Begin Again novel Chapter 56

In the twenty minutes it took Liam to follow Eden, he went through every emotion under the sun as he watched her fall apart on the sidewalk, and pick herself up again.

His heart ached more than anything imaginable when she burst into tears and broke into gut-wrenching sobs, and it took all of his self-control and lots words of caution from his driver and security detail not to go after her and drag her back to the car.

By the time he returned to Anderson Logistics, he was highly pissed and terrified out of his head.

What if he pushed her too far, he thought frantically as he paced the length of his office. What if she doesn’t come back?

God, he shouldn't have allowed his security team to convince him to return to the office without her. He shouldn't even have taken her to Linda. He thought lashing out at her would give him some relief, some satisfaction.

But this—he did not sign up for this heartache. Feelings, especially of worry and sadness, and where Eden’s concerned, were not part of his plan.

"Fuck!" Liam cursed under his breath as he poured himself a double shot of Vodka at the bar and gulped it down in one go. It hit him hard and too quick, scalding his stomach since he hadn't eaten anything the whole morning, but he was grateful for the instant numbness in his chest.

Feeling a little calmer, he checked his watch.

1:35 PM.

Ten minutes. Ten minutes since he left Eden on the sidewalk.

Is she back?

Is she okay?

"God!" He groaned, hating himself for getting so worked up. He couldn't even understand why he was so rattled. Tears were the one thing he never fell for in the past. Laura and his sisters had tried plenty of times to get him to cave and bend to their will by crying buckets.

But he never gave in.

Not even once.

With Eden though...one thing he'd realised during his slow, painful drive back to the office was how much he hated seeing her cry, and knowing he's the cause of her sadness pissed him off even more.

His heart now hellishly numb, and his mind still stuck outside the bakery on 3rd Street, Liam made his way to the bar again to refill his drink.

He'd just poured himself another shot, a single this time, when Gibby knocked on his door.

"Mr Anderson, the marketing team's waiting for you," she pranced into his office but paused mid-step, something about his appearance must have horrified her, the impassive look on her face quickly changed to one of concern.

"Are you okay, sir? How did it go with Linda and Ms McBride?" She asked, her dark eyes skimming over his disshelved appearance.