Liam gulped loudly, his eyes darting everywhere but at Adrian. The underlying darkness in Adrian’s words was enough for terror to crawl down his spine.Taking a deep breath to momentarily nullify the pain shooting up his ribs, he responded, still refusing to meet Adrian’s gaze.“I promise to stay out of your way from now on,” Liam said, his voice sounding sincere, but Adrian knew better than to believe him.He just hoped that for his sake, he was actually being truthful, otherwise he would face the consequences, and boy, would they be dire.“Please forgive me,” Liam added, his face now paling considerably due to the amount of pain he was feeling.Adrian ignored his plea for forgiveness, and instead, walked away from him and towards Blaze, who stood with both an amazed and slightly apprehensive expression.He bowed respectfully as soon as Adrian reached him. “Kindly take the two men to the hospital and ensure they are properly treated,” Adrian instructed in an authoritative voice, and

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye, and Adrian, Anita, and Regina wasted no time in getting ready and heading over to Grandpa Lloyd’s mansion.While they were in the car, Regina who had been bobbing her knees impatiently for a while, blurted out as she couldn’t hold in her question any longer.“Hey you,” she called out to Adrian without bothering to acknowledge him by his name. “Was your friend able to get a confession out of that dispatch rider?” Adrian, who was driving, met her gaze through the rearview mirror, and shook his head, but the corner of his mouth twitched mischievously as he decided to rile Regina up.“No, he wasn’t able to get any confession out of the dispatch rider.” Adrian replied, his expression feigning somberness.Anita turned to him, her brows raised as if to ask him why he was withholding the truth from her mother. Adrian threw a playful wink at her, before his expression turned serious again.Regina scoffed on her seat, her expression hardening into o

Rhea Smith boldly walked into the living room of Lloyd Davies’s mansion, her wine colored pantsuit contrasting beautifully against her skin, and her stilettos clinking against the marble floor as she passed by Adrian, not without acknowledging him with a subtle nod, and approached where Anita stood. She was well aware of the curious eyes on her as she came to a stop and turned to Nathan, whose face had paled considerably and her expression contorted into a frown. “Nathan Davies,” she began, her voice icy and straight to the point. “If I could remember vividly, you were refused a contract when you came to the Alpha group yesterday, and were also thrown out. Why then do you claim that you secured a contract with us?” Nathan’s eyes darted around frantically as he was unable to meet Rhea’s stern gaze. The tie on his neck suddenly felt tight and it became increasingly difficult to breathe. His face was void of any color at this point and his eyes enlarged with panic, shock, and une

Regina instantly stepped back at the sound of Grandpa Lloyd’s voice and didn’t make any move to lunge at Nathan again, her eyes darting everywhere but at the warning glare Grandpa Lloyd threw her way. Grandpa Lloyd spared Regina one final warning glance before shifting his attention to Nathan, who still laid on the floor with his hands raised to block his head. “Get up now!” Grandpa Lloyd thundered, and Nathan flinched as he instantly scrambled up to his feet, his head hung low to avoid the dirty stares he was getting from Grandpa Lloyd and the family members alike. Grandpa Lloyd sighed deeply, exhaustion starting to settle over him. His breathing picked up slightly and he had to sit down and close his eyes, then took in deep breaths. “Grandpa, are you okay?!” Some of the family members echoed in concern, and he raised a hand to gesture that he was indeed okay. He opened his eyes when he was calm enough and his attention fell back on Nathan as he spoke again. “I have neve

Natalie stomped over to where Anita stood, her nostrils flaring and her face flushed with anger, as she shot a trembling finger at Anita. “You two faced bitch! I hate you so much! How could you snatch your own cousin’s rights!! You pretend to be innocent but you’re evil! I hate you so much!” Her chests heaved as she continued her tirade. “I promise you this; my brother will get out of jail and you’ll regret what you did!” Without waiting for Anita to utter a word, she turned around so fast that she nearly got a whiplash, and grabbed Tristan’s hand, pulling him along as she stormed out of the living room. “What a drama queen!” One of the family members scoffed as she left. “She’s just being defensive because Nathan is her brother. It’s clear he was in the wrong.” Someone else commented. “Today had been filled with all sorts of drama. I’m glad it has finally ended!” Another person sighed. “Congratulations cousin Anita on your new achievements!” Someone hollered and the