On the other side Liam scolded himself in his mind "I came here with her to find out the truth but what am I doing? If she is not who I think she is I can't get attracted to her like this".
Then to lighten the atmosphere he just started laughing again moving away from her then made her turn towards him and said "I am sorry".
He said "You don't have to worry about those stupid girls, they are just jealous of you. I don't speak much with the other girls except for my friends and a few in college. You just came today and I am being so friendly with you that they are not able to digest it as they have tried a lot to get close to me in the past".
"Is it so? Why the special treatment to me then" Lea asked. She had calmed herself now.
"I don't know exactly but probably because of the way we met each other," many other thoughts were running in his mind now but he could not say those to her as they had just met each other and he had to find his answers.
Both just smiled at each other and walked silently toward the class.
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Time flew by, and before anyone knew it, it was already the weekend—the day of the 'Grand Phoenix' event.
The event took place at the 'Green Hell' racecourse, one of the top five best and most dangerous racetracks globally. Many records had been broken and made on this track.
Lea arrived early to oversee the arrangements, with Liam accompanying her under the guise of helping. In reality, he wanted to learn more about her to confirm his assumptions.
After speaking with the event manager, Lea joined Liam in the stands, who was lost in thought, gazing at the tracks.
"What are you looking at so seriously?" Lea asked as she sat down beside him, offering him a bottle of orange juice.
Liam accepted the bottle, replying, "Nothing... These tracks reminded me of an old memory."
"You've been here before?" Lea inquired.
"Yes, many times. This is one of my favorite places. Whenever my mind is a mess and I need to process things, I come here," Liam explained. "The first time I came here, I was almost hit by a car."
"What?" Lea exclaimed.
"Yeah," Liam chuckled. "I know it sounds silly. I was five years old, here with my father and uncle. I was so fascinated by the cars that I wanted to drive like the others on the track. When I asked my father if I could, he obviously said no..."
"I started throwing a tantrum, and despite my uncle and father trying to console me, my father got irritated and scolded me. It was the first time he'd ever scolded me, and I was overwhelmed with sadness and anger, so I just dashed into the woods."