Bryan's tone was domineering. It was laced with the possessiveness that a man had toward the woman he loved.
Jennifer eyed him bashfully and smiled without saying anything. It was clear she didn't have any protests.
As Thomas watched the two of them, he began to think about Vania.
He imagined Vania being coy and shy with a man, and that man wasn't Hanson.
Liam came just as Thomas' thoughts started drifting.
"You're here." Liam patted Thomas on the shoulder, which snapped him back into reality.
"Yeah. I saw the news. Are you here because of that too, Liam?"
Liam nodded. "This punk here didn't talk to me about it, so I got worried and decided to come and check in on him."
He turned to look at Bryan, who was still holding Jennifer with a mischievous smile on his face, and asked, "How sure are you that you can handle it?"
"Not at all." Bryan shrugged carelessly. "The two of you are making too big a fuss over this. You can leave now. Don't worry about me."
He wasn't a child and he didn't want to stay under their wings either.
Liam and Thomas exchanged a look and chuckled. "Alright. Tell us if you need anything."
The two men left as told.
"How are things coming along with the contract, Liam?"
It's been two weeks. Why hasn't there been any news about it?
"I was hoping that Vanie would approach me herself, but she hasn't so far."
Liam chuckled and shook his head. "I underestimated her."
"We need to take the initiative then." Thomas was a little impatient.
It had been such a long time since he last saw Vania, and he felt increasingly restless.
"Yeah, I've been planning to do that too. I'm actually heading over to see Vanie now."
"I'll come with you," Thomas declared at once. The eagerness in his voice was evident.
Liam was puzzled. "Why are you so impatient about it?"
He sensed that Thomas was jittery.
Thomas rubbed his nose. He had almost let the cat out of the bag with how eager he was.
"I just think it's a profitable project so I want to get it started sooner rather than later."
It was a fairly lame excuse.
Liam didn't seem to believe it all that much. He studied Thomas, but he couldn't figure out what was going on.
Yes, the project was profitable, but not by much since Vania was the biggest beneficiary.
Plus, when did Thomas ever care about money?
Liam continued to ponder this until he arrived at Galaxy Corporation with Thomas in tow.
Thomas was a little nervous as he glanced at the entrance. He didn't know what it would be like when he met Vania later.
He hoped that she wouldn't throw him out in annoyance.
When Thomas noticed that Liam was heading straight up, he asked out of puzzlement, "Shouldn't we call ahead first?"
He had sprung a visit on her before and ended up not getting to see her.
Liam chuckled and gave Thomas a look that implied how naive he was. "You won't get to see Vanie if you try to be so courteous with her. We can just head up now."
Is that so? Thomas was a little doubtful.
Even so, he followed Liam up to Vania's office.
Liam was familiar with the lay of the land. He headed straight for Vania's office and knocked politely.
The sound of him knocking on the door made Thomas' heart thump even more quickly.
He was finally going to see her.
It was Linda who opened the door, and she was shocked to see the two of them. "Hello, Mr. Jones and Mr. Kepler."
She was taken aback to see the two of them here uninvited.
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