"You!?" Charlotte was stunned to see Hunter in her room. He had climbed his way in through the window."Please hear me out," Hunter held up his hands in defense."No, get away from here," Charlotte sneered at him.And Hunter curled his fingers into tight hard fists upon seeing how stubborn and persistent she was."Listen to me Charlotte, it wasn't me who leaked the video of us kissing." He was already nearing her side."Then who did it?" Charlotte folded her arms across her chest."Sinclair, the boy who you killed," Hunter let a slice of silence pass before he responded to her questions.And Charlotte scoffed in absolute disbelief."How did you know I killed him?" She inquired and lifted a perfectly shaped brow at him."That's how you do your things," Hunter had this small smile playing on his lips as he walked until he was standing in front of her."Shut up and get out of this place," Charlotte threw the pillows at him.He didn't move out of the way, he let them hit him instead."I'm
Liam received a letter from Avery two days later. She talked about how Charlotte was starting to question his whereabouts. She also added that it could be that his father's wife was aware that he was in prison. Liam could tell that Avery was starting to get worried and wanted to know when he would return.He wrote her back and lied that a month was added to his jail term, making it three months in total, because he had already clocked two months in prison. Meanwhile, he had barely five days left to be released. Liam lied because he wanted to surprise everyone, mostly Avery who had been his backbone over the past two months. She handled his business like her own and ensured stocks didn't drop.Avery wasn't completely at ease when she received Liam's letter in the following two days. She was getting more tense because Charlotte still kept watchful eyes on her. Worst, Charlotte sent a duplicate of the photo Hunter had given her. The photos someone had taken from a hidden spot."Fuck!" A
To Avery's uttermost dismay, Hunter Gail showed up at the daily noon meeting the following day. The man was looking all dressed up in an expensive business suit and he was seated beside Charlotte Price.Avery blinked a couple of times, wondering if she was seeing things or if it was truly Hunter Gail seated at the table. "You're five minutes late to the meeting, Avery Duffer." And it was still Hunter who said this, while everyone else remained silent."What's going on here?" Avery burst out, referring to the person who just spoke.And Charlotte, who had a smug expression on, decided to speak up before anyone else could."He's back to reclaim his position at the company after being manipulated to resign.""You can't do this in Liam's absence," Avery was totally against this, nor could she hide her displeasure.Charlotte looked behind her as if she was in search of someone."Liam? You mean the one who was given a five-year jail term for a murder attempt?" She inquired with mockery in h
Liam had a hard time bidding his friends goodbye. He had spent two months with them and he could feel his heart quaking in his chest, as he hugged and shook hands with them. During his short stay in prison, he became very popular because of his fight with Robb and his men. And then he made all the inmates eat good food, from his own pocket. They let him go after he had promised to visit them once more."I thought someone was coming to pick you up?" Mr. McFarlane asked as he escorted Liam out."No, I'm going by myself," Liam replied, carefully not adding the part that he lied to his people that they extended his stay to another month."Farewell Liam Price, visit us soon."Liam gave the prison warden a little smile before waving him, and then the prison gates were closed.For the first in two months, Liam was out of jail as a free man. When he first arrived, he couldn't wait to leave. And now that he had been liberated, he missed his friends. In prison, he was made to do hard labor and
Avery was having a hangover the next morning because she drank more than half of a liquor bottle. She groaned as she rose from the bed because the harsh morning sun was penetrating through the windows and adding weight to her migraine."I thought about Liam to the extent I dreamed of him," she yawned and stretched at the same time.It was a Friday morning, and already past 10 AM when she stared at the wall clock."Shit," she hissed under her breath as she dashed into the bathroom to wash up. Ten minutes later, she rushed out wearing a bathrobe as she proceeded to blow-dry her hair."I'll bet those bastards are cooking something up this time," Avery spoke to her reflection in her dressing mirror."And Liam hasn't even written back to me. It's been four days since I sent him that letter. I wonder what's wrong with him."Someone knocked on her door, and upon thinking it was a maid, she permitted the door to be opened.In came a strange man, wearing an apron."Who are you?" Avery frowned
"You're late again," Charlotte muttered when Avery showed up at the conference hall.Avery slid into the power seat and put her hands on the table. She was overly confident."Have you forgotten I don't work for this company alone?" She inquired with a smirk."And that's one of the many reasons why you should give up already, this place isn't for you." Said Charlotte. While Hunter remained silent. He knew better than letting out a word, as he was yet to recover from what Avery did to him yesterday.He could not even look up to meet her eyes. And Avery scoffed before pulling back her attention to Charlotte."How's your car by the way? I'll take it that it's irreparable?"Charlotte made to speak up when Ted Price cut her short."Have you told Liam we'd like to visit him in prison, as a group?" "Visit who in prison?" This voice suddenly boomed through the hall. And they fastened their eyes to the door, where they saw someone clad in an expensive suit.He had gained more weight and was ba
Later that afternoon, Liam invited the press corps over because he knew it wasn't over until his name was cleared. "What do you have to say about those photos, Mr. Price?""All fake, I never went to any prison," Liam lied, and then he maintained eye contact with Avery who in turn popped the buttons of a remote, and images were displayed on the LED TV. "I was in Tuscany, getting to know the place as I was to have my own winery there." Liam explained, "I wanted to know if my business could survive there. Because as it is known by everyone, research is required to devise strategies."The images on the screen showed Liam on a strawberry farm, and then a few more fruit farms with the locals. He was dressed like a farmer. Unbeknownst that it was actually Avery who went to Tuscany under Liam's name. She was the one in the pictures, and she edited the pictures herself and put Liam's face in place of hers.People believed this upon seeing the pictures. "So you mean someone was trying to rui
"I can't do this anymore," Stevie-Lou took a step back from Liam, with her eyes glassy with tears."Are you breaking up with me?" Liam could feel his heart clenching tightly in his chest."It's something I should have done a long time ago," she was quick to catch a tear drop before it could slip down her cheek. And so she dried her eyes with the back of her palm before sniffing.Liam clenched his jaw. Indeed his feelings for her weren't the same as before, but he still cared deeply for her. "I just returned last night and we've not had the chance to talk things through. Don't do this," his voice came out ragged as he pleaded."Oh, I will," Stevie-Lou's voice was firm this time."Don't do this," Liam filled the space between them."Your life is already too complicated. You have your business to run which takes all your time. Never-ending enemies who keep attacking from every angle, a baby on the way with your not-so-ex-girlfriend. And this Avery woman who's like your backbone."Tearing