When Liam clicked on the screen, there was nothing. No trace of any implicating information or anything that spoke of his illegal dealings or involvement in crime. Liam could not believe it - a blank script. Right at that moment, his phone rang, breaking him out of his trance. Glancing at the screen, Liam saw it was Jack and answered, “I’m at the facility sir, where would I meet you?”Liam did not answer immediately. Instead, he heaved a deep sigh and said, “Don’t bother.”“Huh?” Jack asked, confused.“I’ve found the neural link, Jack. There’s records of everyone in this city and everything they’ve ever been involved with.” He said.Jack waited patiently, anxious to hear what else the man had to say, “There’s nothing here about Peter. It’s like he has a perfectly clean record.”“What? How can that be? We all know everything that bastard’s done. How can his record be clean?”“I don’t know,” Liam answered dejectedly, stared across the records once more, and sighed heavily. “I’m comin

“Umm, I was just…”“Snooping around?” Laura interjected, narrowing her eyes suspiciously.“No,” Mia quickly replied, “I-I was just…” she paused, desperately trying to find an excuse, anything to say and get herself out of this difficult spot right now. Laura walked closer to her, her eyes glued to Mia’s perplexed face, and then stopped in front of her.“I could tell something was off downstairs,” she started, making Mia more confused, and then walked around her, observing her closely. “At first, I thought you were feeling threatened because I guess Liam never mentioned me, and maybe you thought something was going on between us, but then I saw that wasn’t it.”“You were not quite as threatened by me as you were more curious about something.”“So, I asked myself, what could Mia Stevens probably be trying to find? So when I saw you through the hallway monitors sneaking into Liam’s room, I figured it had something to do with him.”Mia stood wordlessly, staring at Laura with a stern gaz

Liam and Jack arrived at the Nelson company shortly after, and without wasting any time, Liam stormed towards the front desk,“I need to see your President.” He demanded coldly.The receptionist glanced at him and then smiled politely, sensing trouble, “I’m sorry sir, but I’ll have to confirm your appointment with Mr. Nelson first before you can proceed.”“There’s no need for that. He’s already expecting me, so just give me his office number and I’ll be on my way.” Liam replied hastily.At this time, the receptionist’s brows creased into a frown, “I’m sorry sir, that’s not how it works here. Now please exercise a little patience and wait by the lounge. I’ll quickly check in with Mr. Nelson, and once he gives the permission, you can go ahead and meet with him.” She said authoritatively.Liam remained frozen and then smiled. It wasn’t like Peter Nelson to hide. If he’d done all these, requesting Mia to represent her family in the meeting, then certainly he was expecting him to show up.

Liam remained quiet for a while. He shot a side glance at Jack. This was it. This was the moment that will determine everything. If Peter had the slightest clue that he was the heir of the Moran family, he would come at Liam with everything he got, but he also knew that he could not lie about Peter’s suspicions.With that flowing through his mind, he glanced at his watch and then heaved a deep sigh, hunkering into his seat, “You’re right Peter, I am a descendant of the Moran family, but rest assured I’m not here to drag control and influence in this city with you.”Peter interjected sharply, “Drag control?” He chuckled.“Do you think that is what this is about?” He paused, chuckling again.Liam and Jack exchanged puzzled looks with each other and seeing this, Peter calmly interjected, “I don’t want to fight you, Liam. On the contrary, I want to work with you.”Liam’s eyes widened with surprise, “Work with me?” He repeated, trying to ensure he had heard him clearly.Peter heaved a deep

“I’m excited for it. Whether you partner with me or not, there is a darkness in you and soon you won’t be able to keep hiding behind that mask.”Liam suddenly stopped at the door and slowly turned towards Peter with a startled look, “What makes you think that I’m anything like you or will ever be.” However, before Peter could say anything, Liam continued, “You’re not far off Peter. I have been you. I have been so misguided by my ego and drive that I failed to realize one thing, and it almost ruined me. But you might not be so lucky, so consider my warning. Stop before all these become even too much for you.”Peter scoffed and gestured to the door, “Goodbye Mr. Moran. We’ll meet again soon. I must warn you before you leave, our next conversation might not be so civil.” He said with a veiled threat. Liam remained frozen for a few minutes. He’d hoped that his words would at least give Peter something to think about, but now he could see it more clearly, Peter was already a lost cause an