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The Ingenious Liam Price 60: His Attraction For Her
For the first time in two weeks, Liam felt at ease. He was cooking, something which he only did for his late twin, Emily. Stevie-Lou was already too engrossed in work to even pause to take a look at what he was up to. The gold on her engagement ring flashed through Liam's eyes when she raised her hand to adjust her glasses.There he was, cooking when he was supposed to be at his company, pulling up new strategies so stocks wouldn't drop and affect the shares. Liam knew Gibson and even Avery would try to find him. He forgot his phone at his office or they would've found out where he was through the help of Sinclair. And he felt it was best that way, he needed some time to think and put himself together.Liam finished with the lasagna, put some on a plate for his host, and sprinkled some cheese on it."Here's your meal," he settled the plate on the glass table next to Stevie-Lou's system. Her eyes narrowed a little when she took a look at it, "it looks good.""You won't know if it's g
The Ingenious Liam Price 61: Confronting The Hitmen
It was happening again, except it was worse this time.Liam's enemies were torturing him again, submerging his head into a bathtub full of greenish disgusting liquid. He couldn't scream for help this time because his mouth had a rag stuffed in it and his hands were tied right behind his back. Charlotte, Hunter, and everyone else were taking turns in punishing him."Liam?" He could make out a familiar voice faintly calling his name, amid the laughter of his enemies.He struggled to break free but it was effortless."Liam, wake up!" The voice came again, louder this time. Not as distant as it was before."H-he's not d-d-dying, is h-he?" This was another person, a stuttering man."Liam!" The ear-splitting scream and a rough shake on his shoulders woke him up from his nightmare.Liam was panting so hard that he almost choked on his own breath. His heart clenched tightly in his chest as he looked at Stevie-Lou and Jake, who were already at his side. Looking extremely worried."Calm down, Li
The Ingenious Liam Price 62: Avoiding The Connection
Avery Duffer was restless ever since Liam's disappearance, she had her men look through the whole city in search of him. He wasn't just any man, he was Liam Price. He could be hurt or kidnapped. She feared for his safety.The last CCTV footage of him was when he was running out of the company, afterward nothing else.Avery sighed heavily and massaged her temples, she couldn't get any night's sleep when her time was spent privately working for the CI regarding a deadly consigliere and looking for Liam. She was drinking her coffee which had turned cold when her phone rang.Picking it up from the desk, then slammed it against her ear. There, she was informed of how Liam was seen running away from a crowd until he jumped into someone's car and zoomed off with the person."Where are you, Liam Price?" Avery sighed heavily and turned in her rotating chair.She could still recall the first time she saw him, it was on tv. He looked very simple and smart. There and then, she picked a liking on
The Ingenious Liam Price 63: Taking Risks
They checked into a hotel two hours later and Liam, who was clad in Jake's clothes, wore a baseball cap to hide his face, so people wouldn't notice him. "Separate bedrooms?" The male receptionist bounced his head from Stevie-Lou to Liam and then Jake.Stevie-Lou couldn't have Jake sleeping in another room when he had autism. She had looked after him until they were adults, and Liam on the other hand used to have nightmares. He needed someone by his side to ease him from his panic attacks."One room," she replied after looking away from the two of them.And the receptionist stared at her as if she was a slut."What kind of a woman shares a room with two guys? You are in for a threesome." He put his hand on his chin.Stevie-Lou's temper flared and she pounded her fist on the receptionist's counter, making him flinch."Shut up and give me the key," she growled at him.Liam clenched his jaw to suppress an impending scoff. "F-f-for the records, I'm her elder brother and this is Li.."Jake
The Ingenious Liam Price 64: Using His Authority
"Ma'am, your card is being declined," the female receptionist in front politely told Stevie-Lou. "Try it again," Stevie-Lou rasped out."Still the same result.""Shit," Stevie-Lou cursed lowly before leaving to meet with Liam and her brother who were quietly waiting a few feet away from her."What's going on?" The look on her face was enough to make Liam sense something wasn't right."My credit card is declining my payment," Stevie-lou informed them in distress, "what do we do now?" She whined.Liam tipped his baseball cap down so he could think. He hadn't shown his face in the Price Hotels before, he only received feedback from both the executive and financial manager.He wasn't planning on showing his face, too bad Stevie-Lou's card didn't work."Come with me," he said to Stevie-Lou and her brother."Why? I thought you wanted to hide until we leave this place? You don't want anyone to know you're Liam Price," Stevie-Lou couldn't understand his sudden change of plans.Liam rubbed his
The Ingenious Liam Price 65: Going Back
As expected, the hitmen were arrested. When the cops arrived in casual wear, they didn't even know what was going on until they were shown IDs, handcuffed, and shoved into the backseat of cars. All eight of them were outnumbered by the police. Afterward, Sinclair exposed Bryce Canon to the police with evidence he had gathered, including the murder of Stevie-Lou's colleague. He was trying to flee when the police caught him. "I can't thank you enough, Liam," Stevie-Lou was tearful after hearing this. It was exactly midnight when Liam narrated how everything went and she pulled him into a bone-crushing hug because he was like a savior to her.Liam let her hug him as much as she wanted, she had saved him twice and so he felt obligated to return the favor. Jake was in the background sniffing when they pulled away from the hug."The risks we took, my biggest fear was dying before my wedding," she blurted out and swallowed hard.Liam averted his gaze to the floor, put his fists in his pock
The Ingenious Liam Price 66: Just Like Soul Therapy
"Are you sure about this, young master Liam?""Yes, Gibson. Now do as I say, I want everyone at the conference hall in ten minutes."It was the next morning when they arrived at the Price Enterprise and they were in Liam's office. Gibson was skeptical about Liam holding a meeting because he felt Liam still needed some time to rest before he could face Charlotte and everyone who witnessed what happened two days ago.But Liam stood firm on his ground. He had plans for his company.Liam crossed his legs on his rotating seat, only to stare straight ahead of him and he saw the butler still maintaining his standing position. A doubtful look spread across his face."I know you're worried about me, Gibson. You don't want what happened the last time to repeat itself, and I promise it won't." A small smile pressed on Liam's face.And that was enough to make Gibson nod and leave.Hunter and everyone else weren't expecting Liam to arrive at the conference hall before them. They met him seated on h
The Ingenious Liam Price 67: Liam's Mistake Before The Wedding
It was finally the day for Ted and Stevie-Lou's wedding, a Saturday, so Liam worked from home. He contemplated attending the wedding with his cousin and the woman he liked. Ted, whose list he was topping as the 'least-liked, didn't invite him but Stevie-Lou did. Jake even called him the other night and stammered over the phone, asking him to show up earlier than everyone because he was a part of their family.No one knew how affected Liam was by this wedding. Chloe was his first love until she showed her true colors because of his condition, although Liam claimed over the interview that he would focus on taking after his father rather than relationships. But things changed right from the first day he bumped into Stevie-Lou.He thought she was a boy at first because of her outfit, only to have her cap fall off and he saw her red hair braided in cornrows before her face.She turned out to play a huge role in his life. Asked him the most questions at the interview with the press corps.
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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