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The Ingenious Liam Price 146: More Lies
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
The Ingenious Liam Price 147: Strong Woman
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
The Ingenious Liam Price 148: Back From Prison (I)
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
The Ingenious Liam Price 149: Back From Prison (II)
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
The Ingenious Liam Price 150: Back From Prison (III)
"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
The Ingenious Liam Price 151: Back From Prison (IV)
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
The Ingenious Liam Price 152: Unexpected News
"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
The Ingenious Liam Price 153: Meeting Charles Harrington
"This way," Liam was ushered into Charles Harrington's villa immediately after the dangerous-looking bodyguards searched through his body to know if he was carrying a weapon of any sort. As trailed after the butler in front of him, he noticed that these burly bodyguards were at his back, following suit. Their hands secured guns, something which indicated that they wouldn't hesitate to shoot if they sensed danger. The place wasn't safe at all for Liam, still, he wasn't afraid of anything or anyone. Charles Harrington sought his presence, that was the reason he showed up there alone, without bringing Big Tony along with him.They reached the garden after a short walk, there the gray-haired man was seen pruning the rose bushes with his gardening shears. He even had a farmer's hat on.The sight made Liam go down the memory lane of the time he worked as a Gardener for the Brewer family. "You sent for me," It was Liam's own way of announcing that he had arrived."Yes, you came quicker than
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188: The End Or A New Beginning?
Three months later."It's a boy," Liam was trying to keep a straight face but he was woefully failing at it."And?" Avery raised a brow as she put some documents aside. She was in her office and Liam just bursted in without even knocking."We did genetic testing and it turns out that he's truly mine," he told the truth at last and fist-pumped the air in excitement."That's great news, Liam. Congratulations," Avery offered Liam a genuine smile but she still remained in her sitting position."It's still incredulous that I have a son," Liam put his hands on his waist and stared at the ceiling."It feels surreal, right?" Avery asked."He was so tiny that I was afraid he'd fall from my arms," Liam blurted out."And the mother, how is she?" Avery swiftly changed the topic."Chloe is still on treatment, she delivered the child through CS," Liam informed her."She needs a lot of rest, it wasn't easy at all," Avery finally left her seat and went to stand beside Liam."I wish it wasn't her but
187: Justice
It was sort of hard to leave the Cabin when Avery immediately passed out right after Liam embraced her. And there was Stevie-Lou, who couldn't even walk because of the bullet wound she had. It was completely dark outside, almost past 9 PM and Liam could still hear the sirens from afar. Quickly, he put an unconscious Avery on his back before going over to the other room to check up on Stevie-Lou.She was sitting on the floor, her face was dried with tears and her leg was still bleeding."It's all over, Stevie, I'll get you out of here," Liam said softly but Stevie-Lou couldn't even look at him.Liam put Avery on the floor before hurrying to Stevie-Lou's side so he could cut off the ropes from her body since she was tied to a chair as well."I am so sorry, Liam. It's all my fault," She apologized when Liam finally cut off the last of the ropes, and it was obvious that she felt guilty over luring him there."No, don't apologize. Nothing is your fault," Liam didn't mind. At that moment
186: Ticking Time Bomb
"Shit, shit, shit!" Liam swore out loud because he was trying as much as he could to free himself from the ropes, but he could not. He had been trying for the past two minutes and the time bomb on Avery's body was reading 5:22 seconds. And Avery was still unconscious."Avery, wake up!" Liam called out to her.Still nothing. She was unmoving, still in the exact position she was left, while the bomb was still ticking."Wake up, please. You can't die this way. We need to get the bomb from your body. If anyone deserves to live then it's you." The whole room was already smelling like death.And Liam could hear Stevie-lou's sobs from the other room.This was worse than he ever thought.His enemies tricked him, made him sign all his fortune to them and then they ran away, leaving him to die along with the two women who mattered to him.Liam let out a shuddered breath when Avery began stirring until she flicked her eyes open."Avery, can you hear me?" Liam called out to her while she stared
185: Enemies Won?
"Hello, Liam. We have a little surprise for you," Hunter returned with a smirk and then he rubbed his hands together as if he just did a job well done."Where's Avery, what have you done to her?" Liam couldn't help but ask because his heart was already quaking in his chest from the fear of losing Avery."You should see for yourself, don't you think?" Hunter still had his smirk resting on his face.And at this, Liam took a rough gulp. Afraid that they had killed Avery Duffer.Gibson and Ted Price returned, and they didn't untie Liam from the chair, afraid if they did, he would gain the strength to fight back. So they just carried him along with the chair and took him into another room in the cabin.And the sight that greeted Liam would have sent him to his feet if he wasn't already tied to the chair.Avery was still unconscious and she had a ticking time bomb to her body."What have you done!?" Liam was already trembling in his seat, he could feel his heart rising to his throat. "Hurr
184: The Fight
Four hours ago…Avery knew something was up with the way Liam left without paying any attention to her. Normally, he always noticed her but this time he did not. He even ignored her when she called out to him, and it was rather strange.She was about to hop into her car to trail after him when she saw Gibson, the traitor approaching her."Hello there, Avery Duffer," Gibson offered her a little smile as he stopped in front of her and put his hands right behind him.Avery waited for Liam to drive off before she turned to Gibson."You," she sneered at him."Come on now, you can't say you hate me because of what happened," Gibson cast her an innocent look."Your audacity is stinky, sir," Avery insulted, with her eyes showing him how much she was upset with him.And the man chuckled, clearly amused by the way she just spoke to him."How dare you show up here and act like it's not a big deal to betray Liam?" Avery gritted out as she covered the distance between them. He was taller, old enou
183: Torture (II)
They hit Liam with whatever they could find and beat him black and blue until his face was battered and his vision was blurry."We'll only let you live on one condition," panted Hunter as he wiped his bloodied fist on his shirt.Liam's face was already swollen enough that his voice sounded groggy when he tried to speak."Sign these papers and pass out all your inheritance to us, and then we'll let you go without killing you," said Charlotte."And of course the gold, you need to give us the gold," Hunter added.Liam's head fell to his side, he was in so much pain that it hurt to even stay awake."Speak up now or you'll be gone in a matter of seconds," Hunter cocked his gun and aimed it at Liam.And this reminded him of the nightmare he had on two occasions. The one where he dreamt about his downfall and death, and it generated panic attacks which he never had.The nightmare was manifesting itself, even though the people whom he found in the dream weren't complete.Even though it was ju
182: Torture (I)
Liam got in the direction Stevie-Lou had texted him. It was in a remote area, a place that he had never been to before. He wasn't scared, that was the main reason he went alone because he aimed to rescue Stevie-Lou from his cousin. He stopped his car and took the footwalk until he got to the cabin.Liam could feel his heart hammering in his chest as he stared at the cabin.Why on earth would Ted kidnap Stevie-Lou and hurt her? But then again, obsession was a dangerous thing, because it could be that he was mad at Stevie-Lou for ditching him at the wedding and running away with Liam. And then he found out a few weeks later that she was dating Liam. So it hurt him, but that was about four months ago.Liam clenched his jaw as he made his way to the cabin. He didn't know what was waiting for him there, but he knew he could risk it all for Stevie-Lou. She didn't deserve to get hurt, after being through so much in the past months. Indeed, Liam still cared deeply for her. That was why when
181: Luring Liam To A Trap
'Liam?' Stevie-Lou's shaky and tearful voice sounded from the other end of the phone."Stevie?" Liam could barely believe that she picked up her phone to call him. Unbeknownst of her situation.'A-a-are you alone?' She sounded as if she was in so much pain."Yes, Stevie. What's wrong? Are you hurt anywhere?" Liam was genuinely worried for her sake because he still cared for her.I was kidnapped by Ted Price, he lured me into his trap, claiming it was you who wanted to see me. And when I went there, he shot me in the leg and locked me up in this cabin,' Stevie-Lou explained while sobbing."Christ!" Liam swore out loud as he jumped to his feet.'He shot me in the leg, Liam,' she continued."Ted shot you?" Liam could feel his breathing growing deep.'Yes, so I wouldn't run away. And then he left me out here to suffer,''Can you give me a description of this place, so I can come to your rescue?' It was taking everything within Liam to not panic.'I'm afraid if you come with the police, he
180: Stevie-Lou In Danger
Stevie-Lou and Jake were filling up their stuff in boxes, they were to leave town the following morning, since Stevie-Lou managed to secure a job out of the city and she wanted to relocate as fast as possible. She was still upset over her break-up with Liam since she still cared deeply for him.It hurt that she was still affectionate towards him but they could not be together. Liam had way too much going on in his life and she couldn't cope. Nor would she go back to Ted Price who had numerous baby Mamas and kids all over the place.Still, she had this one last urge to see Liam, to hug and bid him goodbye before cutting off from him entirely and starting life afresh. They went through a whole lot together.Starting from when she saved his life when he was getting kidnapped. Fast-forward to the time she showed up at his house so she could take permission from him, before putting his story out.How Liam had dressed up as clumsy Thomas just so he could get close to her. He even bought her