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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
"Liam?" Avery called out to him, with the confusion on her face evident."Why are you here with him?" Liam gritted out."I don't understand. Have you been stalking me?" She inquired."Mr. Price, it's so nice to actually meet you in person," Steve Mackay rose to his feet and stretched out his hand towards Liam for a handshakeBut Liam ignored the handshake and returned his gaze to Avery."Who's he to you?" He asked."Oh my god, are you insane? How dare you ask me such a question when I am not your sister or your girlfriend? When I am a grown woman of twenty-five," Avery could barely believe him. It felt surreal that Liam could ask such a thing."You now go on dates with men?" Liam continued."For goodness sake, I've known people before you!" Avery yelled at him, driving her finger close to his face."How can you do this to me?" Liam couldn't even hide the hurt in his eyes."What?" Avery was taken aback, wondering if she heard him correctly."Wait a minute, are you two romantically invo