CHAPTER 14

Liam Muller had just stepped out of a bar across from the courthouse when he sighted Adrian standing in front of the courthouse. “Isn’t it that bastard?” He mused, a cruel glint shining in his eyes as he approached Adrian who seemed to be lost in thought.

“If it isn’t the good-for-nothing beggar.” He drawled in a bit to goad Adrian.

Adrian sighed and closed his eyes for a second as if to calm himself before reopening them and staring coldly at Liam. “I’m not cut out for your trouble today, Liam.”

“My trouble?” Liam snorted. “You should be on your knees thanking me for gracing a cheap loser like you with my presence.”

Adrian ignored Liam and turned to walk away but Liam’s taunting words stopped him in his tracks.

“How is your dear mother?” He asked maliciously. “I hope she hasn’t died since you couldn’t pay for her surgery.”

Adrian clenched his fists, his jaw tightening as a surge of anger coursed through him. Forcing it down, he glanced back at Liam suspiciously. “How did you know t