Chapter 13: One Way Glass
Chapter 13: One Way Glass
Liam was having his lunch with Jorge in his office when the latter suggested, "Liam, I think we should try the food served in our canteen some time. They recently changed the chefs so you might find the meals good to your palate this time."
He twitched his mouth seeing Liam ignored him and focussed himself on eating.
"Maybe I'll ask Lana later about the quality of food. She said she will be eating lunch there…" Jorge added trying to read Liam's expression but to his disappointment, it was blank.
He felt like he was talking to himself, so Jorge finally rested his tongue for a while and focussed on eating too.
After a moment of silence…
"Maybe it would be better if you are the one to tell her about the meeting with my father this weekend, since father is surely in close coordination with you about it…" Liam suddenly spoke.
"Me?" Jorge repeated pointing his finger on himself.
"Yes you. You heard me clearly, right? Since everything is your idea, why not handle everything all the way… You know I hate explaining and debating…" Liam simply stated.
"Yeah right… You only love to debate inside the court. How about you take her inside a courtroom and say it to Lana when you two are inside, you may think like you are debating with the judge!" Jorge sarcastically commented and almost choked himself seeing Liam's piercing glare at him.
"So serious…" Jorge murmured.
He noticed Liam looked at his wall clock so he said, "It's still early you know… I told her that she can come back at two in the afternoon. She's probably mingling with other interns at the garden."
Liam's brow arched once more at Jorge who cringed, "What? I thought you're wondering why Lana is still not back. Oh common, be thankful that I'm good at reading your mind and I answer your questions before even asking."
Liam remained quiet. He stood up and walked towards Lana's room but instead of entering her room, he pressed a button on the wall and scanned his fingers there. A door slid open that felt like the part of a wall and Liam walked inside that door.
It was his private room that was adjacent to Lana's area. It was a hidden room where the inside could not be seen but he could clearly see outside the room through a one way glass.
Liam had a private bedroom inside his office where he slept if he needed to work late anyday. It was equipped with a mini study and a small living space, a big closet full of his wardrobes, a bathroom and a restroom.
Liam brushed his teeth. His glance swept past Lana's room and he saw that it was still empty. He wondered why the other chair was on her side of the table instead of being on the other side of the table.
"Isn't the table big enough for her files?" He mumbled and was a little startled seeing Lana entered the room.
He earlier thought it would not be necessary since he would only stay in his private room if needed sometimes or during non office hours but realizing that seeing Lana would enter her area even if it was still not office hours she deserved to be advised accordingly.
Seeing Lana in that room, Liam decided that he would tell Lana that there was a one way glass partition on that side of her area later.
For some reason, Liam did not move from his post while gargling. He was curious…
He saw Lana grab something from her bag, probably a personal kit so he thought she would go to the restroom also so Liam finished his cleaning and went directly on his bed for a short nap since he was awake till late the day before studying an important case that he was personally handling at that moment.
He lied down on his bed when he saw Lana return. He did not realise but his sleep was all gone and lying sideways he started watching Lana through the one way glass.
He saw her sit on one chair and propped her legs on another.
"So the other chair was for her feet." he whispered and kept looking towards her. A while later, his eyes became a bit heavy and he was almost about to fall asleep when he saw Lana stood up and was doing some weird movements on her own.
He instantly sat up on his bed seeing that scene in awe. "Is she crazy? Is she fighting with me alone now? I knew it… she's indeed crazy." He thought and scoffed seeing Lana likely to be in a debate with an imaginary someone.
"She's practicing… debating with the opponent lawyer as if she was in the courtroom as the lawyer defending the client." Liam heard Jorge whisper in his ear.
Liam was so startled that he almost jumped up in shock. He felt like punching Jorge for this action of his.
"What the heck Jorge! Since when did you come inside?" Liam hissed.
Jorge shook his head and said, "You did not even notice me? How sleepy were you or was your attention diverted towards someone else? Was it because you were too busy staring and watching your intern? Geez! If she finds out… You'll surely be dead meat Liam… She will call you a stalker..."
"Why didn't you tell her about the glass wall then? Since it was all your idea to put her there close to me? It's you who will be dead Jorge so you better tell her yourself! Get out now and I will follow soon. I should have removed you from the authorized persons who could open this room!" Liam exclaimed.
Jorge raised his eyebrows and turned to go out. He smirked seeing the embarrassed look on Liam's face.
"Me a stalker? No way." Liam mumbled as he watched Lana who was now doing some stretching, standing in front of the mirror and admiring her own reflection on her every move. He was left speechless on her behaviour and kept on looking at her with mouth agape, "She indeed has a good body…"
Lana stopped stretching, bent down a little and picked the hem of her dress to expose her leg, 'What is she doing?' he inwardly panicked seeing Lana pull her dress up as if looking something on her leg.
Liam gulped and quickly turned away. He heaved a frustrated sigh as he went out of his private room. He felt like the inner peace he was having was suddenly invaded by an alien.