His Beautiful Addiction

The lady took the card from the man and smiled,

''Thank you ''

Tiana said, a little blush tainting her cheeks; she was this close to being disgraced. That man was her savior!

The man turned to her with a small smile; but he said nothing. He returned his gaze to the lady by the counter as he watched her package his order.

Tiana figured she should wait back and thank him properly; so she stood aside and waited for the man to take his order.

He took his drink from the woman and turned to the Tiana with a smirk on his lips;

''I'm Liam, what's your name? ''

He asked courteously; Tiana was surprised; she didn't expect him to introduce himself.

''Oh… I'm Tiana, it is nice meeting you Liam. Thanks for the help back there.''

She thanked again as they walked out of the cafe and Liam laughed;

''Nah, a gorgeous lady like you shouldn't be left to wander on such a busy street. ''

He said and Tiana blushed;

Now she looked at him closely, he looked like Nicklaus but it was just on a first glance, on a closer look, the differences would be visible.

Nicklaus had those green eyes, they were very captivating; and he had a very charming smirk, although he rarely smirked, but whenever he did so, it wouldn't go unnoticed.

But Liam, he had blue eyes, and his smile was just okay. He was very handsome with a tall body build, but he was not as sexy as Nicklaus…

Wait, a minute… was she comparing a man she just met with Nicklaus?

Tiana's eyes shot up in shock as she realized what she was doing;

She instantly kicked the thought out of her head;

Fine, Nicklaus was a very attractive man, but that did not mean she should compare him with any man she met! He was a demon to begin with; he doesn't even deserve to be compared with anybody.

''What's wrong? ''

Liam asked when he noticed her change in expression;

''Oh…' Tiana smiled; 'nothing, it's just that… you look like someone I know. ''

She said with a tiny smile;

Liam chuckled;

''Yeah, I get that all the time. '' He rolled his eyes.

''Really? '' Tiana said, pushing some strands of hair behind her ear;

''Yeah… ''

Liam looked forward and his gaze fell on the Howells Company building and he remembered Tiana saying that she worked across the street and his body froze;

''You… you work in the Howells Corporation?''

He asked, raising an eyebrow.

''Yeah, I got hired recently. I just came down to get this for my boss. ''

Tiana said with a faint smile;

There was a flash of something in his eyes but she was too slow to catch it;

He and Nicklaus had a slight resemblance, maybe they could be related; although she didn't see him at the family dinner, he could still be relations, maybe he was occupied and couldn't make it, so she asked;

''The person I said you look like is my Boss, Nicklaus Howell, are you two related?''

Liam's throat tightened at her statement and he felt a churn in his stomach; but he quickly faked a smile;

''No, not at all; I wonder why people always say we look alike; I don't see the resemblance though. ''

The last thing Liam wanted was to be compared with Nicklaus. Not after what happened in the past.

He would surely take his revenge on the Howells, but there was no rush; everything would unfold at the appointed time.

Tiana chuckled, ''There is a little resemblance on a first glance though;

Her eyes glanced at the watch in her hands and she realized she had taken so much time, so she turned to Liam with a smile;

''Liam, thanks again for saving me from embarrassment, but I have to go now.''

She said, raising her palm to the side of her mouth, she whispered; ''My Boss is really scary!''

Liam laughed at her childish act and he asked politely;

''Can we hang out sometime? ''

Tiana stared at him for a moment; he was handsome but Tiana was in too much already, she couldn't risk putting her sister in danger again, the last date she went on, she knew how it turned out. She could not see another man until the five months is over.

Forcing an apologetic smile to her face; she said;

''Liam, I'm really sorry, I can't. ''

She said and his face paled;

'" Why? I don't mean today, anytime you wish, I'm not in a hurry. ''

He asked, his tone blue;

Tiana pitied him, but she couldn't do anything; Nicklaus would cut her legs if he got to know; and he wouldn't let him go free either.

''I'm sorry, Liam but I really can't. It was nice meeting you, thanks once again.''

Not waiting for him to respond, she turned and ran across the road.

Liam stood still, staring at her retreating figure.

He had been with so many women and no woman had ever refused him; her rejection had piqued his interest, and he suddenly wanted to know her. She was stunning and she looked very innocent; he loved that type of woman.

He watched her walk into the company gates and through the glass doors before he turned and walked towards a black car which was packed by the side.

''What took you so long?''

A woman asked as he stepped into the car.

The woman was in her late forties but she looked so young; obviously because she took care of her skin very well. She was beautiful, and she looked innocent on the first glance, but on a closer look, her eyes wore extreme viciousness which had been imbedded for years. Liam took her blue eyes, but that was all. He looked very much like his father.

''Nothing; there was many people in the café. '' Liam replied as he handed the drink to his mother. Catherine stared at her son for a moment, but she said nothing. She had seen him talking to a woman, but she didn't want to pry; but what concerned her was that she entered the Howells Company.

She had protected him for years; she was not about to expose his identity because of some woman.

''Liam, I hope you don't forget why you returned? I don't want you to begin by chasing skirt, do you understand? ''

Liam was quiet for a moment before he nodded;

''I understand. ''

He said curtly and his mother smiled;

''Good. '' She said taking a sip of her drink.

''Take us back home, please.''

She said to the driver, and he drove off immediately.