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 had found himself inside that bathtub naked with maids bathing him, he had quickly dismissed them and bathed himself because he felt awkward with those maids helping him bath.He stepped out of the bedroom he guessed was his, it was a bit empty but that would be a matter for another day.With his shoes clicking softly on the tiled floor, he stepped out of the bedroom and walked towards the direction he felt was the right one.The mansion was a huge one and the fact that he was new here made it difficult to find Alexander's office.However, after a few minutes of walking around in search of the old man, Liam came across a servant and he stopped the servant to inquire about Alexander's whereabouts in the house and the servant answered with a proper description, thankfully.Liam thanked him and walked towards where the servant had directed to him to go find Alexander. After another few minutes of walking around the house, he finally spotted the balcony the servant had said Alexander would be in.The balcony was huge with flowers in every corner of it, it had a single sofa and a coffee table. The balcony overlooked the huge garden below.Liam pushed the glass door and stepped onto the balcony and the soft smell of roses and tulips struck his nostrils causing him to take a couple of deep breaths, it smelt heavenly.He looked before him and spotted not only the single sofa seat but also a different kind of chair, he noticed a head full of grey hair on the chair beside the single sofa, the chair looked like a... wheelchair?Alexander uses a wheelchair?This was new to Liam because he had failed to notice the wheelchair the other day in Alexander's office.He snapped out of his surprised look and cleared his throat to grab Alexander's attention before greeting, "Good morning... Alexander." With a small bow of his head.Alexander simply hummed in response and turned his wheelchair to face Liam and Liam noticed how Alexander didn't even move a muscle yet the wheelchair could turn, amazing.Alexander observed Liam from head to toe amidst Liam's curious stare directed at him, he smiled and nodded, "You look like a different man, quite impressive I must say.""Yeah, I want to speak to you about yesterday, what you did, why?" Liam asked and watched as Alexander's wheelchair moved towards him and stopped before him without Alexander having to move a muscle, again."What did I do yesterday? As much as I can recall, I did so much yesterday. Be specific and direct when you want to ask me about anything.""You threw me down that dark room and had men beat me up," Liam explained and for the first time felt anger towards this old man but was suppressing it from showing."From what I saw, you were the one who beat my men up and injured them severely," Alexander said.Liam looked down at the old man and was short of words to say, he sighed and then asked, "So what now? Are you going back on your words? Will you throw me out because it seems like you are no longer interested in whatever-""I never said anything like that, I don't remember saying so. Come push me let's go have lunch, half of the day is already gone and there's so much to be done." Alexander ordered and patiently waited for Liam to do as he'd said.But Liam's forehead knitted with a frown as he looked at Alexander's wheelchair which seemed to be able to move on its own. So why was Alexander asking to be pushed?However, he did as he was told anyway, he walked and stood behind Alexander and began pushing his wheelchair.They both arrived at the dining table where a feast was being laid and arranged on the huge table, the sight had Liam's jaws dropped to the floor but he quickly scooped his expression.This was too much food for three people.Liam pushed Alexander to the head table as he was told to and sat beside him and a few minutes later, Nelson walked in and sat opposite Liam after greeting Alexander.Nelson had a casual outfit on and he looked pretty normal, unlike the other day when he was almost kidnapped.Nelson smiled at him but Liam simply stared straight at Nelson as he had no idea how to respond to his smile, it was a bit awkward.They all began eating and everything was pretty normal but not for Liam who had no idea where to begin with so much food load on the table but he spotted a bowl of rice and served himself with veggies on the side, a simple food.Though Alexander noticed, he said nothing and just allowed Liam to do whatever he wanted.Lunch was over after almost an hour and Alexander announced, "Liam and I will be leaving for the company." Nelson nodded and left the dining while Liam sat still, his mind in a frenzy as he wondered what it would be like to step into a multi-billionaire company.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
Though she appeared to be old and frail, her mind wasn't and just by having to stand in a corner and witness the whole drama, she could tell who was sorry and who was trying to be oppressive and dramatic.The old lady knew Liam was sorry, though it was partially his fault for bumping into her barrow and causing some of her fruits to fall to the ground and damage, the other couple were wrong for confronting him in such a cruel mannerism.And from their interaction, she could tell the young man was familiar with who the other couple were. However, she didn't approve of their behaviour towards him even though he made a mistake first.She also heard them calling him a criminal, and although it was a bit surprising, she had no right to judge him when she didn't even know him personally.And seeing the way he retaliated, she still couldn't blame him because the couple were very troublesome from the start.A simple apology from the young man would have been enough and she would have just gon