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 Mary's favorite amongst the grandchildren, she said with a smile.
“Piper dear, get on it immediately. I believe you can secure this deal for us.”
“My wife can also secure the deal, if you give her a chance.” Liam interrupted Lady Mary and everyone else turned to their direction in a stunned gaze.
“What do you think you're doing?”
Shocked and confused, Miranda spoke in a low voice and reached out to nudge her husband. “You know that I'm not cut out for this. I have my own business. Moreover, Lady Mary won't even give me a chance.”
Liam smiled lovingly at her, patted her on the back and nodded reassuringly at her. “I think you're the best person for this job.”
“Just shut up loser. Who gave you the right to speak?” Manual Weston, Miranda's Uncle was the first to speak and his quiet wife nodded in support. Of course they'd want their daughter to seal the deal and gain more respect in the family.
“Liam, can you not interrupt Lady Mary again. She's the head of this household and knows what she's doing.”
Although Patricia, Liam's mother in-law wanted her daughter to be the star of the family, she didn't want to go against the old lady.
Patricia gave her daughter and son in-law a disgusting look before uttering. “The first job I'd like my daughter to do is get you divorced then the rest can follow.”
More than anything, Patricia wanted Liam out of her daughter's life and their lives.
“Look at Kimberly, she got married to a wealthy man. Unlike a….”
“Mom please.” Liam swiftly interrupted his mother in-law before she could finish her words. “I'm going to make more money than your so-called worthy son in-law.”
Liam's declaration caused an eruption of laughter among Miranda's cousins and their parents. “Did I hear him right? How's that going to be possible when he's a full time house husband.”
“You can say that again. A completely worthless man who lives with his wife's family. What the heck did grandpa even see in him to get him married to Mira.”
“Poor Mira, I feel so sorry for you. You're really more unfortunate than any of us. No one will ever take you seriously with that loser as a husband. It's even worse that he's now very ugly.”
Piper and Allison continued to make jest of the couple and everyone else was quiet. “And as for this deal, don't even try to challenge me because I'd surely be the one to get it.” Piper continued.
Furious, Miranda pursed her lips and stood up. She walked up to the annoying Piper in a challenge. “Don't you think that the people you should be challenging are Navey interiors, not your own cousin who's on the same side with me.”
“Well, that's not how I see it. From your husband's words, you guys sound like the competitors.”
“That's enough, you two.” Lady Mary, having had enough, decided to stop the exchange of words between the ladies.
“Since Allison is busy chasing after her modeling career, Piper will get this deal for us.” Lady Mary spoke finally, putting an end to the meeting.
“Everyone can go back to their homes.”
While the atmosphere was still tense, everyone dispersed back to their homes. However, Patricia wouldn't let Liam be.
“That's it Liam, you're going to divorce my daughter now. Moreover, she doesn't love you which is why she signed a contract agreement with you. Now, Ryan is dead so you can set my daughter free.”
“I'll only leave if my wife doesn't want this marriage again.”
Liam turned his gaze at Miranda who was on her way to their room. “Honey, tell me to leave and I'll leave forever. However, you must know that I love you and truly want our marriage to work.”
At that moment, all eyes fell on Miranda to say the word. As expected, her parents were waiting for her to accept the divorce so that Liam would be thrown out of that house.
After staring at everyone for a few seconds, Miranda let out a deep sigh and declared. “I'm not divorcing my husband because he's a good man.”
Those words from Miranda brought a glint on Liam's eyes and he smiled to himself.
Walking back to where her parents were, Miranda stood before them before she continued. “Mom, Dad. Remember when he was earning well as a manager in that company. He used to treat you well. Why do you guys suddenly want him out of here? Is it because he's no longer rich?”
As Miranda threw those questions at her parents, the silence among them was deafening. They stared at each, disappointed in their own daughter.
She was clearly out of her mind.
Seeing that no one was saying anything, Miranda quickly went to have a change of her outfit before leaving for her diner. Liam, on the other hand, left the house.
He was so happy with his wife and decided to get her a special gift.
Once he was outside the house, he quickly called Bruce.
“Young master, is there something you'd want me to do for you?”
“Yes, I need you to deliver something to my wife at her diner. I'll send you the details now.”
Liam ended the call, typed something on his phone and sent it. He got into the next taxi before him and was on his way to the bank.
He was going to see his account officer who had been expecting him. As usual, Liam was dressed in a simple outfit.
As he stood outside the gate, the security guard gave him a thorough scrutiny before letting him in. The man was wondering what someone like Liam was doing at the bank.
It was obvious that he was poor and wouldn't have anything in his account.
Ignoring the man's disdainful look, Liam proceeded into the bank. However, he was stopped by a familiar voice.
“What is a worthless pauper like you doing in a bank, Liam?”
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
Miranda remained silent for a while. She lifted the jewelry with her hands and admired it before turning to face Tyler.“Are you sure it came from you?"Taken aback by the question, Tyler felt embarrassed. He lifted his left hand and scratched the back of his head before saying to the lady."Uh, are you doubting me? Of course they came from me and I can see that they look beautiful on you."Tyler pushed his plate aside and reached for Miranda's hands which were resting on the table. He stared deeply at her and said.“If you don't like the gifts, please let me know. I can always get something better for you because you're precious to me.” Tyler replied while smiling sheepishly.His thoughts drifted back to the time when Patricia, Miranda's mother told him something about her. She was still a virgin and hadn't consummated her marriage with Liam.It meant that she didn't love Liam so there was a possibility that she'd soon leave him. More than anything, Tyler wanted to be the first perso