Chapter 9: Sniffing Like A Dog

"Quick, tell me what happened?" Jorge impatiently asked Liam, curious to know if Lana agreed with the conditions they put in the paper that Liam had given to Lana. Liam was not comfortable saying all those things to her. He didn't want to miss any detail while putting forth his conditions, so instead of saying in words, he chose to put everything on paper for her to read properly. "I don't know Jorge. That woman has an overflowing confidence... I am afraid she might find my conditions atrocious and would just go and look for another firm for her internship." Liam answered and went back to his seat. "What's more interesting is she was not scared of me a bit, nor was she intimidated by me for even a single second!? She didn't even tilt her head down once during the whole conversation. She has some guts to be acting this way in front of me, I should say," Liam unconsciously uttered. "Who? Lana?" Jorge naively asked, but Liam ignored him. With eyes flickering, Jorge began to tease, "Is she getting on your nerves? Or is she seizing your interest now?" Jorge twitched his mouth, seeing Liam's eyes darting at the door. "It seems you're curious to find out why she did not get intimidated by you, and now you feel like going mad and crazy, and you want to see her again and make her restless, then…" "Stop wasting your saliva, Jorge!" Liam snapped because Jorge was starting to buzz in his ear again. "My saliva is mine to waste. Besides, it's completely up to me to use it as I like, and I believe I'm not wasting it. It will be wasted if I don't make use of it..." Jorge whispered with a crooked face and comfortably sat on Liam's couch. "Let's wait and see, Liam. I am sure she will report here tomorrow, willingly. You know how all future lawyers dream of being able to get even a week-long project here. Being accepted in our firm for an internship for an entire semester is like a gold medal in their credentials…" Jorge encouraged Liam because it was true. "It's not going to be my loss, Jorge…" Liam wryly expressed. Then Liam raised an eyebrow and inquired out of nowhere, "Tell me, Jorge, what's with you and Mian? Since when did you both learn to eavesdrop at my office door? You both are completely aware that this office is one hundred percent soundproof. What were you both trying to achieve after all?" Jorge laughed and said, "Well, we just didn't want to miss any kind of sound if it escaped... who knows, we could end up hearing something…" "Like what kind of sounds were you expecting, Jorge?" Liam hissed. Jorge stood up from the couch and started walking towards the door while speaking. "Like... kissing sound, you know, hot passionate ones?" Jorge almost tripped as he ran out from Liam's office after throwing his teasing statement over him. Liam wanted to beat Jeorge to o pulp when he heard his words. He cursed him and shook his head as he watched Jorge running out of his office. George always used this light side of himself to lighten his mood. He had always helped him out. Initially, he was hesitating in implementing Jorge's idea, but when he thought about it, he realized this would be beneficial for him in keeping his father from pestering him. With some more thought, he finally agreed in the end. This was true that it would be a win-win situation for both sides, so the idea did not sound that bad to act on. On one side, he could escape his father's harassment, while on the other hand, Lana could achieve what she wanted without getting set up by her family again. He did not see any point for Lana to reject his proposal and not accept such a simple task and comply with his conditions. As soon as Lana's name spiralled in his mind, his thoughts again started wandering around her. He was slightly irked up for not yet understanding that one thing…"What perfume ume she use that has such an enticing scent…" Meanwhile, as soon as Lana sat inside her car, the first thing she did was smell herself. "What was wrong with him, why the hell was he sniffing me like a dog?" she exclaimed as she tried to sniff herself and check what kind of scent he was referring to. She was shocked by his actions as she had never bothered to use any kind of cologne or perfume on herself. Even the body and hair products she used were all unscented. She used body products from her family's company that were the most upper-class niche products, and she loved them all, removing odors without any lingering scent like other products. "Looks like he has some problem with his proboscis and simply kept on hovering me to challenge me further." She flicked all thoughts from her mind and immediately drove back to her place and planned to read what was inside the envelope once she reached home. She did not want to get distracted while driving, hence did not bother to open it in the car, and decided it would be best to read at home. "Finally," Lana muttered as soon as she entered her house. She went straight into her room and jumped on her bed, with the envelope still unopened in her hand. It was a tiring day for her, physically as well as mentally, and she thought she should mark this day in the calendar to remember this date as her unluckiest day ever. She then opened the envelope and slid out the papers inside to start reading them. It was not a contract, but it stated Liam's conditions. If she would accept iitthen she could stay in his fi, rm and he would also not sue her for harassment. Lana abruptly raised her body and sat upright on the bed. She almost kissed the paper to read the things written clearly on it. The corners of her eyes crinkled as she subconsciously cursed. "The heck… Is he serious?!" she exclaimed as she continued to read every line with an agitated mind.