Diane’s P.O.V.
Liam kissed my forehead.
Actually, I was ready to close my eyes and submit myself to him because I thought that he would kiss me on the lips rather. I might deny it in words, but I always got betrayed by my own actions.
“Get up now, my lovely Diane. I’m afraid I couldn’t control myself soon, and that could lead me to do something unnecessary to you.” Liam smiled as he gently placed his right arm on my back and supported me from getting up.
Oh! How unlucky, Diane? He didn’t kiss you as you anticipated, mocked by the little voice inside my head.
I almost sighed due to disappointment. I truly hope that he just continued whatever he liked to do with me. Now, I’m becoming a flirt already. Tsk!
Hello? You didn’t even say ‘yes’ to him las
Diane’s P.O.V.There at the door—holding a bouquet of red roses was an unexpected visitor. My mouth hung with lips slightly parted while looking at Liam’s brother, none other than Leandro.“L-Leandro?” That was the only thing that came out of my mouth due to the intensity of my shock. Liam and I got paralyzed on the couch as our eyes got widened with alarm, sweat covering my hands.Liam’s hands were still on my waist. My excitement earlier was suddenly replaced by unforeseen nervousness and fear. Seeing Leandro had streaked terror within me, that I couldn’t think of what to do next. He was the last person I would expect to be here.But what is he doing here?I creased my forehead.For two years, I couldn’t remember even a single time that he brought me here. All I knew was the fact that he had ey
Diane’s P.O.V.“For you. I’m sorry for being a jerk and if I acted that way. Do you want anything else aside from the flowers, Diane? Just tell me, and I’ll buy it now. I can give everything you want,” Leandro offered, but I didn’t reply.His face was so close to me that I could tell right away that he came here after drowning himself in liquor. He reeked of alcohol, and his breath was too stinky that I wanted to throw up everything I ate earlier.He placed the bouquet beside me, knelt in front of me, and held my hands tightly. I was quite shocked because even though Leandro was obsessed, greedy, and egotistic, he doesn’t deserve to kneel in front of me. Actually, no one deserved to kneel in front of anybody.Leandro was the type of guy who would never take the blame and would never allow someone to block his way. He would never say sorry bec
Diane’s P.O.V.It was a good thing that he was starting to realize what I truly wanted. Because of that, my hopes soared up high. As fast as the speed of light, I nodded while looking straight at Leandro’s eyes.“Okay. If that’s what you want, then don’t cry anymore. I’m sorry for doing this to you, Diane. I’m sorry for always forcing you and for not winning your heart the proper way. I had my chance, but I wasted it,” Leandro said out of regrets.“Now, I will be sacrificing for the sake of your happiness. This way, at least I will be able to show that my love for you is real. I want you to know that I still love you, and if ever you’ll change your mind, I’m still here. I will be waiting for you until the end.”After that, Leandro did not utter a word. It was as if he already had enough agony, which led him to fi
Diane’s P.O.V.Liam drove me to Quego del Mar Public University after lunch. Our parking lot was a huge and ceiled quadrangle with benches and food vending machines. Our university was public, yet, aside from the swimming pool, it was also the main feature that we were surely proud of.After Liam parked at the corner, everyone who used to hang around in the parking lot just stopped doing their businesses and stared at his white Lexus car. Curiosity was screaming on their faces, and I ended up rolling my eyes in an instant.If only they knew how Liam used to change his car as often as he changed his clothes, they would be amazed even more. With different brands and latest models, no one could beat him with his car collection.“So, you are studying here…” Liam commented.“Hmm, yes. Why?” I asked him.“
Diane’s P.O.V.That voice was owned by my blunt yet cheerful best friend, Karen, whose real name was Cannery Jane Samaniego. Now I realized that she actually made a single thump of her hands in the air before yelling those words.Karen twitched the corner of her lips upwards while sarcastically waving at people. Then, she flipped her straight and long hair before she burst into wild laughter as she approached me wearing her red pair of high-heeled boots. She was always doing a catwalk, getting everyone’s attention like she was on a fashion show, with Lorenz by her side.On the other hand, Lorenz Villadares was our gay best friend and groupmate in almost every project, who had a small mole under his right eye. He was holding a folder that might contain our final thesis file. He was undoubtedly rich, who was the sole heir of their business empire, but I wasn’t sure what he really wanted t
Diane’s P.O.V.Until the three of us had finally reached and entered our classroom located on the first floor, I intentionally sealed my lips to their questions, and the two of them did not easily let go of me too. Perfect best friends’ roles!We moved our chairs to form a circle for us to discuss our thesis, so we were now facing each other alongside the whiteboard in front. But by how these two were looking at me, it was too obvious that we would not talk about our thesis.“Hey, bitch! I’m just reminding you that you might have a story to tell, so any plans of disclosing it to us? My manicure would soon fade away, and here you are, still as tight-lipped as ever about Liam Evangelista! Stop acting like a teenager, my God!” A bit of annoyance was present to Lorenz’s tone because I was hanging them—silently mocking them for not talking so soon about my Liam.
Diane’s P.O.V.After what I heard from Lorenz, I could no longer concentrate in our afternoon class.No matter what I did, it felt like my mind was floating and fluctuating even though it was my favorite subject the professor was discussing—Strategic Management. My mind abruptly went somewhere, and throughout the class, I was absent-minded.Since then, I repeatedly asked myself if I made the right decision of answering Liam immediately despite the fact that I didn’t know him completely. Or was it right to follow my instinct just because we had this strong attraction towards each other, and it was already enough reason for me not to know him further?In just a blink of an eye, I got filled with mixed doubt, confusion, disappointment, and sorrow. In just a snap of a finger, I found myself struggling in between love and hurt.After class, we went t
Diane’s P.O.V.To give what I asked for, Liam took me to his condo. It was located at one of the famous condotels in Quego del Mar—The LC Towers. The luxurious place was composed of three sky-rocketing towers, all reaching up to fifty floors. His unit was situated on the twelfth floor of LC1 Tower.A sudden nervousness crept me up, and a nameless dread streamed throughout my blood when we were in front of his unit. I couldn’t help but gulp when Karen and I’s conversation replayed through my mind. It was a simple talk about not being completely alone with a man in a private place for us to stay virgins, or else something would surely happen.Relax, Diane! You have to fully trust him, that’s why you wanted to talk to him. This is for you to end all of your emotional baggage and unnecessary overthinking.Being at the place where he lives