All Chapters of Rise to Power:
The Miraculous Liam Regan.: Chapter 221
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Chapter 221
"No," Marcus said, and his voice was flat and final, stripped of everything except cold determination. "I will not slow down."His foot pressed harder on the accelerator.The car surged forward with even greater speed, the engine screaming now, the vehicle eating up the road with a velocity that had moved past dangerous and into something else entirely, something that existed in the territory where accidents stop being accidents and become inevitable conclusions.Nathaniel's hands shot out to brace against the dashboard, his fingers finding purchase and gripping with enough force that his knuckles went white, his entire body locked into the instinctive posture of someone trying to create stability in a situation that has become fundamentally unstable."Marcus!" he shouted, and now there was genuine fear in his voice, not the controlled concern of a father trying to manage a reckless child but the raw, unfiltered alarm of a man who understands that he is in immediate physical danger an
Last Updated : 2026-07-08
Chapter 222
He squeezed through.The water outside was dark and cold and disorienting, the current pulling at him immediately, trying to drag him downstream, but Marcus knew how to swim, had always been a strong swimmer, and he kicked hard toward the surface.He broke through into air and gasped, his lungs pulling in oxygen with desperate, painful gulps, and then he oriented himself and began swimming toward the nearest bank.He did not look back at the car.He did not allow himself to think about whether his father was still inside it, whether he was conscious, whether he was drowning in the dark water that was filling every space and pulling the vehicle down toward the bottom.He swam.When he reached the bank he pulled himself up onto the concrete embankment and lay there for a moment, his chest heaving, his body shaking from cold and adrenaline and the massive physical effort of what he had just done.And then he thought, with sudden, sharp clarity: if he called for help now, if he started sh
Last Updated : 2026-07-08
Chapter 223
The words hung in the air between them for a moment, suspended in the sterile brightness of the hospital room, and Marcus stared at the two women, his mind working to process what his mother had just said while his body remained still beneath the blankets, every muscle locked in the particular tension of someone who is trying very hard to appear calm while their internal state is anything but.His mother leaned forward slightly in her chair, her hand reaching out as though she might touch his arm but stopping just short of actual contact, hovering in the space between comfort and hesitation."You need to rest," she said, and her voice was quiet and strained, carrying the weight of someone who has been awake far too long and has spent most of that time in a state of sustained distress. "You need to relax, Marcus. The doctor was very clear about this. You have been through something terrible and your body needs time to recover. Do not push yourself. Do not try to move or talk too much.
Last Updated : 2026-07-09
Chapter 224
The words settled into the room like stones dropping into still water, and for a single, suspended moment Marcus allowed himself to simply absorb them, to let the reality of what Penelope had just said wash over him completely.We lost him.His father was dead, the plan had worked.And in that brief second, before he had to respond, before he had to perform the appropriate reaction for the two grieving women standing in his hospital room, Marcus felt something move through him that he could not fully name. It was not joy, exactly, though there were elements of joy in it. It was not relief, though relief was certainly present. It was something deeper and more complex than either of those things, something that lived in the space where certainty meets accomplishment, where fear transforms into vindication.He had done it.Against every obstacle, against the detective's failure and Liam's unexpected release and his father's survival instincts, against all of it, he had succeeded. His fat
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Chapter 225
The silence that followed Marcus's words was thick and suffocating, the kind of silence that happens when something has been said that cannot be unsaid, when an accusation has been made that will sit in the room and poison the air regardless of whether it is true.Penelope stood frozen near the foot of the bed, her body rigid, her face cycling through expressions too quickly for any of them to fully settle. Shock. Confusion. Hurt. And underneath all of it, something else, something that looked like the beginning of anger but had not yet found its shape.She opened her mouth as though to respond, then closed it again without speaking.Marcus had pushed her away.Her brother, lying in a hospital bed with broken ribs and a fractured jaw, had just told her that their father's death was her fault, that the choices she had made and the man she had chosen to associate with had set in motion a chain of events that had ended with their father dead in a river, and now he could not even look at
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Chapter 226
Penelope's voice had taken on a different quality now.It was no longer the soft, hesitant tone of someone trying to navigate grief while avoiding conflict. It was sharper, more focused, the voice of someone who has identified an inconsistency and is not willing to let it pass without explanation. She stood at the foot of Marcus's hospital bed, her arms no longer crossed but hanging at her sides, her posture straightening as though she was physically bracing herself for whatever answer was about to come."I did not tell Father where I was going," she repeated, and this time the words came out slower, more deliberate, as though she was speaking them not just to Marcus and her mother but to herself, testing them, confirming them, making sure they were accurate before she committed to the logic that followed. "Yes, I told him I was meeting with Liam. He was aware of that. But I did not give him a location. I did not tell him which café, which neighborhood, which part of the city. Nothing
Last Updated : 2026-07-12
Chapter 227
The medical team moved with practiced efficiency, their movements coordinated in the way that comes from years of responding to emergencies together, each person knowing their role without needing to be told. Two nurses flanked Marcus's bed while the doctor positioned himself at the head, his hands already reaching for Marcus's wrist to check his pulse, his eyes scanning the monitors that were still displaying vital signs, looking for any indication of what had caused the sudden collapse."Marcus," the doctor said, his voice firm but calm, the tone of someone who is used to pulling people back from the edge of consciousness through sheer force of will and authority. "Marcus, can you hear me? Open your eyes if you can hear me."He placed his hand on Marcus's shoulder and shook gently, then more firmly when there was no immediate response.One of the nurses was already adjusting the IV line, checking the flow rate, ensuring that whatever medications Marcus was receiving were being deliv
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Chapter 228
The accusation hung in the air between them, heavy and unmoving, and for several long seconds Penelope simply stood in the hospital hallway staring at her mother, trying to reconcile the woman standing before her with the woman she had known her entire life.This was not the mother who had welcomed Liam into their home with genuine warmth.This was not the mother who had praised his humility, who had thanked him for saving her husband's life, who had spoken of him with a respect that had seemed, at the time, to carry real weight and sincerity.This was someone different. Someone who had been transformed by grief and fear into something harder, something more reactive, something that was choosing to direct all of its confusion and pain at the nearest available target rather than sit with the uncomfortable reality that perhaps the situation was more complicated than a simple narrative of outside threat and family loyalty.Penelope felt something shift inside herself, a resistance that h
Last Updated : 2026-07-16
Chapter 229
The silence on the other end of the line stretched for just a moment too long, and in that brief pause Penelope felt her chest tighten with the particular anxiety that comes from delivering bad news and waiting to see how it will be received, whether the person on the other end will respond with genuine sympathy or performative concern or something else entirely that will tell her more about who they really are than any carefully chosen words could.When Liam finally spoke, his voice had changed.The lightness, the subtle amusement that had been present in his initial greeting, had disappeared completely, replaced by something quieter and more serious, something that sounded like actual concern rather than the polite social response people often give when told about tragedy that does not directly affect them."There is nothing specific I wanted to say," Penelope said, and she could hear the strain in her own voice, the way the words were coming out slightly unsteady despite her effort
Last Updated : 2026-07-16
Chapter 230
The restaurant was quiet in the way that mid-morning establishments tend to be, the breakfast rush long finished and the lunch crowd not yet arrived, leaving only a handful of scattered patrons occupying tables near the windows where the natural light was best. The ambient noise was minimal, just the soft clink of dishes being cleared from the kitchen and the low murmur of a couple having a conversation three tables over, their words indistinct but their tone suggesting nothing more urgent than deciding what to order.Penelope had chosen this location deliberately.It was far enough from the hospital that there was no chance of running into family members or medical staff who might recognize her and ask questions about why she was meeting with people instead of staying by Marcus's bedside. It was neutral territory, a place where none of the parties involved had history or connections that might complicate the conversation. And most importantly, it was public enough to feel safe while
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