Chapter 29.When the ladies disappeared behind the door, his mother held his hand and then made him sit beside her, intertwining her fingers with her. Instead of his mind running with different ideas like usual, Liam felt a wave of calmness washing through him. It was as if he had known her for a long time and they were just reuniting after being separated for a while. About fifteen minutes later, one of the ladies returned and she did a curt bow, she said, “The table is set for lunch.” Holding his hand, his mother rose and then pulled him up. With her gaze fixed on him, she said, “Let's go have lunch.” “Yeah.” He replied with a nod and together, they made their way towards the dining room. Once again, Liam couldn't help but marvel at the sight of the dining room. Since he didn't have ample time in taking in the appearance of the living room, he decided to take in that of the dining room. Looking around with his hands clasped together whilst taking careful steps, he couldn't hel
Chapter 30.For a while, no one said a word. While Liam was waiting for a response to his question, she was drumming her fingers against the table as she thought of the best response to give to himAfter a lengthy silence, she cleared her throat to get his attention and when she had it, she said, “Right here in this city, we have some clean and surface businesses and fortunately most of the people here have no idea on who your father is.” “Oh… I see.” He mumbled as he smacked his lips. He wanted to ask about the business they owned but since he didn't want to be forward, he restricted himself, his gaze fixed on her. Suddenly, he pulled the album towards himself, and using the screen of his phone, he began to compare and contrast his features with that of his father. He was an exact replica of him that explains how she was able to find him after twenty years. Pushing the album aside, he turned towards her with his hands still clasped together. “You recognized me even after twenty
Chapter 31After leaving the mansion, he decided to head straight for the hospital but on a second thought, he changed my direction to his home. Moreover, he hadn't been there since the previous day and so he had to clean up and also get some rest before returning to face Rose. “Please type your address on the dashboard.” The driver said, his gaze on him. “Drop me off at the bus stop.” he replied, pushing behind the weird looks he was receiving. Just when he was about to make a fuss about his request, the leader held his shoulder. “Do as he had said.” He said. “Okay.” His response was out of defeat. Asking him to take him directly to my home wasn't the issue. The issue was, he didn't want people to start poking noses into his affairs, trying to get knowledge about him. He had always kept a low profile and he wanted it to remain that way. Midway through the journey, he pushed his hand into his pocket and then pulled out his phone. After staring at his mom's contact for a while,
Chapter 32The chirping birds who always found their way to Liam’s window each morning were already pecking at his window and as usual, he was angry with them. Using his pillow to cover his ears, he sank deep into his bed, trying to get more sleep to make up for being late to bed last night after studying until after midnight. Annoyed, he tossed the pillow aside and with a frown on his face, he walked towards his window and then chased the birds away. “I need to put up a mini scarecrow to chase them off.” He scoffed, returning to his bed. Just as he was about to fall back and resumed sleeping,his phone which was resting on his study table began to buzz. With a scowl this time around, he stormed towards the table. “Jake?” He called aloud, staring at the screen of his phone. Jake was his friend and also a classmate. “What do you want?” He asked, irritation evident in his tone. “Why are you sounding like that, is there a problem?” Jake asked on the other end. “No.” “The first bu
Chapter 33At the instant, it was as if a bucket of cold water was doused on the body of everyone that was present at the time. No one said a word, they just maintained their positions, their gaze fixed on them and their lips parted with shock. “No way.” Prisca yelled, she was the leader of the school cheerleading team and seeing Naya kissing Liam in front of them made her livid. She was fuming with anger because she felt Naya had stooped so low to share a kiss with Liam who had no class. “Dammit! He is going to rip you off all your money if you keep on with your relationship.” She yelled from where she stood and soon, the whole place was thrown into chaos. Everyone wanted to talk and not listen. Annoyed with Naya’s sudden kiss, Liam pulled away, though he didn't make it obvious. With a slight frown on his face, he leaned towards her, “Why do you choose to embarrass me, here of all places.” “I didn't embarrass you.” She whispered back. Pulling away from him, she placed her hand
Chapter 34“Liam, where are you heading?” Jake asked, running after him. “Nowhere.” Came his quick reply. He didn't even bother to look in his direction. “Are you going to meet your girlfriend?” He asked again. Within the next two minutes, he was walking closely beside him. “Cut it.” Liam snapped. He didn't like the fact that Jake was always bringing up Naya anytime he was having a conversation with him.At this point, he was regretting why he had allowed Naya to bring him to school. No one would have known of their relationship, he wouldn't have received backlash from his fellow students and Jake wouldn't be talking about her every slight opportunity that he had. “If you are not going to meet with your girlfriend, then tell me where you are headed.” Jake pressed in, his gaze fixed on him. “I'm done with classes for today, so I’m heading home.” “But this is not the route to the bus stop. Are you going to see someone?” “Bingo! You got it, can you stop interrogating me now?” Chuc
While Mr. Jones went through his portfolio, Liam was staring back at him, his lips caged in between his teeth as he hoped he would be impressed with what he was seeing. After a tension filled minute of waiting for his approval, Mr. Jones snapped his head upwards and flashed him a broad smile as he pushed his hand forward to Liam who immediately took it. “I’m already looking forward to working with you. Don't hesitate to check your mailbox, I will be contacting you soon.” “Sure, thank you so much.” “I should be the one thanking you.” He said as he pulled his zipper. When he was done, he raised his head and with a smile, “I was thinking you were a push over but you aren't, pardon me.” Liam didn't say anything to this since this wasn't the first time someone was saying something of that sort to him. He just flashed him a smile as he watched his departing figure. Excited, he pushed a chip into his mouth and then began to chew on it with a broad smile on his face. He was so excited t
Chapter 36“I…” Lily gulped. She wanted to talk back to him but she didn't know what to say to him. She didn't want any further embarrassment and so she had to hold back. “I will pay you, I never said I won't.” She managed to say, her voice wavering. At this, Liam couldn't hold back the laughter. Internally, he was face palming himself for making fun of them in the presence of their friends. Now holding his backpack tightly, he walked past them and with his head held up high, he made his way out of the restaurant. “That was…” one of Jake's friends wanted to speak but the glare the couples sent his way made his words return to his throat. Now standing at the entrance of the restaurant, he used his hands to shield his face from the impact of the sun which was blinding. It didn't put the sun out completely but it helped. “Man, I need to rest my back.” He mused, looking straight ahead, hoping to see a taxi but there was none coming his direction.With a slight frown, he began to wal