Sitting opposite Silvan in a bar, Naya had a straw to her lips as she stared out of the window. They had been sitting without saying a word to each other since they arrived and she was getting bored already. Naya was about to break the silence when he cleared his throat and with a sigh of relief, she snapped her head in his direction. “Where have you been?” She asked, her gaze fixed on him. “I just returned from IT training. Remember I'm taking over my family tech company and so I have to be prepared.” He replied with a hint of pride in his tone. Already bored, she couldn't help but ask, “Why are we here?”“That's because I want to speak with you.” Leaning towards her, he clasped his hand on the table, “I wanted to withhold this from you but I can't do that anymore. I have been unable to have a good sleep each time I think about it and it is affecting my mental health.” Not knowing what to say, she raised her brow at him, urging him to go on with his words. “It's about Liam.”

On arrival at the bar, Alaric was led to the private session where Silvan was waiting for him with a glass of liquor in hand. “You’re here.” He said, adding more cubes to his glass. “Seems you have something interesting to say to me.” Alaric poured himself a glass as he took his seat. Silvan didn't respond immediately as he kept swirling the content of his hand, the cube making a rhythmical sound. “I'm a bit disappointed, you know.” Silvan said, refiling his empty glass. “Why is that?” “Liam keeps tossing you around and… man, it's not funny. You have to do something before it becomes too late.” He said, drumming his finger against the table.“I'm still working on it.” “Nathan was right when he said you can't beat him. He is way too smarter than you are even with your henchmen all over the place.” His words made Alaric livid as he grasped the edge of the table. Trying not to slam back at him, he took a long sip from his glass. “Because of that, Nathan told me the same thing. H

Grabbing his head with a scowl on his face, Liam snapped, “You did that on purpose right?” He was rubbing his forehead to reduce the swelling.Feigning not to have an idea of what had happened, Dave pushed his free hand forward, “I kept telling you to strap your seatbelt but you wouldn't listen.” “If you have lost a tooth now… you should learn how to make use of your belt.” He smirked, watching Liam do like he had instructed with a frown on his face. Still smirking, he began to tap his fingers on the steering wheel while Liam gloated, casting him angry looks. “I asked a question and I’m not letting it slide until you tell me what I need to know.” Liam snarled, swirling his chair in the opposite direction. They were currently at his office. “What do you want to know? My personal life is none of your business.” Folding his hand on his chest, he titled his head to the side, “What if we are items, what are you going to do?” He leaned over the table. Pushing his chair backwards, Liam

Immediately the clock chimed five pm, Dave pulled up in the Ornery's family garage. Looking over his shoulder, he saw Liam drumming his fingers on his thigh. “Are you scared?” He asked, leaning over the seat. “Yeah! I feel like I’m not adequately prepared to face them, especially when Naya isn't on my side.” He exhaled. “This is going to be the first time we are meeting in her family house at loggerheads.” He muttered, darting his eyes around. Dave was about to give a response when his eyes fell on Silvan making his way out of his car. “Silvan Hayden is here too.” He announced and at once Liam craned his neck in the direction he was staring at.Pushing his door open, he stepped out of the car, making his way to him like he was going for a fight. “Hey, here you are.” Silvan waved the moment his eyes fell on him. Liam was about to lash out on him when Naya appeared in front of him, “You should come with me now. I don't want Granny to be more upset with you.” She held his hand, pul

With her hands strapped across her chest, Rose began to head towards the stairs immediately as Naya walked through the door.Knowing fully well that it was her action that caused that reaction, Naya didn't waste time in rushing to meet with her. “Hey,” She said in a friendly manner, flashing her a coy smile but Rose didn't return it, instead she rolled her eyes at her and then tried to storm off again. “I'm sorry, okay. I didn't mean to treat you that way.” Naya said with a frustrated tone. Pushing her hair away from her face she cleared her throat and then continued speaking, “The truth is, I had no idea it was a manipulation from the onset.” “Can you listen to yourself speak?” Rose asked and then went ahead to mimic what she had said, her hands still crossed across her chest. “Just a little misunderstanding, you went overboard, ignoring everyone like we ganged up against you.” She sucked her teeth, rolling her eyes in disgust.“I rectified my error. When Granny pointed it out to