Liam's POVI looked at myself in the mirror. The black suit I was wearing felt strange, like it didn’t belong to me. I usually wore old jeans and t-shirts.“You actually look like a billionaire tonight, Liam,” Sarah said, breaking my thoughts.I turned around. She was wearing a dark green dress that showed off her figure. It was different from her usual practical clothes. The small earpiece in her ear was the only thing that looked normal for her.“You don’t like it?” I asked, trying to sound relaxed.“Don’t like it? No. You look good,” she said, studying my face. “But don’t think this act is fooling anyone. We both know what tonight really is.”She was right. This wasn’t just a fancy party. It was a show, a game of lies and hidden threats.“It’s just one more step, Sarah. One step closer to bringing them down,” I said.“Be careful, Liam. Dancing with snakes never ends well. Especially when the snake is Blackwood,” she warned.My jaw tightened. “I know what I’m doing.” But deep down,

Liam's POVI stood still by the window, holding the phone tightly to my ear. My mom’s words—“It’s about your father”—kept repeating in my head. I felt cold all over.“Mom, what is it? What’s wrong? Tell me!” I said, my voice shaking. Outside, the city lights looked blurry, just like how I felt inside.She was quiet for a moment. The call had strange sounds, like static, and it felt like someone else might be listening. “Liam… I… It’s hard to explain,” she finally said, her voice soft and shaky.I held the phone tighter. “Mom, please. Just say it. Is Dad okay? What’s going on?”She paused again. Then, in a whisper so quiet it gave me chills, she said, “Tobias is back.”Tobias. I had never heard that name before. But it sounded serious and scary.“Mom, who is Tobias?” I asked quickly. “Is he part of this? Is he connected to Dad? What does this mean?”She didn’t answer right away. The silence made me feel like I couldn’t breathe. The strange sounds on the call grew louder.At last, she s

Liam's POVI pulled up at the parking lot just outside Hans' office so aggressively and earned myself a couple of raised eyebrows from the people around.My head kept replaying all that had happened that morning, and the more I thought about the whole situation, the more restless I felt. Even though I tried to keep my feelings at bay and approach Hans as calmly as possible, Tobias' cold and calculating eyes, his smirk and his calm nature kept getting on my nerves for obvious reasons.“How may I help you, sir?” A receptionist asked.I focused my attention on her, for once getting out of my thoughts. I strolled into the building and straight at the first desk I saw the entrance.“I have an appointment with Hans Hoffman,” I replied while holding out my identity card to the receptionist.“Oh, Mr Carter.” The lady smiled. “You look even younger in person. Perhaps even more handsome.” She winked.I didn't even react to her words. I already had enough on my plate and flirting with a recepti

Liam's POVFor the past half an hour I sat still, listening to my mom's story with our drinks forgotten on the table in front of us. Her story was quite the wild one and I admit, confusing and complicated as well. According to her account, she had met My father while she was a secretary, his secretary at Carter Enterprises. He was quite the womanizer too but when he met her, something in him clicked into place and it didn't take long before they realized they loved each other.With my father being from an aristocratic family, it was required of him as the eldest to marry and produce an heir to carry on the family name, business and legacy and my father chose my mom as the woman he loved but there were complications.For her safety, he refused to introduce her to his people and in secret, they got married away from his family and society's problems.His younger brother Tobias always suspected that he had a relationship with his secretary but it was no secret that Tobias wanted Carter

  Ryan's POV “What do you mean?!” I screamed at the men before me. The men shifted uncomfortably and even looked away except Zane who I was addressing. “Like I said, he just seemed to vanish,” Zane repeated. “We could've told where he went to.” I was burning with rage and this is just how I've been for days now, at least ever since my father saw the need to recruit Silas Scratch! “How possible is it to lose a full-grown man in broad daylight?!” I asked angrily. “You had one job! Your job was to closely follow this Scratch guy, and know what he's up to! I need to know what he's planning with father!” “Easier said than done,” Cole muttered under his breath. “Excuse me?” I asked with narrowed eyes. “Did you say something, Cole?