His Beautiful Addiction

Larissa didn't speak; she was eating gum and glaring at Tiana, if her eyes were a gun, Tiana would have been dead meat. But Tiana had a smile on her face, as though she was just meeting Larissa for the first time.

Leo shared the scripts and they looked through it in silence. Suddenly the door opened again and the director, a short man in his forties walked in.

…

Tiana stepped out of the company, a few minutes past three; she was famished but the last thing she wanted to do now, was eating without Nicklaus. Her eyes fell on Nicklaus's guards, who were standing beside the black car and she wondered if they've been there all the while. Just when she was about to enter the car, her phone started ringing. She quickly took it out of her bag and her throat tightened when she saw the caller.

Liam…

Should she tell him? Tiana wondered as she watched the call ring. Before she could answer the call, it ended. It rang for the second time, and Tiana swiped, picking it up.

''Tiana, how are you? Sorry for not calling earlier, had a tight schedule. ''

Liam apologized, ''I'm fine, it's okay, you don't need to worry. ''

''Alright, I'm just passing by your agency, are you still there? ''

Tiana's brows creased; maybe she should just tell him and get it over with. There was no use dragging it on. It was best she ended things with him early.

''Yeah, I am. ''

'' Oh that's great, I'll drive-in. ''

''Alright; '' Tiana ended the call and turned to the guards; ''Give me a minute ''

They nodded and she walked away from the car, just then, a black Maserati drove in, and stopped right in front of her. 

Liam wound down the glass and smiled at her; ''Hop in, let me drive you home. ''

Tiana beamed at him, ''I'm not through at the company, do you have spare time? We need to talk. ''

She added immediately and the smile on Liam's face drained, he suddenly had a bad feeling about what she was going to say.

''Alright ''

He replied rigidly, stepping out of the car. Tiana led them to the company's cafeteria.

''Do you want anything? '' Liam asked, as they sat down but Tiana shook her head.

''No, thank you, I just ate. '' She rejected politely.

''Okay, so what do you want to tell me? '' he asked, a smile on his face.

Tiana swallowed, she didn't like how things turned out. If Nicklaus met her a little sooner, they wouldn't be in such a mess. Now, she wasn't sure how Liam was going to take the news. She had raised his hopes up only to dash it to the floor. Tiana felt bad but there was nothing she could do about it.

''I… I am back together with Nicklaus. ''

Her hands fisted on her laps as she finally said the words. Her heart slammed against her chest and she lifted her eyes to look at him. Liam was watching her quietly, his face devoid of any emotion.

Tiana gulped and her eyes wandered; ''I found out that everything was just a misunderstanding, so we're back together again. I'm sorry for raising your hopes up high, I didn't think it would happen this way, but it did. I don't want you to waste your time anymore, so I wanted to make things clear. ''

She explained; she didn't know how she found her courage but she found herself saying the words. Liam raised his hand to his beards and he rubbed on it, his eyes staring intently at her.

''Do you love him? '' He asked, and Tiana nodded;

Liam smiled; ''Then it's fine. I told you I wanted to be a friend, I just wanted to help in any way I can. I'm glad you're happy. ''

Tiana's eyes widened at his reply, she wasn't expecting him to let go easily; ''Thank you, thank you, I was really scared by how you would feel about it, knowing that we just started trying if it would work out between us. ''

''Ah, I'm not that complicated, I care about your happiness, and I'm glad that you have found it. ''

''Thank you, Liam, I really appreciate this, you're a nice person, I'm sure you'll find someone soon.'' Liam laughed; ''yeah, I hope so too. ''

Tiana waved Liam goodbye when they got outside before she entered the car and drove off.

Liam watched the car disappear into a distance before the smile on his face disappeared, and his eyes became dark.

Who did she think he was, Santa Claus? She just used him and when she was done, she left him and walked back into the arms of her lover.

A hoarse laugh seethed out of his lips.

Even when his mother raged at him, he didn't feel any remorse because he thought he had her, but now, he felt like the worst fool on planet earth.

She had made Nicklaus discover him and then she left him without single remorse.

No, he wasn't going to let her go scot-free. A wicked smile slanted Liam's lips.

She didn't know who she was messing with! If she thinks she would ruin him and get away with it; then she was wrong, he was going to deal with her.

…

Michael walked into the sitting room with a tray of fruits. His eyes glanced at Catherine who was sitting on a couch, reading some papers; then he took the fruits to her, placing it on a stool beside her;

''Mom, have some fruits. ''

Catherine hummed but did not look at him. After some time, her brows creased when she saw that he was still sitting beside her;

''Do you want to discuss something with me? ''

Catherine asked, turning to him.

Michael nodded; ''Yeah, I wanted to talk to you about moving out. ''

Catherine's face turned dark at his words and she shifted her eyes back to the magazine in her hands;

''I'll be stopping by once in a while, but I just want to have a place of my own, I'll make sure I don't stay very far away. ''

''Okay, if that is what you want. ''

Michael's eyes widened at her words, he wasn't expecting her to agree, and so quickly.