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The Ingenious Liam Price 156: Affection For Avery Duffer
“Put your gun down or I’ll order them to shoot,” Mr. Harrington barked this order at Avery. And Liam wondered what the hell she was thinking to aim her gun at the man’s daughter. Over fifteen men were pointing their guns at them, mostly her.“Have your men put their guns down first,” Avery ensured her voice was louder than that of Mr. Harrington, and the man was taken aback because he couldn’t see anything like fear in her eyes or her body language. She appeared as calm as ever as if the situation at hand wasn’t risky.“Are you trying to mess with me?” Mr. Harrington narrowed his eyes in their sockets.“I work for the CIA, Mr. Charles Harrington. You try to hurt Liam, then your daughter will suffer the same fate.” Avery sneered at Mr. Harrington without any ounce of fear.“I’m warning you,” Mr. Harrington gritted out after throwing a glance at his daughter who looked scared shitless.She pulled away from Liam and stood right in front of him as if she was trying to shield his body from
The Ingenious Liam Price 157: Marry Me
"Why did you do it?" Asked Liam's former butler when he showed up at Liam's the following morning."It wasn't…" Liam stopped from going further with his explanation. No point in mentioning Avery's name."Things wouldn't have escalated to this extent if you had agreed," Gibson appeared to be disappointed in Liam."I can't marry someone I don't love, things aren't done that way," Liam waved this off and drank wine from a glass cup. "Mr. Harrington would have protected you, he has powerful men," Gibson pointed out."Yet they're in the cell," Liam put his hands in his pockets, "I don't need any form of protection.""Your father would've wanted you to marry Laura Harrington," Gibson pinned on this, his face in a frown."Too bad I can't fulfill his wishes," Liam raised his glass in Liam's direction, before slurping the rest of the wine in one gulp.Gibson just sighed and shook his head. He could see how strong-headed Liam was.Big Tony made his presence known and signed at his boss that he
The Ingenious Liam Price 158: Plaza (I)
“Did you get into a fight with someone?” Gibson questioned Liam. They were inside Liam’s car in front of a plaza.“No, why did you ask?” Liam shifted his gaze to his former butler.“What happened to your hand?” Asked Gibson, he seemed more curious this time.And suddenly, Liam had flashbacks of what happened the previous day. Chloe was being suicidal because he disagreed with marrying her, and when he tried to take the broken piece of wine glass from her hand, he sustained a deep cut. Chloe fainted afterward, and Liam took her to his hospital, after tying a piece of cloth on his bruise.“I fell.” Liam lied after a long pause of going down the lane of that flashback.Gibson eyed Liam, upon knowing the young man wasn’t telling the truth. Still, he didn’t press further, he knew better than to keep questioning Liam.“Now what’s next?” Liam stared straight ahead of him, fixing his gaze on the plaza that was booming with a lot of customers in different shops.“Approach the shop owners, sp
The Ingenious Liam Price 159: Plaza (II)
The Ingenious Liam Price 159: Plaza (II)Five hours later, the shops were getting closed by their owners and employees. Only for them to stare at the open area to see the place getting set up for a party. They were stunned to see this because such had never occurred before. Worse of it all, people were trooping in like ants that had been attracted by sugar.“Sure this will work?” Gibson was a bit skeptical.“I believe so,” Liam had his usual smirk on his face as he drank straight from his wine bottle. The people he had hired were setting up a stage in the open area of the Plaza.“What’s that for?” Gibson raised a brow in confusion.“I invited some well-known Musicians to perform tonight,” Liam responded. He could see the shop owners together with some of their employees. They appeared beyond shocked at the occurrence unfolding in front of them.Thirty minutes later, the whole plaza had over a thousand people. And when the shop owners started spotting their favorite Musicians, they
The Ingenious Liam Price 160: Plaza (III)
Liam's vision was blurry at first when he flicked his eyes open. He could feel his body against something hard and cold, indicating that he was on the floor. And he could make out someone moving in the background through the haziness.His hand moved to hold the back of his head because he could feel a sharp pain there and it wasn't even a headache.Liam blinked until his eyes were free of the blurriness, and he could spot funny shoes that were obviously worn by the clown."You're up, Liam Price," it was the first time he was hearing the clown speak. And the clown's voice sounded rather mature, like a man in his forties."What have you done to me?" Liam groaned as he stroked the back of his head once more."Nothing, Mr. Price. I just made you pass out for two hours," replied the clown."With a baseball bat," Liam gritted out as he sat up right. He couldn't hear any noise from outside, which meant the party was over and people had already left."You got that right," The clown hunkered d
The Ingenious Liam Price 161: Plaza (IV)
When Liam went to the plaza by noon the following day, the shop owners agreed to have a meeting with him. And as he was invited into an open space for the meeting, he scanned through the people, wondering who portrayed himself as a clown on the previous day evening."Who is Henry Mobster here?" He inquired."There's no one who bears that name," someone replied after they had all put their heads together to talk.And Liam knew he had lost his chances of knowing the clown. Everyone seemed unusually calm and the only way he could figure out the real identity of the clown was if he listened to their voices with caution."We saw what you did yesterday," another shop owner pointed out."And you're?" Liam asked."The owner of shop number five," the man stepped forward and folded his arms across his chest. He had broad shoulders and it was clear he was trying to seem intimidating to Liam. Only to find out that Liam was even burlier than him.This made him feel less of himself, that he had to
The Ingenious Liam Price 162: Samuel Roderick
Liam was having a hard time thinking straight upon reaching home. He couldn't return to continue the meeting with the rest shop owners, after what Samuel Roderick told him. How was it possible that someone else knew about the gold apart from him and Gibson?And the same Samuel Roderick stated that his father, Brandon Price, killed all the men who buried the gold underground. It was obvious this person knew a lot even more than his former butler, Gibson. "Liam, you've been acting strange," It was Avery who had shown up unannounced at Liam's place and she was standing at the doorway."It's nothing," Liam sighed. He was in his gym, sitting on the floor after working out."It's actually something," Avery lowered her eyes in their sockets as she observed him.Liam paused for a moment and contemplated telling Avery about the gold. It was such a huge thing that he was meant to not disclose to anyone, but Avery was now like a part of him, even though he never admired such."Come," he quietl
The Ingenious Liam Price 163: Gay Club
Liam cursed deeply under his breath as he stood on the small queue, hating the fact that he was playing that role once more. It made him remember Wang Lui An, Charks An son."First Time here?" The bouncer who was dressed in a female outfit smirked at Liam, and Liam just rolled his eyes in their sockets. They searched him to see if he was carrying pepper spray or anything to hurt someone because it was widely known that straight men made their way into that club just to torture some gays for being gay.Liam walked into the club and immediately felt repulsed when he found two men locking lips at some corner, and a few dancing and grinding on themselves.The urge to throw up was overwhelming, but he just held himself."Just take a deep breath and relax," Avery jabbed her shoulder into Liam's stomach. She was there too after they had spent hours arguing since Liam disagreed with going to the gay club alone until she agreed to tag along.She was dressed like a man. Wearing a cap and a hoo
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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
