"Everything with Mr Peter has been settled. I'm sorry it was chaotic dealing with him," Mr Smith apologized to Liam.
"I don't want your apology. I know it would happen this way," Liam said trying to force a smile but he was burning with rage.He wished he was able to deal with Peter this way sooner, then he wouldn't have gone through the hell he saw in the hands of him and his mother."Take me to any top restaurant around. I'm famished," Liam said to his driver."Yes sir," The driver replied and started heading towards the car."Should I join you," Mr Smith asked."Of course," Liam replied.He started heading to the car to meet his driver. Mr Smith ran after him.They got in and his driver drove out of the company's premises."I found five top restaurants around on G****e Maps. Which will you love to go," Mr Smith asked, showing Liam the restaurants he found on the map."The first one," Liam replied and handed the tablet back to Mr Smith."Let's head a bit towards town," Mr Smith said to the driver. He obeyed and took a route heading towards town.They got to the restaurant and as Liam expected, it wasn't disappointing.They got in and sat down. A waiter rushed forward to meet them. He bowed and served them the menu."Mr. Smith pointed out the meals they would love to have and requested wine while they awaited the meal.The waiter bowed and left to do as he was asked."How do you see the restaurant? Is it what you wanted?" Mr Smith asked Liam."Yes, Mr Smith. I think their meals are top-notch from the number of people I'm seeing here," Liam said, looking around."Yes, it is. You made a great choice," Mr. Smith replied with a smile."My eyes couldn't pass the number of amazing reviews it has. That's why I chose to check it out," Liam said, his face lit up with a smile.The waiter returned with the meals, he apologized for not serving them the wine first as they requested. Liam told him it was fine and prepared to dig into the meals.He was halfway through his meal when someone appeared before him."I cannot believe it is you, Liam. I have been watching you, you looked so different which got me confused all along until I decided to come closer and my instinct wasn't wrong," a woman's voice rang in Liam's ear.He looked up and saw his ex-mother-in-law standing in front of him looking richly dressed as usual."What are you doing here?" She questioned but he ignored her and concentrated on his meal."Are you deaf you good for nothing," Alice yelled, angered by his behavior.How could he ignore her when he was meant to beg on his legs as he used to?Mr Smith wanted to do something but Liam signaled him to relax and ignore her."You have come here to steal while dressed like a rich man in the clothes you either stole or borrowed huh," she said and looked towards the restaurant's receptionist."There is a thief in here. What are you doing? Order the security to throw him out already," Alice barked at the receptionist but she was ignored."What have you said to them? Do you even have money to pay for the food you are eating?" Alice asked Liam."Are you the one who brought him here, are you the one paying for his food?" Alice asked Mr Smith but he ignored her"Enough! Can you leave," Liam said and looked up at her.He dropped his cutlery and cleaned his mouth. His eyes burned in anger."Did you just ask me to leave? How dare you? Who are you? What do you think you are? You are already feeling this way with a stranger volunteering to buy you food in this top restaurant, how will you behave when you finally manage to get something done, you wretch," She fumed and slapped him hard across the face.Mr Smith stood up, unable to take it but Liam stopped him before he could do anything.She tried slapping him again but he caught her hand."If you try slapping me the second time, I will put you in the same place I put Peter, your useless son in law!” Liam warned in a cold voice."What have you done to Peter? What did you do?" Alice asked angrily.She hesitantly put a call across Peter and asked him if he was alright. Peter yelled that he wasn't and narrated what happened between him and Liam in the LCC enterprise. He didn't fail to mention he had lost the project and terminated the call in anger.Alice started yelling like a mad woman in front of Liam. She rained insults on Liam, making sure to include his family.Liam ignored her and tried to eat but she threw the food on the floor, saying she would not allow him to have peace after what he had done to Peter."Fine. I have been trying to avoid doing this but you asked for it," Liam said and grabbed his phone.He wrote a text to Mr Smith who immediately got the message and he nodded.Liam signaled Mr Smith that they should leave. He stood up and they started walking out of the restaurant.Alice, who was still raining insults on Liam, got a call.She picked it up."Hello!" She said, breathing heavily."This is the LCC enterprise. I'm sorry Mrs Alice, we are terminating our partnership and support. From now on, we will not have anything to do with your company anymore,"“What are you talking about?" Alice asked but the call had already ended."No, this cannot happen. No, no," Alice yelled and smashed her phone in anger."I know you did this Liam. Who are you? Liam, Liam," Alice screamed like a mad woman, making the other people in the restaurant look at her.She ran outside in search of Liam but he was nowhere to be found.*Alice rushed home to find Peter drowning himself with several bottles of alcohol.He was looking so miserable that she got angry and quickly snatched the bottle of alcohol from him."Give it back!” Peter requested and stretched his hand forward to have it back but Alice disposed of it."How can you bring yourself to these, Peter? What is wrong with you? What has come over you?" She asked him in annoyance."Let me be. Give me back the bottle of whiskey you snatched from me," Peter demanded."Come to your senses. Why will a wretch like Liam make you feel this way? Are you now feeling like a loser to him? Are you giving up and allowing him to win?" Alice thundered, grabbing Peter by the collar.She slapped him hard across the face."Why won't I feel like a loser? That was supposed to be my biggest achievement this year. I have already bragged about it. I'm to set up a party tonight for people I invited but what will I do or say to them when they show up? Some of them are already calling my phone," Peter said bitterly."I will help_""How can you do so when you also lost their partnership?" He asked, cutting her off. His question took her by surprise."How did you know I lost_""I know, news flies and I'm sure the people I bragged about securing the project to have already heard all about it," Peter replied in dismay."This is not the end of the world for us. This is not the end.""It is. How are we going to cope? What will happen to our social status? We were going to use the LCC enterprise partnership to grow in fame and societal status but instead, we have dropped in social ranking. Our net worth too is nothing to write home about.""Trust me, Peter. I will do something about it. Liam isn't a stranger. I have been putting him in his place and it's not too late. Whatever it takes, we are getting everything he has cost us back," Alice promised."How will that be possible? The LCC enterprise is the biggest _""We haven't lost them. I will make sure they beg us to accept their partnership. I will make sure their CEO goes down on his knees. You should think about how to deal with Liam. Stop whining and behaving like you have lost everything," Alice encouraged."Do something about Liam. Don't let him get Scot free. Deal with him. Make him pay, you have been his superior. You should continue being his superior. He is nothing, make him beg you as he used to," Alice added, motivating Peter.He saw strength in her words and instantly felt better and zealous to fight Liam."Yes, I will deal with him. I will make him pay. He will lick my feet as he used to," Peter replied and stood up.His eyes burned with an unfathomable desire for revenge. While Alice wondered who Liam was."Throw this trash of a human out!" A loud voice yelled pointing at a shabbily dressed figure in front of me."Sir, you can't do this to me, I need this job." The figure pleaded while groveling at the foot of the man."You filthy trash don't touch me!" The man yelled moving backward as though the man was a plague."Throw him out!" The man yelled as the door of the office opened and two blurry men walked in."Yes sir." The men nodded and picked up the figure before walking out of the office.Liam landed abruptly, hitting his head hard on the hard floor as he groaned painfully before he touched the back which was already injured due to the impact.Liam sighed as he stood up slowly looking at the huge building in his front. This was his fifth interview in just two days and yet he was rejected and mercilessly thrown out by the interviewers.He just couldn't understand what the hell was happening. His efforts seemed to be in vain. No matter what he did, he was looked down on.Sighing, Liam
Liam furrowed his brows as Peter walked into the living room. He rolled his eyes at Liam and he walked directly to Alicia. Took her arm and he gave her a peck on it.“Good day Mother,” He said.Alicia smiled and she patted his back, acknowledging his greetings.Liam was confused as he watched all of this, Peter was a very close friend of his, he was even the one who advised and encouraged him to endure everything his wife did to him. How come Peter was this close to his mother-in-law? If he could recall vividly, Peter always refused to visit him at home saying he didn't want to be discovered by his mother-in-law and then making things difficult for him.“What are you…”“Tsk Tsk Tsk… Oh, Liam, are you just dumb or naive?” He said and Liam stared at him confusedly,He wanted to say something, but it was as if his mouth was gagged, his brain couldn't process anything at the moment, “What do you mean?” Liam couldn't help but ask. But his mind told him that this was nothing less than bet
Liam was confused as he stared at the old man who was staring at him keenly. Observing his features and clothing.He frowned and he moved backward, not wanting to associate himself with someone who might have mistaken his identity. It would be wrong if he did something like this and got caught afterward.“I’m sorry sir, but I think you're mistaken, I'm not your grand master,” Liam said and he tried to leave, but the old man moved sideways, blocking his path.Liam stared at him, wondering if this was also his wife and mother-in-law’s doing inorder to embarrass him further.“C’mon lad, I’m not mistaken. You’re the young master,” The old man said with a large smile on his face.“Erm..”“We’ve been looking for you for years now, I didn’t expect to see you here. I almost ran over you, thankfully I saw you just in time,” The old man explained. Liam could only open his mouth in bewilderness, he was extremely shocked and confused, looking at the only man, he could tell how sincere he was, thi
Liam’s eyes widened in shock as he recognized the person’s voice. He stood frozen, unable to move or speak. His mind raced, trying to make sense of what he heard. It couldn't be real, it had to be a mistake. But as he turned back and looked into the person's eyes, he knew it was no mistake. The person in front of him was real, and the presence was like a punch to the gut. His heart pounded in his chest, his palms grew sweaty. He felt like he was falling, spiraling out of control.“I guess you’ve lost your way, because you wouldn’t be given a job here as a cleaner, talk more of a waiter,” The voice said again, it was no other than his ex wife, Ella.Liam heaved a heavy sigh and turned away from the woman who had caused him such pain. He took a few steps, but his feet felt heavy, weighted down by all the emotions churning inside him. He couldn't bring himself to leave, no matter how hard he tried. He kept looking back over his shoulder, unable to resist pulling her into his arms, b
In just about fifteen minutes or so if he calculated right, Liam heard hurried footsteps and a familiar figure walking into the hotel.The figure was Mr Smith as she walked up to Liam, panting heavily.“Young master,” He smiled at Liam who kept a steady reaction as he didn’t know what to say.The guests and staff who saw how Mr Smith was reacting towards Liam wondered what was going on. He was the same man a young lady belittled a while ago. How come he was receiving such attention from a man who drove in with convoys? They didn’t know he was a big shot who wasn’t aware of it himself.“Young master, please come with me,” Mr Smith said and he immediately led the way.As the walked out, he saw a sleek black car idling in front of the hotel. The moment he got close to it, the door was opened and he went into it. He leaned back in the seat and he let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding.“Do you need anything? I came as fast as I could,” Mr Smith said, furrowing his already squeezed
Liam had already left the hotel room. He was walking around the area looking for where to board a cab so he could go to the company like he agreed on last night, but the place was only flagged with luxurious cars all around.As he walked further, he was surprised to see some group of students crying in front of a store.Liam slowed his steps as he approached the bookstore, his curiosity increased by the sight of the crying students. They were huddled together, their faces wet with tears, their voices hushed. He couldn't help but wonder what had happened, what could have caused such distress. He hesitated, unsure if it was appropriate to intrude on their moment of grief. But something told him to move closer, to try to offer comfort if he could.“Hey kids, what’s wrong?” Liam asked but their cries only increased.“We were chased out of school because we didn’t have any textbooks,” The older one among them said and Liam sighed.Liam felt an overwhelming urge to help the students. He wa
The butler of Liam’s Grandpa Mr Smith was pacing around in his room, with a phone in his ear. He’d actually told him about Liam’s decision about returning home.Grandpa Kendrid was so happy, he didn’t believe after years of looking for his grandson that he could finally find him. At first he thought it was his wishful thinking, but now it has become a reality.“Really? I don’t believe you,” His voice boomed from the other end.“I’m not joking Grandmaster, he’d be returning sooner that expected,” Mr Smith said and Grandpa Kendrid Joy knew no boundaries.“Did he tell you when he’d be returning?” He asked.“Not yet Sir, he’s still very much busy for now, but I’m working towards bringing him home as soon as possible, so rest assured,” Mr Smith replied and he sighed.“Thank goodness he’d be back, at least I won’t bother about my legacy going down the drain without an heir.” Grandpa Kendrid said.“I’ll make him come back,”“I hope you’ve given him everything he’d need for the time being? I
I would have thought of letting this go, but you went overboard,” Liam said to the attendant, while at the store.Here he told the store owner that the attendant should be sacked.Liam asked the store owner to give out books to each and every one of the students whatever they wanted and he left with the driver after telling him he was going to the company.Mr Smith asked Liam to go with him but he refused stating that he’d need to settle the student who was still waiting for him. Seeing he insisted Mr Smith agreed. Then he assigned a driver to Liam before he left.At the company the driver packed at the parking lot and Liam came down walking to the company, but as he was about to go in, he saw Peter coming out from his car.Liam immediately moved sideways and he pretended not to see Peter because he didn’t want any trouble, nor did he want to be reminded of how he was betrayed by Peter.As he took one step further, he heard his name being called from behind.“ Hi Liam, so surprising I