Chapter 405 - Silently Missing Each other

Lance was startled when he heard Lily's voice. He stood up and turned to see her standing not far from the bench. Lily is wearing jeans, sneakers and a hooded jacket. She looked young and carefree, Lance thought. Her hair is hidden underneath the hood of her jacket. Her hands were inside the front pocket of her hooded jacket.

It's been weeks since he heard her speaks to him directly. And just now he realized how much he missed her even thou they only had little interaction before. The longest being the last time and he regrets that he had to leave early that day.

Although he was about 80% certain of what he feels towards Lily that time, he still doesn't want to make a commitment yet. But he was certain that he wanted to know her more and get closer to her. Who would've thought that since that night, Lily will start avoiding him and the next thing knows is that she is already dating someone?

That is something that he never has foreseen. He was too focused on what he only feels and forgot to consider that although Lily has an affection towards him someone might catch her attention and her affection might be diverted towards another person. Lily is one of the most sought-after celebrities in the country. She has that beauty and personality that can make everyone fall in love with her.

"You came." Lance finally said after staring unbelievably at Lily. He almost lost hope that she will come.

"Yeah. Sorry, I had to make you wait. Andrew called and I cannot just drop that call in an instant because being in the military, he was too busy to make a call and it was very rare for him to have time. So, when he does, we make the most out of it." Lily said as she walks towards the bench. She noticed a slight frown in Lance's face that made her flinch.

When she got close to him, she noticed a bouquet of red roses sitting on the bench. But she quickly averted her gaze. She doesn't want to make an assumption and get hurt in the end. Although she doesn't know yet who is sending her flowers, at the back of her mind she subconsciously hopes that it was the man in front of her. Considering the letter L in the note. It gives her a little hope.

She looked at Lance who is standing in front of her but she can't stand his intense stare. She felt nervous and realized that since that night at the same spot a couple of weeks ago she has never been this close to him. She suddenly became uncomfortable at the thought of the man that she has been dreaming yet keeps on avoiding this past couple of weeks.

Without an invitation, Lily takes a seat on the bench because she is not sure how long is she going to have the energy to stand in front of him.

Lance whose hands were in his pocket take out one of his hands to brush his hair that has been disheveled by the strong winds. Lily stared at the dark mountain in front of her and started to speak to break the awkward silence between the two of them.

"I wonder why would Mr. Kho choose to call me in this place. The place is dark and windy. Who knows what kind of dangerous animals lurk around here? If we are going to talk about the film, we could always have it at the hotel's lobby or restaurant." Lily tried to act and speak naturally and she is getting the hang of it until Lance made a reply.