All Chapters of RISE OF THE SCORNFUL CRYPTO LORD: Chapter 91
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91: CONFRONTATION 2
Liam's POVI grabbed the files from the chair then waved them casually at my father while trying to keep my facial expression neutral even though my heart was pounding. "Just going through some business documents that need reviewing before tomorrow. Nothing important."My father's eyes lingered on the papers for a moment longer than felt comfortable before he nodded slowly. "I didn't know you brought work to the hospital with you.""I had to grab them from my place when I was getting here." The lie came out smoothly but my hands wanted to shake so I gripped the files tighter. "Figured I'd use the downtime to catch up since I've been behind for weeks.""Makes sense I suppose." My father walked further into the waiting room then sat down in the chair I'd vacated. "Though I was hoping we could talk for a bit since Elijah mentioned you had something on your mind."I shot Elijah a look but he just shrugged apologetically while gathering his own things. "Actually I need to make some calls d
92: DOES HE KNOW?
Liam's POVMy father stood there in the doorway looking at me with concern on his face while I tried to control my breathing so he wouldn't notice how panicked I felt. My hands were still shaking from shoving those files back into the drawer so I shoved them into my pockets where he couldn't see them."Everything alright?" he asked while setting his hospital bag down on the floor near the entrance.I nodded but the movement felt too quick like I was trying too hard to seem casual. "Yeah everything's fine. I was just checking to make sure I didn't forget anything when I grabbed your stuff earlier.""Did you find what you were looking for?"I didn't reply for a moment as my brain scrambled to figure out if he meant it innocently or if he knew I'd been going through his private things. His glare didn't give anything away. Just patient curiosity waiting for my answer."I returned everything I took here. I wasn't taking anything." I said while moving toward the hallway that led to the fron
93: EVIDENCES
Liam's POVSarah gestured toward the menu on the table between us while settling into her chair like she had all the time in the world. "You should order something. Coffee at least. This might take a while to explain.""I'm not in the mood for coffee." My patience was already thin after the phone call with my father. "Just tell me what you wanted to show me."She studied my face for a moment then nodded slowly like she understood I wasn't here for small talk. "Alright. But some of this is going to be hard to hear so I need you to listen to everything before you react.""I'm listening."Sarah pulled the folder closer but didn't open it yet. "When you and I were still in college there was something happening that you didn't know about. Something involving that textbook I gave you a few months ago.""Okay?”She took a breath. "Mr. Edwards knew about those seed phrases. He was the one who took the book away from you back then. It wasn't stolen like you thought."My brain stuttered trying t
94: THE UN(EXPECTED) ATTACK
Liam's POVI stood there holding the folder while my brain kept trying to reject what Sarah had just told me about my father being responsible for the orphanage fire. "That's not possible. It can't be possible.""Why not?" Sarah asked while watching me carefully."Because I didn't even meet my adopted father until I was seven years old." The words came out defensive. "The fire happened when I was two. How could he have arranged it when he didn't even know me yet?""That's exactly what Mr. Edwards found out during his research." Sarah pulled out another document from a separate folder she'd been keeping in her bag. "Your father knew about you long before he officially adopted you. He'd been tracking your movements through the system for years. Waiting for the right time to bring you into his life.""That doesn't make sense.""It makes perfect sense if you understand why he wanted you in the first place." She set the document on the table between us. "But you're not ready to hear that p
95: THE INTERROGATION
Liam's POVSarah stood there in the darkness, looking at me like she'd expected to find me here staring at her house surrounded by police tape. "You need to stop pressuring your father about anything. Just watch him for now without letting him know you're watching.""You're alive." The words came out stupid but my brain was still trying to catch up to the fact that she was standing in front of me when I'd been sure she was dead inside that house."Obviously." She glanced toward the crime scene then back at me. "Those bodies aren't mine. They're the people who came for me. The hitmen I warned you about earlier.""You killed them?""I defended myself." She said. "They broke into my house planning to eliminate me before I could tell you anything else about your father. I was ready for them."It seemed as if I lost the art of breathing. "How did you know they were coming?""Because I've been watching the same people you should be watching." Sarah moved closer. "Your father, Charles, and t
96: THE TRUTH
Liam's POVWhen Nathan asked that question, I couldn't help but stay silent for a couple of seconds…Then I tried to figure out how to respond without breaking character.He thought I was part of the Ndrangheta which meant I needed to keep playing that role even though his question had caught me off guard."You think we tell Charles everything?" I asked through the voice modulator while keeping my tone cold. "Not only the Rossi family has spies within their system. The Ndrangheta does too. We don't share information with people who might use it against us later."Nathan's eyes went wide with understanding or maybe just more fear. "I didn't mean to suggest anything. I just thought—""You thought wrong." I stepped back into the dark. "Charles works with us when it benefits us. Not the other way around. Remember that if you want to stay alive.""Please just let me go." Nathan was crying again with tears and snot running down his face. "I won't tell anyone about this. I'll disappear. Move
97: DON'T PUT THE BLAME ON ME
Liam's POVClaire's words stayed within me for a while as I tried to process what she'd just said about her family being involved in her father's death."Why would they kill him? What would they gain from that?""Control of the company, access to his assets, and freedom from his oversight." She stood up then walked to the window looking out at the city below. "My father was careful about how money moved through Harrington Tech. He audited everything and questioned irregular transactions. My mother hated that because it limited what she could take.""But killing him seems extreme.""Does it?" Claire turned to face me. "You've seen what people in this world do for money. How they justify murder as necessary. My father was worth more dead than alive to certain people.""Do you have proof?""Not yet. But I've been looking into things since his death." She came back to sit on the bed. "There are inconsistencies in the timeline. Questions about who was with him that day. Financial transfers
98: THE STORY THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
Liam's POVClaire's voice echoed from somewhere far away calling my name over and over until it became louder and more urgent.I woke up gasping for air while my chest heaved like I'd been drowning…The bedroom came into focus slowly…The familiar walls…The morning light coming through the windows and Claire leaning over me with worry written across her face."Are you okay?" she asked while placing her hand on my shoulder. "You were having a nightmare and you kept saying Nathan's name."My heart was still pounding from the dream that had felt too real…The police at the door, the accusations, and Nathan's death…All of it so vivid I could still feel the fear coursing through my veins."I'm alright." The words came out breathless. "Just a bad dream.""Are you sure? You looked terrified." Claire's hand moved to my face. "Do you want to talk about it?""No. It was just stress from everything that's been happening." I didn't want her more worried than she already was about all the things
99: TIME AND TIMES AGAIN
Liam's POVMy father stood there in front of Bellevue Square with his hands in his pockets looking at the building like he could see through it to what used to be underneath."The orphanage was called St. Catherine's. Small place. Maybe thirty kids at any given time. You were brought there when you were just a few months old.""What happened the night of the fire?" I asked while keeping my voice steady even though my heart was beating fast."Gas leak according to the official report. Started in the basement then spread through the building faster than anyone expected." His voice was matter of fact like he was reciting something he'd memorized. "Six people died. Four staff members and two children who couldn't get out in time."That didn't match what Sarah had told me. She'd said the fire was deliberately set. That someone had paid to have it done. That my father was involved. "You believe it was an accident?""I believe the official report is what the authorities decided happened base
100. PROBLEMS AND DOUBTS
🔞🔞🔞This chapter contains sexual contents, please, if you don't want to read, skip to the ending.Liam's POVI closed the door behind me while Claire stepped closer, her hands already reaching for my shirt as she pressed her body against mine, her lips finding my neck in a way that made my pulse quicken immediately.We had not done this in what felt like forever because of everything piling up, yet right now all that mattered was her touch pulling me back to something real, something that grounded me when the world kept spinning out of control.She whispered my name softly into my ear before kissing me again, her tongue slipping past my lips while her fingers worked the buttons on my shirt open one by one, each movement deliberate yet urgent as if she had been waiting for this moment just as much as I had.I wrapped my arms around her waist to pull her even closer, feeling the warmth of her skin through the thin fabric of her lingerie which barely covered anything, but that only ma