“In my heart, I believe that biology is the beginning and the end of everything. It's the biggest source of ideas, the biggest source of invention”
Liam Brandon says, while the few audiences listened attentively.
He was wandering at the podium, clad in a creamy turtleneck with a coffee brown coat, together with a blue slip-on encased in his feet.
His biceps was slightly reflected, some strands of his black hair could be seen hanging to his forehead.
He's a handsome god, a rakishly handsome god. He adjusted the pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose then continues,
“Nobody can invent better than nature and so if you like nature is my biggest source of inspiration.” He concluded, then everyone clapped their hands, having their best smiles on their faces.
It was obvious they all enjoyed his lecture.
Liam Brandon had a warm smile on his face in return as he caught a feminine figure outside the hall, not just a figure but his one and only daughter.
His smile deepened, revealing his cute dimples.
On seeing this, Daniella's heart thumped wildly as she reciprocated her Dad's warm gesture with a casualty glare.
Why would her Dad be showing his dimples in front of everyone?
Daniella had been standing near the window, solely to examine the ladies in the hall, if they were not drooling over his handsome Dad.
But just as expected, Daniella had caught some lust-filled stares from the ladies, checking her Dad from bottom to up.
She had been seething inwardly, withstanding the great urge to stomp into the hall and plucked out their eyes from its socket, and now, her Dad was even showing his smile to them.
How dare he?
“How on earth would a man be as handsome as this man before us?” said a lady from the small crowd inside the hall.
Her eyes had been on the young-looking lecturer since the lecturer had wandered into the hall.
Her friend, who was sitting next to her chuckled before speaking up, “If I should say I discern all he'd just taught us, then that would be the cleanest lie I would ever tell” She conceded, prompting her friend to laugh out quietly,
“Don't be ridiculous Clara, you do have a cute boyfriend too. And in case you've forgotten, Mr. Liam has an overprotective daughter here in our college, she's in the art department or something like that, and she must not even detect you are staring at her Dad”
The lady whispered her last words, Clara nodded in acknowledgement.
“I've heard this a fewer times too, I just didn't believe it. I mean, Mr. Liam is way too young to have a daughter in college already, don't you think?”
Both friends stared at each other's faces for a momentary moment before bringing their eyes back to the lecturer.
Liam left the hall after he was done with the lecture with his suitcase in his hand.Daniella saw that he was walking out of the hall, so she quickly came out of her hideout.
“Good morning, princess” Liam greeted her cheerily, Daniella just scoffed, moving away from the entrance.
Of course, Liam knew why his daughter wasn't smiling with him.
He tenderly held Daniella's hand, staring at her face keenly.
“What's wrong, Ella?” Liam asked softly.
Daniella also stared back at her Dad, impeccable face, but looked away promptly.
“You know what you do, Dad” She nearly yelled as she withdrew her hand from Liam's hold and began to walk away.
Liam suppressed his thin lips in a tight line, fighting the urge to laugh.
“Come on now princess, I really don't know,” He says, following Daniella in strides.
Daniella abruptly halted her pace then turned around to face the grinning Liam, who tried to compose himself, but he was already caught.
“Dad!” Daniella shrieked silently bouncing on her foot, Liam cracked up then moved closer to her,
“I'm sorry Ella, believe me, it was an impromptu class, and it wouldn't be wise of me to disrupt your beauty sleep, you know” He winked down at her.
Daniella's fluttered as her blood rushed hot in her veins. 'God, why did you have to make my Dad so good-looking?'
Liam closed up the little space between them, his brown eyes watching his daughter approximately.
Daniella wanted to peel her eyes away, but she couldn't, she had already become more vulnerable than ever.
“Have you forgiven your Dad?” His words dropped to a husky whisper, still not daring to remove his gaze from his daughter's delicate face.
His breath passed through the hair around Daniella's ear, it seemed he was flirting with her.
There was already a great feud between his trouser and his manhood, 'this was his daughter for crying out loud, such can never happen between them' He sternly reminded himself, inwardly.
“Mr. Liam” called a young lady, who was running towards them.
Liam heard his name and turned his head to look at the caller, he narrowed his eyes as though he was trying to recall the face.
The lady reached where both father and daughter were standing, panting like a dog.
Liam smiles, seemingly, he had recognized the lady's face, then he asked in a soft and gentle tone,
“Remind me your name again, please”
The lady tossed her wispy hair that was hanging around her forehead behind an ear, then with a bright smile on her lips, she answered seductively, “My name is Grace, sir”
Daniella frowned, fixating her eyes on Grace. She couldn't help but check her from bottom to up, then from up to bottom.
She was a fair skin lady, wearing a blue sweatshirt with a pair of jean trousers, her feet were covered in white sneakers and her hair was combed in pigtails.
“Oh yeah. So, how may I be of help, Grace?” Liam asked as a normal lecturer would ask his student.
Grace put a pace forward, her gaze sweeping around Liam's beautiful face.
“It's about today's lecture sir, I really didn't attain much from it, that was because I came late though, I didn't get the update about today's class soon” Grace explained, reaching out her hand to tug her hair, now and then.
Daniella's eyes darkened, she couldn't contain the overpowering wave of anger that was radiating within her anymore as she flared, “Then how is that my Dad business, if you didn't acquire anything in class today, then go to hell, or you go find yourself some private teacher!”
She stared at Grace fiercely, as if daring her to argue, but Grace's mouth was already hung open, she couldn't believe what she just heard.
Her Dad? When she had seen Daniella and Liam together, she had originally thought Daniella was also like her, perpetually seeking a reason to always be with Liam but much to her surprise, Daniella was Liam's daughter?
How's that even possible?
Liam cracked up a smile face, he had quite expected such a reaction from his daughter,“Go wait for me in my office Ella, let me see how I can be of resource to Grace” Liam told his daughter in a light tone.
Daniella, who had been busy, glaring holes into Grace's body heard these words from her Dad then swiftly raised her head to meet the eyes of her Dad, who was much more taller than her, she shook her head in objection.
“That won't be necessary Dad, she doesn't need your help in either way. In fact, she arrived early at today's lecture, she's just looking for a way to flirt with you”
Daniella emphasized the last syllables, throwing a deadly glare at Grace.
Grace was beyond stunned by Daniella's words, but she couldn't show it.
How did she know this? Has she been stalking her?
Daniella was right, she was probably the second or third person who arrived early this morning, she loved to see how Liam walks into the hall, gracefully.
Liam rubbed his forehead then called out his daughter's name again as he put his long arm around her shoulder,
“I'll be right in the office now, I promise”
He tried to persuade her, but he knew his daughter very well that she wouldn't compel.
If he were to be seen around a man just like him, his daughter wouldn't have a problem with that, she would have agreed obediently.
Grace watched both father and daughter, more like husband and wife, the palpitation in her heart didn't dissipate as she was obviously envious of Daniella.
She thought in her mind that Daniella was really lucky to have such a handsome and cute man as a Daddy.
“If you're not going to come with me now Dad, then I'm going back home” Daniella threatened, looking more serious.
She had already put down her Dad's arm. Liam put on a glossy smile in an attempt to make Daniella smile, but she didn't,
“Alright then, I'm going home” Daniella notified and then turned around to walk away, not after throwing one last dead glare at Grace.
“Ella dear” Liam called out, but she didn't respond, her jaw and fist clenched as she strode away.
With heavy paces, Daniella strode toward where her car was parking in the school garage.The animosity in her countenance was prominent as she got closer to her car, she was fuming steam but unknowingly to her, a pair of handsome eyes had been beaming towards her, his eyes were tender, and his masculine jaw had the most perfect contour.His arms were woven across his chest as he watched Daniella with pure love in his etes.But as Daniella got closer, he noticed the outrage on her face.He straightened his back then stood right, moving a few steps away from his car.Just when Daniella was about to walk past him, his brows crinkled as he called out her name.Didn't she see him standing in the way?Daniella was closed to her car when she heard a familiar voice call out her name, she reluctantly turned around to face the person.Upon recognizing the person's face, she managed to squeeze out a smile.“What's up, Matthew?"Matthew pursued his lips as he walked step by step to where she was
The time of the night was lively, the nightlife was just beginning.The big lounge on the second floor was spacious and had a great view, one could see the entire bar and the dance floor on the first floor.Men and women were dancing recklessly around in the red and green lights.At the end of the high-end bar, Nathan and his three friends seated themselves, conversing merrily.“So, Nathan, how are things moving with you and Mandy?” Joshua, Nathan's closest friend, raised a question with a deep smirk embedded at the corner of his mouth.“Whoa, man. Tell us something we don't know. Does Nathan have a serious relationship with a babe now?” Micheal asked ambiguously, looking at Nathan up and down, bit by bit.Readjusting on his seat, “Yes, guys. This Mandy girl sure has preoccupied our dear Nathan's heart, that he doesn't have the time to fuck around anymore” Joshua affirmed, winking at Nathan, who only grinned as he continuously swirled his glass of wine around in his hand.“Whoa…” Mich
Liam Brandon held his phone to his ear, waiting impatiently for Mandy to pick up his call, as he uses the other hand to regulate the steering.He had been endeavoring to reach his daughter from the moment he had left his office, but she wouldn't pick up. He didn't seem to be affected by it, he of all people knew his daughter very well.Now that he was calling Mandy, he just wanted to be sure whether Daniella was with her or not because he'd gone to their house, but couldn't find her at home.Soon, the phone got disconnected and without a moment's hesitation, he redialed Mandy's number.Mandy stared at her ringing phone in Daniella's hand, she had caught her unaware and grabbed the phone from her, not allowing her to pick up the call.“No matter what Uncle Liam might have done wrong, Ella, please put it aside for now and pick the call,” said Mandy persuasively to her friend.Daniella looked over at Mandy's face, which was holding an apologetic expression.Directly, she shook her head r
Some red blood shots gathered in the center of his pupils, glowing with blood, thirsty red. He silently withdrew his gaze to her daughter's face and kissed her hair for a long moment, he couldn't help but be filled with a sense of relief. He could by no means bring himself to imagine what would be of him if by chance he hadn't found Daniella. “Ella?” that was Mandy's voice from outside, she paced into the room, passing through the torn-down door. Daniella disengaged from her dad's embrace and quickly went into her friend's arms, weeping silently. She seemed particularly pitiful, like a porcelain doll that was about to break apart at any time. “It's okay now, your dad is here” Mandy reassured, stroking her back tenderly and glaring at the guy. “Go ahead and wait for me in the car, girls. I'll be back in a jiffy” Liam instructed with a small smile on his lips. Daniella heaved up her head from Mandy's chest at once, looking up at her dad's face, “Dad,” she called out softly, “I'll be bac
Both Daniella and Jessica sauntered out of the boutique, each of them holding two shopping bags in their hands.Daniella was highly relieved that they were finally done after a long time of shopping. Throughout their shopping, Daniella's face was cold all the time, and would only utter a brief sentence when her mother asked her a question. Just as they were reaching where Jessica's car was parking, Daniella heard her name from a far distance. She looked up and saw a familiar figure approaching them with fast strides.Matthew.She couldn't resist the urge to roll her eyeballs as she proceeded to the car; however, Jessica's words ceased her action.“Isn't he coming here because of you?” Jessica reprimanded with a slight scowl and then switched her gaze onward right when Matthew reached where they were standing.“How are you doing, Daniella? It's good to run into you here. Should we go back in and shop more? I have nothing important to purchase, just some little stuff,” Matthew beamed,
‘’I’m sorry ladies, but I would be very busy later in the day” Liam explained politely to the two beaming ladies that were walking at his both sides. With the look on their faces, one could effortlessly discern that they were both resisting the urge to cling tightly to his arms.“Then when would you be chance to tutor us, Mr. Liam? We don’t mind even if it’s just for an hour,” the one at his right-hand side asked seductively while twiddling a strand of her blonde hair at her fingertips. “Literally, sir. I promise you are gonna love our company,” the other girl enunciated.Liam halted his pace and looked over at her face. A small hole on her upper lips screams Marilyn Monroe's sexiness and her skin looks far more tanned than the next girl, like a sun-kissed brunette.He crooked a grin; he was not quite dumb not to have realized their advances. No doubt that he had become used to this kind of attitude. It would have been good for him if he was a sex freak.Smiling, he began to put for
For a moment, he didn’t think he’d heard right. His eyes kindled and his chest expanded in an outraged breath.It took a full minute to respond, possibly because he had trouble unlocking his jaw.“What did you just say?” he asked in a deep-voiced, his eyes dazed.“Yes, Dad. Both you and mum have always wished for me to have a boyfriend, isn’t it? And I’m happy to tell you that your wish has come true now,” Daniella affirmed, beaming so big. Her eyes were bright and beautiful; they looked like a crescent moon when smiling.“This is Matthew, my boyfriend,” she repeated, wrapping her tiny fingers around Matthew’s wrist.Liam felt like collapsing with shock, his heart seemed to be grabbed by something, and was so heart-wrenchingly painful.“So, Dad. I’ll catch you later” she then looked over at Matthew’s frozen expression. “Come on, babe. Let’s go to my room now,”Liam stood deep-rooted in that spot as he stared into the void, it felt like heavy rocks weighed on his chest, making it diff
Liam Brandon stormed into the fitness center where a few clients were doing some workouts. Seeing this tall and attractive figure who just appeared with an annoyed look, a lady who had been running on the treadmill machine immediately quit her fast pace and removed her face cap, feeling her heart throbbing at this rakishly handsome god.She was lost staring at his back view which had faded away since some moment ago as she slowly got off the machine. “Are you alright, Miss?”Hearing these words, she snatched her gaze from the space she was lost in and then raised her head to look at the person who had just spoken to her.“Who was that man?” she asked her instructor, who was much more taller than her.The corner of the young male instructor's lips couldn’t help but raise, “That was Liam Brandon, Miss. The gym director,” The lady returned her attention to the direction Liam had gone through, “Why is he so cute?” she asked dreamily, removing some tendrils of her hair that clung to he