Immediately it was the official closing hours, Liam gathered his belongings and then began to head towards the exit. He was already placing his ID card on the sensor when Mr. Jones walked up to him. “Are you leaving already?” “Yeah, is there an issue?” He was searching his face for an answer but he didn't give any expression away. “I'm sorry for indulging you during your leave period. You can decide when you next want to go on a leave and I will grant it.” “Yes sir, thank you.” He replied with a little bow. He wanted to give the file containing the decrypted message to him so he would pass it to his mother but on a second thought, he held onto it like it was his second skin. He was already stepping out of the building when he turned around and then began to run after him until he got to where he stood. “Sorry to bother you, please pass this to my mother.” He said, pushing the envelope into his hand. “I will.” Liam was about to say something else but his ringing phone interrupt
Laughing, Nathan titled his head to the back, causing several pairs of eyes to turn in his direction. All the while, Liam was trying to find the perfect time to accost him for his attempted murder but he had to restrict himself. He didn't want to do anything that would make his mother mad at him. While they were still talking, his phone beeped, it was a message from his mother. 'I received the message. Alaric is on your tail now.’ Blinking his eyes rapidly, Liam tried to remember who was named Alaric and why he was after him. At this point, he began to wish he didn't agree to help Naya. At least, matters like this wouldn't be arising and he would be living happily with Rose. He was at the verge of yelling out his lungs when Nathan said, “Allow him, we should stop restricting him from getting involved in the family affairs. Moreover,he just said he is a man and can handle stuff on his own.” He rapped, rolling his eyes at him. “It's time you guys stop the hate. Liam hasn't done a
Just when one of the men was about to pull the handle of Liam's door, Dave appeared from nowhere and then tapped his shoulder. “What are you doing?” He asked with a tiny voice feigning to be scared. To make it look more real, he was rubbing his hands on the fabric of his pants as he darted his eyes around. “Who are you?” The man asked, turning in his direction. Meanwhile, Liam was slowly passing out. He was scared that his life was finally going to come to an end even before he started it. “My boss is going to kill me if he finds out someone got into this car other than me.” He rapped. Pushing his hand into his pocket, he pulled out an ID and before he could get a proper view of it, he slipped it back in his pocket. “Please, I don't want to lose my job.” They were still going back and forth when Alaric called out to his man and after a few minutes, they all headed inside the casino. Now seated in the passenger's seat of the car, Dave pulled out his laptop and then connected a fl
Naya spent the whole day studying in her bedroom and by the time she stepped out, it was already evening. “Why didn't you call me?” She said, staring accusingly at Nelson who was watching a movie at that time. “I thought you were asleep, sorry.” He said with a little wink before returning his gaze to the TV.Not satisfied with the response he had given, she walked around, turned off the TV and with her hands resting on her waist, she appeared in front of him. “Are you still mad at what I said during breakfast?” She asked, shielding his view as he craned his neck. “No, why?” “You didn't bother to check on me all through the day and now you're claiming I was asleep. Even if I was asleep, you should have at least checked on me, to find out if everything was alright.” “Please grow up and stop nagging.” He hissed, trying to leave the living room but she pulled him backwards. This time around, with a grave tone, she asked, “Is everything alright? You don't look good.” “I should be t
Still smiling at her, Alaric closed the gap that separated them and then pushed his hand forward, gesturing to her to take it. Slowly, Naya shifted her gaze to Nelson who was already staring at her. He was wondering who he was and what relationship they shared. “Naya.” Alaric called with a little voice. “I'm sorry, I can't go with you until I meet with the manager. He had restricted us from leaving and I don't know why.” She shrugged, showing the extent of her frustration. “I know why.” He chuckled, making the siblings snap their heads upwards at once. “What are you talking about?” Naya asked with an eye roll. Holding more tightly to Nelson, she pulled herself up and he followed suit, “Don't tell you were the one who asked him to hold us hostage.” She said, eliciting a nod and coy smile from him. “I can't believe you are this petty.” She huffed, rolling her eyes at him. She was filled with anger and no matter how much she tried, she couldn't contain it. “Who are you?” Nelson as
After a hard day at work, Liam returned home only to be greeted with an empty house. At first, he didn't bother about it but when it seemed they weren't going to return anytime soon, he decided to make a call. Nelson and Naya, after confronting Nathan earlier, were asked to report at the family mansion for questioning by Granny Elena. When Liam's call came in, Naya didn't waste time in picking up. “You don't need to come over, we will be back before you know it.” Naya rapped, pushing her hair away from her face. “What is the issue? I had no idea…” He was still speaking when she cut in. “It's fine. When I return, I will tell you everything in details.” She said with a reassuring tone. Though Liam was a bit bothered, he decided to respect her wish. “Grandma, we need to return home. It's almost nine pm.” Naya said immediately after the call ended.“We are not done yet with the conversation.” Sam slammed. Ever since he heard about Alaric's presence, he had been furious and didn't wa
While waiting for Naya and Nelson to return, Liam was on his laptop when his mother's call came through and at once he received it. With a voice dripping with anger mixed with disappointment, she said, “Alraic went ahead of us.” “What did he do?” Liam asked, trying to stop himself from creating scenarios in his head. “I submitted the evidence to the police, somehow, he learnt of it and then he managed to shut them up. They even went to the extent of destroying the evidence.” “I still have the original with me.” He replied with a calm tone. “You do?” “Yeah, I made a duplicate just like Dave has asked me to. He already sensed something like this was going to happen.” Madam Aurelia went quiet after this. No matter how much she tried to do a background research on Dave and find out who exactly he was, she couldn't come up with anything tangible. “Have you found anything about Dave?” She broke the silence. “Not yet.” Pushing his hand into his hair, he let out a low sigh before sa
The long awaited time came when Liam, Nelson and Naya were summoned to the family mansion on a weekend. The hostile look and cold shoulders from the brothers couldn't be missed but Liam being used to it all wasn't bothered. He walked to the living room with Naya by his side and his head raised up high. Immediately they made themselves comfortable, Granny Elena arrived at the top of the stairs and they all rose to acknowledge her presence. “I can't believe you requested to leave because you have a sinister plan.” She yelled, grabbing the arm of the chair she was occupying. A bit confused, Liam looked from Naya to Nelson before returning his gaze to Granny Elena who was still fuming. Still trying to decipher what the issue was, Liam eyes fell on Nathan who was smirking and for a split second, he had this confused look on his face which further made him convinced it was the brothers handiwork. Propping himself up, he returned his gaze to Granny Elena.“Pardon us, we wouldn't do any