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The Ingenious Liam Price 51: Brought To Justice
The next day, Charks An and Wang Lui were taken to court for trial. Charks An was given four life sentences before parole, meaning he'd stay in prison for seventy-five years when he was already at fifty-five. Wang Lui was given 25 to life, meaning he'd spend twenty-five years in prison before he would be eligible for parole. But because he had a life sentence, he could be kept in prison for the rest of his life.They were stripped of everything, cars, and properties, and had all their accounts frozen. Even the Cheng Wang group was closed down for being infamous and corrupted.Liam left the court gallery as a victorious person. His company in Beijing was liberated because his enemies were brought to justice.He was to leave Beijing finally, after staying for six days. Yuxuan drove Liam to meet with his workers half an hour later."I trust you'll do well in my absence," Liam directed this to Huan Lui, his managing director."Yes, sir. I'll give daily feedback," Huan Lui replied. They
The Ingenious Liam Price 52: Step-baby-Sister
Immediately they arrived at the airport the following day, Liam asked Gibson to take him to his hospital. He wanted to see his step-sister before attending to anything else.People greeted him with respect at the hospital, they heard news of what he did in Beijing. "How's my sister?" Liam stopped at the doctor's office."She's recuperating in a gradual process but showing signs of extreme depression, which is normal from a patient who had a near-death experience," Dictior Cyrus explained."Can I see her now?" "Sure, but I must warn you. She hasn't spoken to anyone since she woke up. I can't tell if it's selective mutism or temporal mutism from the impact of the accident."Liam nodded, "she doesn't have to talk to me, I just need to see her to know how she's faring."He made his way to Beatrice's ward a few minutes later and had the decency of knocking before entering.Beatrice Price was seated on her hospital bed flipping through a fashion magazine when Liam entered the room. The ban
The Ingenious Liam Price 53: Bonding
"What was your twin like?""Emily? She was the sweetest thing in the world." "And she died before you knew about our father?""Yes, she had cardiovascular disease. We lived together in a small room and I worked tooth to nail just to provide her with drugs."Just as Liam had promised, he was wheeling Beatrice outside her ward because she couldn't walk. The nurses came with a wheelchair at his order and helped put Beatrice in it. None of them could make any protest that Charlotte Price disapproved of it."Do you miss her?" Beatrice raised her head to see the look on Liam's face when she popped this question."There's been no day I haven't thought about her. We shared the same womb and grew up together. Our mom died when we were six so we took care of ourselves alone," Liam felt a stab of pain at this and sadness stirred up in his eyes for a few seconds."That's grievous," Beatrice cast a pitiful glance at her stepbrother, "Arthur and Georgie annoy the hell out of me. We're all in a love
The Ingenious Liam Price 54: Too Real To Be A Nightmare (I)
Charlotte was maddened to see her Precious daughter with Liam, the man she hated with every ounce of her being. Beatrice was not only free with Liam, but she was also looking up at him with admiration in her eyes and letting him spoon-feed her."Mother," Beatrice gulped down her food when Liam withdrew the spoon.A frantic Charlotte handed her bag to one of her escorts and rushed to the side of her daughter.Liam didn't leave his seating position, he just remained where he was and waited for his father's wife to throw a fit."Why did you let him take you out?" She scolded her daughter."Because I wanted some fresh air. I couldn't stay in my ward which felt like a hell hole," Beatrice explained.And Charlotte's eyes were as big as saucers."You refused to speak to any of us and you did upon his arrival? Unbelievable." Beatrice rolled her eyes in their sockets and said nothing.Charlotte shifted her gaze to Liam and glared at him with contempt."And you, what were you even thinking? Bri
The Ingenious Liam Price 55: Too Real To Be A Nightmare (II)
"Where do I sign?" Liam requested before he could stop himself. It was as if his brain had no control of his mouth anymore. And his mouth spoke whatever it wanted."Good boy," Hunter smacked his cheek lightly, "now untie him," he ordered Ted Price who reluctantly obliged.Charlotte flipped through the documents and stopped at the ending before she shoved a pen in Liam's hand."By signing this, you're relieving yourself from all the inheritance, including your claim as Brandon Price's son." Uncle Benji told Liam.Without a word, Liam began signing his signature even though he was against it. Could it be that he was drugged to be unaware of his actions?When he finished signing, he handed the documents to Hunter with trembling hands."There, he gave us what we wanted, at last, we can do as we please with Brandon's fortune," Hunter flapped the documents with his hand and laughed like a possessed person. Everyone joined in, and they pointed their fingers at him while they were at it."You
The Ingenious Liam Price 56: His Fears
To Liam's surprise, his welcome back was a grand gesture when he went to his company the next day. Right at the moment Gibson stopped the car at the garage, some employees dropped a long red rug from the entrance doors to Liam's car, so his foot wouldn't touch the ground when he alighted.Liam hopped out of the car and slammed the door shut. He was sullen from his dream but he couldn't understand what was happening or who was behind it. There seemed to be a little party going on and people were already waiting for him."I have no idea who's behind this," Gibson defended himself when Liam cast him a curious glance. Liam adjusted the collar of his coat and walked through the red rug even though he wasn't in for a show that day. There was a balloon explosion just like his first arrival on the Price Enterprise."You're such an incredible problem solver, Mr. Price.""Way to go with your strategies, we are still blown away.""We're lucky to have such a hardworking CEO.""We appreciate you,
The Ingenious Liam Price 57: Run Boy, Run
Liam left his company by foot, he didn't wait for Gibson to come pick him up nor did he call any of his bodyguards. He ran out like a crazed person, ignoring everything and everyone. It was bad. He couldn't face his father's family anymore. The dream was haunting his mind and making him restless. He ran as far away as he could from the Price Enterprise because it felt like he would suffocate.He stopped on the footpath of a busy road and tried to catch his breath, after sensing his chest was hurting. People were quick to recognize him. He was all alone with no cars or bodyguards.They squealed and ran in his direction, just to get a hold of him or touch him. When Liam noticed what was happening, his newly developed panic attack started. Just from the sight of the surging crowd, clamoring and pushing past themselves to get him, nearly made him lose his balance.He ran and they chased after him like wild cats. It was too much to handle in one day. He had not the slightest idea of whe
The Ingenious Liam Price 58: Knowing More
Stevie-Lou wasn't used to having a guy in her apartment, except her elder brother Jake or her fiance, Ted Price.But Liam was there and he had literally begged to stay for two days because he was too overwhelmed by his emotions that were triggered by a terrible dream he had. The world's wealthiest man wanted to stay in her crappy apartment. She didn't know how to handle it. Thirty minutes ago, Liam Price was found running on the road as he was getting chased by his fans, since he was like an idol to everyone. His sudden wealth and brilliance quickly raised him into the position of a celebrity.Stevie-Lou helped him and took him to her apartment just to make him relax but then he had asked to stay for a few days."I have an elder brother who lives with me," she blurted out. "Okay?" Liam didn't appear surprised at all."He has a condition," she added, fumbling with her hands, "and I don't care about the status you uphold, if you make him feel sad, then I'm afraid you'll have to go.""
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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
