We did not really turn on the light .
Exhausted,I lied on the sofa as Liam walked around the room nervously.
I could see the name his phone whom he was calling .
It was Jewel .
But the sister of his kept ignoring it .
" Did she tell you anything about meeting father before ?," he asked .
" No ," I shook my head ," It's the first time ,I think ."
He finally came to sit beside me ," It's just Jewel never knew the whole story . She was too young back then . I am afraid that when everything comes out on the surface again , it will be too much for her ."
"Why don't you then tell her some of it ?," I asked .
His blue eyes were glowing softly in the darkness ," I don't want her to think that she is born unlucky or something like that . She must go on believing she had a normal childhood and a normal family."
" She knows that your father is an internationally wanted criminal, right ?"
" I highly doubt that it matters to her," he sighed," I am afraid that she still misses her father ."
" Liam ," I put a hand on his arm . I could see how painful it was for him that his beloved sister was still looking forward to meet the devil who built a hell for him.
" I envy her sometimes," he put his head on my shoulder," And I want to have her a life that will make me keep envying her ."
" It doesn't have to be that way ," I said softly .
" I know but it is alright as long as she is safe ," he said.
" But-"
" I am really fine , Julia ," he said ," You are here for me so I am fine ."
I felt a lump of tears in my throat . How humaliated , how scared he had been that he could not talk about the hell he had faced even to his own family .
He seemed so fragile when he was like this . As if the slightest touch could make him crumble down .
He was no longer the scary stranger I had seen this morning. I felt like I had seen two different human beings.
And right now , the one with me was someone I needed to protect .
" We will figure this out ," I told him brushing his hair ," I will talk to Jewel this morning. Maybe if I can talk about my own meeting with your father -"
" No ."
"Liam ," I scolded him softly ," She needs to know the danger she is facing so she can stay alert against your father . And I am not ashamed of my incident and most of that was viral through the online , anyway . If I could make her see how awful Rupert Hunter is , maybe she will start to understand your feelings , then ."
" You don't have to do this ," he shook his head.
I smiled and kissed his forehead ," She has been looking forward to working with me . Maybe she will try to be not annoyed with my lecture ."
" It was bold for both of you ," he sounded amused ," Well , I don't exactly like the idea of her joining a makeup team but it is better than doing drugs ."
I noded ," It's better than having wrong friends and wrong influence too . You should be grateful that you would have me there to keep an eye on her ."
" Yes , I am always grateful," he said .
Then he sat up straight and looked at me ," You know ... mother is also not wrong here , I mean considering how the situation is . But she had overreacting, would you take my apology on her behalf?"
" Liam , I don't need apology ," I groaned ," I just want your mother to understand her children better . I know that makeup artist is probably not going to be a career that's parents' favourites but the way she always criticises you two , is why the distance keep growing within the family ."
" I will talk to her ," he said as he gently rubbed my back ," Thank you for being so understanding."
" As long as we keep holding on ,maybe there will be a way ."
" Speaking of that ," Liam showed her phone ," Lin texted me , she wants to meet up ."
The nerves on my hair end tingled in fear.
" You are not going alone ," I told him," Meet her at a public place ."
" Well , Summit corporation is arranging a charity event to cover up for the scandal of their daughter . I was thinking of meeting her there ."
I noded . Even though there would be a bunch of news reporter there , it is the best place to meet where Liam could not get hurt , atleast physically.
" I will go with you," I said ," I am not letting you walk into a Wolf's den aone ."
" Oh?," he raised an eyebrow,"Do you have an invitation for it ?"
" No ," I smirked ," But you are getting me one , aren't you?"