Without waiting for his reply, Lily ended the call and Liam looked around the empty apartment one more time as the call ended.
At first, he wanted to believe that something was wrong with Lily, but after hearing her last words, a part of him couldn’t help but believe her.
There was just that feeling in his heart. The realization.
Without knowing, he had already settled in one corner of the floor and his mind started to wander to the memories they had both shared.
In their relationship, he had indeed been the one giving and Lily just taking.
Liam stood up, his eyes flashing with anger.
“Already even?” He scoffed as he looked around his empty house.
She had taken all that belonged to him and his prize money and she felt they were even?
Before he could think of the next point of action, his phone rang, disrupting his thought process.
“Liam, where are you?” Daniel’s voice rang out anxiously from the other end of the call.
Liam frowned slightly. Daniel was his coursemate and closest friend. However, like Liam, he was also from a humble family and couldn’t help him much. But since Liam was busy recently, Daniel had been helping him cover with lectures.
“I’m at the apartment, what’s the matter?”
Daniel sighed exaggeratedly. “That’s good; hurry to the department office now; the course officer has insisted on seeing you, or he would cancel your results for this year..”
Liam’s heart thumped at that revelation. If his results were to be cancelled, his scholarship would also get cancelled.
“I’ll be there in five minutes!” He hurriedly grabbed the folder with his sister’s health documents and rushed out of the apartment.
There was Rose’s payment hanging on his mind and how to deal with Lily but right now, this was the most important matter.
His apartment was not too far from the school, and he entered one of the shuttle buses that was going to and fro.
Just as he got down at the school gate, a luxury car parked with a loud screech beside him making him stop.
Liam was already agitated about some matters, now that his scholarship was on the line, he was even more tempered.
Seeing that a car was blocking his way, he frowned with dissatisfaction. But before he could say a word, the windows were rolled down, and a familiar face stared at him from the car.
“Lily, isn’t this your scum and broke ex-boyfriend?” One of Lily’s friends asked. Her voice was loud, and even some students stopped as they could sense that some drama was about to happen; after all, who didn’t like to see an ex-boyfriend being dealt with?
The front windows rolled down, and Liam’s eyes narrowed as he saw Jake, one of the school’s popular and rich boys. Beside him, Lily was sitting and glaring at him with disgust.
“Please don’t make it seem like we were dating; I was just with him for tutorials; it’s not my fault that he wanted more,” Lily said and then wrapped her arms around Jake.
“Baby, please don’t mind Stella, she likes to tease me too much.”
Jake chuckled and then glanced at Liam, his eyes holding the same disgust.
“I know he used to tag around you before,” he started as he opened the car door and stepped down.
Right behind his luxury car, another car had parked and four boys got down from the car.
“Jacob, is this boy disturbing you?” One of them asked.
Lily got down, too, and came to stand beside Jake. Liam’s eyes flashed with a cold light as he saw the way she hugged her body around him.
In the past when they were together, she used to claim that she didn’t like PDA. Even though they were a couple, they would walk around together without holding hands.
Now he could see that it wasn’t that she didn’t like it. She was just too ashamed of him!
“Hehe, teach this boy a lesson so that he stops disturbing my woman,” Jake ordered and then leaned back on his car.
Lily’s two friends got down also to watch the drama, and they all acted like they had no idea who Liam was, even though he had taken all of them out to eat more than once.
“There’s nothing between us, just now; you are the one that stopped the car; how can you say I’m disturbing your woman?”
Instead of replying, one of the four boys kicked at Liam from behind without any warning.
“How dare you think you can speak to Jake Willow like that? Do you know who he is?” another shouted as one more kick landed on Liam.
He fell to the floor immediately and with the shout, even more people were attracted to the drama and rushed over.
Before long, a small crowd gathered around them and people brought out their phones to record.
Liam stood up calmly. He was already used to hardship and with his body getting some sleep last night, he was in a better condition than the previous day.
However, he also wanted to avoid trouble; after all, Jake Willow had a reputation, and with his family’s background to support him, he acted like a tyrant everywhere.
Liam of course, didn’t want to add him to his troubles.
He took a deep breath before warning them, “There’s nothing between us, but if you decide to be unreasonable, I will not hold back.”
The four boys chuckled at his warning.
“Just daring to talk back to our leader already means you have to be dealt with!”
They formed a tight circle around Liam, preparing to teach him a lesson.
However, another car parked right in front of Jake’s car.
Even though he was in trouble, Liam’s flickered as he saw the limited edition Rolls Royce.
The car door opened, and a pair of long and slender legs stepped out.
“Not on my watch.”
“Not on my watch!”Her voice was clear and sweet, but with the high-pitched tone she used, it made everyone pause.Jake’s eyes widened as he looked at the familiar figure. “Naya!”Naya glanced at him, and her lips curled up with disgust. “Who are you?”If it was any other person, Jake and his minions would have flared up. However, even though the Willow family had some money, they couldn’t compare to the Ornery family in any way.In front of her, Jake didn’t dare to speak. He even lowered his head slightly.Seeing that he knew his place, Naya nodded slightly.On the other hand, Lily thought that Naya had charmed Jake with her looks and flared up.“Who’s this vixen? Why can’t you greet Jake? Do you dare to offend the Willow family?”Everyone looked at her but nodded in agreement. After all, they didn’t know who Naya was.However, Jake seemed to have called her name, so no one was bold enough to scold her like Lily had just done.Naya’s eyes narrowed as she turned to look at Lily.“And
Before he could reply, she placed her index finger on her lips.“What’s your department?”“Computer science,” Liam replied helplessly. Either way, he was really minoring in some courses. However, it was not his major; if she went there later, she wouldn’t find him.Naya’s eyes flashed, but she still told the driver.“Drive to the computer science department.”She turned to Liam and said, "Put your number here. I’ll call you when next I want to see you.”Liam’s face stiffened as he heard her words. So he had just made her drive him to a department that was on the other side only to give out his number?He felt that there was many troubles that he was facing now, he had no intention of giving her but when he met with her eyes, Liam couldn’t help his heart from thumping.“I have saved you; the least is to collect my number. Besides, do you think I’m not worthy of being your woman?”Liam shook his head hurriedly as he was afraid that she would misunderstand.“If you don’t think so, put yo
The four men had straight faces and nodded at his reply.“Young master, we have finally found you!”Liam stepped back as he looked at them guardedly. They have found him?Thinking they were people with bad intentions, he slowly took steps out of the hallway. When the men saw his actions, their lips twitched in amusement.This young master was really cautious hehe…“Young Master Liam, we have spent the last twenty years searching for you, now that we have found you, it’s impossible for this to be a mistake.”“We have also saved your adopted sister and she will get the switch done as soon as possible,” one of them said.Liam paused in his steps.Adopted sister? Also, were they the ones that paid for Rose’s treatment?“You are the ones that covered the treatment for my sister?”“Yes, young master. Since she’s someone you care about, it’s not a big deal to help her!”Liam pinched himself secretly as he felt like he was daydreaming. In this short while, they had called him a young master a
Liam waited some hours before leaving the ward. True to their words, they sent him all the documents, including the DNA test.They were even meticulous. They had found a way to find some distant members of the Stone family and did a test with them.He had no relation at all. He was slowly coming out of the shock and he left the ward to check on his sister.When he got to her ward, the doctor was just coming out and beamed when he saw him.“Liam, I was just about to send for you.”“Right now, Rose’s condition is delicate, so to avoid any complications, I have put her on medications that will leave her sleeping so that she doesn’t disturb her body organs. After 48 hours, we will carry out the operation.”Liam nodded in understanding. The most important thing was that his sister could get a surgery and transplant.“In the meantime, don’t disturb her; you can come back in two days' time so that you can wait while we do the surgery; after all, you still have to sign also.”Hearing that he
Chapter 11When Naya didn't give a response, he took the phone off his ear only to find out that she had hung up. “Why?” He muttered, redialing her contact but she didn't pick up. Throwing courtesy aside, he continued dialling her contact while Naya, who had her phone resting on the leather seat, wouldn't pick up. She was just staring at it, her lips parted into a smile as she imagined the look on Liam’s face. Without being told, she already knew his expression was going to be a mix of frustration and worry, judging by the tone he had used in speaking to her. “He keeps calling, it's best if you tell him what you are up to.” One of her bodyguards said but she shook her head in the negative. Propping herself up, she pushed her hair behind her ear, staring at her ringing phone. “Where was his last location?” She asked. “He is still in front of the police station. From the look of things, he would be heading somewhere else within a few minutes.” The second bodyguard added and she no
Chapter 12After pulling away from the hug, not allowing Liam to recover from the sudden and unexpected action, Naya turned around. Now staring at her bodyguards, she said, “Let him in.” She said and immediately a door was pulled open. For a moment, Liam didn't move his feet, he maintained his position, his gaze fixed on her as she wondered what she was up to. “Aren't you coming with me anymore, or… have you changed your mind?” Shrugging, she said, “It’s not a big deal if you change your mind. Just know…”Liam didn't allow her to finish speaking before he climbed into the car. The tone she had used earlier continued ringing in his head and he had no choice but to act on the safe side. Once inside the car, Naya joined him and a minute later, the engine roared into life. All through the drive, Liam was trying to steady his heavy breathing. Everything was happening too fast for him to comprehend. Clutching his phone tightly, he cast Naya a quick glance before returning his gaze to
Chapter 13Still having her head bent to the ground, Naya remained mute as she sucked her teeth. Her eyes which were fixed on the pictures were burning with hot tears which she was determined not to let roll down her cheeks. Her tears were borne out of the anger that was welling inside of her. The more she looked at the pictures, the angrier she became. “What has gotten over you, answer the damn question.” Nathan snapped as he made his way towards her but he was stopped by his father. Almost immediately, Naya, raised her head, she was still on her knees but her voice was firm. “I deserve some privacy. I can’t go about telling everyone what is going on in my life.” Shifting her gaze to Sam, she gripped one of the pictures with both hands and then ripped it apart, “I bet it's high time you mind your fucking business. Who I meet, where I go to, is none of your business.” Her voice was loud and firm. After this, it took a while before the interrogation resumed again and a resilience
Chapter 14After his words, Liam maintained a stoic expression, staring back at Nathan and Sam who were making fun of him earlier. This time around, the duo couldn't say anything, instead, they just sat there, their lips glued. Meanwhile, Naya was surprised with Liam’s outburst. She was not expecting him to say a word but he did and surprisingly, neither her cousin nor any member of her family could counter it. Deep down, she was brimming with joy but was careful not to show it so as not to further escalate the issue at hand. Staring at Liam, Sam’s father folded his hands around his chest and then took a step backwards to have a proper view of Liam's face. “I asked a question and I deserve a response.” Liam snapped, breaking the silence in the room. This time around, Naya was quick to get to his side. She grabbed his hand and with an apologetic look on her face, she said, “Can you just calm down a little?” “Are you being serious here?” Liam whispered back and immediately, he flu