Shane was the boss here. And he had always agreed to his decisions with no question asked but this time, seeing him going on with unethical things to no limit, Nathaniel couldn't control himself anymore. Shane was going on giving some not so important but just troublesome works to Lilian when he entered his cabin. Shane took a glance at him and was thinking of continuing his not so ethical work but got interrupted. Nathaniel walked to Shane and then faced Lilian. "Lilian, please give us the room." His voice was soft like ever but the seriousness in his voice like never before didn't go unnoticed by Shane. He frowned at Nathaniel and Lilian looked at them by turns. The air of the room immediately got tensed. When Shane didn't seem to be saying otherwise, Lilian complied to the given order, "Yes, Sir." and left the cabin. As soon as Lilian was out of the cabin, Shane parted his lips to say something but Nathaniel beat him to it, "What do you think you are doing? You can hate Lili
Lilian flickered her eyes on Shane and Mack and was about to say something when Shane decided to speak up first, "Mack you go." With that he turned to Lilian, "And you come to my cabin." and walked into his cabin. Lilian followed him in. Placing the coffee on his desk, she enlightened him about his schedule. Shane stared at Lilian whereas she waited for him to say something or make a change in his schedule or throw some troublesome works to her. But his words left her stunned, "Granny has decided to let go of the hook. So, we can call it ends now properly." "Sounds good." Lilian smiled, "So, I am free to leave this job now, right?" Shane kept silent. He didn't see it going this way. He thought Lilian would be pestering him or Karen to go on with a job here at least. But no.. She seemed to be very eager to end it as soon as now. Shane nodded at her, "Yes." Not realising what to say exactly. He was sure though if she would have showed interest about doing this job, he definitely
"Why are you feigning strangers?" Shane asked Lilian when Hunter was at a distance."We were supposed to behave this way only after the deal done." Lilian said with a straight face.Right. Shane thought but then.."Why are you still around then?" Shane asked, forcing himself not to spill the other things that was lingering in his mind. Why she had to look this way?Her honey dripping eyes were doing something to him that he wasn't supposed to feel. He didn't like it when he saw her so comfortable with Aiden and on the other hand playing stranger with him.Aiden is a cousin brother! A voice said somewhere in his head but it didn't help him at all.So, he thought if he just didn't get to see her around may be, unnecessary things that wasn't so likely of him wouldn't bother him like this.Lilian didn't know where Shane was heading with his not so matched lines as his pale grey eyes were boring into hers.She didn't let the confusion got the best of her though and answered as politely as p
It was already 11:30 by night. Lilian was laying beside Elena but for some reason, sleep was far away from her eyes. Giving up on the thought of getting some sleep, she got down from the bed and walked out of the room. The poolside seemed to be a good idea to have some fresh air. With this thought, she made her way there. Staring into the pool for a few moments, Lilian rolled up her ankle-length pants up and sank her legs into the cold water as she sat by the poolside. She shivered for few moments, but gradually her body got accustomed to the coldness of the water. A soft breeze was caressing the exposed areas of her body and it felt soothing. This swimming pool lounge was also very spacious just like every other portion of the mansion. The dim, night bulbs, the rose petals on the water along with the moon light was making the surrounding bright enough for her to see everything clearly. She kept sitting there gazing at the sky and enjoying the silence of the night forgetting the
Aiden was working on a file when Lilian entered his room late at night. Startling him, she placed a coffee cup on the desk.Eyeing the coffee, he asked, "Why are you still awake?""Not feeling sleepy." Lilian uttered as she settled on the chair across him and sipped her coffee."Why? Is anything bothering you?" He asked being concerned."Not really." Lilian shrugged off.Aiden didn't push her much and completed his work in silence, thankfully that didn't take long. Because he was pretty sure Lilian went to talk to him about whatever things.But he didn't expect her to start going to that direction."Do you know Willow likes you?" Lilian asked Aiden when he closed his file and asked her what's the matter actually.As much as he wanted to ignore the topic, he ended up asking, "Who told you this?" He had a pretty good idea about it though."Does it matter?" Lilian shrugged, "You knew it then. Well, what about you?""What about me!" Aiden tried to act nonchalant as he sipped his coffee.L
"Do you know what type of girl I am?" Lilian asked looking at Elena and Willow by turns. "You are a good girl, Lilian and now you should_" Elena didn't get to complete as Lilian spoke up in between. "No." Lilian shook her head, "You don't know me then. I am not a good girl." "Lilian_" Elena again tried to say something but didn't when she caught the sight of Shane, standing a few steps away. He got near them, "What's actually happening here? Why is Lilian like this?" "Lilian met her father today and something happened between them, I guess." Willow replied. "He is not my father. He never was. It was Lahaina, for him to be a daughter. And when Aiden and his family got in trouble for me, I left this town." Lilian said, her words almost slurred but they took it correctly as they stared at her silently. Lilian looked up and looked at Shane, "Since then I haven't been a Marshall girl, Shane. So, I didn't lie to you." Elena and Willow turned to Shane whose eyes were glued to Lilian
When Lilian opened her eyes, it was already morning. Feeling a severe headache, she kept laying on the bed lazily until the memory of the last night hit her mind and she sat up immediately. The headache was long forgotten. After meeting her father, she was with Willow and Elena and then at the club and the latter things went blank. Did they drop her home? But_ Her thought got interrupted as Aiden knocked on his door, "Lilian, are you up?" "Yes." Lilian answered and Aiden entered the room. He placed the hangover cure on the bedside table and sat on the bed. "Headache?" Aiden inquired, his face dead serious. Lilian didn't know what was the reason behind it but she nodded anyway and Aiden gestured at the soup, "Have it. You will feel better." Without so much of a question, Lilian took the bowl. She wasn't even half way the bowl when Aiden lost his patience and shot a question, "What happened yesterday?" "Nothing. It's just_" Lilian tried to come up with something but got interru
"Don’t leave, Lilian. I will take care of the matter with your father. He won't be able to harm neither you nor Aiden." Though not intentionally, yet words were already out. So, Shane waited for Lilian to react at his words without trying to change his words.Lilian stood dumbfounded. Shane's face showing uttered concern. She wasn’t sure if it was for her though. After all, they were always pretending and if not Shane was angry with her and wanted her to be gone as much as she knew.Then what happened to get it changed?The longer Lilian took to response, the more hesitant Shane got. He wasn’t supposed to behave this way but here he was.Lilian finally opened her mouth but her question got Shane even more hesitant. "Why would you help me and Aiden?"Her father caused damage to him as well and grasping his company and liquidating it was one of the things, he once wanted to do. And more than that, he wanted to help Lilian so that she wouldn't think of leaving this town. He wasn't sure wh