Despite his assurance, Melissa was not completely moved by Carl’s words. It wasn’t the first time they had tried to force Liam out of the company that way. Somehow he had always found a way to prove that their documents were fabricated or altered. How would this time be any different? These questions gnawed deeply in her stomach. For all she knew, this was just going to be another failed attempt, only proving once again that Liam was superior to them and not changing their fate with Peter Nelson.“Well, what do you say Melissa?” Carl asked, breaking her out of her trance, but she said nothing. She remained frozen in place, her thoughts still reeling on the possibility of this working.Seeing her hesitancy, Carl stepped forward, standing just inches away from her with a dreadful look. “Look, I know you’re scared, I am too. I’ve seen Peter do a lot of unthinkable things and I don’t want to even imagine what he’d do to us if Liam keeps getting in his way and he can’t handle his shit any

“Who is this?” The man’s voice sounded again.“It’s Chloe,” she answered, and without waiting for his reply, quickly added, “Listen, there’s not much time, but you have to know this.” She said this, darting her eyes around to check for Carl and Melissa. Not seeing them, she quickly crossed the street and went toward her car.“Carl and Melissa are trying to get you kicked out of the group. They plan to expose you and convince the board that you are some con artist.”When Liam heard that he could not help but chuckle softly, “Con artist? That’s a new one.”“Why are you telling me this and not Mia? Haven’t you been working with her to expose me?”Upon hearing that, Chloe’s eyes widened in surprise. She was about to turn the ignition in her car but suddenly froze, hunkering into her car seat.“You know about that?”Liam chuckled again, “You both weren’t doing much of a good job hiding it.”Chloe remained quiet upon hearing this. As much as she was surprised to learn that Liam had already

Jack remained quiet for a while, trying to make sense of his vague response. He could tell this was a sore topic for Liam, and asking more questions would only aggravate him more, but he could not ignore his growing curiosity and asked, “And who is this reporter, sir?” Liam paused again, staring straight ahead as Chloe’s words flashed across his mind. His eyes narrowed, and then he said, “Chloe. Her name is Chloe.” Without waiting for a response, Liam quickly ended the call. Shortly after he ended the call, he arrived at the Stevens company and walked towards the board room. He entered the elevator and arrived at the tenth floor, strolling toward the boardroom. Just then, he saw Carl and Melissa standing outside the building with some of the board members, and a wry smile appeared on his face. He knew they were probably going over how they would enact their plans today. Liam slowly approached them, and when they saw him, their eyes flashed with surprise,“Liam!” Melissa said, hurrie

Liam was slowly losing his patience. He knew Carl was trying so hard to discredit him in every way, and so he heaved a sigh and said, “Are you ever going to make your point, Carl?”His words only aggravated Carl more. He narrowed his eyes in anger and, without hesitation, said, “There he is, Liam Moran. The man who has been the instrument of all our problems lately.”Liam smirked mischievously when Carl finally said this. The board members, however, did not take this statement with ease. Even though none of them knew Liam personally, they could not immediately jump on Carl’s wagon and accuse Liam of these crimes without clear evidence.“What makes you say this, Carl? How sure are you that Mr Moran is doing all these things? It doesn’t make any sense; he’s a part of this Group; what can he possibly gain by betraying us this way?” Duncan asked. This was his cue, and he’d laid the groundwork for Carl to expose him finally.Melissa, who had been sitting quietly the whole time, finally sp

Everyone in the room, including Carl froze in utter shock. Although Liam’s accusations did not hit the nail on the head either, these pictures had given them much to think about. Could it be true? Could Carl really be working with Peter Nelson? A deep silence fell in the hall and suddenly Carl snapped, “Come on guys. You don’t actually believe this loser, do you? Don’t you see what is happening here? He knows he’s been caught, so he’s trying to divide us with this pathetic, desperate lie.” He shifted his eyes across the perplexed looks in the room, trying desperately to convince them. Carl knew that if he was exposed here today, not only would everything backfire and he’d lose his place in the company and family, Peter Nelson would retaliate, and his life as he knew it would be over. The thought horrified him so much, he couldn’t think straight. In a desperate attempt to diffuse this situation, he shifted his gaze to Melissa, “Maybe if you heard it from someone else, you would belie