Chapter 101: I Am A Man, Not A SAINT...
Chapter 101: I Am A Man, Not A SAINT...
"Let's get married Liam… let's get married Liam… Let's get married Liam…"
These words kept echoing in his ears and it took awhile for him before finally acknowledging that the words actually came out of Lana's mouth and he was not dreaming.
*Blink * Blink *Blink
Not only Liam blinked his eyes hearing those words from Lana, but even Andrew unconsciously pushed on the hazard sign for the car. He even scratched his ear because of the luscious meal he would soon feed to Jorge.
Liam stared at Lana with a gaping jaw. He considered it as a possibility, but never did he expect such mind blowing words coming out from Lana's mouth.
Liam inhaled and exhaled loudly before saying, "Are you sure?"
A cunning, sly smile wanted to form on his lips but he controlled himself from doing so and tried to facade a serious notable face. Lana must not feel he was desperate or was too overjoyed with her words or else it would be game over for him.
"Yeah, I am. You know my mom's condition…" Lana was about to spill everything, but Liam suddenly kept his fingers on her lips and stopped her from speaking further because Andrew could hear them. Liam then looked at Andrew's direction and Lana nodded in understanding.
"Andrew can you drive faster? Lana has finally agreed to marry me, so don't give either of us a chance to reconsider and back-out of it. If we miss the office, I will not give you a holiday bonus," Liam voiced out to Andrew and gave Lana a knowing look.
"Yes, sir!" Andrew quickly answered before giving more pressure on the gas pedal. Holiday bonus in the Sy family was as high as their Christmas bonus and no other employer usually gave such benefits except their boss Liam.
Liam was overjoyed, and he wanted to fill his arms with Lana's presence, and so he finally embraced her and softly said, "That's how much I trust you, Lana. In a single word you say, I will automatically believe in you and let you do things your way. Let's talk about sensitive topics inside the registrar's office when we are alone..." Liam whispered in Lana's ear while taking in her mesmerising scent and feeling on the seventh sky.
Lana gulped and did not know how to answer that.
Meanwhile, Liam smirked inwardly at the thought on how the table was turning to his advantage.
An hour ago, he was busy orchestrating reasons and conditions for making his second wish to ask Lana to marry him with an alibi that her mother asked him when he was planning to marry her daughter.
Turned out, he could still save two more wishes.
They soon arrived at the registrar's office and Lana almost pulled Liam inside hurriedly.
"I'm sorry about this. Thank you for trusting me, Liam. My mom will not take the surgery unless she confirms that I had settled down. Showing her our marriage certificate will be?enough to pacify her and coax her into agreeing for the surgery." Lana explained as they walked inside.
Inside the registrar's office, Lana and Liam were escorted in one of the private rooms to fill up the form for their marriage.
"Liam, this will all be purely on paper only alright? Our actual relationship should remain as casual as it is. No intimate moments, no expectations of the kind of a married couple… I'm in a rush and did not get enough time so I could not manage to come up with proper terms and conditions, but can I trust your words?
That we will stay married just on paper, only as necessary? I will set you free very soon once I have settled everything with my mother." Lana reiterated while Liam was filling out his details on the paper.
He paused and lifted his head a little to look at Lana straight in her eyes. Lana felt those eyes scanned her from top to bottom, even her soul. It was a deep and penetrating look.
"Again, yes... you can trust my words. And, again, NO intimate moments.... unless you initiated it. I will repeat... unless you initiated it, Lana. I am just a man, not a SAINT… And again, I will not force you into anything unless you permit it…" Liam, with a heavy tone of voice, reiterated.
Lana gulped and nodded. The registrar's officer entered and processed their application. Liam pulled a small box out from his pocket and said, "Here, this is for you... wear this. Your mother will definitely look for a ring in your finger once we go back to her."
Liam could read the questions in Lana's eyes as she opened that small box. Before she could utter a word, Liam quickly explained, "Uhm, I bought that just a while ago after talking to your mother. I can feel her pain and see the conflict in her eyes of wanting to live but making certain of the wellbeing of her daughter first.
In her words, she wanted to see you settle down. She asked me when I planned to get married to you… She's really worried about you Lana."
Liam exhaled loudly and explained, "To be honest, I think we are a good match. We have a lot in common and well acquainted with each other, we look a great couple indeed. We can get married like this and focus on other things like we used to. I mean, I will let you do anything you want. You can move like a free bird even though you are married to me, Lana.
You will make your mother happy. I will make my father happy. Both of us can finally avoid being pushed by them to settle down. You're definitely in safe hands with me, and I'm sure I'm also in safe hands with you, Lana, right?"
Doing reverse psychology was a normal thing to Liam while talking with various strata of people, especially those whom he questioned during a trial. Never in his wildest dream had he thought he would need to use the same with the woman he loved.
'Liam's words were convincing enough,' Lana thought, and she realized she was still lucky for having Liam on her side, a broad-minded person.
"Try the ring if it fits. I hope it will. Let me." Liam whispered, and picked-up the ring.
He held Lana's hand gently and inserted the ring on Lana's ring finger.
"It's so beautiful, Liam. I think this is too much," Lana remarked, mesmerized on how the ring fitted perfectly on her. It was sparkling and really looked so good on her hand.
"I'm glad you like it…" Liam breathed in admiration how it was a perfect fit to Lana.
"It also fits perfectly. How come you managed to guess my ring finger size." Lana mumbled, smiling.
"I just gave your vital signs to the manager…" Liam unconsciously responded.
"Huh?" Lana heaved.
"I said you're sexy."
Lana: "...?"
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