Chapter 198 - OLDER

"You're older than her and that makes you conscious?" Mika laughed because it was the first time he's sensible about himself. He was always confident about everything. But his expression made her startled. Was he serious? He was insecure with their age gap? "You're not, right?" 

Lawrence laid down the stock of paper his holding and looked at Mika with a disgruntled face. Age? That's not the case, but she had an older brother his age and a lover that he wasn't sure was real or not.

He had so many obstacles to cross to have her. He was challenged, sure, and however, the cause of low-key anxiety was because she was unlike any other else. Yanarym was not showing any interest in him. He could sense it was not playing hard to get but anything at all. How? Even though her sister was showing him visible detestation, Cailly was dissatisfied with him. Yanarym had nothing for him, even annoyance or irritation; all he could see in her eyes was how insignificant his existence was for her. 

Great. His mood was ruined for today. This was supposed to be a happy day. 

"Hey, man, are you in love!?" Mika shrieked and stopped typing her report and looked at Lawrence with wide eyes. "You've fallen for a child?!" 

"She's not! -- not a child, okay? She's turning 23." 

"And you're 28!"

"27." 

"And you admit you're in love? How long has it been?! You met her just this week!" 

"I'm not in love, Mika. Stop twisting your words, it's getting on my head. I like her, I like her."

"Is it now Mr. Playboy?! Do you like her that much?! You never cared about things I said before." Mika laughed out loud, "This should be celebrated, should we have a drink later?" 

"Sure, your treat?"

"You're the rich guy here. My salary can't even make my mom happy. Risking your life as an officer and all you get is -- don't make me start." She sighed and redirected her eyes to her laptop. "Anyways, don't make me depressed, let's talk about your girl. How is she? You didn't show her picture to me, or her social media account. You're not sharing?"

"I surely don't want to share but you can search for her. She's famous." 

"What to search?"

"Yanarym."

"I see, wait, she's really famous and very very beautiful. Well, I get why you're smitten." 

"Right? More than perfect." He said and jumped off the desk to look at what Mika's looking at. Feeling proud that Yanarym was being complimented.

"Is hers big? That you could grope? I don't see any photos of her body here. Just selfies?" Another policeman entered the scene that heard their conversation. It was Jason who was pal with Lawrence. He joined the conversation and saw for himself what the two were looking at. 

"Fuck off dude hahaha, it's cute and it's not yours to see." Lawrence shoved Jason away from the monitor. While Mika keeps on clicking her mouse and stalking Yanarym's account.

"Damn, you're into small boobies now? And the bust?" Jason said in a surprised tone. "At least the butt is peachy right?" He added and sipped on his coffee, shifting his eyes back to the monitor. 

"It's proportional, she has a very good body," Lawrence answered proudly. 

"And do you think she's good in bed?" 

"I don't know, I haven't experienced it yet."

"Will you?"

"Of course. Just give me time, and I will make her beg for me."

"Getting back your confidence? Introduce her to me when you're done okay?" A pause, they had a long pause that even Mika who was listening turned her head to Lawrence. 

"... Stop having my leftovers dude, get a life." He replied after Jason and Mika turned their heads to look at him, waiting for an answer. 

"Can't blame me, you're really good at picking your targets." Jason retracted his gaze on the screen and smirked at Yanarym's image that was displayed.

"There's no target Jason." Lawrence, who was laughing, wrinkled his forehead. He didn't like how the conversation was going. 

"So, is she already your girlfriend?"

"Not yet, she told me to court her for three months." 

"Have you ever courted a girl before?"

"I can't remember." They stop exchanging words after that frigid remark, Mika's mouth gap, with an unbelievable expression written all over her face.

Who is this man in front of her? She wasn't sure if this was the Lawrence she knew. Though he still objectifies women in the conversation, she could tell his interest in her was not a simple lust. Courting her? Mika has been with him since college and he never courted anyone before! Not a target? But he told her himself that every beautiful woman is his prey. And not sharing? Since when did he become so possessive?

"And you're going to court her?" She intervenes, peering at Lawrence's disgruntled expression that Jason does not seem to notice. Why is he mad at that kind of conversation? Lawrence never cared about what other people thought or said about his new girls. Hearing her inquiry he shifted his attention to her and sneered. 

"Of course, I bet she won't take three months to say yes to me. Who am I?"

"If she really is your match you gotta be careful. She might become your karma bastard." Melanie, who was the in-charge of the other unit, accidentally heard the discussion of the three while filling up her mug with hot water from the dispenser. 

"You're still so bitter, didn't you move on from me?" Lawrence smirked as he saw an old ex-girlfriend that always curses him whenever they bump into one another.

Melanie scoffed and rolled her eyes, pointing her finger in his direction, and said, "Shut up. I hope she left you miserably when you totally drown." She uttered with gritting teeth. 

Melanie was one of those quiet and naive women who was caught under Lawrence's charm.. She was Lawrence's old toy.