After almost an hour, the fight was over with Liam lying tired on the floor. He was all sweaty and didn't care that the floor was dusty. His breathing came out heavily and rushed as he tried to get himself back.
He was aching all over and Liam was sure he was currently covered in bruises. Apart from him, the unconscious men lay on the floor too with him in the middle.He was so exhausted that he was sure he would soon pass out. Twenty minutes already running by with Liam still in the same position and soon he heard footsteps of someone running towards him but he was just too tired to care or worry about who it was.However, the room was unexpectedly filled with light, chasing away the darkness and Liam removed the glasses from his eyes but quickly squinted them at how overwhelming the light was.But after having to adjust his eyesight, he looked around him and noticed how empty the room was except for him and the men who lay on the floor.But he couldn't look around for long because the owners of the running footsteps ran towards him and they both picked him up from the floor and left the room.Liam was just too exhausted to care about where they were taking him, he just stayed still and allowed them to do whatever it was that they wanted with him and to his surprise, they took him to a room and this time, it wasn't an empty room but a bedroom filled with pieces of furniture and bedroom essentials.From what Liam could see, the bedroom was beautiful and had beautiful but minimal decor in it.The two men who carried him laid him on the bed and a man stepped into the bedroom, the man was tall with big reading glasses on his face. His bald head carried the reflection of the light in the bedroom.He stood beside the bed where Liam was currently lying and soon hovered above him and brought out a small syringe from his pocket and before Liam could notice, he was injected with a sedative and within a few minutes, Liam was fast asleep.The three men left the room and shut the door behind them, they quickly walked towards Alexander's office and knocked on the door, after exactly five seconds, they stepped in and bowed their heads in greeting to their boss."How is he doing?" Alexander asked and took a long sip from his newly lighted cigar."He is currently asleep with the sedatives I gave him." Explained the tall bald man who was the butler of this mansion, his name was Jerry."Hmmm..." Alexander simply hummed and said nothing else. However, a few seconds later, a small smile graced his lips as he looked at his computer screen.He then looked back at Jerry and said, "You didn't see how well he fought, did you? He is just perfect." He said and a low laugh left his mouth accompanied by smoke from the cigar he sucked in."Make sure to take proper care of him, groom him properly and provide him with whatever he asks for... except leaving," Alexander ordered and dismissed the three of them, they bowed and quietly left his office.Alexander couldn't contain himself and the smile on his face wouldn't leave. Not only did he like Liam, but he was also interested in him and to know him and where he came from.His fighting skills were so good. It still felt surprising to Alexander that one man could take down about twenty of his men, not his best men but those men were trained by the best yet Liam took them down even with his many disadvantages. Quite impressive....A day had already passed with Liam yet to wake up, considering all that he had gone through from getting rejected by his own wife to having to fight dozens of men in a dark room after being given an inheritance proposal, he was way too exhausted that he could keep sleeping for the whole week.However, he did wake up in the middle of the day but didn't expect what he would witness.After Alexander had ordered Jerry to take good care of Liam, the butler ordered maids and servants to clean his wounds and even called the best doctor he could think of to examine Liam and to check if he had any internal wounds. And thankfully the doctor said he was fine and just needed good rest and enough healthy foods and medicines.After twenty-four hours of taking care of Liam and making sure he would be in good health once he woke up, the butler ordered maids to get Liam cleaned by giving him a thorough bath.They placed Liam's naked body into the warm bath while he was still asleep and showed no signs of waking up.However, while the maids were carrying out their duties, Liam who was fast asleep suddenly stirred awake and murmured incoherent words to himself and the maids paid no attention to him.Noticing the weird feeling on his body, he was quick to snap awake but in a slow manner. His still sleepy eyes scanned around him till they fell on himself inside a luxurious-looking bathtub and three women who seemed busy washing him up."...!"Liam was on the verge of screaming holy cow but held himself because he felt like he was dreaming and none of this was real.But the feeling of the women's hands on him felt too real to be ignored.Perhaps was he in heaven already? He remembered he had planned to fall off that bridge but what he couldn't recall was him falling into the bridge.Liam was about to say something when memories began flooding his head, from the beginning of everything to the end.He tilted his head in confusion after recovering his memories from yesterday, he remembered he had agreed to Alexander's request yet the old man threw him inside a dark old room and left him there with strong men to beat his ass off. He would need to have a word with Alexander.Liam was now fully dressed in long black pants with thin white stripes and a black jacket over a white long-sleeve shirt, he looked at his own reflection in the full-length mirror, a blank stare marred his now groomed face.All Liam could see was a totally different person. His beard was now cleanly shaved, his hair trimmed and neatly combed to the back, his formal dressing was so new to him.He was looking way too handsome that he was on the verge of questioning the heavens if this was truly him. Because as far as he could recall, his ugliness and unkept looks were one of the many reasons Cara rejected him right in his face.He looked nothing like the Liam he knew two days ago. What he looked now was like a contrast from his former self and it made him wonder if he would ever get used to this new look and life.Liam had no time to keep staring at himself as he needed to find Alexander, the old man was confusing him and Liam needed to be sure of what he signed up for.Earlier when he
Inside the limousine, Liam and Alexander were seated opposite each other. And this being Liam's first time inside a limo, he sat stiffly while looking around and admiring the interior of the car.Never in his wildest dreams have he thought of being inside a limo. Two days ago, the only thing that filled his mind after being rejected by his wife was a death wish, he wanted nothing and only wished to die but now...But now he was seated inside a luxurious car with a billionaire and was heading to the country's biggest global company. Was this even real?It should be real because nothing felt like a dream at all, it all felt too real.They arrived at the company and two bodyguards escorted them into the building.The moment Liam's feet stepped inside the Sterling Global Ventures company, it felt like he was transported into a different world because not only did this place look different, it looked wonderful and there was no word in the English dictionary that could be used to describe t
And the tiny little thread of hope left in Liam snapped, those last words from Alexander were more than enough to tell him that he would soon be thrown out of here. Did he even deserve to be here in the first place? He wondered to himself.He could feel Alexander's eyes intently on him, as if waiting for a response from him. But he had nothing to say, what was there to say? To deny or to accept Alexander's claims? There was absolutely nothing to say at this point.Alexander was only staring and observing Liam but he could already read him like an open book, he already had an idea of what the young man was thinking about and he had to hold back the smile that was threatening to appear on his face."You should know what I'm saying is logical," Alexander said."In other words..." Liam replied with a drawl."In other words, it would affect the image of Sterling Global Ventures and my very own reputation if a man who held a criminal record becomes the heir, I don't even think I'll have a sa
The door was closed and the secretary turned the doorknob and pushed it open for Liam to step in and the moment Liam did, instead of stepping into the room right after Liam, the secretary shut the door and locked it immediately Liam stepped in leaving only Liam inside the room.Liam who was yet to realize what had happened looked around the room, it was empty and spacious. It had a huge window like the one in Alexander's office and one could watch the busy city through the panoramic view.He also noticed a door at the other end of the room, the door was closed, and it probably led to another room, like a private room.Liam began to walk towards the huge window, his shoes clicking loudly with echoing sounds as his feet padded on the titled floor.However, just before he could reach the window, he noticed the door on the other side was pushed open with force and before Liam could understand anything, men began walking out of the door.By the time all the men walked out, there were about
Time felt like it froze for Liam as he threw a frown full of unspoken questions at Alexander's secretary who stood by the widely opened exit door with his hands adjusting his tie.Alexander's secretary, Mr Rogers cleared his throat and awkwardly looked at Liam and the other security men who were just about to fight themselves because he was fully aware of the fact that this was Alexander's doing."Mr Sterling has ordered me to prepare a driver that would take you home, Sir Liam." Mr Rogers announced and Liam loosened up a little bit, he straightened up and his hands which were held up in a fist ready for a fight fell on his sides.Hearing the words from Mr Rogers caused Liam to let out a breath of relief but he cast a look at the man he was just about to get into a fight with and said, "At least now you know I'm not an intruder."With that he matched out of the room, leaving Mr Rogers who felt sorry for him because this whole set-up was Alexander's doing.Mr Rogers followed right afte
Nelson who was seated inside a moving white van in his causal outfit looked outside through the window and had nothing in particular going on in his head except for the fact that he was surrounded by bodyguards.Something he hated.Just when he woke this morning as early as six, he received a message from his friends in their group chat that they would be having lunch together somewhere in the city and he was specifically invited.Nelson had planned to see his Uncle and Liam off to the company knowing what today was for them, but he had a change of plan at the last minute because he couldn't turn down his friends and that was why he skipped breakfast with Alexander and Liam.For almost a month now, Nelson was known among his group of friends as someone who was never present when they had plans. He would refuse and make excuses because he couldn't afford to fool around due to his Uncle's keen eyes on him.However, he had no heart to turn them down today.The van drove at an average spee
And it all began, document after document was handed over to Liam for him to sign each and every one of them, the same occurred with Alexander. Both of them signed every document that needed their signature.Mr Rogers stood beside Alexander patiently while the man who Liam later learnt was the lawyer assigned to him by Alexander gave instructions on what to do with each document.The other man was Alexander's lawyer and the fourth man was someone who acted as a witness for today's occasion.Within almost an hour, the signing ceremony was over and the lawyers left except Mr Rogers who still stood beside Alexander, Liam sat straight on his seat, the impending responsibility of a new beginning began to weigh on his shoulders as he imagined what his future would be like from now henceforth.And no matter how hard he tried to imagine, he just couldn't see anything. It was as if his future was blurry, and not so easy to predict.The office was quiet as Alexander's body was slightly leaning f
Seeing the poor situation her goods were currently in, the old lady wailed in her frail aged voice as she ran about picking up the fruits that fell to the ground due to the impact of Liam's collision on her barrow.She was heading to the local market and wanted to sell these fruits but now some of them were currently on the floor rolling away and some were now in a bad state as they were now smashed on the floor.However, though people witnessed this, nobody gave the old lady a helping hand. They just stood wherever they were and simply watched while saying things to each other and some other people just went on with their day.At first, Liam was shocked at the sudden turn of events, too shocked that he stood frozen on the spot for a good ten seconds before getting back to his senses and quickly moving about to help the old lady while apologizing because he was sincerely sorry.But then, while most people minded their business...well not all because some of them were speaking, pointin
A fight would happen soon and it was Liam against almost thirty armed men. But with the guns in their hands, Liam wondered if there would be a fight at all or if they would fire at him before an actual fight would break out."Deal with this idiot," Chorro ordered and the men yelled in response but before anything could happen, Liam spoke up,"You do realize that killing me means killing your children, right? Then your legacy would become useless if you have no son to inherit them, you would age and die and leave everything you ever had on this earth for strangers to take. Do you want strangers to reap what you sow when you are gone? Keep me alive and I'll give you the antidote to save your children as long as you meet my demand," Liam said, hoping Chorro would reconsider his decision."Do you also realize that I can as well find the antidote somewhere else? I'm sure there are doctors who can make them for me at a cheaper rate," Chorro responded, not giving up."And do you also realize
The moment Liam stepped into the room alongside the man who led him into the building, he noticed the armed men that were scattered around the room, it was a spacious room. A room large enough to contain two hundred people, who knew what the old man was up to.His gaze met Chorro's glare but Liam smiled back at the angry old man instead, disregarding his anger. Liam stepped forward and took the empty seat opposite Chorro, there was a huge table in between them. He leaned forward with his arms resting on the table's surface, he stared at Chorro for a few seconds before looking around the place with a knowing smile on his lips."I thought this was supposed to be a one-on-one conversation between us, who are these men?" Liam asked, referring to the armed men whom he could tell were obviously Chorro's bodyguards."That's not important, let's go straight to the point. I'm a very busy man and time is not on my side," Chorro grunted, he couldn't believe an idiot like Liam could use his own p
The call between Liam and Chorro ended after Chorro agreed to meet up with Liam. Liam was excited because this meant he should be prepared to hit the jackpot with Chorro. Of course, he knew it wouldn't be easy because that old man was a stubborn conniving goat and would try to pull off some tricks.Checking the time, it was just ten AM in the morning, he had about two hours before he would leave to meet Chorro. Getting up from the chair, Liam left the room to search for Alexander, he would be informing Alexander about the newest update.Reaching Alexander's office, they both had a long conversation and talked about Liam's plan. It was a risky one and Alexander suggested Liam go with some of his best men and Liam agreed to it. They couldn't afford to make any mistakes or fall for any of Chorro's tricks.At this point, it was either you kill or let yourself be killed and Liam was definitely ready to kill.Chorro had had the balls to threaten him and Alexander's company, it was best to g
The following morning, it was a Sunday morning, Liam woke up on his bed with Gianna next to him. They both had a steamy night last night and for some odd reason, he felt energetic even when yesterday had been a busy day which was a good thing for him.He quickly got out of bed and took his shower, after which he walked to the kitchen and made a quick breakfast of bacon sandwich toast, and coffee. He ate it up like a hungry dog and left the kitchen.Making his way back to his bedroom, Liam crosses paths with Nelson in the hallway. He gave him a side stare and just as Nelson could walk past him, Liam quickly held him back, stopping him from moving any further."What are you doing?" Nelson demanded with a deep frown, he glared at Liam but Liam wasn't fazed at all."I thought I should be a little troublesome this morning, why not?" Liam asked with a subtle smile as he looked down at Nelson who was shorter than him.Feeling agitated by Liam, Nelson let out a slow sigh, he was trying to cal
Apart from the servants and workers of the house, there were only five people in the mansion. Which were Liam, Alexander, Nelson, Kalel and Gianna. Amongst these people listed, everyone knew of their mission tonight except one person, Nelson.Chances are, Nelson sneaked in on their conversation and heard what Liam and Alexander discussed and while trying to leave the room, he accidentally pushed the flower vase and it fell and broke."Nelson was here," Liam stated with a shrug, he then placed his hands into his pocket and looked down at Alexander, and said, "Why did he run away though? We have nothing to hide from him and we equally have nothing to share with him," Liam said with a chuckle."So how is it going with the board of directors?" Alexander asked, changing the topic as he was equally curious to know.Maybe if Nelson got busy with work, he wouldn't find the time to act out of place at every chance he got, Alexander thought as he waited for Liam's response."Stubborn, they've r
The moment Liam stepped into his bedroom, the exhaustion from tonight's event finally came striking him hard and throwing him into the bed, with a tired sigh, he landed heavily on his soft bed as he hummed in satisfaction. The night had been a long night and Liam felt great that everything they had planned was executed successfully even though it had been a rough ride. There were times during the fight when as he threw punches and kicks he would wonder to himself how he even got to that point and why he was there to begin with. But then, he also had to remind himself that it all started with Chorro himself and whatever that old wag was going through, he deserved. Not only did he throw threats at Liam when he barely even started work as the new CEO, but he had planned to attack both the company, himself, and Alexander and take what wasn't his. Thankfully, he would never get to succeed because Liam was way stronger than anything Chorro would ever. After a short silence in his bed
As Lady Flora reached the door, she held the doorknob and before opening the door, she turned to face the guests who had briefly stopped their heated arguments and she said, "Bunch of fools that can't think properly with their brains. Since you all have legs and have refused to use them, then remain here," and after saying those words, she opened the door and stepped out, closing it behind her with a loud bang. Leaving everyone short of words and in astonishment, it was a long silence between them as they all took their time to understand what Lady Flora meant. Meanwhile, Lady Flora with a subtle smile on her lips left the suite and walked up to where the car was parked with her driver waiting for her, she got into the car and ordered the driver to drive off. While the other guests had been loud and rampaging, she had been standing quietly in a corner observing the whole situation. And from that moment up until now, she couldn't help but think how stupid the others were, just lik
Gianna looked around her in search of something to use to cool down the chaos around Liam, her eyes narrowed down at the sight before her with a soft hiss, she looked around until her gaze fell on the gun in Kalel's grasp and without wasting time, she quickly snatched it from him and as she cracked the gun, she screamed, "Everyone! Calm down now!" And afterwards shot right at the ceiling above them. The loud bang of the gunshot inside the room was finally able to get the people to quiet down and to finally let go of Liam as they all scrambled away to a corner for fear of the gun being shot at them. The ever so grateful Liam who came to stand beside Gianna, huffing and puffing for air had not expected that this would happen to him. These people were animals, he thought. Thankfully nothing bad happened to him and his body was still perfectly intact. After glaring hard at the guests who had now gathered in a corner as Gianna still had the gun pointed at them, they dared not take a s
"Do not take one more step forward," a voice was heard from the side when Kalel felt something cold being pressed on the side of his forehead, it was a gun. Now this was something unexpected for the both of them, Kalel had never thought they would encounter this, he wasn't even prepared. Meanwhile, Gianna who was the least worried or scared tried to hide the small smile that crept up her lips. Not because she was happy that they might get attacked or possibly killed I'm here, but because she would use this as a cue to prove herself to Kalel. That was the actual reason why she had told Kalel she wanted to go search for Liam and the others along with him because this was a chance for her to prove she was not weak. She would prove that by showing her fighting skills, she wasn't just all about beauty. And with that thought in mind, instead of remaining standing still like the man pointing the gun at Kalel had asked, she immediately turned around, and from behind Kalel, she used her