, but not this soon. The man before him was very dangerous and one wrong move he made he knew his life would be in danger since they were the type of people who could kill that instant if they wanted.

  But then he would be useful for them so he would not be scratched, and they would not dare touch even a single hair of him.

  "You just talked to your partner, right? I heard she's a good lawyer as well. A newbie, but she's progressing well in making a name for herself in such a short time… Winning a difficult case in just a month of starting her practice… Very impressive…"

  Liam's jaw tightened hearing that, but he controlled his emotion and commented, "It's not actually fun to have a competitive partner around, like her. I'm thinking of replacing her with someone more meek and tame. I hate women whom I can't reign over."

  The old man laughed and added, "Well… I know a lot about your preference."

  Liam only answered with a faint smile.