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A few days following the event, Liam is at the mayor’s ball with a drink in hand and Miranda hanging on to him.Everyone laughs at something the mayor said.‘’So, Charles, when will the grand opening of your museum be? Liam has been talking about it so much,’’‘’I’m not so sure yet. There was a minor setback.’’The mayor nods. ‘’Well, whenever it is, I which you all the success.’’‘’And it will never be successful. He is nothing but a foolish man with a foolish dream.’’All eyes turn to look at Artemis.‘’And why do you say this, Artemis?’’ The mayor asks, not having any idea of what has been taking place over the past couple of weeks.‘’He is just a graveling fool. He has no knowledge of this industry. So what if he found some island? The world doesn’t even know about it. He should be capitalizing on this, make a name for himself, but instead he is hiding in the shadow of Liam Tate. A foolish move if you ask me.’’Liam gives Artemis a hard look.‘’Actually, I am going to reveal every
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Liam flinches when the nurse does the last stitch.''There you go, Mr. Tate,'' the young girl says, applying a bandage on the wound. ''I am going to get you some medication to help with any pain.''Her hand remains on his shoulder, and she smiles at him.''The medication!'' Miranda snaps at her.The nurse jumps and hurries out.''Liam, don't you think you should opt out of this? It is getting a little too dangerous,'' Miranda tells him.''No, I can't let Charles down. He has a dream and I know it will be successful. Artemis is only doing this because he is afraid Charles will be more successful than him.''''Liam, you were shot. It could have been a lot worse.''''Your assistant is right. You are lucky you were only grazed in the arm. A little more to the left and God only knows what would have happened. You need me to take care of you and this injury. I'll be more than happy to be your personal nurse.''Miranda clears her throat. ''He doesn't need you. Just tell him how to take the d
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‘’Miranda, do you have anyone you want to send some invitation to?’’Miranda gives Liam a confused look. ‘’Invitation for what?’’‘’I want to throw a party to announce our engagement and we also have to set a date for our wedding.’’Miranda’s face goes bright red. She almost forgot that Liam had proposed to her.‘’I have only a few friends that I used to go to Uni with. We don’t talk that much since I graduated, to be honest.’’Liam nods.‘’I could message them; we could go to brunch, and I’ll break the news to them.’’‘’That sounds like a good idea.’’‘’Oh, and at work. I have a few friends there and I have made a friend at the hair salon. She is the one I have been spending so much of my afternoon with.’’‘’That sounds good.’’ Liam kisses the side of her head.***At the party, Liam walks by two girls who are gossiping about Miranda.‘’She is such a whore, and I know she is only with this man because of his money,’’ one said.‘’Mercedes told me everything, Marsha stole him from her,
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Liam is getting ready for the big, grand reopening of the Johnson Lux exhibition.‘’Are you sure we are invited to this place? I mean, after all that has been happening between you guys and this man.’’Liam kisses Miranda to assure her. ‘’Trust me, we have to go. This will be the best thing this town will ever experience.’’‘’Wow, I guess you are showing him your support, so he sees that there is no threat and both companies can thrive here.’’Liam nods. ‘’Something like that.’’After the two are ready, Liam stops by the new house Charles bought to pick him up, along with his parents.‘’Thank you,’’ Charles does a half bow to Liam.‘’You really don’t have to do that,’’ Liam tells him.‘’But you have done so much for me, I am forever grateful to you. I have to pay you back.’’‘’The only pay back I want is for you to remain true to yourself, take care of your family and continue to do your best,’’ Liam tells him.Liam sees him hiding his face and wiping his tears away.When they get to
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Liam is a little more than excited. After all, he defeated Artemis, the museum and jewelry store is almost complete, and he signed a sixty million deal to provide clean energy to a newly built community.‘’Annie, thank you for being such a wonderful partner in crime. I couldn’t think of a better assistant.’’ Liam smiles at the woman sitting across from him.‘’If you think we make a great team, you should see me and your mother. We were the dynamic duo.’’ Annie laughs.‘’Well, I glad it is you I am working with. Maybe if it was anyone else, things wouldn’t be so possible and easy.’’Annie smiles at him. ‘’I am glad we found you. Your mother wanted to sell this company. I am afraid if she did, then what her family built would have failed.’’Liam nods, talking about his mother. A woman he has never met is still a touchy subject.‘’Well, one more meeting and we can call it a successful day.’’ Annie says, trying to change the subject.The phone ring just as she said it and their last clien
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One of the security who came with Andrew moves forward as well, and so do two others. The crowd crane their necks to watch. They all are interested to see the outcome of it all. A lot of them are jealous in the heart and want to see the downfall of Liam so they can laugh.‘’When are they going to beat him up? I hate this man; I want to see him lose it all. Who does he think he is? Pretending to be the son of the Wellingtons,’’ one man says.‘’Yeah, this man was piss poor. All of a sudden, he is some hot shot. Andrew should let him pay for what he did to Artemis,’’ another agrees.Liam looks back at the crowd, knowing that these people don’t mean him any good. All they do is pretend to like him and ask for discounts and favors.Andrew points at Liam before he pulls out the gemstone and laugh. ‘’I will swallow this before handing it over to you.’’ He looks at the gemstone with greedy eyes and laughs.He then sneers at Liam. “Poor playing rich, you are still a poor man to me. If not for
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Liam waits behind a woman to make his purchase of a new Cartier watch for Miranda.''Next,'' the woman calls, pulling Liam's attention away from the watch.''Good day Mr. Tate.''''Hey, Lisa.'' Liam nods at her.The lady at the counter smiles at him and swipes his card. ‘’There you go, Mr. Tate.’’Liam turns around, but an old man blocks his way.‘’Excuse me,’’ Liam says, trying to move around him, but again the old man gets in the way.‘’Such a lovely thing you have there,’’ the old man points at the gemstone hanging from Liam’s neck.‘’Thanks, it is a rare gemstone a friend of mine discovered.’’‘’Do you mind if I take a closer look?’’ The man asks.Liam lifts the necklace from his chest between his index finger and thumb. The old man squints his eyes, then shakes his head.‘’Sorry, but I have such poor eyesight. I’m sure you won’t mind removing it so I can see it better and also get a feel of it.’’‘’Sorry, but I can’t do that. Like I said, this is a very rare gemstone, recently di
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Liam gets a call from Charles; he sounds frantic and is crying to Liam for help.Liam drives to where Charles said he is, moving in most of the antiques into the newly built museum.When he gets there, he sees an unmarked car and when inside; he sees a group of four men trying to intimidate Charles.Two of the men closes in on Charles and grabs his face before slapping him several times, then threw him on the ground and violently kicked him all over.One of the security guards who arrived with Liam fire two shots on the ground. Causing significant damage to the tile, but it got the men’s attention.Liam can see that Charles is frightened, and he never expects to be ambushed like this in his own place.Charles, with a battered face, tries to crawl over to Liam, but a man pulls him back to them.‘’Not so fast.’’‘’It’s you,’’ Liam leans his head to the side.‘’Yes, it is I. Clide,’’ the man smiles. ‘’I am guessing this is your protégé?’’ He then points to Charles.When they are about to