"You clearly told Mia that if the beginning of a year is good then the journey and the ending will be good too.So you intentionally burned my mouth so that my whole year could be ruined "Lan says looking at Liana like she has committed a crime and there were tears in his eyes as if he was about to cry.
Liana looked at him with disbelief .She was so done with his logic.Like how can anyone be as big of an idiot as he is? "Seriously?Quite being so stupid will you?"Mia says from the side and gets up taking her bag and heading out. "You wrench!How dare you want to ruin my sons year.You have grown bone huh?You dare try to harm my son in board daylight right under my nose.I will show you your place just you wait."Rose says face red with anger and disgust. Liana's heart dropped and a bad feeling grew in Liana's heart as she looked at her mother in law and brother in law. Lan was grinning like a devil ,standing behind his mother. "Martha!Martha!"Rose screamed and a middle aged women came with a few other maids. All of them were dressed in maid's clothes. "Yes,madam "Says Martha coming towards Rose. Rose points to Liana and says "Take this wrench to her room and lock her there.No one should unlock the door or let her out.Don't give her any food or water either!Let her stay there until she has learned her place and comes begging to us on her knee" Liana's heart grew cold hearing her mother in law's words. "No!Why would i apologise?Why should i be locked up?I didn't do anything!"Liana says looking at them unbelievably. "You didn't do anything?You tried to harm my precious son ,you wrench!Martha!Drag her away!"Rose says looking like an angry witch. Liana steps back seeing the maids approaching.In no time ,they came to her and held her arm,forcefully taking her upstairs to her room. "Wait!Stop!Let me go!I didn't do anything!You can't do this to me!Stop!!!"Liana screamed trying to break free from them hold . But she couldn't win against three people.Forcefully,Liana was dragged to her room and thrown inside . She fell on the ground and looked up to see the maids closing the door. She quickly got up and ran to the door "Wait!Wait!Let me out!Please!"Liana screamed banging on the door but the maids paid no heed to her words. They locked the door and went away . Liana angrily kicked the door and winched in pain. She didn't even have her phone with her. That Lan!!It seems like i have been too good to him these days.I will make sure to teach him a lesson when i get out! What ruin his year and harm him?Its clearly him who is trying to harm me! Just you wait Lan! She angrily went to the closet and took some of her clothes. She went to the bathroom to take a shower.After taking a long bath,she came to their room and laid down on the bed. She angrily cursed Lan in her heart and thought about this families behaviour with her. Humph!Does they think they can bully me just because i dont have someone by my side?I am not that easy to bully. I have always stayed quiet because she is my elder and mother in law and because of Nash but that doesn't mean i will keep bearing her torture like this. This isn't the first time this happened.But she always locked me up for no more then 1 day because she is afraid of Nash . Which year are we in?!How can she lock me up in my room?Dies she think we are in ancient times or what? A sour feeling grew in Liana's heart as she thought of her dead mother. If only she had a mother… Liana fell asleep thinking about her old memories with her mother ,whom she lost when she was a kid.He laughed harder this time. “Don’t worry. I’m not taking you there.”“I—I didn’t even know these places existed!”He grinned. “You’re adorable.”She kept staring outside, then blinked rapidly. “Wait… are those men?”“Yes.”“But… they look…”She squinted. Her brows furrowed.“Their… um…”Nash raised a brow. “Their what?”“Their dicks,” she whispered, blushing furiously. “They look so small. Are you sure they’re men?”Nash nearly swerved off the road.He clutched the wheel, laughing so hard he couldn’t breathe. “Oh my—Liana!”“I mean,” she mumbled, covering her face. “I’ve only seen yours… and compared to that… those just look…”“Like peanuts?” Nash choked out between laughter.“I didn’t say that!”“You thought it!”Liana laughed too, finally letting her head drop against the seat.It was the kind of laughter that shook her chest, that made her stomach ache. The kind of laughter she hadn’t felt in years.She looked at Nash, still laughing with tears in his eyes, and her heart swelled.
The car still smelled like sin.Heavy, intimate, raw. The kind of scent that lingered long after the chaos was over — a heady blend of Liana’s sweet, aroused scent, Nash’s thick release, and the light sheen of sweat that coated both their bodies. The air was thick with it, every breath reminding Liana of the wild way he’d taken her just minutes ago.And her body wasn’t done with him.She sat curled against the seat, her thighs still trembling slightly, her lips swollen from his kisses, her pants clinging to her skin — sticky and damp. Her blouse clung to her chest in places it shouldn’t, and the ache between her legs hadn’t dulled. Not even close.Nash drove in silence, one hand gripping the wheel, the other resting lazily on the console, fingers occasionally tapping in rhythm — calm, like he hadn’t just devoured her in a public car.But his knuckles were still red from holding her hips too tightly.Liana shifted in her seat, thighs rubbing together in subtle friction, trying to calm
Every step made her more aware of it.Of how the fabric brushed against her bare skin.Of how exposed she felt — even if fully dressed.She walked down the stairs carefully, heart in her throat. Nash was already waiting in the living room, leaning against the edge of the couch, arms crossed, wearing black slacks and a fitted shirt that hugged his chest and sleeves perfectly.His eyes swept over her the second she appeared.Slow. Possessive.“You listened,” he said, voice laced with heat.Liana swallowed. “You said it like I didn’t have a choice.”“You didn’t.”Before she could respond, he was already opening the front door.⸻The ride was quiet at first.They were in Nash’s matte black Aston Martin. The windows were tinted, the leather interior cool beneath their touch. The city passed by outside in a blur — glass buildings, shifting sunlight, and the faint hum of early traffic.Nash drove with one hand on the wheel. The other?On her thigh.At first, it was innocent. A light touch. H
Nash didn’t answer.He hung up slowly and set the phone on the table. His breakfast sat untouched now, the coffee growing cold.Liana watched him in silence. He didn’t move.She stood quietly, walked around the table, and sat beside him instead of across. Her hand reached up and touched his shoulder lightly.“You okay?” she asked softly.He didn’t answer.Liana leaned in, pressing herself to his side, arms wrapping around him.He turned slightly, allowing her to hug him. Her cheek pressed into his upper arm.“You don’t have to say anything,” she whispered. “I just… don’t like seeing you like this.”Nash turned his face to her — slowly — his eyes shadowed, something sharp and conflicted in them. But the moment their gazes locked, the mood shifted.Suddenly, she was too close.His breathing deepened.And under the table, she felt it — his body responding to her proximity.Hard.Fast.His arousal pressed against the fabric of his pants, unmistakable.Her cheeks flushed.“N-Nash—”Before
Still in the black shirt he had left in, sleeves rolled up to his elbows, the collar slightly open like he had just returned and hadn’t even paused to change. His hair was tousled, his jaw shadowed with faint stubble, and his eyes… those dark eyes were filled with something soft and deep as they looked down at her.“You’re home,” she whispered, voice hoarse with sleep.His thumb brushed her cheek again, like he hadn’t stopped since she opened her eyes.“You look so innocent and beautiful while you’re sleeping,” Nash said, voice low.Liana’s heart skipped a beat. A blush climbed onto her cheeks before she could even respond. The way he was looking at her — like she was some fragile, rare thing that he was afraid to break — it did something strange to her.He leaned a little closer. “You know I was worried about you. That maybe you wouldn’t be okay alone.”Her lips parted slightly, caught between smiling and teasing. “Why wouldn’t I be? Am I a baby to you?”A slow smirk tugged at Nash’s
Liana smiled. “Because if I keep holding onto bitterness, I’ll never be free. And today, I want to feel free.” Mia blinked back a strange tightness in her chest, quickly turning to face the steering wheel. “Okay then. Hold tight. We’ve got a lot of places to hit.” With a small laugh, she revved the engine and sped out of the driveway. The tires whispered against the warm road as the sun blazed above them. Wind tangled their hair as the car rushed through the outskirts of the city, where traffic was light and flowers bloomed at the edge of the sidewalks. They stopped at a boutique first, one that Mia swore had the “cutest bags in the world.” Liana admired a soft pastel blue sling bag and ended up getting it, along with a pair of sunglasses that Mia insisted made her look like a “celebrity hiding from paparazzi.” Their laughter echoed through the store. It wasn’t loud, but it was pure—the kind that makes strangers turn to smile without realizing it. After that, they drove to a