Love and Ruin

Chapter 2

“I was thinking it would be nice if we had a partnership…”

“Let us continue this conversation some other time, Mr Marcelo”,, Liam interrupted and walked out to answer a phone call.

He bumped into a lady and rolled his eyes mentally when her breasts pressed against his chest.

He was used to this type of stunt from ladies who wanted his attention.

He watched as the lady apologised and bent down to pack the contents into her bag. He expected her to make advances which did not happen.

Instead, she was feeling embarrassed, which was the complete opposite of what he expected.

She turned to leave, but he noticed she had forgotten a condom and called her to return it.

When she called out his name, he stared at her blankly, who didn't know him or his story.

“It’s really you”, she said as she moved closer to him.

Then the voice sounded familiar, and his jaw ticked when he realised who she was.

“What are you doing here, Roselyn?” he asked.

His eyes darted to the condom in his hand and Roselyn quickly grabbed it.

“It’s not what you think”, “I'm here for Isa's birthday”, she replied shyly.

“I see”, Liam said in a dry tone as he lazily assessed her body and when his gaze got to her cleavage, it paused for a brief second before returning his gaze to her eyes.

Roselyn gulped as he assessed her and she could feel her thighs burning from his gaze.

There was a brief silence until Roselyn broke it.

“I guess you're coming from Aurum”, she said

“Hmmm”, he replied. “What does it look like? Is there a way I can enter?”, she asked.

“No, darling, unless someone from Tier A brings you in”, he said flatly.

“That's sad. I-”,

“There you are, Rose, I have been looking all around for you”, Isabella said from afar, drawing Roselyn's attention.

“Why are you out here instead of enjoying the party”, Isabella asked

Roselyn pointed to where Liam was standing but was shocked to find him gone. She didn't hear him leave.

“I came out for a stroll, let's head back”, Roselyn placed her hand on Isabella's arm and they walked in together

Roselyn turned back, hoping to see Liam, but he was not in sight.

She sighed sadly and continued gisting with Isabella.

Liam returned to the Aurum and ordered a glass of tequila.

His mind flashed back to the brief encounter he had with Roselyn.

The last time he saw her was at her family's Thanksgiving dinner seven years ago, when she was still a 13-year-old high schooler.

He almost did not recognise her due to how curvy and mature she has become.

A glimpse of her barely covered b**bs popped into his mind, causing his c*ck to twitch in his pants.

He immediately banished the thought with another glass of tequila. She was his best friend's sister, he shouldn't be having such thoughts about her.

Also, he was too damaged to think about being with someone as bright as Roselyn, “she deserves better”, he thought.

He took his reaction as the consequence of not having s*x for over two weeks and immediately, he sent a text “Meet me by 11pm, same place”

“Two glasses of tequila in a row, you must be possessed”, Nikolai commented as he took a seat next to Liam”,

“Qubroti jās” (f**k off), Liam said to Nikolai earning a chuckle from him.

“You haven't shown up for our face-offs of late. Care to explain?”, Nikolai questioned as he sipped from the mocktail he ordered.

“I didn't know I had to report my every move to you”, Liam replied.

“No, but you can report that much. I hope to see you around for the next one this Saturday”, Nikolai said and walked away.

Liam's phone rang, and he picked it up after seeing the caller's ID.

“Yo bro, how are you doing?”Andrew asked from the other end.

“I doubt you called to ask about my well-being”,, Liam responded.

“That hurts. I was going to ask if you'll be attending our university's reunion”,

“No. I don’t attend such and you know”, Liam replied.

“Was hoping you'll have a change of mind someday”, Andrew said

“I met Roselyn earlier”, Liam chipped in

“Yeah, I forgot to mention she schools in LA. She's in her third year”, Andrew informed.

“I see”,

“Alright, bye”, Andrew said and ended the call.

Liam cleared his tab and walked out of the Aurum. He entered the Maybach waiting outside.

“Where to ser?” Harry asked. “The cottage”, Liam replied.

Harry stepped on the gas, and Liam brought his phone to go through a few business emails.

He took a glimpse of his surroundings and saw Roselyn and people who seemed to be her friends.

His eyes twitched when he caught a male staring at her like a starved animal.

“Stop, Harry”, Liam commanded, and the car stopped at once.

Roselyn and her friends were surprised by the abrupt stop of the car in front of them.

Liam rolled his windows down and without looking at them he said “Get in”

Roselyn immediately bid her friends bye and made to enter the car but Vivian held her back.

“Are you sure? Do you know how dangerous he is?”, Vivian asked

It was no secret how dangerous Liam Vaeloris is.

“I am sure, and he won't hurt me. We go way back”, Roselyn assured with a half smile and Vivian reluctantly let go.

Roselyn entered the Maybach and Liam rolled his windows before the car drove past them.

Inside the car, Roselyn was seated at the far right while Liam was seated at the far left. His eyes were fixed on his phone.

Roselyn clutched her bag tightly due to her nervousness.

“You didn't have to, my driver was almost there”, Roselyn broke the silence.

“Hmm”, Liam hummed without sparing her a glance.

“What were you doing these last seven years? I was unable to reach you no matter how hard I tried. What happened?”, Roselyn asked out of the blue.

Liam stiffened at the question and looked at her for the first time during the ride.