Lana took in a deep breath, as the aroma of the tea filled her nostrils and she felt a little active with it. She looked at the man in front of her and said, “It’s been a year already. I think you have already gained a lot of experience in this much time. Don’t you feel that it’s time for you to spread your wings instead of sticking on with this poor lawyer…”

A crisp laugh came out from Kyle as he said, “Why, are you tired of me so soon? I honestly think we make a good team. The best of all.”

Kyle then looked at her and muttered in a low tone, “Don’t you have plans to go back Lana? One year has passed and yet…”

Lana tore away her eyes from him and without any reply just looked outside the glass wall where she could see a lot of busy people walking on the street. Her mind wandered in the alleys she had left behind her… almost one year ago…

The deeply buried memories came back with all the pain as fresh as a fresh wound for her… It had been a year already since she left the country D, fleeing away from everyone she knew, hiding even from herself… because she was not able to take the pain that was killing her with each passing day.

She then decided to escape and not let the lives of everyone who cared about her become chaotic. And since then she was hiding here, living the life of an unknown lawyer, trying to forget her painful past that was also once filled with love, something she thought she probably didn’t deserve.

“I think it’s already time for you to come back home…” Kyle voiced out. Lana contacted him one day, and no one else except him, and he was honored. As soon as he heard from her, he instantly flew to country A to assist her though she resisted his help at first.

He could understand her feelings. She wanted to be away from people whom she cared for and who cared for her as well. She was filled with pain and regret, blaming herself for everything that happened. But he felt she had finally started coming to terms with whatever happened and was doing good now so he was hoping she would finally think about going back.

“Luo is doing great and is assisting her husband in his business and she’s now pregnant…” Kyle informed her. Lana looked at him with a smile and said, “Thank you, Kyle.”

Kyle’s heartbeat almost stopped with that charming smile. He wondered if Lana was aware of his feelings for her. He wanted to tell her but he did not have the courage to do so. All he could do was stay with her with all his might and give her the support she ever needed.

Lana sighed and said, “I will meet Mrs. Choi later. Did you bring all the evidence you gathered?”

Kyle nodded and picked-up the envelope to give to Lana from his bag. “You should pay me extra for retrieving these…” Kyle complained.

Lana gave him a half-smile while she looked at the doc.u.ments.

“Oh, you’re really good. Don’t worry I will pay you double for this.” Lana mumbled.

Kyle’s mouth twitched as he said, “Do you even earn anything? All you do is accept pro-bono cases. I won’t be surprised if you ended up living in the street very soon.”

When Lana left behind her painful memories, she decided to leave all the benefits she could get from there. She did not want to use a single penny from her mother’s company as well, not even from the properties she inherited. She wisely divided the profits from her mother’s company among her mother’s relatives and allotted a major part of it to the foundations her mother supported.

She also made sure that the management of her company was left in the hands of the person she could trust, as she was not sure when she would be back. She therefore made her sister Luo the working CEO of the company and held her responsible for management of the finances of all the assets her mother left behind.

Luo, with the help of her husband Noah, managed everything very well. Lana arranged everything secretly before leaving and sent all the doc.u.ments they would need in taking over with her love letter of farewell of course.

“Are you worried I won’t pay you huh?” Lana mumbled with lifted eyebrows. Then she added, “I accept the cases of a few paying clients as well you know so I’m earning just enough to survive as well as to pay you.”

“Yeah right… Anyway, you have already made a name in this country. A lot of law firms are asking for you… How about we enter one soon together?” Kyle insisted. He was a licensed lawyer as well after passing the licensure exam but he chose to remain as a paralegal for Lana.

Lana looked at Kyle and said, “I told you once before also to go for it. No need to bring me along. I already have looked for a replacement for you, you see… It’s time you leave me and move towards better prospects, since I believe you have learned enough now.”

After some more chatting, Kyle and Lana went separate ways. Lana drove back to her apartment and as she came out of her car she was shocked to see a familiar figure standing in the veranda, waiting for her…

“Hmm, you look surprised? Did you really think I will let you hide from us for that long?” Lana heard the complaint. She heaved a long deep sigh and moved forward silently to open the door of her apartment and let the person in with her.

Lana then turned around and looked into the eyes of the beautiful person standing in front of her and a wave of emotions came and went away in her eyes. She smiled and asked, “What are you doing here, Keira?”