Author's POV“Son, what's going on? Where's Lara?” Mrs Walford asked the moment she saw her son step into the house with a grumpy face. Looking behind him, she couldn't find her daughter-in-law to be, “Where's Lara?” She asked again when Benson didn't reply to her but was only taking his shoes off. “She's gone to her parent's house. She has a lot of explanation to do” he replied as he raised his head to look at his mother. Tears swelled up in his eyes when he recalled the humiliation he had to go through because of Lara. At first, when he caught sight of Annalise, he wanted to leave immediately and have nothing to do with that family again but Lara had told him that she had it under control. He was humiliated for the second time by Annalise. “What's wrong?” His mother walked up to him when she noticed his mood. Benson didn't have a smile on his face, he hated the guts of Liam so much. “It's Annalise!” He spat through gritted teeth. Mrs Walford raised her brows before asking, “Wh
Annalise's POV“Thank you for tonight, I had a wonderful night,” I said to Liam when I noticed we were close to the house already. He has been smiling since Benson and Lara left the restaurant. Shaking my head, I asked,“Why didn't you tell me you own the restaurant?” “I'm full of surprises, Annalise Smith. There are a lot of things you don't know about me but I'll gradually reveal those to you” he spoke like some wise man causing me to roll my eyes at him playfully. I was grateful for his help. Although I had planned to unleash my anger on Lara and Benson on second thought I decided to leave them. After all, the best answer given to a fool is silence but I'm also glad Liam did it his way. “What are you doing tomorrow?” He asked and I raised a brow at him. “Well, I'll be resuming medical school on Monday so I think I'll be preparing myself for it. I can't remember the last time I read a book” I giggled. He nodded,“Good luck. I know you'll do well” “Thanks, Liam. Do you know tha
Annalise's POV. As I stood frozen in front of my family, the knock came again and I swallowed hard, trying to move but I couldn't. "Where are the servants?" Father asked, looking around. "Oh, don't... Don't stress it daddy, I'll go get the door." I mumbled but didn't move.Panic surged through me. What was he doing here? I glanced around, searching for an escape route, but there was none. My family's expectant faces turned towards me, waiting for an explanation."Um, it's just... I'll go get the door!" I stammered, feeling the sweat gathering on my forehead. "But who could it be by this time? Are you expecting someone, Anna?" Grandma J asked and my mind raced to come up with a plausible excuse as I stared at my curious family. "It must be um... Liam, must've... uh... Must have come to say hi to you guys."My mother's eyes widened before they went cold again, and Grandma J shot me a knowing look that said, "Spill the beans, young lady." But what fucking beans am I to spill, it's n
Annalise’s Pov And soon, Monday came like lightning, I wasn’t even able to get all my preparation done on time as father wanted me to escort him to the airport. Yesterday was… should I say… hell? Even though I had initially planned to go to the school on Monday but had told everyone that I would go there on Sunday so they don’t think I wasn’t serious. Only Liam knew I had planned Monday and not Sunday. Father had come personally to pick me up to school saying he wanted to introduce me properly to the school chancellor. The introduction was supposed to take just a few minutes but father and the school chancellor had taken me on a tour around the school, telling me stories of how Father lived his school days. It was nice but I needed to go home to prepare! Thinking I was finally free when Father and the chancellor said their goodbyes, I didn't know Father would make me go to the airport with him. Who am I to say no? He saw a few of his friends in the airport and introduced me
Annalise's POV. "Liam!" The voice called again. Turning around, my eyes met a face I wished I would never have to see again. But, unfortunately, avoiding her was impossible. Forcing a smile, I waved at the woman who looked utterly shocked. "Hello, Mia, it's so good to see you.. Again." Mia scrunched up her nose in disgust, as if she had just smelled something foul. I couldn’t help but wonder what on earth she was doing here. Was she following Liam? "What are you doing here?" Mia's voice dripped with disdain as she directed her question at me. Her glare was so intense it made me cringe internally. She's a beautiful woman but whenever she gives me that ugly stare, she undergoes a 360° transformation to look like some ogre. Trying to maintain my composure, I folded my arms across my chest and met her gaze head-on. "Why are you asking? Do you own this place, sister?" Mia's eyes flared up, and she snapped back almost immediately, "Step-sisters, Annalise. Don't confuse the t
Annalise's POV. The smell of paint wafted into my nose, and I just stood there, frozen, unable to move. Gasps and whispers filled the air as students in the class turned to stare in shock at the colorful spectacle I had become. My heart pounded in my chest, paint dripping from my hair and clothes, I shut my eyes, my mind struggling to comprehend what had just happened."Oopsie, look who just walked in," a familiar voice mocked. Anger surged within me as I wiped the area around my eyes to see who was responsible for this humiliating prank."You..." I gritted my teeth as I saw Mia standing among the students. Some were holding their phones, recording the ugly incident, no doubt.I was about to say something when I heard a voice behind me, "Oh my goodness! What on earth happened here?" The voice exclaimed, and I turned only to see one of the professors Father had introduced me to yesterday.Moving towards me, she asked, "What the hell happened to you?"I wanted to disappear from sight a
Liam’s POVWas it just me or this professor was acting really nice to Annalise? I was outside waiting for Annalise who was given a new set of clothes to change into. The professor came asking if the new student was inside and I nodded, Annalise was a new student and maybe he was one of the professors Mr. Smith introduced Annalise to.I expected him to leave and just wait elsewhere to see Anna but he stood with me after exchanging pleasantries with me. Doesn’t he have a class to go to? Was he jobless? Or is there someone else in the restroom he was waiting for?Annalise came out a while later and I saw him walk up to her even before I did,“Hello, you must be Annalise?” he stretched his hand for a handshake and Annalise took it a bit confused as she looked from me back to the man in front of her.“Hi, I am. Good morning,” she let out a smile that I knew wasn’t as genuine as the one she usually gives to me.“I’m Professor Ken, I heard about what happened at the class and decided to com
Annalise’s POVGetting into the class, I met Professor Ken already teaching, and gave him a slight bow before heading to the empty seat, but before I could sit down, I heard Professor Ken ask,“I hope you were able to resolve whatever was so urgent with the guy outside. He looked really worried,” “Huh?” Was Liam that worried? But it wasn’t like something was going on in the hospital.“Yes, yes, we were able to resolve it, thank you,” I replied when I noticed the entire class was now staring at me since the Professor was doing the same.I sighed and began to play with the weave bracelet and then it hit me why Liam did what he did. Oh, he can't be serious?! Was he…? I brought out my phone and typed a long message to him and was going to click send when I paused and added,P.S. I love the bracelet. This is the second time Liam has given me such a nice gift, I wonder what to get for him. I'll ask Grandma what date was his birthday. Grandma? No, no, I'll just ask him. I can only imagin
Liam's POV The people kept coming around to say Hello and I smiled and shook hands with them and I was already tired. Where was Anna? Isn't she taking too long in the ladies room?After she left, I had gone to the security men by the door to ask if they had seen Benson walk him but they replied that they were strictly told not to allow the Wilford family in so obviously Benson wasn't there. It gave me ease but seeing now that Annalise hasn't returned, I don't know what to think anymore. I had deliberately not left my position so she could easily find me amongst the crowd when she came back but she still wasn't back. “Hey Liam” it was Mia and I looked at her from the crown of her head to her toes. Wasn't this the same gown that Anna wore? “You like it, right?” She asked, her eyes glowing like a child waiting for praise, I sighed, “Hello Mia, are you looking for someone?” I asked. “No, why would you ask that?” She asked me and I shrugged, my eyes fixed in the direction of the lady
Annalise's POV Getting to the restroom, I bumped into someone and dropped my purse. I quickly apologized and was about to pick my purse up when the person's shoe stepped on it, almost stepping on my hand. I raised my head up to see Mia staring right back at me with a smug. “Oh, so it wasn't a mistake after all” I raised myself back up leaving the purse on the floor. Mia stood there with her arms crossed looking so beautiful, her hair neatly fell to the sides like mine. She was wearing a gown similar to mine, the only difference was the color, hers was green. I wonder why she had done that. How she knew what I was wearing and why she had to wear exactly that. Or was it just a coincidence? “Annalise, what a pleasant surprise” she acted like she always does. And I crossed my arms, “Is it pleasant to you? It isn't to me. You see, when I bumped into you, I could perceive something but I didn't want to say a thing but knowing that it's you, I now understand why I had perceived disgust”
Annalise POV Liam, as the driver and the gentleman that he was, held the car door and I stepped into the passenger's seat while he made his way to the driver's seat and entered. “So you did get the outfit. Tell me, who—” I swallowed back the rest of my words when Liam covered my lips with his. I thought we weren't doing this. I didn't stop him but quickly responded, my hand let go of my purse as I held his jaws before my hand slipped to the back of his head. The kiss wasn't a slow one or an innocent kiss, it was demanding and filled with so much desire that I wondered how I didn't notice it earlier. I moaned as his hand reached for my ass and gave it a light squeeze causing me to moan some more. “Fuck!” He broke the kiss and cussed, “Fuck, Annalise, my self-control is slipping away” he announced. His eyes staring right at me, his face was so close to mine and his breath literally fanning my skin. I had gone red as I tried to catch my breath, God, I had never had it this good. I
Annalise POV “My exams are coming up, Liam, I don't have time to party. The party is supposed to be at the end of the year. Why now?” I asked as I dropped the book I was reading on the bed before stepping down from the bedToday is finally the day of the party and as much as I wanted to please Grandma Smith by enjoying all of this, I have an exam to prepare for. Not to forget that the emergency calls almost every day at the hospital made me miss a lot of classes. I walked towards the dressing mirror as I listened to Liam explain how women could be when it came to parties, and he laughed at me for being a different kind of woman. “Well, as long as I would have another opportunity to spend time with you, I don't mind. I don't care if they decide to arrange a party every week” he held back a chuckle and I rolled my eyes. Unbelievable, they must have gotten used to always going to gatherings. I hated it and avoided it when I was in school. I don't know how long I would survive it. “T
Annalise’s POVBefore Kelvin could respond to my question, Father and the rest of the family came out making me furrow my brows. Did they decide to follow Liam out or what?I wouldn’t be surprised if only Father and Grandpa Smith had stepped out but for the entire family to come out, something was going on.Kelvin came to stand beside me while Liam stopped pushing the swing,“Is everything alright?” I asked Father with a smile and he nodded,“Yes, my child. Your grandma has an announcement to make” he informed before turning to look at Grandma who was making herself comfortable on the other swing beside me. I waited for her to speak along with the rest of the family. They didn’t seem to know what she was going to say either. Curiosity almost eating me up.“Kelvin, come give your grandma a push” she instructed making me raise my brow a bit.“Yes, my lady” Kelvin walked behind her and began to push her gently. I smiled.“There’s going to be a party coming up. It’s a collaboration we nor
Annalise’s POVBefore Kelvin could respond to my question, Father and the rest of the family came out making me furrow my brows. Did they decide to follow Liam out or what?I wouldn’t be surprised if only Father and Grandpa Smith had stepped out but for the entire family to come out, something was going on.Kelvin came to stand beside me while Liam stopped pushing the swing,“Is everything alright?” I asked Father with a smile and he nodded,“Yes, my child. Your grandma has an announcement to make” he informed before turning to look at Grandma who was making herself comfortable on the other swing beside me. I waited for her to speak along with the rest of the family. They didn’t seem to know what she was going to say either. Curiosity almost eating me up.“Kelvin, come give your grandma a push” she instructed making me raise my brow a bit.“Yes, my lady” Kelvin walked behind her and began to push her gently. I smiled.“There’s going to be a party coming up. It’s a collaboration we nor
Annalise's POVThe drive to the Smith family house was swift and quiet. That was because Liam was deep in thought about what I had told him. I shouldn't have but I didn't know when it slipped my mouth as I spoke about the stress I had been facing because of him in school. Well, I think it's because we haven't spoken for a long time and I needed to tell him a lot about what had been going on in my life. I had missed him. When we got to the family house, Liam came over to open the car for me like a gentleman, “Ready?” I sighed, “I don't think I can ever be” “That was what you said when you wanted to go for the reunion but see how it turned out” he smiled at me. I wanted to be positive so I nodded, assuring myself that I was here to only visit Father and Grandma then I'll go back home. “Ah, what's she doing here?” I heard one of the sons speak. What was his name again…? Jerry. “Big sist,” another one smiled as he came over to meet me then pulled me into a hug before I knew it. A fr
Liam's POVIf I say I haven't missed Annalise, I would be a big fat liar. I didn't know I'd get to miss a girl like I missed her. This only means that she had entered my system and had mixed with my blood because what kind of a man would drive from his house early in the morning only to come to stare at a girl's house for more than an hour then drive off? I've been doing that for the past three days. I'll go to her house and park my car there, staring at the house for minutes, and turn to an hour before finally going to work. I had tried as much as I could to put all my attention to work. And yes, I had bullied my employees because I had diverted my anger at them. They suffered it more. The project they were supposed to accomplish in a week, ended up doing within days, really annoying how I had transferred aggression to them. When I heard that Annalise was downstairs, I literally jumped up from my chair. My heart raced as I tried to put my office in order, not like anything was out
Annalise's POVI didn't get any call from Liam, it's been four days. I didn't know he was that hurt. I had stayed with Jared and his son, Alex, in the hospital for two nights. I expected Liam to call and ask how I was doing, but I never received a call from him. That was unlike him. “Anna, shouldn't you be home and resting since you don't have classes today or any emergency yet?” Grandma J asked. I was wearing my shoes as I replied, not looking at her,“Yes, but I want to go and visit someone. I will be back soon, I need the rest too” She didn't say anymore but I assume she got the message. It's also funny how none of them had teased me about Liam since the hospital thing. Did Liam ask them to stop? Within these few days, I also noticed that Benson's flowers and letters also increased and Professor Ken has been a bone in my throat. I wish I could just explode at him and tell him what I really think but I don't want to be disobedient to my professor. As for Mia, she's on a low and I