"You did great with the meeting but I think Charlotte and Hunter will stir up a proposal to dismiss you from your position as CEO. You have to round things up in Beijing and return as quickly as you can," Avery didn't look pleased when she revealed this to Liam, an hour later. "I haven't even started with Charks An," he was against this."We saw what you did in Beijing, Liam. You not only compensated the victims' families, but you also bought a new building and hired more workers. Got the public on your side. What you did was incredible but Hunter and his minions are against you. Which is one of the reasons you need to return ASAP. Your CEO's seat is vacant," Avery was very blunt with and it was one of the reasons Liam appreciated her. She cared about him, about the company. But he had unfinished business."Look, Avery, I need you to be my eyes on the company. Both you and Sinclair," "Why are you even so obsessed with Charks An? As far as I know, it's all over," she narrowed her ey
It was a sunny afternoon when Wang Lui An lay on his beach mat on the foreshore, tanning his skin. He was wearing his shades to block his vision from the sun but knew his skin needed most of it. He grabbed his strained pineapple and drank a little through his straw, before keeping it back. Four men in suits were standing a few feet away from him. These were his bodyguards who were assigned to watch over him whilst he was at the beach. Wang Lui An's phone rang and someone rushed to hand him the phone. "Hello?" He spoke in Chinese and before the caller could respond, Wang Lui An's phone unconsciously slipped up from his hand.He hurriedly sat upright and removed his shades upon seeing the good-looking, young white man resurfacing the water. Wang Lui An's throat worked as his eyes raked at the ripped muscles and broadness of this stranger's shoulder. He was shirtless, wearing just black briefs and the way tiny droplets of water rolled from his chest was sizzling to Wang Lui An.***L
Just as Liam had expected, Wang Lui An showed up with his horse and raced toward him until he was right by Liam's side."I saw you at the beach today," he held his horse reins tightly.Liam only angled his head at Wang Lui An, smirked at him, and went ahead of him. He ran over a yard to keep distance between them.Wang Lui An tried to catch up with Liam once more, but this time bees had magically appeared from nowhere, stirring up a neigh from his horse who hurriedly began to misbehave and bucked.Wang Lui An lost his balance on the horse, he was supposed to fall from the bucking but he ended up grabbing the horse's neck for support, whilst the horse took him in a totally different direction, trying to get away from the bees whom it was frightened of. Liam turned his horse around and started following Wang Lui An's horse because he wanted to rescue the man. It was he who released the bees straight from a jar. Something he had carried with him, just to scare Wang Lui An's horse."Help!
Liam met up with Wang Lui An the following day by noon. He had missed several calls from Wang Lui An on purpose and when they finally saw each other at the park, Wang Lui An rushed to hug him. "I couldn't sleep because I anticipated our meeting today," Wang Lui An was however a man-child with the men he liked. He was ahead of Liam by three years but he acted like the junior. Liam rolled his eyes in their sockets and reluctantly stroked Wang Lui An's back. He wanted all of this to end within a blink of an eye but it was impossible, Wang Lui An was the only key he had to get back Charks An for what he did.Together, Liam and Wang Lui An strolled in the park, they even took some pictures at the photo booth, and upon seeing a huge robotic hand in the sky, Wang Lui told Liam he wanted them to ride it."Are you sure about this?" Liam was a bit unsure of himself when Wang Lui An stood in the queue to get them tickets."Everything about you is mysteriously challenging, which is one of the re
"I am irresistibly drawn to this piece," Liam complimented Wang Lui's sketch work of a blindfolded, two-horned beast with four arms."Oh, that one. I did the sketching at age nineteen. My parents were having a hard time accepting me for who I was," Wang Lui pushed his hands into his leather jacket, "I poured out my emotions into this piece.""Have you ever thought about showcasing your collections on social media or partnering with renowned artists to promote your art in galleries?" Liam wanted to give Wang Lui the impression that he was interested in his stuff."No. I sketch for fun or when I'm depressed. My artwork isn't to be displayed to the world," "I get you." Liam put his hand on Wang Lui's shoulder, "For what's one, I think you're great at what you do. Be it for fun or anything." Wang Lui An shot him a grateful, sincere smile. "I'd like to create a sketch of you, Mason. That's why I brought you here. So if you wake up one day and decide to hate me, I'll always have this piec
The next morning was for the car testing race between two car manufacturing companies. Cheng Wang car brand and the Price car brand. There was quite a bit of crowd and Liam and Charks An finally met for the first time on the proving ground."So it's you," Charks An's face was contorted in hate. He even had a stitch on his nose, reminding Liam of what happened that night."In the flesh," Liam answered at last, with a small smile playing on his lips as he buttoned his suit jacket, "I heard you were close with my father," he added in Chinese, dragging his words."When did you arrive in Beijing? About three days ago? And you learned Chinese so fast,""What happened to your nose? You fell and landed face flat on the floor?" Liam inquired.And at this, Charks An clenched his jaw because he recalled how he sustained a broken nose from a crazy masculine woman. Not even having the slightest idea that such a woman didn't exist and that it was no other person than the young man in front of him, L
"Someone tampered with that car,""Mr. Lee said he only left to take care of business and it was just fifteen minutes.""And that fifteen minutes not only made us lose the race but also caused a near-death experience for Guo Ming," Liam panted and puffed out as he stared at Huan Lui in frustration."I'm sorry, sir," Huan Lui dropped his head. Liam just turned away and put his hands on his waist. Losing left a bitter taste in his mouth like bile."I tried to warn you, master Liam," Gibson went to stand beside Liam, "Charks An has backhanded schemes in competitions like this.""It's all my fault," Liam facepalmed and sighed in distress."No, it's not. We could have been more keen in our actions. Thankfully Guo Ming is alive but people would stop buying our cars because of that. Charks An is one step ahead of us again." "What do you suggest I do?" There was a helpless look on Liam's face.And before Gibson could reply there was a quick knock on the door. Thinking it was Yuxuan, Liam we
When Liam took Wang Lui to meet with the rest of his clique, they were all in a confusing state of being perplexed."What's going on here?" Avery folded her arms across her chest as she sent Liam a questioning look. "We've chosen to be together despite all odds," Liam lied, linking his fingers with Wang Lui. And at this, everyone knew better than to question Liam further. They knew about his plans."So, you're choosing your lover over Chairman Charks An?" Avery directed this question to Wang Lui who seemed overly confident of himself."Yes. He treats me like a rubbish piece of garbage because I'm gay and I turned down the woman he asked me to marry," Wang Lui provided.Liam forced him a smile and let go of his hand."But I am his only legitimate son and heir to Cheng Wang group, so when I reveal his secrets to the public and he gets locked up, I'll be the new president of Cheng Wang group," Wang Lui had a cocky smirk on his face."Secrets? What secrets?" Liam turned to face him."Tra