"This is the business meeting you had to rush to?" Andrea's voice roared through the restaurant, her eyes glued to Liam.
Andrea couldn't hold her anger in, she'd just witnessed her boyfriend kissing her best friend
She thought Liam loved her but here he was, kissing Charlotte like his life depended on it
Andrea hadn't planned on coming to the cafe but her stomach kept growling as she tried to focus on shopping, she needed to eat something so she branched the cafe and got the biggest shock of her life.
"I'm sorry" Liam stood up from Charlotte's side and walked towards Andrea but she moved backwards
"Don't come any closer" Andrea warned, her hands rolled into fist
"I see why you wanted me to move in with you, so you could sneak out to see her knowing I'm in your house, why Liam?" Hot tears rushed down her eyes
"It's really not what it looks like baby, she kissed me" Liam explained, taking long steps towards Andrea, his eyes never leaving hers
Once in front of her, he pulls her into a tight hug, his hand rubbing circular lines on her back
Liam couldn't bear to see Andrea cry because of him again, he had already cost her too much pain and he didn't mean to cause her any more.
He shouldn't have lied to her, he should have been honest
Andrea collapses in his hands, her head resting on his chest as she sobbed
"Omg, Liam Walton is hugging another girl while his girlfriend is locked behind bars" a voice cursed through the restaurant causing Liam and Andrea to disengage from the hug, shooting their heads to where the voice came from
It was a girl who looked to be in her early teens, her phone covering her facial featured as a small crowd gathered around them, pointing their phone cameras at them.
"Let's get out of here" Liam led Andrea out, blocking her from the preying eyes and camera
"Start talking" Andrea commanded, slamming the door hard, her face red with rage
"She invited me here, saying she had something important to say, I thought she was hurt so I rushed down here, only for her to confess her feelings for me" Liam explained, his shoulders sagged, sorrow settling into the lines of his face.
Liam just got Andrea back, he didn't want to lose her again
He should never have come to see charlotte in the first place
"And how did the kiss happen?" Andrea asked, narrowing her eyes towards him, waiting for an explanation
Andrea was sure of what she saw, the memory is buried in her head, her best friend was sucking her boyfriend's lips.
How could charlotte do such a thing to her?
Yes, Andrea was aware of Charlotte's feelings for Liam but she never expected charlotte to try to steal him away from her.
"I didn't know what to say when she told me and that made her cry, I tried to get her to stop crying to avoid creating a scene that might end up on the blog and news. While I pulled away from the hug, she kissed me without warning"
A ping of jealousy settled beside Andrea's heart as she listened to Liam.
His voice was low and filled with honesty, She knew he wasn't lying.
After everything he'd done for her, she was sure, he wasn't capable of cheating on her
He loved her and only her
"Let's just go home" Andrea said, diverting her gaze to the window
The clouds were blocking the sun giving outside, a warm gloomy glow
Andrea's stomach growled reminding her she hadn't had anything to eat yet
"Is my princess hungry?" Liam asked, his eye brows knitted in worry
she rubbed a hand over her face, dragging fatigue across her features.
She'd a long day from getting a new phone to shopping, a good meal would really help her nerves relax
"Yes" she confessed, her cheeks flushed, blooming with embarrassment.
"When we get home, I'll cook you some of my award winning recipes"
A laugh escaped Andrea's mouth as she rolled her eyes at him
Most men, she'd ever encountered were terrible cooks and she was sure Liam wasn't any different
Liam brought the engine to live, his hand gripped on the steering wheel as he drove off.
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"There's no way you cooked this" Andrea took another bite of the food, sauces exploding in her mouth
"I told you, I was quite the cook" Liam blurted, his eyes shimmering with pride
He was happy to see Andrea was enjoying the rice and sauced chicken, if he was being honest, it's the only dish, he knows how to make.
Back then, his mother used to make it every thanksgiving, she would force both him and Lucas to cut veggies for her while she prepared the rice
"You've to teach me how to make this" Andrea moaned in satisfaction as she took multiple bites from her food, savoring the taste
This is the best food she had eaten since two weeks, Luciana only fed her with spoilt, rotten food
"A true chief never reveals his secrets" Liam boasted, a smirk playing on his lips
"Even to his beloved?"Andrea teased, taking a long bite from the chicken
Liam opened his mouth to speak but was cut off
Beep, Beep
Both Andrea and Liam's phone lit up with messages
"We are hosting a dinner to spend time together as a family, father insists I invite you"
Liam read out loud, waiting for Andrea to read hers too but she didn't
Andrea's eyes was filled with terror, her throat instantly going dry as her eyes scanned the message
"Saw you on tv today, if you don't want your precious Liam dead, you would come along with him tomorrow"