Hearing this, Liam felt a flash of anger. If Michael had listened to him, this wouldn’t have happened, Natalie wouldn’t be on the brink of death.But he remembered Jack Gunter’s words about the Young family being loyal subordinates of their family and heaved a tired sigh.If he left now, he would be damning an innocent girl to pay the price for her parents' mistakes.With that running through his mind, he looked at Michael with a scolding gaze, “You’re lucky. If I had left this compound, your daughter would be dead before I could return.” Michael’s face crumbled with regret and fear. He broke down begging earnestly, the reality of his mistakes flashing before his eyes. “Young master, please forgive me. I didn’t know who you were. I thought I was helping my daughter, but I was only making things worse.”If anything happened to his daughter, he would only have himself to blame. He had to do whatever he could to fix this situation now or he’d never forgive himself.Liam met his pleading
After Natalie had been stripped naked, Liam took a deep breath and began the procedure. He looked at Natalie, steadying his breath, feeling the flow of energy through his body. He rubbed his hands, and then pressed them gently over her body, transferring the healing energy from his hands onto her body, and after a short while, he stopped.The water in the bathtub turned murky brown with a foul smell.It was as if the toxins from Natalie’s body were being rapidly expelled and neutralized by the chemicals in the bathtub.About an hour later after he had completed his treatment, Natalie’s face became less pale and filled with life immediately. She slowly blinked her eyes open, gradually regaining her consciousness.Although her vision was still hazy, she could see a faint figure towering over her and immediately screamed.“Who are you?!” She shouted, her face tinged with fear and confusion.She had been unconscious the whole time Liam was treating her, but in that moment she was suddenl
Author’s POVAfter Liam left the mansion, he drove straight to his newly gifted mansion, exhausted from his day. However, as soon as he walked into the house, his phone suddenly buzzed. Heaving a tired sigh, Liam retrieved the phone wondering who could be calling at this time. Seeing it was Mia, he hesitated for a while and then answered.He had barely said hello before Mia’s annoyed voice sounded, “Listen, my grandfather has demanded that we register for our marriage first thing tomorrow morning. I’ve tried to talk him out of it and convince him that we don’t need to rush into it, but he won’t let up.So meet me at the registrar's office tomorrow morning, do not keep me waiting.”Liam hesitated for a while. He could tell from her tone that she did not want this marriage, but there was not much he could do. “Okay, I’ll be there.”“Does it not bother you?” Mia sharply interjected, her voice tinged with anger and frustration. “I mean you are about to enter a fake marriage with a com
Author’s POVAfter a short drive, they arrived at the Carpi Sports Club. It was one of the most exclusive sports clubs in the city for the wealthy class.Mia and Yona were warmly welcomed as they arrived at the archery range, and because Liam was with them, he was allowed entry.Outside the hall, several young people were gathered, watching as Victor attempted to break his own record.Liam glanced and could see a man firing an arrow at a target with several others. Suddenly the announcer yelled in excitement, “Ladies and gentlemen, I can’t believe it. Victor Carpi has set a new record. He’s the undefeated archery champion of the world!”Victor turned around, bowing gracefully to the cheers and applause from the crowd and then he spotted Yona and approached her with a smile.“Yona, Mia, I’m glad you could make it.” But just as he spoke, his eyes fell on Liam and immediately, the excitement on his face slowly faded.“So he’s here too.” “Yeah unfortunately so. He’s Mia’s husband, they’
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