The Trillionaire Delivery Guy

Chapter 4

"Ten grand bucks! Oh my god, this guy would have to deliver a hundred million pizzas to make that much!"

"Forget delivering pizzas! He wouldn’t earn that even if he sold his blood or his organs!"

"All it takes is moving your tongue to get that kind of money! Where else can you find an easier way? What are you hesitating for, you broke loser?"

The people behind Kevin burst into exaggerated mocking laughter, like a pack of hyenas circling.

To them, Liam wasn’t even a person. Just a joke. A punching bag for their amusement.

The air around Liam turned frosty as he stared them down.

His eyes sharpened. Then, he let out a slow, humorless chuckle.

That chuckle made Kevin freeze immediately. 

For some unknown reasons, a prickle of unease down his spine.

Something about Liam today felt... different. 

He had always been mild and obedient, following every command from his sister Nina and their family.

And now he looked...threatening, as if he could tear Kevin’s throat open at any moment.

But Kevin shook his head to wave that thought away quickly. Nonsense! Losers always losers! What was he afraid of?!

To hide this strangely uneasy feeling, Kevin snarled to Liam, his voice sharper.

“What the fuck are you laughing at? Anything funny? Too happy to get a tip?”

“I said lick it! Or do you want us to help you taste it?"

Liam met Kevin’s glare, his eyes calm but deadly, like the stillness before a storm.

He finally spoke, his voice calm, almost lazy.

"Since money means everything to you..." he said with the ghost of a smirk, "How about this?"

“I give you a hundred grand. You lick the spit off the floor, and clean my shoes with your tongue. Deal?”

There was a second of silence. As Kevin slowly realize this is a hit back for the humiliation, his face turned angrily red.

“You—” His rage choked, "You asked for this!"

He snapped his fingers. A dozen beefy bodyguards stepped forward, cracking their knuckles.

Kevin’s voice rang out, spit flew as he barked orders. 

“Beat some sense into him!”

He flashed a vicious grin at Liam.

“You think you’re hot shit just ‘cause my sister wasted five years on you? You’re nothing but a leech, living off her scraps!”

The bodyguards closed in. 

They were big guys, but well-fed on privilege, muscles thick from gym memberships instead of real fights.

Liam didn’t even blink.

He’d been through worse. Much worse.His grandfather had thrown him into a hellish training camp, a place designed to break men.

Out of a thousand recruits, less than ten had made it out. Liam was one of them. He hadn’t just survived. He’d thrived.

And these pampered attack dogs?

They weren’t even a warm-up.

A voice suddenly cut through the tension.

“Stop it! Right now!”

All heads turned. It was stunning woman strode toward them. 

Her presence commanding attention. Her hair cascaded down her back, and even in her fury, there was an elegance to her movements

Kevin’s scowl vanished, replaced with something dangerously close to excitement. "Emily! What are you doing here?"

Emily Carter. She used to be a close friend of Nina’s.

The daughter of the once-powerful Carter family.

Even after Carter family's downfall, her beauty was still legendary, whispered about in high society circles.

She stepped in front of Liam, her eyes burning with disgust as she faced Kevin.

“You’re really doing this again? Throwing your weight around like a thug?”

“Liam’s job isn’t the problem here, Kevin. You are.”

Kevin’s jaw clenched. He had spent years trying to win Emily over. And now, here she was defending this fucking nobody?

"Emily, this guy’s a total loser," Kevin spat. "He dragged my sister down for five years!”

“And now he’s flaunting the divorce settlement she gave him like he earned it. I’m just putting him in his place.”

“So just step aside, Emily. Don’t embarrass me."

Emily stole a quick glance at Liam. He stood there, hands stuffed in his pockets, completely unbothered.

“I didn’t take a single cent of Nina’s money,” Liam said flatly, “Keep running your mouth, Kevin.”

One of Kevin’s lackeys snorted.

“Yeah, right! Millions in settlement money, and you didn’t take a cent? Who the hell are you trying to fool?”

Kevin smirked. “You heard him, Liam. Hand them over! The money, the house, the car. You don’t deserve any of it.”

“If it weren’t for you, my sister wouldn’t have been a laughingstock. Jake Johnson? That's who can marry her!”

Emily stepped forward, chin high. Her voice turned razor-sharp.

"That's enough, Kevin! Here is Titan Corp. Eyes everywhere! If you ruin Nina’s deal with them, she’ll never forgive you!"

Kevin hesitated.

Nina was the only person he feared. After all, his entire cushy lifestyle and everything he had, all came from her. He didn't dare to screw it up.

He clenched his fists, shooting Liam one last glare. 

“This isn’t over, Liam. You’ll pay for this.”

Then he spun on his heel and stormed off. His goons hesitated for a second before scurrying after him like well-trained mutts.

Emily turned to Liam, her expression softening a bit.

"You okay?"

Liam shrugged. "Thanks, but I had it under control."

Emily arched a skeptical eyebrow. "Sure you did."

She took a step closer, lowering her voice. "Look, Kevin’s a snake. I helped you this time, but next time? Who knows.”

“Just take Nina’s money and get out of Riverside City. Start fresh somewhere quiet.”

“If you stay, they will eat you alive."

Before Liam could respond, Emily was already walking away.  She was gripping a folder tightly. Her mind clearly on something bigger than this mess with Kevin. 

She was probably here for the business with TitanCorp.

Liam watched her disappear down the hall, then followed her inside the building. 

At the elevator, he ran into her again. Emily turned to him, blinked in surprise

"What are you doing here? This isn’t a place for you.”

“Titan Corp has its own cafeteria. No one orders pizza here.”

“If you go any further, security will toss you out."

Liam opened his mouth. He was about to reply, but a voice he knew all too well cut in.

"Liam? Emily? What are you two doing together? Do you even know where you are?”

Liam resisted the urge to groan. Of all the people to run into…

Nina.

She strutted in like she owned the place, her arm wrapped around Jake Johnson, her new trophy.

Her chin lifted just enough to look down on everyone.

Liam’s eyes flicked over her, then his gaze caught on something

A fresh hickey, just above the collar of her dress.

Liam's rage flared up instantly.