"I am her boyfriend" Matthew lied to get rid of this guy.

"No, he is not" Lisa answered Ray, from behind, peeping her head out and after answering him, she again hid behind Matt.

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Matthew couldn't help but laugh, seeing how cute she was acting.

Ray too had a smile on his face but when he looked at Matt, he turned serious, "Did you hear, she just said, you are not her boyfriend, so mind your own business"

"I am minding my business; she is my business" Matt was unaffected by Ray. He was thankful for not drinking too much as he is right now in his sane mind.

"Dude, what is your problem?" Ray shouted at him in frustration.

"I should be the one asking you that. Why the hell are you bothering us? What is your problem?" Matthew could see this guy does not have good intentions towards Lisa.

Ray hesitated a bit, pondering if he should share the truth or not but then he decided to just be honest, "Actually I saw her with Amanda for a while. It was evident they are friends. So, I was hoping to get some help from her"

Lisa laughed when she heard what Ray said, while Matt was pissed with him, "Leave" Matt shouted at Ray, who reluctantly left as this guy was sober and his body looked strong. If they fight then there was a good chance Matt would beat him up and he was a struggling actor, he couldn't afford having bruises on his face.

Matthew turned to look at Lisa, who was still laughing as if she heard some joke.

He held her shoulders to stop her from swaying around.

"What is so funny? Why are you laughing?" Matt questioned her.

"I knew he was a liar; I was right so I am happy" Lisa cheerfully answered him.

"What do you mean?" Matt was confused and didn't understand the meaning behind her words.

"I am not beautiful; he was lying which I already predicted" Lisa said and was about to walk away as she saw some attractive statue on the other side.

But before she could step away, Matt circled his arm around her waist and pulled her closer, startling the woman.

"Then what about me? Earlier what I said was true or it was a lie too?" Matt suddenly turned so serious that Lisa was again frozen at her spot, lost in his deep eyes.

Whenever she looks at him, something in her is triggered and she can't understand what it is. But Lisa was not able to move her eyes away from his face.

"Lisa, answer my question" Matthew's soothing voice brought her back to the present.

"What question?" She cluelessly asked him.

Matt chuckled at her innocence, "I believe you are extremely beautiful, prettiest than any other woman in this world. What do you think? I being honest or am I lying?" Matt seriously questioned her.

"You think I am prettier than Emma Watson?" Lisa innocently questioned him to which Matthew smiled and nodded his head, "Yes, you are"

"I want to say you are lying but you don't look like someone who is lying" Lisa honestly shared her thoughts.

"Why do you want to believe I am lying?" Matt questioned her as she just said, she wished to say he is lying but couldn't, which meant she wants to believe he is lying.

"Because I am not beautiful or pretty, Emily is true beauty" Lisa frankly said.

"Why would you think so?" Matthew felt like someone pierced daggers into his heart, when Lisa talked like this.

"Because Steve only loved her" Lisa suddenly turned sad when she recollected Steve.

All these years, in spite of spending so much time with her, Steve never cared about her and didn't see through her feelings for him.

His eyes only searched for Emily.

No matter how selflessly Lisa loved him, doing every single thing possible for him, going out of her way to make him happy but he only saw her actions like that of a friend.

This broke Lisa's confidence over herself and she started looking at herself as someone who is worthless of being loved, worthless of being unattractive, worthless of being cared for.

She always saw herself as someone who is just a second option.

Even her parents never bothered about her. Only after Emily left them, they started caring for Lisa. She was the second option even for her parents.

The feeling of being unwanted and unloved took over her, in a way that she can't think or even dare to think of a possibility where she is the first option or even the first choice in anything, be it a romantic relationship or just in her career.

When Lisa uttered the words, 'Steve only loved her', Matt could feel all her emotions in those four words and he could feel the pain, which she was trying to hide behind her smile.

Although she was smiling, her eyes gave her away.

One could see the pain she was going through in those eyes.

"Steve, is an idiot. He doesn't deserve you" Matthew cupped one side of her face in his palm while still holding her closer with his hand wrapped around her waist.

"No, I am the worst. No one deserves to be with someone like me" Lisa replied back, still not losing the smile on her face.

"That's not true. No one is lucky enough to be with you" Matt shared what he honestly felt.

"You are a nice person, Matt" Lisa tried to stop the tears from flowing through her eyes.

Although her mind, which was a mess due to her being drunk, was still telling her to not believe what Matt is saying. Her heart wanted to believe it.

Her heart could see the honesty in his eyes.

Matthew smiled back at her and caressed her cheeks, he was about to suggest they go back to the party when suddenly Lisa leaned forward and pressed her lips against his.

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