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 betrayal.“We were never friends Liam. How can a potential individual like me, a public figure, be friends with a lowly live-in son-in-law like you?” Peter ranted. But Liam didn't say a word, he stood there, swallowing all of the insults.Peter sneered seeing Liam didn't say a word, then he walked towards Ella, wrapping his hands around her waist, while she rested her head on his chest, smirking at Liam.“You’re worse than a fool Liam. I've been hitting on your wife since you guys got married. This was the reason I became friends with you. I wanted to get close to your wife,” Peter stated, but the expression on Liam’s face was unexplainable. But deep inside of him, he wanted to explode like a volcano.Realizing he couldn't do or say anything, he knew he had to sign the divorce paper. This was just too much for him to bear. He closed his eyes as he stood there, ignoring all the humiliations.“News flash Liam, your beloved wife is pregnant for me. Three months gone,” Peter broke the bombshell and Liam’s eyes fled open. He quickly turned to his wife. Hoping Peter was lying, he wanted her to tell him that all this was a lie.He could accept the fact that she wanted to divorce him because he couldn’t provide for her or get a decent job. But he refused to accept the fact that his beloved wife had been cheating on him all these years.“Wifey, is it…”“Yes. What do you expect? You don’t even have the right to feel bad about it,” Ella replied without remorse and Liam stiffened.He suddenly laughed, to the surprise of everyone. Now he knew why his wife never agreed to share her bed with him.At first he thought she wasn’t ready to have a child yet, or he wasn’t worthy to warm the bed of his beloved wifey. So he tried three times harder than he did to prove himself worthy. Yet he didn’t know his wife was having an affair with another man. Not just any man, his close friend.This was more than a betrayal, his wife had completely destroyed him, there was nothing to hold on it. He lost!“Sign the paper and leave! Let my daughter be happy with someone else,” Alicia said and Liam smiled weakly.He recalled how he also did everything he could to make his so-called mother-in-law love and appreciate him, but that was his wishful thinking.He took the pen on the table, leaned forward and he signed the paper with a heavy heart,He stood up, stared at them for about two minutes, and he strode out of the living room, with them insulting and mocking him. But he ignored them all.Liam walked out of the mansion mindlessly, everything Peter said to him kept on ringing in his head. Indeed he was a fool and a loser.All he ever did wrong was to love his wife endlessly, but what did he get in return? Betrayal and humiliation.“Finally you're leaving for good,” A maid said to him but he ignored her.“You should have done this a long time ago. This is the best decision you've ever made,” She said. Liam ignored her, but her words only added fuel to his bleeding heart. She made him realize he was a tool being used for years, and now that he was of no use, they dumped him.Finally walking out of the mansion who ruined his life, he thought about everything. His wife has divorced him and it turned out that his bestfriend got his wife pregnant. It was just too complicated.The pain was all too much for him to bear, he knew the only way to end all of this was his death. They won anyway, no one would care if he's dead all alive.He felt it would be good to end his life, standing on the railway, he contemplated on how to end his life, not until he saw a convoy driving in his direction. He quickly rushed to the main road, and he hurriedly closed his eyes. Expecting to be run over by the convoys.Something unexpected happened, Liam slowly opened his eyes. The convoys had already stopped. Rows of cars surrounded him, with men in black suits standing beside the cars.Suddenly one of the cars opened, an old man holding a walking stick. Dressed in a neat black tuxedo, came out of the car and he walked directly to Liam.He smiled as he saw Liam, but his face turned to that of anger as he saw his haggard look. Liam who was confused and fixated at his spot just stared at him.“Young master we've finally found you, Grandmaster would be so pissed to see you this way,” The old man said to Liam, who was still trying to process everything.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
"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 Google 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
"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