Bored With Your Cheapness

Liam, whose mind had gone haywire after what he saw in his private room, couldn't help but feel a little restless hearing Lana's words. Her giggling made his trembling nerves get hot again, and he knew if he didn't distract himself he would be in great danger. He wet his drying lips with his tongue. Then put his attention on the food and glanced among the crowd of guests to distract his evil thoughts and calm his raging nerves down.

As expected, many of the guests cheered and applauded Miss Tang for her wonderful voice and presentation of the song. She walked back to her seat after her performance and Lana saw the woman was looking in their direction, throwing poisonous daggers at her. Lana also gave her a maddening wink and she let out a suppressed chuckle of victory, seeing the crumpled face of Miss Tang.

'Who told you to give me that deadly glare,' Lana mused as she picked up her glass elegantly and drank the wine in it. She could be a fan of Miss Tang's undeniable talent if not for the woman's rotten behavior and stinking words.

'A little success had turned her brain into a puddle of dirt.' Lana thought to herself before scanning the way Rio Tang was dressed and decked up.

Miss Tang looked really sexy in her deep cut, v neck, embroidered black backless sparkly mermaid gown that perfectly fit her curvaceous body.

'That gorgeous ass of hers!' Lana grumbled. Miss Tang had a beautiful backside and Lana as much as she was confident about herself in everything, still felt jealous, as she would be defeated by her if her ass was compared with that big ass of Miss Tang's.

She almost choked on her own funny thoughts and started coughing. She felt Liam's hand on her back, gently stroking her back to comfort her. She froze with that gentle and caring behaviour, just like an actual boyfriend. Then she cursed herself for feeling that weird heaviness in herself as she had felt a few times before because of his closeness.

"Are you alright?" Liam attentively asked and Lana nodded. The gentle care given by Liam started touching her heart strings somewhere.

Her eyes caught the stare of Rio Tang poking her aura and trying to kill her with a deadly gaze. She then understood why Liam did that because Miss Tang was looking their way. The wench had never left her glare on them, so Lana also started acting extra sweet to Liam too.

She even held Liam's hand, intertwining their hands together while watching Brione's superb performance on the stage. Lana paid special attention to her performance as she had selected Brione for her company and was satisfied with her because the superstar was both good at dancing and singing.

Lana's eyes again landed towards Rio Tang, and their eyes met. She was not surprised to see disdain in her eyes while looking at her. Lana knew that look was because of her not so flashy dress. She inwardly cursed because if she knew Miss Tang would be here, she would wear something more eye-catching and revealing as she knew that the one she wore was too plain.

Surely Rio Tang's foul mouth would never let the evening go without criticizing how plain she looked. She had a feeling that Rio was itching to slam her soon into the mud.

Liam on the other hand was on tenterhooks because of the way Lana held his hand. Lana's hand was firmly holding his and he could feel the softness of her hand melting something inside him, such a weird feeling again. Maybe because he had never held a woman's hand like this for too long before?

'Collect your brain cells, Liam!!' He chided himself secretly.

The bright lights finally opened after all the performances ended and many guests who knew each other now got up and walked around to have a chit chat with some drinks. As promised, Lana kept holding Liam's arm and pretended to be his girlfriend. She became his good companion who never left his side.

Lana was a good conversationalist and could blend well with all kinds and types of people of all ages.

"Liam is such a lucky man to have a witty partner with him." One of the seniors commented, hearing Lana's opinion on their particular subject of conversation. Lana bashfully smiled at the old man who excused himself and asked if he could bring Liam to a particular group of men talking.

Lana nodded and gave Liam a gesture showing she could manage herself because she too wanted to talk to the people she knew.

Liam felt proud of Lana's social skills while he unconsciously beamed his eyes on Lana not far from him. But his orbs immediately narrowed when he saw Lana walking towards a handsome man whom she probably knew based on her friendly gestures towards the man. He couldn't digest that she could be so close to some other man as well.

"Hey…" Lana reached near him and greeted Jeru, and the two had a quick cheek to cheek and hug.

"You look happy, looks life has been satisfying for you recently… hmmm…" Lana teased Jeru.

Jeru laughed, nodded his head and then said, "I see that I became a way for you to have a boyfriend." Jeru teased back referring to Liam whom Lana arrived with.

"No no no no... It is not what you are thinking. We are…" Lana tried to justify herself, but Jeru cut her in.

"Hey! So is it more than that? I can see some daggers flying my way… he definitely is a possessive partner. Suits you well… hehehe"

"Shh… It's a long story. Let's catch up later and don't ever believe what you see. And remember, I will kill you if Keira found out about it." Lana hushed and made a toast to Jeru who chuckled at her and pursed his lips hard as a signal that his lips were sealed.

"Good…" Lana mumbled but her expression soured seeing Miss Tang approaching towards her. She looked at Liam who was with Mr. Ching and many other known personnel.

She smiled at Liam reassuring she could manage the situation but Liam's face was still dark. "I think I need to leave or else your boyfriend will soon kill me with his deadly glare." Lana heard Jeru mutter.

"Huh?" Lana asked. Jeru would explain further, but an uninvited intruder butted in and Jeru took that opportunity to bid Lana his leave before Liam broke his neck with those deadly glares.

"Hello intern… We see each other again. What kind of rag is it that you're wearing? Didn't Liam even help you in buying a wonderful dress good enough for the occasion? How sad? Is he already so bored with your cheapness?" Rio sarcastically exclaimed.