My Dad is the CEO who wants me Dead
For five years, Liam lived as a nobody.
A quiet janitor at Elysian Tower, he kept his head down, pushed his mop, and made sure no one ever noticed him.
Until he witnessed his boss being murdered And the killer was the last man Liam ever wanted to see again.
Julian Croft.
The new CEO of Elysian Tower.
The man who adopted Liam as a child, raised him, and later abandoned him like he was worthless.
Now Julian is hunting Liam for one reason: a secret code Liam created years ago—one powerful enough to make Julian the richest man alive.
But Julian isn’t the only secret Liam is about to uncover…… His ex-girlfriend, who supposedly died five years ago, is alive.
His only friend was a spy sent to betray him and his father has been manipulating him from the shadows all along.
Everyone thinks Liam is weak, everyone thinks he’s just a janitor. they’re about to learn the truth.
Because Liam isn’t hiding anymore and this time, he’s not running.
He’s coming for everything Julian Croft stole from him.
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Chapter: InterrogationThe interrogation room was small and gray.Liam sat at a metal table, his hands cuffed in front of him. His whole body ached. His mind was still spinning from everything that had happened.Julian was dead.His father was dead.The door opened and a detective walked in. Middle-aged. Tired eyes. A coffee cup in his hand."I'm Detective Sarah Cole," she said, sitting down across from him. "I've been assigned to your case."Liam didn't respond. He just stared at the table."You're in a lot of trouble, Mr. Voss." She opened a folder. "Murder. Corporate espionage. The list goes on.""I didn't kill anyone," Liam said quietly."That's not what the evidence says." She pulled out photos. Mike's body. Marcus's body. "Two men are dead. And you were at both scenes.""I was trying to stop it.""Stop what?"Liam looked up at her. "Julian Croft. He killed Mike. He killed Marcus. He was trying to kill me.""And yet he's the one who's dead." Detective Cole leaned back. "Convenient.""He shot himself."
Last Updated: 2026-09-25
Chapter: DeadThree days passed.No word from Marcus. No word from anyone. Just silence.Liam was going crazy. He paced the basement like a caged animal, checking his phone every few minutes."He said he'd come through," Maya said. "Give him time.""We don't have time." Liam stopped pacing and looked at her. "Every day we wait, Julian gets stronger. He's out there right now, building his case, turning more people against us.""Marcus knows what he's doing. He's been working for Julian for years. If anyone can get us what we need, it's him."Liam wanted to believe her. He really did.But something felt wrong. A nagging feeling in his gut that he couldn't shake.---On the fourth night, Marcus called."I've got it," he said. "Everything. The financial records. The orders he gave me. The proof that he killed Mike."Liam's heart jumped. "Where are you?""Old factory on the north side. Come alone.""Why alone?""Because I don't trust your friends. And I don't want any surprises."Liam paused. "Okay. I'm
Last Updated: 2026-09-23
Chapter: Accused of murderThe website crashed within ten minutes.Too many people trying to access it at once. Maya was already working on a backup server, her fingers flying across the keyboard."Keep it up," Liam said. "We need this to spread.""It's spreading." Elena was watching the news on her phone. "It's everywhere. Social media, news sites, everything."Liam looked at the screen. His heart was pounding. This was it. The moment everything changed.The headline on every channel was the same.ELYSIAN TECH CEO JULIAN CROFT ACCUSED OF MURDER, FRAUD, AND CORPORATE ESPIONAGE"Look at this." Maya pointed at her laptop. "It's trending worldwide. People are demanding answers."Liam watched the numbers climb. Thousands of shares. Tens of thousands. Hundreds of thousands."We did it," he said quietly. "We actually did it."But then his phone rang.He looked at the screen. Unknown number. He almost didn't answer. But something told him he should."Hello?""You think this changes anything?" Julian's voice was calm.
Last Updated: 2026-09-22
Chapter: Huge riskJulian's face twisted with rage.For a moment, nobody moved. Then Julian threw the laptop against the wall. It shattered into pieces."Find him," Julian snarled at his men. "Find him and bring him to me. Alive."The armed men surged forward. Liam grabbed Maya's hand and ran.They bolted toward the back of the warehouse, Elena already waiting by the service door. She'd been hiding in the shadows the whole time."Go, go, go!" Elena shouted.They burst through the door and into the maintenance tunnel. Liam could hear footsteps behind them. Shouting. Gunfire."This way!" Liam pulled Maya through the narrow passage. The tunnel was dark and damp, the walls covered in rust and grime."How far does this go?" Maya gasped."About two blocks. Then we're out."They ran faster. The footsteps were getting closer. Bullets ricocheted off the walls around them.Liam shoved Maya forward. "Don't stop!"They burst out of the tunnel and into the open street. A car was waiting for them. Elena's backup vehi
Last Updated: 2026-09-05
Chapter: He’s goneThe next morning, Liam woke up to chaos. Elena was screaming. Maya was shouting. And Dr. Kane was gone. "What happened?" Liam jumped up from the cot he'd been sleeping on. "He's gone!" Elena pointed at the empty workstation. "Dr. Kane. He's not here. And the files are missing." Liam's blood ran cold. He ran over to the computer. The files were still there. But the USB drive with the original code was gone. "He took it," Liam said. "He took the code." Maya was already at the door. "I'll go after him—" "No." Liam grabbed her arm. "It's too late. He's already gone." "We have to find him—" "He's going to Julian." Liam's voice was flat. "He was always going to go to Julian. I was just too stupid to see it." Elena walked over to him. "Liam. This isn't your fault." "Yes it is." He pulled away from her. "I trusted him. Even after everything he did. I trusted him." "We all trusted him," Maya said. "We didn't have a choice." Liam shook his head. "We always have a choice. And I chose
Last Updated: 2026-09-03
Chapter: NightmareThe abandoned research facility was a nightmare.Broken windows, collapsed ceilings, and the smell of mold everywhere. Equipment that hadn't been touched in decades. Dust so thick it looked like snow.But it had power. And it had privacy.Liam stood in the center of what used to be a state-of-the-art laboratory. Dr. Kane was already at work, cleaning off old counters and checking the equipment."This place is a dump," Maya said, pulling her jacket tighter."It's perfect." Dr. Kane didn't look up from his work. "Nobody will find us here."Elena was checking the perimeter. She'd been on edge since the cemetery. Always looking over her shoulder. Always expecting an attack.Liam walked over to Dr. Kane. "How long until you can start?""Already started." Dr. Kane pointed at an old computer. "I've got power. I've got the files. I just need to recalibrate the equipment.""Recalibrate?""Your mother's research was cutting-edge. Some of the tools she used don't exist anymore. I have to adapt."
Last Updated: 2026-09-03
Chapter: Let’s do thisThe interior of the Archive of the First Horizons did not smell of dust, old parchment, or the stale, recycled air of closed containment units. It smelled of living cedar, crisp mountain rain, and the faint, sweet ozone of active mana streams.As Lucian Vance stepped through the grand, arching doorway carved from translucent mother-of-pearl stone, his boots made a soft, hollow echo against a floor inlaid with glowing silver veins that mapped the constellations of an unrecorded galaxy.Archivist Vesper led them down a wide, sunlit gallery where soaring vaulted ceilings opened directly to the violet-and-gold nebula outside, allowing soft starlight to wash over endless rows of crystalline pedestals and floating parchment scrolls.Maya was practically vibrating with excitement, her brass reticles whirring so fast they hummed as she stared at the glowing repositories lining the walls."These aren't data drives," Maya whispered in religious awe, trailing her fingertips lightly over the edge
Last Updated: 2026-10-13
Chapter: TransitionThe transition from the upper atmosphere of their home world into the deep, unmapped ocean of the void was so smooth that it felt less like launching a starcraft and more like stepping across a threshold into a grand, quiet library.Aboard the skimmer, the ambient lighting shifted from the harsh diagnostic blues of standard military vessels to a warm, ambient amber that matched the pulsing navigational thread of Kaelen’s sea-glass disk. The engines produced nothing more than a low, rhythmic thrum—the heartbeat of an ancient mana-current carrying them forward without the violent stress of hyper-drive compression.Maya sat at her console, her brass reticles spinning in a steady, hypnotic dance as she watched the data streams cascade across her slate."It's incredible," Maya murmured, her eyes wide with academic wonder as she dipped her quill to mark a fresh entry in her leather journal. "The root-line isn't just guiding our trajectory; it's actively shielding the hull from micro-debris
Last Updated: 2026-10-12
Chapter: First fingersThe first fingers of dawn stretched across the southern coastline, turning the bioluminescent azure of the fjords into a soft, pearl-gray expanse. Above the sheltered cove, the sky shifted from deep indigo to a pale, luminous rose, heralding a morning untethered from old constraints or mechanical duties.Aboard the provisional camp, the equipment had already been stowed with practiced efficiency.Maya secured her final specimen vial into its padded leather slot, her brass reticles clicking with a steady, anticipatory rhythm. She patted the leather-bound journal resting safely in her satchel, her eyes bright with the thrill of unmapped horizons."All botanical and mineral samples secured," Maya announced, stepping up onto the skimmer's rear deck. "Navigation buffers are synched with Kaelen's sea-glass disk. The root-node resonance is stable."Elena stood near the bow of the skimmer, her sapphire lance secured across her back. She was running a routine diagnostic check on the propulsion
Last Updated: 2026-10-11
Chapter: LineageThe crackle of the driftwood fire sounded sharper against the quiet backdrop of the southern cove. Sparks lifted into the cool night air, swirling upward before dissolving into the bioluminescent haze that drifted off the glowing turquoise surf.Kaelen sat cross-legged on a woven reed mat that had somehow been stowed aboard the timber skiff, sharing a wooden cup of warm spiced water that Maya had eagerly offered him. The old keeper’s silver-braided hair caught the amber light of the flames, casting long, dancing shadows across his weathered features."Pre-architect lineages," Maya murmured, her quill hovering eagerly over her parchment ledger as she stared at Kaelen with wide, fascinated eyes. "You mean there were communities that survived the Great Lock without being assimilated into the System's administrative tiers?""Not communities, child," Kaelen corrected softly, taking a slow sip from the cup. "Echoes. When the First Architect erected his perimeter fences and branded every sta
Last Updated: 2026-10-10
Chapter: LucianThe bioluminescent glow of the fjords washed over the white sand beach in rhythmic, turquoise pulses, turning the midnight shadows into shifting patterns of living light. Above, the unmapped constellations of the outer rim hung like scattered diamonds against a velvet-black sky, completely free of the grid-lines and administrative tracking markers that had once choked the cosmos.Aboard the provisional camp set up near the skimmer, the atmosphere was quiet, save for the gentle crack of a small driftwood fire and the soft wash of the glowing surf.Maya sat cross-legged near the warmth of the flames, carefully applying a fresh coat of beeswax to the leather binding of her journey ledger to protect it from the coastal salt air. Her brass reticles clicked softly, ticking in a steady, comforting rhythm."I finished mapping the tidal shelf," Maya said softly, breaking the easy silence. She looked across the fire toward Lucian and Elena, who were seated side by side on a smooth drift-log nea
Last Updated: 2026-10-07
Chapter: Tide poolThe afternoon sun dipped lower toward the horizon, casting long, amber-gold shadows across the white sands of the secluded cove and painting the towering basalt cliffs of the bioluminescent fjords in deep shades of violet and slate.Down by the shore, the rhythmic crashing of the turquoise waves provided a steady, hypnotic bassline to the gentle chorus of coastal winds whistling through the cliffside fissures.Maya sat cross-legged near a shallow tide pool, her brass reticles whirring softly as she carefully extracted a small, star-shaped crystal shell from the glowing moss. Her ledger lay open on her knees, the pages covered in meticulous ink sketches of bioluminescent flora and complex tidal drift calculations."The phosphorus density in these coastal waters is incredible," Maya murmured happily to herself, dipping her quill into her inkwell. "If this ecosystem were subjected to standard System compression or administrative tier scaling, the adaptive luminescence would have collapse
Last Updated: 2026-10-06
