Lisa took a deep breath and looked up at her father with a determined look. “I don’t want to sound too confident but I think I can pull this off.”Joey broke into a broad smile. “I have no doubts and trust me, you’re going to kill it.”Lisa was about to respond when the door to the office was pushed open. A young man who was about 21 years old walked in a well-tailored suit.Lisa turned around and when their eyes met, she sighed.“Surprise!” The young man said with his palms lifted.“Liam, I never knew you were in town,” Joey said.The young man, who was a replica of Joey Carson sat on the chair right next to Lisa. “Well, I arrived this afternoon and Mom said you guys were at work so I felt I should come over. I decided to surprise you guys. I boarded a plane last night.”“Well, you don’t come to work at 3 pm,” Lisa replied. “You should have stayed back home to rest and then come with us tomorrow since you wanted to work.”Liam chuckled and crossed his legs then he knotted his hands
“He can go ahead and work on the project. I don’t give a damn about it,” Lisa muttered under her breath and stomped her feet very hard as she marched out of the building. With her nostrils puffing hot air, she charged toward her Benz, parked beside her father’s car and got into the car. After Lisa mounted the driver’s seat, she slammed the car door very hard and began to vent her frustrations on the steering wheel while groaning and hitting it repeatedly but that wasn’t enough to calm her down. She sighed and stepped on the wheels then she pulled the car out of the office premises.As she swerved down the straight path ahead, Lisa had no idea where she was headed. She just kept speeding. After driving for over thirty minutes, she ended up in front of a club house located on the city’s outskirt. She grabbed her phone and immediately turned it off before her father started bombarding her with calls. She then grabbed her car keys and dashed out.It was past 5 pm and by this time, Lisa s
“You’ve got this!” Liam muttered under his breath and charged toward the building in front of him.At the reception, there was a young messenger waiting for him. Immediately after Liam walked stepped foot in the reception, the messenger charged toward him with a bright smile.“Hello, Sir. You must be Liam Carson.” “That’s right.” Liam responded with his shoulders held high. He was dressed in one of his well-tailored suits. Liam was a twenty one year old man that could pass for a 30 year old. He takes his workouts very seriously and his broad chest was what caught most people’s eyes, especially the ladies.“Come with me. Mr. Fredrick is expecting you.” The messenger said and immediately turned around.Liam followed him. That morning, he left home before breakfast and drove to Roving ventures. Immediately after his father bestowed the task on him, Liam contacted Roving Company that evening to schedule an emergency appointment.Fredrick’s schedule for the week only had an opening that m
Nathan realized that Lisa was now calm and ready to share her deepest concerns with him. Meanwhile, he had never met Liam before.As far as Nathan knew, Liam was the black sheep of the family. He turned up once in a blue moon and spent time in a hotel suite rather than the Carson family house. If Liam wanted to meet any member of the family, he knew the right spot to show up. Whether it was at home to speak to his mom or at the office to meet his father and Lisa. He never crossed paths with Nathan and Nathan knew that the young man never counted him worthy.Even though Liam barely lived in the Carson mansion, he was kept abreast of all the happenings in the house so he knew that the man called Smith was no longer a part of Lisa’s life.The little fact Nathan knew about Liam was that Lisa hardly spoke of him because they didn’t get along. She had also mentioned several times that her brother’s grudge toward her deepened the day she was made heiress. According to her, Liam believes that
“I can call my friend to help if you don’t mind,” Nathan said. He wanted Lisa to get up and then he would lead her out of the lounge but if her body was too heavy for her to move, he wouldn’t have a problem asking Charles for help.Lisa laughed out loud. It was the first time Nathan was hearing her laughter resound and for a moment, he thought about the impact the alcohol had on her tonight. It exposed her true feelings, made her realize his worth, and right now, he could see right through her.“I texted my driver. He should be here in five minutes.” She slurred and hung her head to the right.Nathan leaned toward her. “Are you sure you’re not saying this just because you don’t want me to take you home?”She stretched her hand toward the table without even looking at it. “There. My phone is right there. I turned it off when I got here but a while ago, I turned it on so I could text my driver.”Nathan saw the phone on the table. He sighed and reached for it and then turned it on immedi
“Great!” Margaret spat and slapped her thighs the moment a drunk Lisa was led into the living room by Morris, whose hand was sprawled around her shoulder for support.“I’ll sit on the couch,” Lisa mumbled and dragged her feet toward the first couch her hazy eyes caught.Morris was trying to lead her there but she seemed too eager to free herself from his clutch that she ended up collapsing on her face.“Thank you,” Margaret mumbled to Morris and walked up to Lisa who was now panting heavily with her face buried deep into the couch.Morris dropped Lisa’s things on the table, acknowledged Joey Carson with a nod, and stepped out.Margaret turned to her husband in fury. “Seriously? You’re going to sit there and watch her destroy her life over a bowl of popcorn?”Joey Carson, who was dressed in his Fenty pajamas dropped his bowl of popcorn with a sigh. It was family night. The once-a-month event the Carsons initiated to bond over a movie.“This is all your fault!” Margaret pointed an accus
Liam was having a conversation with Samson in the new office that was set up for him that morning when his phone began to ring.“It’s your dad,” Samson said and picked up the phone from the table after glancing at the screen. He passed it to Liam.“Why didn’t he send any of the messengers to get me?” Liam demanded and looked up to Samson for a clue.“He always gives Lisa a call when he wants to share private information. He simply summons her maybe to meet investors or give her an update.” Replied Samson.Liam smiled. “I have a feeling it’s a good call. I think he got feedback from Roving Ventures.”Samson smiled. “I never doubted you.”Liam immediately responded because he was on the verge of losing the call. “Hello, pops.”Meanwhile, Samson had resolved to stroke Liam’s ego since he showed up at the company. Since Lisa won’t agree to go out with him, perhaps being her brother’s puppet might give him the chance to dig gold from the Carsons like he always wanted.“I need you in my off
“Are you crazy?” Lisa flared up. “How dare you accuse me of doing such a thing?”Liam was on his feet, stomping his left leg in a fit of rage while their father was looking at them like a spectator.Lisa, who was now on her feet was screaming at Liam’s face. “You think that everyone is like you? You think everyone will do anything just to prove a point?”“Then how do you explain this?” Liam fired back.“I don’t fucking know!” Lisa clapped. “Same way I wasn’t even aware that you went to see Fredrick. The last time I checked, I was in a bar drinking myself to stupor.” She then turned to her father. “Dad, I hope you don’t believe the crab that Liam is saying.”Joey sighed and shook his head.“You can ask Smith. I was with him in the bar and hours later, we texted Morris to come and take me home. So how did I get the chance to even see Fredrick and mess with him?” She spat.Joey abruptly stood up. “Did you just say that you were together with Smith?”Liam flashed an impish grin. As far as