Chapter 57: Why did you make me feel this way

Liam texted Nicole and Lesso to meet him in the lab as he drove through the bridge leading to his office. He parked the car in the parking lot before alighting and dragging Amelia away but she yanked her hand free.

" what are you doing?", he asked her,

" where are you taking me?",

" do you want us to talk here?", he asked getting pissed,

" What did you want us to talk about?",

" Are you really asking me that?",

" yes",

" fuck!", he groaned loudly, " okay fine, tell me, who are you?",

" Why did you care?",

"Are you fucking kidding me?", he yelled, " do I even need to have a reason to care so much about you? I care a lot even though you are full of mystery",

"Why?", she yelled back, " so you can use me for an experiment?".

Liam was shocked and taken aback when she said that,

"What?!",

"Why did you care? Why did you want to know who I am?".

Liam furrowed his brow and roughened his head in frustration,

" did you want an honest answer?",

" yes",

" I don't even know why, you kept making me get worried over you, you kept making me look after you, draining my sanity with even your naivety, I keep caring about you, wanting to know you more <>getting more curious and thinking about you every now and then so I fucking want to know who you are, to make me feel this way".

This was the first time he'd ever say this much to her, Liam was not a lengthy talker but that didn't stop her,

" my heart races a lot and faster anytime you're close to me, I feel butterflies in my stomach and I grow nervous, I only feel this way with you", she said and tears streamed down her eyes, " why did you make me feel this way, why? when I'm only a hostage to you?".

He heaved a long sigh,

" you are leaving",

" What?",

' as much as I want to keep you by my side, as much as I want to come up to receive your hugs, you said you have to save your family, you said you have to go home, I so much wanted to be selfish but your family comes first and I don't want to tie you down, I don't even know who you are, where to look for you, where to come to if I ever want to see you....you just crept into my life...and my heart'.

These are all he wants to say to her but he doesn't, he only says them in his mind and looks at her. He said something else,

" It's of no use, the murderer will soon be caught so you can start preparing to leave", he said and walked away.

Amelia stood disappointed, heartbroken, and hurt. She laughed quietly as tears streamed down her eyes.

" he's indeed a jerk".

Liam just walked past the workers looking so gloomy and pale, that he didn't even notice those who greeted him on his way, he was so distracted and just strode to his office.

" what's wrong with him?",

" who knows? he looks so pale", the workers gossiped around themselves.

Liam was welcomed into the office with Sophia's grinning face. She was looking her best, looking so beautiful with a red gown and a black stilettos.

" Good morning Liam",

" Sophia?",

" why didn't you tell me Liam?", she said giggling.

Liam stood wondering what she was talking about.

" What are you talking about?",

" That we are getting married", She laughed and hugged him tight.

Emma who was at the doorstep was so shocked that she turned around,

" Mr. Liam and Miss Sophia are getting married", she repeated to process what she just heard but Amelia who was standing in front of her heard her,

" what did you say?", She asked Emma again,

" I just heard them saying that they are getting married".

And of course, Amelia knows what marriage means. She opened the door and saw them hugging, Liam raised his head the moment to saw her teary eyes, she turned around immediately and ran off but he saw the tears falling already.

He broke the hug he needed at the moment but not from Sophia and not at the moment.

" I still don't understand what you are talking about Sophia",

" C'mon... enough of you pretending, your parents came to talk about betrothing me to you yesterday".

Liam scoffed and then laughed at how ridiculous that sounds.

" Are you for real?",

" yes",

" And you like that?",

" of course", she said blushing shyly.

Liam snorted, " C'mon Sophia, you can't be excited about that",

" What? why?",

" because that is not possible, I guess my parents must be quite drunk when they mentioned that",

" Liam!",

" It's not possible Sophia, so don't get carried away by some foolish demand of some elders".

Sophia scoffed angrily, " is this because of her?",

" What are you talking about?",

" because of that girl called Amelia or whatever her name is, is that why you are rejecting me?", She said raising her voice,

" This is not because of anybody Sophia, we shouldn't inconvenient each other because of some people, we don't want this, and don't worry I'll get it resolved",

" I want this",

" huh?",

" I want us to get married",

" why?",

"Are you that blind to see I like you? Liam I've been in love with you for a very long time so we can't cancel it".

Liam sighed and pulled her closer into a warm hug.

" You are beautiful Sophia, and this dress looks so good on you, but I'm sorry, I see you as nothing but a best friend whom I cherish and hold dear, I hate to hurt you but I can't help it".

Sophia pushed him away anxiously and angrily,

" No, no Liam, you can think about it, we can go on a date, you said that I'm beautiful and you cherish me..",

" as a best friend",

" Just stop!", she yelled angrily as she felt her heart tighten, " you like her don't you?",

" she has nothing to do with this",

" ho really?", she cried, " then why?",

" it just can't happen",

" it will", she said with a determined voice, " you'll be mine", she said, carrying her bag, and stormed out of the office bumping into Emma that has been eavesdropping. She pushed her off and stormed away. Emma pouted feeling pity for her.

" She must have liked her boss a lot", she whispered to herself.

Liam wasn't angry nor did he blame Sophia, he understood how she felt but the fault wasn't hers, it was the fault of his so-called parents. He angrily stormed out of the office heading over to their place.

Haven't they done enough? Tormenting his life this much, he allowed them to toy with him however they liked but not with his loved ones.