Author’s POVYona remained speechless for a few moments, still to process what she just saw. There was no way this riff-raff could have known to shoot like that. He must have cheated somehow.“You cheated, didn’t you?” Yona questioned, her brows furrowing in anger.Liam slowly turned toward her, his expression a mix of disbelief and shock. He shook his head, realizing she would go to any length to discredit him.But before he could respond, Mia’s voice quickly interjected, “Liam,” she called, shifting her gaze across the stern looks of the crowd.She feared this situation might escalate if Liam indeed had cheated. She couldn’t believe it herself either. How did the country bumpkin know how to shoot like that?Liam unclenched his jaw and turned toward her,“How did you do it?” Mia asked, her eyes widened in disbelief.Liam stared at the perplexed look on Mia’s face and answered, “I often went hunting as a child, that’s how I learned how to shoot an arrow.”Yona who had been eavesdroppi
Mia Stevens woke up with a pounding headache that morning, her body feeling sore and heavy.She blinked her eyes open, trying to shake off the discomfort as she sat up. As she sat up, her heart nearly stopped. She gasped in shock and scrambled back, seeing a naked stranger lying next to her.Immediately her body froze in shock, panic surging through her. Immediately a thought crossed her mind and she glanced at herself, realizing she was naked. She yanked the sheets with one hand to cover herself, still trying to process what happened but just then, the man’s deep grey eyes blinked open, locking onto hers immediately. “Wow, I was right. You look even more beautiful in the morning.” He said, his voice smooth and deep, sitting up casually.Subconsciously, Mia’s eyes drifted to the man’s toned abs and immediately she averted them, throwing a pillow at him.“Cover yourself!”The man smiled coyly, completely unfazed, and grabbed a bottle of water from the bedside table, handing it to h
“Of course,” Mia said and chuckled bitterly. “It had to be her.” She muttered, recognizing the voice at the door. It was her sister, Yona.At that moment, everything suddenly made sense. The only reason Yona could have found her so quickly was because she orchestrated all of this. She must have been the one who drugged her. Yona had been jealous ever since their grandfather announced that the heir to the family’s wealth would be Mia.This was Yona’s attempt to destroy her reputation and force their grandfather to change his mind.Despite the anger she was feeling, Mia was a strong-willed lady. She forced herself to remain calm. Panicking wouldn’t help. She had to think clearly, to find a way out of this mess. Suddenly an idea lit up in her head, and she turned to Liam, her eyes narrowing with disgust.“Okay, listen here. That’s my sister at the door and I’m sure she’s here with some members of my family. No one can know that we slept together, so let's pretend this never happened
Mia’s heart skipped a beat as Lord David Stevens entered the room.“Grandpa? What are you doing here?” she asked, her voice trembling with surprise.The old man stood tall, his stern expression cutting through the tense air.As the head of the Stevens family, his presence here meant trouble.Mia quickly guessed Yona had dragged him into this mess.Yona’s scheming was clear now—she must have told their grandfather that Mia was an indecent person, so that her inheritage would be canceled! The goal was obvious: to tarnish Mia’s reputation, then she could compete as a new heiress.Yona’s voice cut through the silence like a blade.“I knew it,” she sneered, her tone cold and triumphant.“You’ve been sneaking around all this time. Now we’ve caught you. Tell me, Mia, are you trying to humiliate our family? And with this tramp?”Her finger pointed at Liam with disdain, her eyes narrowing.Lord David folded his arms, his brows furrowing deeply.His disappointment was palpable as his gaze hard
The room fell silent, stunned by Lord David's sudden change in demeanor.Yona broke the silence, her voice sharp with disbelief.“Grandpa, are you serious?” she demanded, her eyes blazing.“You want him, some low-class nobody, to join our family?”Her glare shifted to Liam, filled with unbridled contempt.Slap!The sharp crack of Lord David’s hand striking Yona’s cheek echoed like a whip.Yona stumbled back, her hand flying to her burning cheek, her eyes wide with shock and humiliation.Lord David’s hand trembled as he lowered it, his face dark with fury.“Watch your mouth!” he growled, his voice low and dangerous.Yona stammered, her voice trembling.“But… he’s—”“Liam is the grandson of my best friend!” Lord David snapped, cutting her off. “They were already engaged twenty years ago. Do you have any questions about that?”Yona’s lips pressed into a thin line, silenced by his words.Mia’s eyes widened, her mind racing to process what she had just heard.Liam stood still, his expressi
Liam turned toward him, "What?""I've been told to inform you that there's a welcome banquet hosted at Space Company tonight to welcome you as the new CEO of the company.""Cancel it." Liam's voice sliced through the air with conviction."But...Young master, it's Mr. Micheal Young wanted to invite you to the banquet. In fact it was him who prepared this bank card and Ferrari..."Liam frowned and interrupted Jack's words, "Just go straight.""Mr. Young is our most faithful underling, his daughter got a weird sickness and he wanted you to heal her..."Jack replied, his face tinged with nervous.“Cancel it. I'll help him, don't bother to make those boring banquets.” Liam demanded. He did not need to explain himself to anyone, but also did not want to waste anymore time.30 minutes later, Liam arrived at the Stevens mansion, pausing at the gate to confirm the address written on his phone.The mansion towered before him, grand and imposing, with ornate columns and expansive windows exudin
The hall fell into an abrupt silence, every eye fixed on Liam as if he were the main act of a circus. Then, the quiet was shattered by bursts of loud, derisive laughter."A hundred million dollars?!" Carl repeated, barely containing his mirth."How desperate is this man?" Melissa scoffed, her contempt unmistakable."Does he truly believe we're that gullible?""You? A hundred million?" Yona sneered, her eyes narrowing. "You're out of your mind."Mia felt her cheeks flame with embarrassment. She couldn't fathom how Liam was making such a fool of her.What an insufferable boaster!How could he continue to posture so arrogantly when it was clear he didn't possess a hundred million dollars?She stormed over to him, her eyes ablaze with indignation, and clutched his hand firmly, pulling him aside."Please stop this!" she implored whispering, her brow furrowed in irritation."You're not just humiliating yourself, but me as well.""I know I asked you to play along, but I have everything under
“What the ...?”Carl sweated, the banquet was canceled?Liam was right?There had been no mentions of who the new CEO was, but seeing the calm look on Liam’s face, Carl felt disturbed. What if what Liam said was true?Slowly, he shifted his gaze towards Liam, disbelief and anger evident on his face.“No… no, that can’t be real. It just can’t.” Carl’s voice trembled as he stared at Liam, his eyes wide with disbelief, his whole body frozen as his mind scrambled for an explanation.‘But that would mean that he’s my boss.’ The realization gripped him with even more fear."That can't be true! There must be some reason that the banquet was canceled!"Carl shouted with a deep voice."What? The banquet was truely canceled? Which means...that poor guy was right?"Yona sweated, she said anxiously, "Dear, what's happening? How come...""Shut the...up!" Carl yelled whispering, he texted fast to his boss."Can't be true, that can't be true..." Carl sent the message, and he waited for the respons