Chapter 104With his life flashing before his very eyes, Liam continued his death race against time. He already knew something of this sort was going to happen and so he had fully equipped himself for it. While leaving the library earlier, he had stolen a book which he intended to return when it was all over. Seeing that no matter what he did, these men who were desperate to get into the good books of their boss were going to catch up with him, he fell onto the ground with a thud, feigning to be tired. From their safe corner where they were watching the scene, Sam was already shaking with fear. Several times already, he had suggested to Dave that they would go rescue him but he had blatantly refused, saying he would pull through on his own. It was already getting so intense and when Sam couldn't take it anymore, he broke from Dave's grip only to find himself lying on the ground with blood in his mouth.“Stop acting tough when you're not. Liam will pull through this, stay back and
Chapter 105Half an hour before the plane would land on the airstrip, Mr. Jones went about waking the sleepy boys who still showed signs of being tired from the mission. When the plane finally landed, each with their bag hanging on their shoulders made their way towards the stairs. “Thank you so much for making this mission a successful one.” Mr. Jones said on the top of his voice. “Can we leave already? I need to get a lot of rest.” Dave said, wiping his eyes with the back of his palm. Due to his involvement in something he had sworn to pull himself from, he had difficulty being sleepy during the flight. “Yes and please ensure you get enough rest.” “Yes sir.” Sam yawned, drawing his feet after Dave who was heading towards the taxi that was going to convey them to their various destinations.Just when Liam was about to go with them, Mr. Jones pulled him back making him wince. Like the others, he was tired and was in a dire need of rest. “I will come over during the day.” He said
Chapter 106A few minutes later, the light came on and with a speed of lightning, Liam located the room he had met with his mother the last time. As usual, there were guards loitering all over the place but they didn't stop him since they all felt he worked for Madam Aurelia. Immediately he got to the door, Mr. Jones stepped out and with a worried look on his face grabbed his shoulders, staring into his eyes in search of answers. “What happened? I had no idea you weren't tagging along until I arrived.” He rapped. Still searching his face, he asked, “And why are you running, is anyone after you?” Before Liam could even think of giving a response, Mr. Jones turned around and then snapped his fingers, “Look around.” He commanded the guards who immediately dispersed in all directions. “Sir, I don't think it's necessary.” Liam said when he finally steadied his heavy breathing. “We need to ensure maximum security here.” Not wanting to go further with his words, Liam nodded. Grasping
Chapter 107After a while, Liam pulled away from his mom who was still holding onto his arms. She wanted to press on with her demand of spending the night with her but she felt she was going to tip him off with her persistence so she held back from doing so. “Mom, I will be heading out now.” Liam broke the three minutes silence in the room and with his hand resting on his bag, he did a curt bow and then turned to leave. “Son… your identity has been changed.” “Changed? Why, what are you talking about?” A confused Liam asked as he searched her face for answers. “Calm down… you are so worried.” She chuckled. “Of course mom, my identity… I don't understand what you're talking about.” “What I'm saying is, since you passed the second test, which is the just concluded mission, you earned yourself a new identity. Don't worry, you will soon find out.” She sent him a wink before reaching out for her phone. After speaking to the person on the other end, she returned her gaze to Liam who
Chapter 108When Liam woke up the next morning, he quickly cleaned up the mess they had created and then took Naya to her room. Now sitting on the edge of his bed, he was staring into space as his grasped his head with both hands. He was experiencing the aftermaths of drinking too much the previous night. Still in this state, his phone began to buzz against his study table and with a grunt, he reached out for it. Turns out to be Mr. Jones on the line. “Sir…” “I know you aren't supposed to be at work today but you have to come as soon as possible.” He said with a tone of urgency which made Liam's heart start racing. “Is it… never mind, I will be there as soon as possible.” He said and before the lines could disconnect, he was already in the bathroom to clean up. At first, he wanted to leave without making breakfast but he made a u-turn and then returned to make breakfast only for Naya since he didn't have enough time to sit for breakfast. “I'm off.” He yelled, standing in the m
Mr. Jones reached out for his phone to call the digital forensics team so they could get into action before it became too late but Liam stopped him. With his hand resting on his shoulder, he said, “I will give it a try, if I'm unable to come up with a solution for the breach in twelve hours then you can call in the forensics team.” Alarmed, Mr. Jones pushed his hand into his hair and after tugging on it for a while, he straightened up. “Liam… don't you think it's risky. As it is, we are vulnerable to any sort of attack. The company is at risk here…” “I know. I will do my best to resolve the issue. And if anything happens before I'm able to come up with a solution, I will take the blame for it.” “What are you talking about?” “I will take responsibility.” He said and after a curt bow, he stepped out of the office. With his phone in his hand, he made his way towards the tech department. The staff were busy, handling one task or the other and despite their up and down movement, the
Chapter 110They were still in their positions when Xavier's team leader arrived and then nudged him, “There is a board meeting.” “Board meeting?” The duo asked in unison. “Uhm… it will start in exactly five minutes. You should be there, Williams.” He said. Not sure of what to expect at the board meeting, Liam pulled his feet towards the elevator. Once inside, he began to rack his head, thinking of what would be discussed in the board meeting. When everyone arrived, Mr. Jones rose and then cleared his throat to get their attention. “It's already past work hour and so I will go straight to the point.” He said with a firm tone and then turned to Liam, urging him with his eyes to rise. Liam did as he was instructed only for a pair of twenty four eyes to turn in his direction, making him nervous. “We are lucky to have a genius in our midst, in the person of Mr. Williams Armani. He is a fresh graduate and in a few days, his first month as a staff member of AI tech would be completed
Chapter 111Moments later, he stepped out of the room with Jaime trailing behind. Now in the shopping mall, he began to look around when his eyes fell on Naya shopping with Wren pushing the trolley. Smiling, he took his eyes off her only to return his gaze in her direction the next minute to discover she had disappeared into thin air. “Where did she go?” He muttered. An excited Naya kept on talking to Wren as she shopped for the things she needed. “Aren't you going to tell me why you're super excited today?” Wren asked. “Of course I'm super excited. If you were in my place you would have been all over the moon, I'm being modest here.” She chuckled, placing two plates of diced onions in the trolley. “If I have an idea on why you're excited, then I would know if I will be all over the moon like you claim.” He retorted. Smiling, Naya didn't respond, instead, she swirled around only to bump into Alaric's hard chest. As if that was not enough, she emptied her coffee on him, giving