Liam was on his way to his apartment when his mobile phone beeped. It was Miley, who informed him that Lana was with them at Sy mansion for dinner and that his father asked him to come as well.

“Andrew… Let’s head to Sy mansion instead…” he impulsively instructed, so Andrew made a u-turn.

But after some minutes of thinking, Liam changed his mind, “Andrew, drive me to my apartment instead.”

Scratching his head, Andrew answered, “Copy, Sir.”

In the end, he decided to go to his apartment and have dinner alone, he was not ready to spend time with Lana, yet. Liam heaved a long deep sigh as he walked to his bar to get some drinks. He felt like he wanted to get wasted after whatever had happened today.

A lot of emotions were inside him and he needed to vent it out somehow. He could not think of any other way, so he decided to drink until he could not anymore.

He was scared… and that was just one of the emotions surging through him… He was scared that Lana would once again leave if they encountered another trial like the one they had to go through last year or maybe do something even worse?

What if she leaves him like that again, he could not bring himself to believe that she would not abandon him again. What if she decided to fight that battle and face everything alone by herself, again?

That was why he did not want to accept her back that easily… Even when his heart was shouting at him to take her back that instant, he must not. He must not let her get away with abandoning him that easily.

He grabbed the cans of beer inside his refrigerator and sat on a chair at his bar. He also grabbed a bottle of scotch and whiskey because it felt like beer won’t suffice.

Liam drank the beer first, emptying the cans one by one as fast as he could. He wanted to go and join everyone at dinner, knowing Lana would be there but he didn’t, the more he controlled himself not to go, the more he drank…

He did not want to give Lana the impression that he was in any hurry to see her or be with her.

“What are you going to do next, Lana?” he whispered to himself as he poured some whiskey into his glass.

If Lana would give up on him easily, and not make extra efforts on her own then Liam would know that he needs to start moving on and not fall for a hopeless relationship.

It takes two to tango… Likewise, in a relationship… It takes two people who have the same fighting spirit for the relationship to last. Any relationship would fail if only one person fights for it, because at some point or another the person would get drained and stop fighting.

“Will you keep fighting or just give up, Lana?” he whispered before gulping the whiskey down.

That was a question that kept haunting him, ever since he saw Lana. He was really scared and did not want to get his hopes up so that it would not hurt too much in case the outcome would not meet his expectations.

But he must admit that he was still holding on… He wanted to hold on… That was his stubborn heart that kept holding on and contradicting his mind.

“I should tear you apart if you end up a loser once more, you stupid heart…” he murmured to himself, pertaining to his heart that kept on beating for only one woman.

*******

Lana parked her car at the building. She called Miley who then called the building of Liam’s apartment to allow her access inside. She was already inside and in front of Liam’s door, before she could think twice.

She stood there with her baggage for some time, wondering if she should press and ring the doorbell or just barge in using his passcode.

‘He is still using the same passcode as mine… My birthday…’ she mused, this gave hope, that Liam was still thinking of her, it meant that he still had feelings for her and she still had a chance to prove her sincerity and win him back.

Lana exhaled loudly, opened the door with the passcode and stepped inside.

It was dark as she went inside. The only lights that were open were the lights at the bar, where she could see Liam sitting with his head down at the bar counter.

She bit her lip seeing a lot of opened cans of beer and a bottle of whisky as well.

“Did you really drink all of this on your own?” She murmured as she walked towards him.

“Liam… Liam…” she called out, gently tapping Liam’s shoulder.

“Huh… Shhh!” Liam hissed as he tilted his head upwards to look at whoever it was who was waking him up.

“Ohh… Look at me hallucinating. Seeing you here, in my apartment…” Liam scoffed with a grin before he once again closed his eyes and put his head back on the counter.

“You reek of alcohol.” Lana hissed as she helped him get up.

“Don’t sleep here. Where’s your room?” she asked as she tried to lift him up. She put his arm around her shoulders and led him to his room.

“Are you going to my room with me? Oh, that’s my room…” Liam answered with a grin. He was not himself at all. Humming and then cursing her name.

“Why the hell have you only come back now? Didn’t you know how much I suffered for a year? You’re so selfish! Now you come back, and do you think I’m easy to get, huh?” Liam mumbled in his drunken stupor as they walked inside his room.

Lana did not know how to react to whatever Liam was saying. She knew he was pouring his heart out but he was funny at the same time, acting like that. It was actually the first time she witnessed Liam getting drunk and being completely out of his usual self like this.

She pushed him on the bed and stretched her arms afterward, to relax her muscles.

“You’re so heavy,” she complained as she also bent her back.

“How dare you complain about my weight! I should be the one complaining, because you left me!” Liam scoffed with his eyes closed.

“Huh… Don’t you dare think that I’m an easy-to-get kind of a man! Someone you’ll throw away and then pick up whenever and however you want! Lana Huang! You deserve to suffer in my hands!” Liam exclaimed.

Lana sat on the side of the bed and stared at Liam’s face. His eyes were still closed and Lana saw tears falling out from them.

“I’m sorry. I really am Liam…” she whispered as she gently touched his cheek, wiping the tears from it.

“You’re so cruel. You deserve to be punished.” Lana heard him whisper.

“Yes, I agree. You can do whatever you like, love. I will accept everything you say and do.” Lana whispered as she laid beside him and hugged him.

She hurt him so bad, she could feel the pain in him. She would do everything for him to accept her, so at that moment Lana vowed that she would not give up even if Liam kicked her out. She would be shameless no matter what even if it was not in her character. She would do everything it took to gain Liam’s trust and have him back, no matter what.

“I will stay by your side,always. I won’t go away even if you tell me to, I will stick to you like a leech…” she whispered and closed her eyes to join him to sleep.