"What do you want?" Avery didn't even bother to sit down when she arrived at the snack bar. She finally showed up when Sinclair texted her that Liam wanted them to meet."How have you been, Avery?" Liam stood upon seeing she preferred standing. If he said anything to upset her, she would leave. So it felt like he was walking on eggshells."You don't reply to a question with another question," She was able to put her designer bag on the glass table."I'm sorry," Liam apologized."For?" She uplifted a perfectly shaved brow at him."Whatever I did to upset you this much."Seeing Avery just made Liam realize how much he had missed her. She was his friend and partner, she helped him fight his enemies."I thought you forgot about me," the corners of her mouth curved into a smirk.Liam let out a forced snicker, "I don't think that will be possible. You are my friend." He meant every word, they were good together as partners until her feelings started coming in, and he gave them more room when
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Everyone in the hospital's waiting area went to a halt when a man rushed in, carrying a bloody and unconscious woman in his arms."Help!" Liam's shout was so loud that his veins bulge out along his neck. Immediately, doctors rushed in with a gurney, and Avery was put on the gurney before they began rolling it away. Liam had tears streaming down his cheeks as he ran along with the doctors and nurses until he was refrained from entering the Emergency ward. It wasn't the Price hospital but a nearby hospital where Liam had run like a madman, with Avery in his arms, earlier.His body trembled as he sobbed, that for a moment he forgot who he was and the position he held. All he cared about was Avery Duffer.The woman who risked her life to save his. Took the bullets that were meant for him.Thinking about the way she covered her body with his made Liam sob even harder. Why on earth would she do that when he never accepted her feelings?How could she risk her life like that for his sake
Liam didn't return home that night, he stayed at the hospital until he was allowed to go into Avery's ward and there, he could see her laying on the hospital bed with a breathing tube connected to her mouth. Doctor Wesley told him it would take her a long time for her to wake up, some days or even weeks, still, it was enough for Liam as long as she was alive.Still, it hurt to see her that way. She was all alone. No parent, siblings, or even lover, or they would've shown up after hearing the news. Liam could still recall the first time she met with him, it was at his father's funeral when she approached him and introduced herself, before suggesting they work together. He refused to trust her, thought everything about her was suspicious since she was too smart for her own good.A dull pain spread through Liam's chest at this.While sitting on the chair next to her hospital bed, Liam slipped her pale cold hand in his. There was never a time he did something for Avery, or even used his
"Do something, help me find my kids!" Charlotte's yell was enough to pull eyes to her right outside the Price Hotel. She just returned from the hotelier's office, where she had threatened to burn down the whole place if they didn't release her kids to her."We're sorry, ma'am. But they already left last week," the middle-aged doorman put his hands right behind him as a sign of respect as he spoke to Charlotte."What do you mean by that?" She drew closer to his side."I saw them leaving," the man said. "Where to?" Charlotte asked with wide eyes. She could barely believe the kids hadn't been at the hotel for a week."I'm afraid I don't know." He stared at his feet this time."Were they accompanied by anyone? Liam?" Charlotte "Oh, you mean our boss? No. I saw them take a cab and leave."Charlotte was frustrated, her kids hadn't come home to her for a week and it was eating her up. She had no idea where they went, she couldn't even focus on her hate for Liam when they had left and refuse
'We should go eat,' Big Tony signed at Liam."I'm not hungry," Liam responded with a sigh.'Still, you need something in your stomach…you'll be tired by tomorrow.' Big Tony stated the obvious, upon seeing how exhausted Liam already looked."Just go away, Tony." Liam waved him off, clearly not in the mood to talk.Big Tony walked until he was standing in front of Liam. He knew he couldn't leave just like that when his boss needed someone by his side."What are you doing, do you want to fight me or something?" Liam finally looked at him, wondering why he was in his front like that. Big Tony could be stubborn at times and did things of his own will.'Your face does look punchable but then you're my boss and I can't hit you.' Big Tony signed.Liam scoffed to himself and put his hand over his mouth as he looked at Big Tony. The man was acting like the big brother and friend he never had. None of his employees had spoken this way to him before."You're really persistent, aren't you?" Liam a
After handing the man over to the cops, Liam and Big Tony went back to the hospital, where they found doctors and nurses outside Avery's ward, looking completely perplexed as if something happened.Without asking any questions, Liam rushed into Avery's ward and found the bed empty, even her breathing tube was on the floor.Big Tony came in as well and stiffened when he saw the patient's bed empty with the patient kissing.Liam's heart dropped in his stomach as he rushed out."What's going on, where is she?" Liam was almost out of breath when he questioned the doctor."While you two were away, someone came under a disguise as me and took the patient out of her ward," Doctor Wesley even felt ashamed as he broke the news to Liam."What do you mean by that?" Liam neared the doctor's side, wanting the man to repeat what he just said."Someone just kidnapped the patient." Liam paused for a moment to let his brain properly align what he just heard from the doctor's mouth.Was this some sort
It was 4:55 AM when Liam received a text message from an unknown sender. He hadn't even slept a wink since Avery was kidnapped last night. It was impossible for him to fall asleep upon knowing someone was out there, suffering all for his sake. Someone who was still with fresh bullet wounds.After reading through the text message, he slipped his phone back into his pocket and clenched his fists so hard until they cracked. It was Avery's kidnapper who texted him their location and asked him to meet them at a seashore, or they'd drown her body.Things were getting even worse, Liam feared that they had already killed her and were just playing games with him because they wanted to kill him too.He had never been in such a tight position before. It felt like he was close to meeting his downfall, after all, the nightmare which haunted him was manifesting in a different way. Because Sinclair switched off his phone and Liam didn't want anyone else to suffer for his sake, he just left witho