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
"Ha! Fifty bucks and you think you can lecture me?" sneered sixteen-year-old Daisy as she dangled the rope out the window. Liam interrupted her, "It's not right. You should be focusing on your studies, not sneaking around." He grabbed the rope she had left behind and pulled it inside. "What if your parents find out? You have a curfew." Daisy rolled her eyes, "Who cares about being right? Just help me down or I'll tell everyone you tried to harass me." She grinned as she crossed her arms over her chest. "I'm sure my dad would love to press charges for juvenile abuse." Liam was trapped. He couldn't say no or risk his reputation. "You're blackmailing me, Daisy. That's low."She just shrugged, "You're just a lowly gardener. Do you really want me to ruin your life?"He gritted his teeth in frustration. She was right. He had no choice but to meet her demands."Now, here's fifty dollars to keep your mouth shut," Daisy slipped the money into his pocket, "and stay in my bed with the sheets
"Her medications are futile as I speak because her heart condition has grown worse from drug abuse," Doctor Beistein informed Liam.Liam didn't know how to handle this, it was like a stab in his gut because he worked so hard to get the drugs for Emily every month and now her body was failing along with her heart."She didn't just have a cardiac arrest last night, she also had a stroke. A heart transplant needs to be carried out so hers can be replaced with a healthy one from an organ donor," the doctor provided whilst observing Liam whose eyes nearly pulled out of their sockets in absolute shock."Are you.." Liam paused to gulp because the words felt heavy in his throat that was thick and clogged with a lump, "trying to imply that there's no way out of this except a heart transplant?""You're not wrong, Liam. Emily needs a healthy heart as quickly as possible," Doctor Beistein just sighed and shook his head at the man in front of him, "I can't even guarantee the number of days she'd s
"Chloe!" Bang, bang, bang.There was a heavy downpour as Liam pounded his fist on his girlfriend's door. He had been knocking for the past ten minutes but there was no response from her. He could have assumed she wasn't inside but the light showing through the small opening of her window indicated that she was home."Chloe, dear, I have nowhere to go. I need your help." He knocked some more and gritted his teeth from the pain he felt in his knuckles. Chloe jerked the door open and glared daggers at him. She seemed to be dressed extravagantly more than she did yesterday."What do you want here, Liam?" Chloe couldn't hide the contempt in her voice. "I came to see you," Liam said gently. When he saw the person he loved appear at the door, all his wounds seemed to stop hurting. "Now you have," Chloe curled her head aside and made to shut the door in his face when he put his hand on it, to refrain her from closing it."Let go," she struggled to push him away but he was stronger than her
Liam let out all the pent-up frustration in him through tears. He wept bitterly as he stared at the doctor rolling the stretcher and taking his dead twin to the morgue.He couldn't believe Emily was dead, after the way she had suffered for years. She was very kind-hearted and cared about him a lot. Put her feelings before his. She was the only human who didn't resent him and now she was gone because he was incapable of raising the money for her heart transplant.Liam felt his knees give out underneath him as he bawled, not even paying any attention to the people who walked by and cast him weird and pitiful glances.Liam buried Emily the following evening. There was no point letting her stay in the morgue, it reminded him of how impecunious he was. If he had money like men of his age, Emily wouldn't have died. Neither would he have been tricked the entire time, when he should have been by Emily's side and watching her take her last breath. To think she had died alone in her ward was he
Liam let out a sigh as he rolled to the other side of the bed. He couldn't remember enjoying sleep that much. It was as if he was floating on the cosmos because the bed was so big, wide, and comforting to his nerves.The rays of the sunlight flashed in through the window, and it made Liam's eyes flickered open, before widening them in absolute confusion because he didn't know how he got there.He was on a king-sized bed with fluffy pillows that were rendering some sort of comfort to his body. But he had a migraine which he had sustained the previous night.Liam's jaw dropped and he blinked thrice upon taking his first view of the room which was absolutely magnificent in description.It was a superior room. Even bigger than his cramped apartment, combining his room, restroom, kitchen, and balcony.The ceiling was coved. The first two high walls were painted with white and gold, and the second walls were jaw-droppingly made of glass that Liam could see the outside view and came to reali
Liam drew in a deep breath at this, because everything was starting to align. His mother made both he and Emily suffer because she didn't want them to be taken away from her by the wealthiest man in Texas. But she was selfish and insensitive on the contrary, because she was fed up with life and committed suicide without telling him and his sister about their real identity.Liam couldn't believe his real father was Brandon Price. It was just insane."How did you even find me?" Liam queried with his eyes lowered in curiosity."You were running out of an employee’s house just yesterday evening. It was there I saw you, I couldn’t even believe it. I then did my own findings about your from the servants and was told you worked as a gardener," Gibson informed him.Liam clenched his jaw and nodded."So this man..my father, you said he's dead?""Yes. He was on his sick bed when he implored me to find you and your twin. He left a private will with me. Specially meant for you and your sister as
A few hours later, Gibson took Liam to the bank which turned out to be Liam's bank as well. The bank manager was a bit confused to see the poor ragged boy and the butler from the wealthiest family known in the world."Does he work for you? I can recall him coming to me for a loan two days ago," the bank manager asked Gibson, referring to Liam who was seated on the couch behind them."He came to you for a loan?" Gibson was puzzled."Yes, yet the bank couldn't help because he doesn't have any collateral. You're here to help him out?" The bank manager lowered his glasses to the bridge of his nose and looked at Liam once more."Actually, no. He's my master. The first son of Brandon Price and we're here because he needs a black credit card to access the billions his late father saved in his account,” Gibson announced with utter confidence.Liam chuckled to himself at the moment bank manager paled. Something which happened because he heard what Gibson said."He's Mr. Price's son?" Disbelief