Chapter 13

Lianna watches William from her peripheral as they walk back to her apartment. He has not said a word during the trip back. She did not even attempt to make small talk, much less ask him what happened. He had this dark, disturbed look in his eyes that scares her.

William opens the door and barges into the apartment with his bags, heading to the bedroom. Lianna trails behind him with her bag. She places her bag on the island in the kitchen and goes to switch on the kettle.

“Do you want tea?” she asks into the silence, but there is no answer. Lianna frowns as she slowly walks to her bedroom. What is he doing?

She enters the bedroom and sees William sitting on the edge of the bed, his head in his hands. His breathing is uneven and he is gripping his hair.

“William?” He looks at her and she notices that his eyes are even darker. “What is going on?” she asks, giving a step closer. William shakes his head and stands up. He walks past her, slightly bumping into her shoulder. She bites the inside of her cheek. What the hell?

She hears the door opening and closing. Lianna rushes out of the bedroom and sees the empty apartment. What happened in that parking lot? She tries to think of possible situations that could lead to this reaction, but she soon realizes she does not know where to begin.

The kettle boils and pulls her from her thoughts. She pours the water into a mug with her tea and she searches for her laptop. She needs to know more about William and his family to determine what could have happened.

Lianna looks at the time on her phone. It is already half past ten and William still has not come back. He has been gone since they arrived and that was at three o’clock. She has called him several times, but it just went to voicemail. She returns her focus to her screen.

William has somehow managed to stay private through all these years. Lianna could only find information about the things she already knew.

His father has his own business, but she cannot recall what it was. His mother has married rich and now she lives her life through William. What seems a bit odd is the fact that Isaac can kind of do what he wants.

Bianca is not from an influencing or important family and Isaac is a musician. He barely finished school and he never attended college. How come he can get away with that, but William had to build his resume since he was born?

Lianna’s phone rings and she sees that it is William. Finally.

“Where on earth are you? Are you okay?” Lianna asks with the phone against her ear.

“Miss Evans?” a rough voice asks through the phone.

“Yes,” Lianna says with hesitation. Who on earth could this be?

“I am calling to hear whether you could come talk to this fucking idiot. Just come get him. I cannot get through to William,” the rough voice comes from the other side of the phone. This man sounds irritated. Lianna sits upright, clutching the phone tighter.

“I’m sorry. Who is this?” A deep, frustrated sigh follows.

“Listen, miss. I will explain everything once you are here. Just get yourself here.” Lianna opens her mouth to protest, but he interrupts her. “Just get in a taxi and come to the address I’ve sent you. Don’t be difficult.”

The call ends and Lianna stares at her phone. Is William in trouble? Doesn’t matter, she must get her ass over there.