Uh-Oh!

The next morning, Xander and Noah were already waiting for him in the office room. Liam walked in with careless leisurely gait to the grey masculine room, heading straight to the custom bar area completed with a mini fridge. He took out a nice ice cold beer then turned to the two men inside the room.

Xander was seating on his black leather CEO office chair with hands folded on top of the mahogany desk and Liam was standing by the window that overlooking the front side of the mansion.

"Good morning, Gentleman. What's the fuss about this sudden meeting?" He cracked open his beer.

"Liam, we need to talk. Please take a seat." Xander said with serious tone.

Oh damn! He must be in great trouble if his cousin summoned him here on Sunday morning with that grave expression. Not to mention the death stare his right-hand man gave.

He flopped down into the leather armchair and took a gulp of his beer. "You have a new lead about that motherfucker's location?"

Xander turned his black laptop to him, "Explain this to us."

It took some times for him to focus on the screen, it showed the video of security cameras installed in the hallway. At first, he could just see the empty hallway that captured his bedroom door, then a woman with simple top and jeans appeared and knock after she glanced left and right.

Someone opened the door and after some hushed conversations, the man pulled her inside and closed the door.

Liam jumped up from his seat, the beer on his hand forgotten. He looked at his cousin's face then to Noah.

Uh-oh!

"Hey, chill bro.."

"He don't need to explain anything, Xander. It's all written on his face."

In a few steps, Noah was in front of him and punched him in the face. Liam almost fell to the ground from the force but he managed to stand his ground, unfortunately the beer spilled on the floor, stained the high-quality rug.

"You prick! Did you take advantage of my sister? Don't ever come near my sister again or it's not just your nose that I broke!" He bellowed.

He felt blood trickling down and wiped it with the back of his hand. "Look, give me a chance to explain everything. It was not what it looks like."

"Speak then." Xander said with menacing tone.

Liam sent him an incredulous stare then he complained to Noah. "It's not fair, man. You should punch him too. Xander used Norah to make Clara jealous but you only punched me?" He tsked.

Xander leaned his back to the chair. "Hey, I never forced Norah to come to me. Her brother knew it. But what did you do to her, Liam? You're supposed to stay clear from Norah. Your only job is to rescue her from Daniel, which you already did."

"You can see it clearly, right? Norah was the one who knocked at my door first." He reasoned.

"Then what is this, Liam?" Xander switched the screen to where the two of them standing in the kitchen with him behind Norah and threatened the young woman to come to his room.

Liam cursed. The security cameras even captured all of their conversations. Did they have no privacy in this goddamn mansion?

"Look.. We shared something that you guys couldn't possibly understand. From the first day Daniel gave her to me, I can feel it that Norah was somehow peaceful by my side."

"Nonsense." Noah interjected angrily.

Liam tugged his hair in frustration, "That's why it's hard to explain to another person. But I can promise you guys, I didn't force her to do something that she don't want to do. I just… I just want to be here if she need me." He said sincerely.

"You are a womanizer, Liam. You can't give her the happiness, you can't make her your only woman in your life and I don't want to see my sister in agony because of you two!"

Xander sat upright because he realized he manipulate Norah's feelings too. "I will speak to her later. There will be no more misunderstanding between us."

"No, you can't!" Liam hollered and the two man watch him dumbfounded.

Liam had promised Norah not to tell their little 'affair' to Xander. That young woman blinded by her love, even after she realized Xander was not the man and the hero like she thought.

"Just.. Just acted like you two never see it happened. She would be ashamed if you mention something like this. You don't want your sister to get upset, right?" He said to Noah.

And to Xander, "You know she loves you.. If you reject her in her current state…" Liam shook his head.

All of them was silent, pondering his words. He seemed genuine enough to think about her sister. As far as Noah knew, Liam was a carefree, relaxed, never worry a thing kind of guy.

But he proved to be a man that could protect his sister. Liam rescued his baby sister from the man that seek revenge on him.

They all wanted the best for the young girl, so Noah sighed. "I know my sister could be thickheaded sometimes, she is the person who know what she wanted. I can't control her feelings but I just hope you two didn't break her heart."

Having said that, Noah walked out from the office room.

Liam sighed and drop off the armchair, then he glanced at that green eyes that stare at him, "What?"

"I just never saw you so serious like this before." Xander chuckled.

"Yes, she's something, isn't she?"

"I don't care about your relationship with Norah, cousin. As long as she serve the purpose." He said with no emotion.

"You son of a bitch, Xander."

Liam tilted his head back and look at the ceiling. Norah would be devastated when the time comes where Xander had no use of her again.

Liam had to make sure he was here to protect the woman.