The Law of Attraction

At the Vice Chairman's office, Jorge was busy in explaining to Gracy about all the pending works her father left behind him.

"If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to approach me anytime. Also, Gracy, Daryl here, was Sean's assistant, and he handled all important and confidential matters of Sean. He would personally assist you as well." Jorge said and introduced Daryl to Gracy.

Gracy noted but dismissed Daryl afterwards, then pulled down Jorge to sit.

"Yes Gracy?" Jorge asked.

"Tell me. Is Liam really serious with Lana? I mean, did you guys check her background well? She looks very calculative in my opinion," Gracy could not help but comment.

Jorge scratched his head and answered, "I think you should ask Liam about it directly, Gracy. I'm sorry, but if you need nothing else, I will leave and call Daryl to start with the initial briefing."

Gracy's face sagged as she mumbled, "Am I gone from here for too long that I suddenly feel that all of you are distant to me except uncle…"

Jorge exhaled and answered, "It's been years Gracy… Ten years if I'm right… and you left in a flash to pursue your career and leave everything behind. So yeah, you've actually been gone that long and a lot of things already happened in the meantime…"

Gracy let Jorge leave after some time. She exhaled loudly before murmuring, "So am I back to square one? No, I want the old time back, I want my Liam back." She wanted him back with her just as they were when she left.

She grabbed her mobile phone and dialed a number. She should at least know her opponent well.

"Hello uncle, how are you… Yes I'm fine. Yes, I know... it's sad… I would like to ask a favor… I want a background check done on someone… I need every single detail about her. Yes, please… Lana Huang."

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At Sy, Inc. Main Building.

"Madam, the papers for Sir Liam and Sir Jorge's signatures are ready. I would give it to our staff member to deliver to them since sir Jorge could not pick them up." Miley's secretary informed her with the envelope in her hands.

Miley stood up from her chair and said, "No need. Give me that. I don't have any important meetings today, right?"

When her secretary nodded, Miley added with a roguish grin, "Then I will go there personally and deliver the papers to them. I will also congratulate a friend as well on her first day."

Her secretary handed her the envelope, and Miley proceeded to Liam's building afterwards.

She arrived and smirked at the thought of dropping at Gracy's office first.

Miley entered Gracy's office and her eyes squinted, seeing how seriously Jorge was giving Gracy lectures inside her glass walled office. They sat beside each other on the couch while Jorge was pointing out things on the paper to Gracy.

Gracy's secretary was not in her area, so Miley went directly to the door and knocked. They did not even notice her arrival.

'What the heck?!' Miley scorned and knocked a little louder on the glass door. Gracy smiled seeing her and signaled her to come inside.

"Are you both too busy getting interrupted? Geez Jorge… Don't push Gracy too much. Everything must be new for her. You two looked so serious just now." Miley interrupted with pouty lips.

"It's almost lunch guys. Let's go out and eat my treat, since it's Gracy's first day." Miley enthusiastically commented.

"Aren't we going to eat with Liam and Lana? I mean, it would be nice to eat together." Gracy uttered.

'Does she mean she wanted to eat lunch with Liam and Lana?' Miley mused so she said, "But we will look like a third wheeler with those two around."

"I thought Liam and Lana's relationship should be kept secret here? So joining them won't exactly look like a third wheeler." Gracy commented.

She could even use that as her bullet later on if she saw no progress at all in her relationship with Liam and her return into his life. She might as well then leak that information to make Lana uncomfortable in working with Liam in the same space and make her position awkward in the firm.

Liam would only notice her at this point if Lana would be out of the picture.

Jorge shook his head and observed the two women fighting with grace and poise. In the end, it was Miley who won and pulled Gracy out with her.

Meanwhile, Jorge suddenly realized he had been acting the third wheel between Lana and Liam whenever he ate with them, so he called Liam and said he would join Gracy and Miley for lunch.

"Alright, the food is already here. Me and Lana will eat in the office." Liam replied to Jorge on the telephone before the call ended.

"Jorge is not coming?" Lana asked while she arranged the bento box in the pantry. "Come, let's eat," she called Liam before sitting on the chair.

Her mobile phone rang all of a sudden and Lana answered.

"What?!" she burst and stood up, hearing the woman speak on the other line.

Liam saw Lana's face paled while she rushed out from the pantry. He followed.

"What happened?" he asked.

"They have rushed my mom to the hospital…" Lana whispered, stuttering.

"I'll go with you and drive you there." Liam plainly said while following Lana.

"Call, Andrew." Liam instructed as they passed by Dona.

"You don't have to come along. There's a lot of pending works for you," Lana commented when she realized Liam had entered the elevator with her.

"It's okay, I'm also worried for your mother." Liam answered. Lana did not bother to argue and even let Liam's car drive her to the hospital.

She felt weak and was worried to her core while her heart was palpitating. She did not know the status of her mother's health yet, except that her secretary called to inform her she had suddenly fainted and was rushed to the hospital.

"Relax Lana, don't fret. I'm sure she will be fine. Compose yourself," Liam said, trying to comfort Lana somehow and make her relax.

His heart ached seeing her bloodshot eyes, and the reluctance in letting her tears flow. She was worried but yet couldn't let go of her strong self and suffer alone in her heart. How he wished he could ease her pain and embrace her to calm her heart down.

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