Good Girl Gone Bad: Queen Of The Underworld

"Sera…"

The moment Seraphina heard the door open and his ever gentle tone, a subtle smile form on the corners of her lips. Turning around to see the exhausted yet still handsome profile of Liam, she spoke.

"Hey…"

As usual, Liam's eyes turned more tender seeing that Seraphina was in front of him. For the past two days, god knows how worried he was after the incident happened after the event she hosted and her 48-hour disappearance.

Opening his door to welcome her and tilting his head, Liam invited. "Come in."

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After the tea was served, Liam took his seat on one of the sets of sofas inside his clean and tidied office -- opposite Seraphina's direction.

"Where have you been? Have you heard the news?" He instigates while staring directly at Seraphina.

Seraphina took a sip not responding immediately. After a brief silence, Seraphina spoke, "What news? Wren dragged me to party and run wild after I got home so yeah." by the way she delivers her words, it seems she was telling the truth. Fortunately, she is good at lying and pretending as she plays this game for years now. Hence, Seraphina's lies cannot be traced -- especially to someone who was too blind in love with her to the extent of making him look dumb.

"Wren… Tanaka." Liam murmurs as he recalled her interaction with that certain man. Alas, no one knew what was going to Liam's mind as he keeps his silence for a while.

As the atmosphere develops an awkward silence, Seraphina repose on the couch preparing to rest. Closing her eyes, Seraphina mutters.

"Doctor, somehow, snippets of my memories are coming back."

With her said remarks, Liam instantly froze -- rendered speechless and a little anxious. Gulping a mouthful of saliva, Liam doesn't know what to say in return with her condition. After all, she might leave him the moment she remembers that she had another man in the past that i_m_p_r_e_g_n_a_t_es her.

After all, Liam exerted a great effort to tamper the evidence of her pregnancy for some reason. Though he doesn't know why he did that or maybe he might not admit but when Seraphina was admitted to the Jin Medical Group -- before he could think clearly, his instincts tell him to erase the past that might cause her trouble in the future.

Also probably because of the strong feelings he bottled up in the past years of forgetting his first love -- he became somewhat greedy and self-centered at that time.

"Liam, you should set yourself free from me while you can." Still, her eyes closed, Seraphina solemnly mutters.

After the recent incident, Seraphina decided to let Liam go. After all, Liam is an important person to her and even though she initially planned to use him to her own benefits -- she can't bear to drag him to the hellish world of the underworld after having a glimpse of it again.

Thanks to Leon's reminder, Seraphina was slapped with the harsh reality that if she was willing to used people -- she must also prepare the probability of them dying in her stead. Indeed, a person like Liam doesn't deserve all her manipulation -- at least she can't treat him like that anymore. That is probably the least she could do to him in return for the help he gave.

Hearing her seemingly heartbreaking remarks, Liam didn't respond -- he cannot respond. For some reason, he can't comprehend the words she uttered as if it was the most problematic predicament he encounters which made his brows knit in confusion. After some time, he finally found the courage to speak a word.

"Do you like him? Mr. Tanaka." the usual gentleness of Liam was gone and only coldness was lingering on his voice as he assumed that the man on Seraphina's past was Wren. after all, their interaction was rather different and though Seraphina was always acting carefree -- there is something between them that even him, Liam can't bring out that attitude from her.

Seraphina was briefly confused by his first inquiry but somehow, Seraphina guessed what he meant about his question. Hence, she answered honestly.

"Wren is a good friend so I like him, of course…" Suddenly, Seraphina sat up from her repose position and shifts her sharp eyes to him -- the real gaze she had all this time. Slowly fluttering her lids as Seraphia scrutinized Liam's inexpressive profile, she leans a little closer as if letting him a clearer view of her true self.

"Liam… I am saying this for your own good. This person before you… she shows what you wanted to see and says what you wanted to hear, but you will never know what's going on inside her mind. She is on the brink of insanity -- just a little push, this ticking time bomb might explode and harm you as well."

For a moment, both of them just stares at each other without a word. Surprisingly, the known soft guy Liam was unfazed as he intently stares back at her. After a while, Seraphina was the first to retract her gaze as she placed her palms on her knees -- supporting to get back on her feet.

She was about to wordlessly leave to give Liam his space as she already said her piece alas, whether she was still weak at the moment or she gradually lowers her guard, Liam successfully held her wrist as he pulled her to his embrace.

"Don't forget that I'm a doctor -- I don't specialize psychology but I know a thing or two so, patient, why won't you give this doctor a chance for a therapy?"