Liana stood aside and watched her parents say goodbye to their guests, who were leaving one by one.
Her mother turned to where she was standing after the door of the house was finally closed.
"You both should leave, it's getting late," she said walking past her and Xavier.
"We just wanted to say something before leaving," she said.
They stood still so they could listen to what she had to say.
"I always obeyed whenever you told me to date those useless fools so you could gain something in return, and now I have to deal with the aftermath of being harassed by them " Liana stared at her parents.
"It was still your choice to either accept or not, " her mother said.
"My choice? did you give me one? You made false news about me to the public until I accepted your dates. But it's alright am glad I could help you both even in that way " she said.
"It was our hard work not yours " her father let out.
Liana laughed, "Okay it was all your hard effort that got you those deals, not me giving out my body to whoever bastard you pushed my way so you could grab those juicy contracts " she moved closer to them, "That is all in the past now, I don't care if you see it as me or your effort all I want is for both of you to stop interfering with my life," she said.
"When did we do that, we don't even want to know what you doing with your cursed life " her mother spat out angrily.
"Yes mom I know so please stop sending those murderous assholes to kill me or use Lucian to do it, it's annoying, exhausting, and hurts the relationship I have with my brother " she barked.
Her parents flinched at the raise of her voice, and Xavier moved closer to her too.
"I don't care what you do with your miserable lives all I want is for you to stop putting your noses in my business" she turned to grab Xavier's hand, "especially the one between me and him, he's the only one who has loved me for who I am, the same person you shun and despise so please stop bothering him or me again "
She pointed at their faces, "I never wanted to be disrespectful cause after all you are both my parents but if you don't stop doing stupid things to me or anyone I love you will finally get to see why I was born this way"
"Your really evil " her mother let out.
Liana laughed with tears forming in her eyes, "Evil mother, really. That is what I would call all the horrible things you both have done to me but am over it now so you can say all you want as long as you keep your lane and I will keep mine "
Her father pointed at the door angrily, "Get out " he barked.
Xavier pulled Liana close to him, "Liana let's go " he said softly.
"Let me live my life in peace Mom and Dad, it's the least you can do after all you made me go through " she cried. Xavier looked over at her parents and then gently lead her away.
Lucian followed them until they reached their car.
Liana stopped she turned to hide in Xavier's chest, both men could hear her sobs.
Xavier held her motioning her brother to leave.
"Take care of her for me, please," he said to Xavier.
"You don't need to say it, you know I will " he smiled as he patted her back.
Lucian walked back inside.
Xavier held Liana as she cried, slowly her sobs quietly lowered. He looked down at her head confused about what to say.
"Ahh..ah...should we leave now?" he asked.
Liana moved her gaze up to him, he could see the tears escape from the corners of her eyes. his warm hands wiped them away.
"Is the offer of the kiss still valid " she sniffed.
His now golden eyes seemed to glow a little with her question, "whenever you want it " he said.
"Then ask me again, my heart aches so much I want the pain gone " she cried.
Xavier bent down to her face, leaning his head onto hers.
"Can I Kiss you ?" he said Liana closed her eyes feeling his warm breath brush over her lips.
"Please do " she breathed.
Not hesitating his lips took hers, taking every ounce of sadness in her with every kiss.
They pulled away gasping for air, she smiled with tears still in her eyes," Am now turned on " she laughed
Xavier chuckled, "That needs more than a kiss, we should get home then " he laughed.
She nodded, he opened the car door for her and they drove home.