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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
The Ingenious Liam Price 164: Threat
Samuel Roderick's eyelids fluttered until they finally flickered open and the first his eyes registered was a darkness.Help! His voice was rough when he bellowed this word at the top of his lungs. He tried to move, yet it seemed as though he was tied to a wooden chair. His neck also hurt because he had spent hours sleeping on his side."Someone get me out of here! I've been kidnapped," he yelled once more. "Oh my..fuck! Am I blind or something? Did I lose my sight?" He could not even pull his hands to touch his eyes because his hands were tied at his back to the chair.Suddenly, he heard footsteps moving above him, and his brain immediately registered that he was in a dark basement.The door creaked open a few seconds later and a torch light was flashed in his face."Who are you, what are you trying to do to me?"The response was a grunt and it instilled even more fear in Samuel Roderick.Thankfully he wasn't blind, he knew that through the torch light that was pointed at him earlie
The Ingenious Liam Price 165: Putting Heads Together
"Now's the right time, the shop owners aren't here," Liam said. All four of them were in his car which was packed a block away from the Plaza."Well, a few of them sleep in," Samuel made this known to them."What!?" Liam and Avery exclaimed at once because such a thing never crossed their mind."It's true, they spend the nights here more than even their homes. And I am aware because I sleep in too," Samuel explained carefully."That means we have to be extra careful so no one can hear us," Liam gave this order as he looked from one person to the other. They had a serious business after all, and it would be troublesome to risk getting caught.After a few minutes of staying in the car, they all hopped out of it and started taking slow steps towards the Plaza, with Samuel leading the way, followed by Avery and then Big Tony."Wait, which shop exactly?" Liam whispered to Samuel."Shop number three," the man responded and pointed at the shop, "it's over there." He added pointing at the sho
The Ingenious Liam Price 166: Seeing The Gold
Avery was the one who figured out the hard spot on the floor. "I found it," Avery almost yelled, and they all rushed to her side.Liam put his feet there and realized it was extremely harder than he ever thought. And he blinked incredulously, wondering if the gold was truly there."Get working already," Liam ordered.However, Samuel Roderick held up his hands to silence."I don't have my tools with me," he said."What do you mean you don't have your tools with you?" Liam inquired, staring at him intently."I need to go get it," Samuel let this out with a low sigh.And Liam pushed him against the wall once more."Are you trying to outsmart me?" Liam growled."No, you're reading wrong. Have you forgotten you kidnapped me from the club? How am I supposed to be with my working tools when I have nothing on me?" Samuel frowned at Liam. And it was true.Liam clenched his jaw at this and let a few seconds run by before eventually saying."Big Tony will go with you to get them, and trust me
The Ingenious Liam Price 167: The plot
After spending an hour staring at marveling at the ton of gold, they made their way out through the ladders.Earlier, Liam and the rest of them descended the ladders to take a proper look at the gold to check if it was in fact real gold and not a prank all along. But the gold was real, even Samuel Roderick's machine confirmed it right.They couldn't take anything out of it since each gold was heavy and there were probably over five hundred of them.It would take days to transport the gold out of there, so Liam wanted to tread with caution and not rush things.Liam was still shocked, he could barely believe that he had seen the gold sooner than he expected. If Samuel Roderick had not approached him as a clown that night, he would have still thought that the plaza required demolition to get the gold.Liam couldn't believe his father left so much for him. He was still so touched that tears brimmed in his eyes."We have to close it and join heads together to think of a way to get the go
The Ingenious Liam Price 168: Culprit In Their Midst
Liam was holding a meeting at the office when he received a call from Samuel Roderick that some thugs just evaded the plaza, beat some shop owners until they lost consciousness, and damaged goods worth $8,000,000.Liam couldn't proceed with the meeting anymore. He left and drove to the plaza at a speed, only to find the whole plaza disarrayed and in mayhem.Damaged louver glasses, ruined goods, and injured people.People were getting rushed into the ambulance through a gurney. The whole place was in chaos to the extent that Liam had goosebumps rising in his pores.It was such a terrible thing to happen to these innocent people."You did this," Wailed Mrs. Smith as she hooked Liam through his collars.And a few uninjured shop owners came to lay accusations at Liam. Some were even throwing him food and hauling insults at him.Liam let himself get pushed about. He couldn't even utter a word to defend himself because he was still too stunned to do so.It was hard, trying to understand how
The Ingenious Liam Price 169: Finding The Culprit
Although Liam's paranoia towards Samuel Roderick stayed the same, he purposely left the man aside in the meantime and began his own findings with the other three suspects.Avery, Gibson, and Big Tony.Since Big Tony was his butler and bodyguard who lived in the same house with him, Liam began with him first.That evening, he made his way to his butler's room without even knocking on the door.Only to find the place empty with Big Tony gone.Liam put his hands on his waist and wondered where Big Tony had gone.He thought the man was in the restroom, only to wait for five minutes, and didn't see anyone coming out of it.Liam proceeded to knock on the restroom door and got no response.If Big Tony was truly in there, he would have grunted, since that was the only sound he could make.Liam later on looked through Big Tony's room, trying to find anything suspicious, but there was nothing he could see.He further on went through Big Tony's diary and found nothing.Only notes about Big Tony's
The Ingenious Liam Price 170: Avery On A Date With Another Man
Avery Duffer was free from her CI job every Wednesday, so Liam took it upon himself to spy on her, and while he thought about it, he couldn't help but feel bad because she had risked her life a lot of times to save him. Her loyalty to him was unwavering and although Liam had feelings for her, he could not be sentimental.This was two trillion dollars worth of gold they were talking about. Avery Duffer could change overnight. Money did change people, and it didn't even matter how loyal they were before. She was a billionaire, but it didn't mean she wouldn't want more money.And because Liam was to stalk her, he disguised himself so he would not be recognized by her. Otherwise, it would ruin his plans.Never in his life did it cross his mind that it would get to a point where he would start suspecting Avery.At first, he went to her company because he knew she worked late. Upon reaching there, he took the public elevator up to her office which was on the fifth floor.All he had in min
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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
