Liam paused his words and stared at his father's face as if searching for something. When he saw the amazement in it, he continued.
“I'm a live-in son-in-law and won't be coming home yet. My wife is good to me but my in-laws are the worst people ever. I really want to teach them a little lesson before revealing my identity to them.”
“And I also want to know if my wife will fall in love with me.”
Richard let out a chuckle and nodded in understanding.
“What's their family name?”
“They are the Westons and it was the late Ryan Weston who got me married to his granddaughter because I saved his life. Although I agreed to the marriage because I fell in love with the young lady in question.” Liam explained and saw that his father was silent.
After a long pause, the man responded. “Ryan Weston was a good man. Well, I'll leave you to do your thing.”
Richard made his way to the door. “Everything I own is yours and I'm sure you'll expand them. Make your Dad proud.”
“Sure Dad. Thank you for your understanding and for trusting me.”
Richard left the place and Sean entered almost immediately.
“Sir, Mr Sawyer asked me to come inside and speak with my new boss.”
“Yeah.”
Just like a boss that he was, Liam went ahead and sat on the CEOs chair. “Since I'm now in complete charge of LR real estates. I need to see the ongoing projects and the people vying for partnership.”
“Yes Sir.” The man replied and hastily placed a laptop before Liam where he showed him the ongoing building projects which LR was handling.
It was the construction of a very large estate which contained many buildings. The buildings were at the last stage of completion.
“Ok. This is impressive.” Liam nodded his head several times and lifted his face to stare at the man before him.
“Tell me, how many companies want to be our interior decorators?”
“Two companies so far. They are, Navey interiors and Top notch interiors.”
“Good, get them to present their best designs. Anyone…”
Liam paused his words and thought about something he just heard. “Did you say that Top notch interiors want to work with us?”
“Yes Sir.” Sean replied, the look on his face indicated confusion. What was going on in the mind of his boss.
Liam remembered that Top notch interiors belonged to the Westons. It was their family business.
With a wicked sneer on his face, he let out a dry chuckle.
Noticing the expression on his boss's face, Sean inquired. “Sir, is anything the matter?”
“Nothing at all. Just give me heads up about this project.”
Although the man was confused, he nodded at Liam in agreement and was about to leave the office but Liam called him back.
“Wait, I want you to walk me to the gate. Remember, no one should know who I am, not yet.”
The man nodded and waited for Liam. However, Liam's phone began to ring at that moment. It was Miranda, his wife.
Miranda was indeed the only person among the Westons who treated him right. Since the previous night, no one cared about him. In fact, they were all so angry at him.
“Hi honey.”
“Liam, where are you and why did you not come home last night?”
“But mum told me not…”
“Forget about Mom and start coming home right now. We've been called together for a meeting by Lady Mary. From the sound of her voice, I think it must be urgent.”
After a moment of silence, Liam replied. “Ok, I'm on my way. What about your restaurant? Don't tell me that you closed it up for some meeting…”
“I have two people working for me. Don't you remember?” Miranda cut into his words.
“Hurry up and come home, I'm waiting for you.”
Miranda ended the call even before Liam could say anything else.
While pacing the sitting room of their little apartment, Miranda wondered what could possibly be the reason for the urgent meeting.
Kimberly was in her husband's house but she was sure that her busybody sister would surely be at the meeting. She was always present at everything that concerned the Westons and Miranda had been wondering if she was a jobless person.
Her husband was rich but she couldn't even join him in running their business. She was always sticking her nose in Miranda's business.
The worst was that their parents supported everything she did just because her husband was rich.
Liam soon cautiously opened the door. He was being careful and trying to avoid any unexpected slap.
“Has Mom and Dad left already?” Liam asked as soon as he opened the door and saw a restless Miranda.
She was obviously angry at him.
“Where the heck have you been? And do you realize that your actions last night infuriated Lady Mary. You know how she feels about us.”
Miranda cast her husband a disappointed look before turning to pick up her bag on the Sofa.
“Let's go. I'm sure that they'd be disappointed in us for coming late. Everyone must be waiting.”
She began to walk towards the door but stopped in her tracks and continued. “And, I'd advise that you apologize to Lady Mary. She was so mad that you ruined grandpa's remembrance last night. You also know that grandpa treated you like his own child.”
Miranda was about to open the door when Liam grabbed onto her arm. With a gentle hold, he pulled her over to himself and embraced her.
Although his action stunned the lady, she briefly reciprocated the embrace before pulling out.
“Do you need anything from me? Why are you being so dramatic?”
With a warm smile, Liam gave her a reassuring nod before saying. “Everything will soon be fine. I promise to make it up to you and treat you like a real queen that you are.”
Miranda furrowed her brows, cast him a confused look before walking away. “Come on and stop being so dramatic. We're running out of time.”
The couple soon arrived at the family villa and from outside, they could hear the others voices. They were late indeed.
From where she was seated, Lady Mary looked so furious as she glanced at the wall clock at the place. With a ruffled face, she also scanned everyone's faces and spoke coldly.
“We can't keep waiting for Miranda and her good for nothing husband. Let's begin immediately.”
The Old lady was soon disrupted by Liam and Miranda who matched into the sitting room at the moment.
With the arrival of the despised couple, everyone turned to their direction in a disgusted look.
“And where the heck do you think you're going, Liam?”
Patricia's voice halted Liam but Lady Mary decided to wave it off. It was important for them to hastily start the meeting.“It's ok Tricia, let them go and have their seats. We don't have much time now.”Liam already knew the reason for that urgent meeting. He also promised to always stand by his wife no matter what.“Settle down everyone.” Lady Mary cleared her throat, she casted Liam and Miranda one last glance before starting.“I'm sure that some of us already know about the LR latest project. It's a very huge estate and would certainly help our company achieve greater heights if we secure the deal.”Lady Mary paused for a while and scanned the faces of everyone present. When she was sure that all their attention was on her, she continued.“From what I've gathered, Navey interiors is trying really hard to secure this deal and we won't let that happen. All hands should be on deck as we work towards achieving this milestone.”Turning to Piper, Miranda's older cousin, who was Lady Ma
The voice belonged to Jane, one of Miranda's friends who's a banker in Diamond bank. Jane would never pass on the opportunity to throw shades at him and demean him. Countless times she has told her friend to divorce Liam but Miranda wouldn't listen.“Look, Jane or whatever it is that you call yourself. Don't you ever call me names again or you'll regret it.” Liam could no longer take the insults and had to tell her off.But since they were not yet inside the banking hall, Jane decided not to let him in.“It's best that you go back home because no one will attend to you. Not when they find out that your account probably contains only a few hundred dollars.”“Ma'am, do you know this man? Is there a problem here?” The security guard who had been listening to their conversations decided to find out what was going on.“Yes, I know him and it's such a shame.” Jane snorted coldly with a sneer on her face.Turning to the guard, she instructed him. “Escort him to the door, someone like him is
Meanwhile, Liam watched in delight, the sad look on Piper's face. He was seeing them from the CCTV footage. Soon, Piper began to walk away in disappointment. Perhaps, she was expecting that she'd easily get the deal because she was Piper Weston. The precious granddaughter of the Weston family.When Piper left, Liam decided to go through the media and saw that Aura cosmetics was putting the company up for sale.“Wow! This is great.” He muttered to himself.He was going to acquire the company if its sale was legit indeed. Liam put a call across to Sean and the next minute, he appeared before him.“You called me, Sir.”Liam nodded his head and without lifting it up, he said to the man standing before him. “Aura cosmetics is selling the company and from what I gathered, the owner wants to leave the country for good and doesn't want to have any company here in Dublin.”“And they seem to be doing well. No scandal, no financial crisis.”Liam lifted his head and gave Sean a serious look. “Fin
Miranda swallowed hard and gaped at her husband.“How can you be so sure?” She asked, confusion evident on her face.“Tyler might be able to afford those but won't be able to give it out as a gift. His company would go bankrupt if he does.”Liam's response made her more confused. What was he talking about? She was about to ask him another question when her phone began to ring. It was Lady Mary.Seeing the identity of the caller, a gasp escaped her mouth and she lifted her phone to show her husband.“Go on, pick it up.”While Miranda wondered what the lady was calling her for, she quickly picked up the call.“Lady Mary.”The old lady had instructed them not to call her anything else but ‘Lady Mary’. “Miranda.” The old lady called out in a solemn voice. She was clearly speaking like she was being forced.More than anything, she wanted them to sign the LR deal and for Piper to be the one who wears the crown of glory as the person to pull off the deal.“Yes, Lady Mary.” Miranda replied c
Outside LR real estate company, Miranda stood there scrolling through her phone. She was looking for Lady Mary's number. When she finally found it, she dialed it and it rang several times. However, no one picked up.She tried it again and again but the old lady didn't answer her call. This got Miranda worried and she decided to call one of her cousins. Piper picked up her phone almost immediately. “What is it?" She spoke in a harsh voice and Miranda could tell that she was angry.“Piper, I uh… I've been trying to reach Lady Mary but she isn't picking up. Go and check if she's doing alright.”Her cousins and their parents lived with the old lady at the family villa. “Hmph." Piper scoffed at her and replied sarcastically. “So you know no one else to send that errand of yours and decided to send me, your new servant."“Moreover, why the hell are you calling Lady Mary? If it's so urgent, why don't you go to the villa and check her up, dear caring Mira."Piper angrily ended the call even
"Liam? What are you doing here?” Landon was the first to speak. Turning to the young lady, he said to her,“You can leave now.”"Mr. Liam?” Rogers added, stunned. He gaped at the scarred young man standing before him and to Sean who was seated comfortably on a swivel chair, wearing a serious look.“Is he the one who you referred to as Mr. Sawyer?” Rogers directed the question to Sean and he nodded his head in agreement."Yeah, that's Mr. Sawyer who just acquired Aura cosmetics.” Sean replied while putting on a smile.“What?" Landon froze where he sat. He could not believe his eyes nor what he just heard.Liam used to be a manager at Aura cosmetics and worked under him. He had to fire him after he had the accident that caused the scar on his face.Being a beauty company, they could not have a manager who does not represent their products. So they had to lay him off without thinking twice and with no compensation."Yes, it is me. It's indeed a good thing that you still remember my face.
Not long after Miranda got to her diner, Hailey walked into the place and helped herself to a seat while waiting for her friend. It was still the morning rush hour so Miranda and her girls had to attend to customers first.Miranda was going to have time for her friend when the rush hour was over.The next one hour, the rush was finally over and she was able to walk up to her friend.“Hi Hailey, I'm sorry for leaving you all by yourself. So tell me, what's going on?" Miranda said with a broad smile on her face. She was very happy and her friend could see it on her face.“Wow! Someone seems to be in a very high spirit this morning. Tell me what happened. Come on, spill the beans."“Did Tyler get you a contract for this diner?"Miranda's smile suddenly disappeared from her face at Hailey's question. All she always talked about was Tyler.With furrowed brows, she replied to Hailey.“No. I haven't seen him since after he left this place the previous day. I'm just happy about something else
The few people at the restaurant turned their gazes at the retreating figure of Hailey while murmuring among themselves. They were wondering what it was that made her rush outside in that manner.Meanwhile, Hailey had received a distressing text message and a call followed afterwards.Swiftly, she picked up the call as soon as she got outside the restaurant. “Hello, Mr. Landon. I just saw your text message now. I don't quite understand what it means.”From the other end of the line, Mr. Landon let out a deep sigh before replying. "I'm sorry Miss Hailey, the new boss doesn't want you as the face of any of our products so the deal has been canceled. Sorry for the inconveniences.”"What? This is unacceptable.” Hailey barked. She was visibly furious at the news that had just been broken to her.“How can you just wake up and cancel my deal with Aura cosmetics?”"Well, it's not in my place to make the final decision. As I already told you, there's been a change in power and the new boss doe