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. “Find out if it's genuinely being sold, I want to acquire it.”
“Right away Sir.”
Sean quickly got to work and before the end of the day, they sealed the deal. Liam would be signing C of O the next morning.
Meanwhile, Miranda was busy in her diner that evening and had the company of Hailey.
After she was sacked by Liam, Jane had not shown her face at the diner. It was so unusual.
The friends normally converge at the diner after the day's work. Unfortunately, Jane was not present. The friends concluded that she must still be busy.
Tyler had left the place a while ago.
Since she was less busy that evening, Miranda sat with Hailey and they were engaged in a serious conversation.
Still engrossed in their discussion, a delivery man came into the place bearing some packages.
The man walked up to the ladies as though he knew who the packages belonged to.
The ladies in turn, exchanged confusing glances at each other as the man stood before them. “Excuse me Ma'ams, I'm looking for Miranda Weston, I was sent to deliver these packages to her.”
“I'm… Miranda.” She hesitated at first before replying. Miranda was still bearing her surname and had not consummated her marriage with Liam. Maybe it was the reason Tyler was still perching around her.
She was still a virgin and her parents knew about that and must have told Tyler.
“Ok Ma'am, you have to sign here to receive your packages.”
The delivery man provided a space for Miranda to sign on and she did that and took her gifts. However, she didn't want to open it.
“Come on Mira, open up your gift. I'm sure it must come from the nice young man who left a while ago. He wanted to surprise you.”
“But it's not my birthday, why would Tyler get me a gift?”
“You already know why.”
The girls have already concluded that the gifts came from Tyler. Hailey also probed her friend to open the gift but she refused so she opened it on Miranda's behalf.
“Wow, Mira. These are very lovely and quite expensive.”
The gifts were a set of jewelry which looked really priceless. The bigger package contained three dresses whose design could not be seen in just any boutique.
They were rare and were bought strictly on order from the company. Liam wanted only his wife to own those dresses and had Bruce make the clothes customized for only her.
If the same design was seen on anyone else, the company would be charged and must pay for breach of contract. It was indeed a surprise how Bruce was able to pull that off in such a short time.
Obviously, the design had already been made and waiting for such special orders.
Hailey's jaws dropped as she gaped at her friend and the gift. “Mira, what are you still waiting for? This guy obviously loves you. Why won't you say yes to him.”
“Hmph.” Hailey scoffed before she continued. “I wish I had someone like this coming after me, I won't hesitate to let him in.”
“Well, I'm a married woman. And how are we so sure that the gifts came from Tyler.”
“Isn't it obvious? And stop telling me that you're married. That thing is not marriage.” Hailey shut her friend up and instantly pulled out her phone and took pictures and videos of the gifts.
She sent them to Jane and also put a call across to her. Unfortunately, Jane didn't pick the call.
Although she saw her friend's message, she didn't reply because she knew it was Liam and not Tyler who bought gifts.
But how did Liam suddenly get so rich? Or has he always been rich and was pretending to be poor?
After calling Jane a few times, Hailey left her a message to call back. She believed that she was probably busy with work.
Since Jane was a marketer in the bank, sometimes she goes home late because she had to take her time to convince rich customers to put their money in her bank.
“Come on girl, you have to call Tyler now. Tell him that you saw his gift and have accepted to be his girlfriend.”
“I won't do that.” Miranda replied, her tone serious.
Her intention was to return the gifts.
“In fact, I need to return these to him if they were truly from him.”
“You won't do such a stupid thing.”
Hailey glared at her, she was angry and disappointed at Miranda. She shook her head and let out a dry chuckle before saying to her friend.
“At this point, I'd say that you're being silly and childish. How could you want to throw away a rare gem because of that abomination of a husband.”
“Wow! Hailey. Abomination of a husband. The last time I checked, you have none of your own.”
While Hailey was busy throwing shades at Liam and badmouthing him before Miranda, she didn't notice when Liam walked into the diner.
Hailey rolled her eyes and turned to give him a disgusting look. “Isn't it obvious? I'd advise that you set my friend free so she can see people who truly matter. People who have money to spend on her.”
She directed her gaze to the gifts on the table and continued. “I'm sure that in your lifetime, you won't be able to afford any of these.”
Hailey took her bag and hissed before leaving the place. She was still wondering what Miranda saw in Liam that she was still sticking by him.
With a forced smile, Miranda stood from her seat and said to her husband. “Sorry about Hailey, you shouldn't listen to anything she says.”
“Why are you still keeping her as a friend? It's obvious that she wants to tear your home apart. Hailey and Jane are not your friends and don't want the best for you even though they claim so.”
Miranda furrowed her brows. “They're the only friends I have and I can't chase them away just like that.”
“Even though they keep insulting and demeaning your husband even in your face.” Liam retorted but his wife said nothing.
She was about to clear the gift when Liam's eyes fell on them and he asked. “I can see that you got some gifts.”
Miranda nodded at him and began to scratch her head before speaking cautiously. “I uh…I think they came from Tyler. Don't worry, I'll return them.”
“Hmph.” Liam let out a chuckle before replying. “You don't have to return them because I'm sure they didn't come from that bastard.”
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
After going through the files of all the senior executives in Aura cosmetics, Liam picked one person as the CEO. He had known Mr. Theophilus when he was working as a manager.Theophilus was an honorable and upright man so the position was best for him.The man was the only person who felt bad about his accident and his unfortunate removal as the manager without another compensation. Theophilus did his best and interceded on his behalf but no one listened to him. Knowing the great efforts the man had been putting into the growth of the company, Liam thought that he was the best person for that position. Moreover, he was very experienced. After handing over the position to the man and giving him all the necessary instructions, Liam turned to Sean with a smile on his face.“Come on, let's go and celebrate.”Without another word, Liam made his way to the elevator. He didn't want to introduce himself yet as the new owner of Aura cosmetics. Mr. Theophilus, on the other hand, would have t
Jane approached them from the door and made her way to meet with Hailey. She was already aware of who Liam was and wouldn't want her friend to fall victim. Unfortunately, Hailey had already gotten her own share of Liam's payback.Grabbing her friend by the wrist, Jane dragged her up to take her away. Her eyes also met with Liam and he gave her a stern look.It was a warning look and she understood what it meant. Liam had just gotten Jane sacked in the bank where she worked. He threatened her against revealing his identity to anyone or he'll ruin her entire career.Looking away swiftly, Jane turned to her friend. “Come on, let's get away from here.”Turning around to face Jane, Hailey was stunned and confused. Her friend was acting rather strange. It was unlike Jane to see Liam and not throw shades at him."Jane? What's going on with you? Why haven't you been picking up your call? I was planning on coming to check up on you today. Unfortunately, I uh…” Hailey paused her words and turne
Patricia and her husband exchanged glances and said nothing afterwards. What could they possibly say?Liam had just confronted them and they only kept wondering where he got the nerve. Indeed, a lot of things were changing and Patricia thinks it's time to do something about it.She had instructed Liam to be sleeping in the sitting room. However, he was now inside Miranda's room.What if he defies her order?She turned to her husband, glanced briefly at him and stood up to go to the kitchen.Although she had lowered the intensity of the heat, her food was already burning.Patricia put off the fire, dished out some food for herself and her husband. The only one left on the pot was Miranda's portion.After she served the dishes on the dining table, she called out to her husband.“Come on, Eric. Let's have dinner.”While the old couple ate, Patricia looked out for Miranda to see if she'd come out but she didn't.After her meal, she decided to go and knock on the couple's door.“Miranda d
“I can't believe that you just said all that, Dad." Miranda voiced out in confrontation as she glared at her father, still shaking her head.“We both know that you've never done anything to stand up for me before. This isn't the first time they're treating me badly but you never get to do anything." Eric turned to stare at his daughter before replying.“You're my daughter and there's no way I'll let anyone treat you badly.”“It's just that you only listened to Liam and decided to go against your family. Why do you have to steal the contract that belonged to the family company?" With her mouth open Miranda gaped at her father and turned to look at Liam.Her father's words were nothing to write home about. How can such a man be her father when he doesn't even see that she was being treated unjustly by her own family. The family of her uncle.Eric's words sounded like he was supporting his brother and the family. That was really unfair.“Are you really my Dad?” Miranda questioned when
"Don't listen to them. Now that I'm here, they can't do anything to you anymore.” Liam assured her while tucking some of hair behind her ears.As the couple stood there conversing, they pretended not to notice the people glaring at them.Piper, Allison and their parents were visibly fuming at that moment.“Liam, are you deaf? I said you should get the hell out of this place." Lady Mary barked at him.“Yeah, you heard lady Mary. Leave this place immediately." Piper added.“Ofcourse, I'm leaving with my wife. Moreover, who wants to stay in such a place that only gives off negative energies." Liam left them dumbfounded with his response. He scrutinized everyone and turned to his wife.“Come on, Mira. Let's get out of here." With her left hand tucked into his arm, Liam led the way as they started towards the door.As the couple walked out of the place, Piper and her family were completely speechless.While they were headed to the door, they heard fast footsteps behind them. Before they
Miranda would be going to the Villa to see the Old Lady and he needed to be by her side, supporting her and preventing her from being bullied.Swiftly, he commanded the driver. “Take me out of here, immediately." Liam dialed Miranda's number and it kept ringing without being answered.At that moment, he believed that Miranda was already at the Villa.“Hurry up and drive me out of here." When Liam left the place, Neo was still lying on the ground. For a while, he remained at the place and could not move.Neo was still trying to comprehend what just happened.Liam beat him up like a child and he could not fight back.He couldn't even lay a hand on Liam throughout the fight. It was just like Liam was invincible.His thoughts kept drifting away in search of the solution to his current predicament. What was he going to do with Liam? And who was Liam, anyway? The man who just beat him up and walked away freely.He even has some men with him who looked like they were taking orders from h
Neo was no longer taking the kidnap seriously because he saw Liam. He believed that everything was a joke.With his hands on his waist, Neo stood face to face with Liam and began to laugh.“Wow, Liam. I'm really happy for you at your new job. You didn't tell me that you joined a circus." “Seriously, I must commend you on this new feat." Neo ran his eyes around all of them at the place. He returned his gaze back to Liam and continued to tease him.“This costume you got is really dope. It looks so different from the regular circus costumes." “Tell me Liam, what is the name of your group and what do you guys do?" Liam remained silent and only watched Neo continue to make a fool of himself.He then turned around and glanced at his guards before turning his face to meet with Neo's gaze.When he saw that no one was saying anything, he kept a serious expression and inquired.“So tell me, Liam. Why have you brought me here? Is there something you want from me.”"Yes, I want something from
Everyone in the car got ready for the action ahead. They were waiting for Neo's car to drive by.Neo, on the other hand, had no idea that he was being targeted.As usual, Neo got into his car and was about to start it. Unfortunately, he did not inspect the car before getting into it.Well, that has never crossed his mind before because he felt he had nothing to fear.As soon as he was about to start the car, he noticed that someone was in the back seat. The man was wearing all black clothes and also had a mask on.He pointed a gun at Neo and he was about to yell but was shut up.“If you shout and draw attention here, I'll blow your brains off. Think about it before making your next decision." The man threatened him in a very serious voice and Neo saw that he meant business.He was so in trouble. Who could have sent someone after him?As Neo's thought about the situation, he could not place his hands on anyone who he had offended.Carefully, he tried to reach for his phone while askin
For a moment, Liam said nothing. He was thinking about what his wife just said.It was a ploy and he was sure of that. They might try to get her to transfer the project funds to them.Moreover, she was only one person and they were more than one.What if they convince her and were able to change her mind.Liam was the only one standing by Miranda's side. Even her parents could not do anything for her.They were like Lady Mary's puppets, doing what she told them to do.Liam reached out and took Miranda's hand, locking their hands.“Don't worry, they won't be able to do anything to you. No matter how hard they try, they'll never succeed." Liam assured her and she nodded her head.She was grateful for having someone like Liam in her life.“Just let me know when you'll be going over to the Villa.”"I will.”Miranda's intention was to go over later in the evening.After they were done at the place, everyone dispersed except the couple.Liam had spoken with Bruce the previous night and he h
If Lady Mary does pick Miranda's call, they'd be busted. Miranda would find out about their lies.The Old Lady was never sick. The sisters had to make the story up at that time.They wanted to get Miranda to come over to the Westons' Villa.If she comes, it would be easier for them to convince her to hand over the project to Top Notch.When the phone rang many times and no one picked, Miranda stopped calling and glared at her cousins before commenting.“She didn't pick the call, I might go and see her later." Miranda was left with no other choice but to agree to go and see Lady Mary.Piper and Allison sighed in relief when they heard the words.“You two can go now, I don't have any business with you anymore.”Although the girls were angry at Miranda's insolence, they were able to pull themselves together and made their way to the car.They kept cursing her in their minds and wished that those guards didn't show up.Piper and Allison would have pounced on her with the anger that was i
“Alright, we'll talk soon." Liam replied back at him and patted his back.“You can go now." While Sean drove off, Liam went back to join the others. They took time going through each of the buildings that it was almost lunch time and they were not yet done.Liam went closer and whispered to Miranda. “It's almost lunch time, let me go and get something for us to eat.”"Why don't you wait so we can go together?” Miranda suggested but Liam insisted.“Don't worry, I'll be back before you know it. I'll also buy something for everyone so don't worry about them.”Liam began to walk out of the place but Miranda called him back. She opened her bag and took out some money.“Here, buy lunch with this. I'm sure you don't have enough money to buy for everyone, so use this." Liam stared at her for a while and shook his head. “You don't have to worry about the money. It's just lunch for a few people's mouth and I can afford it." When Miranda tried to insist, Liam told her not to worry and began t