The loud noise from the phone left Liam's ears ringing, followed by the sound of car alarms..."Clive, Clive!"He shouted a few times, but there was no response.Realizing something was wrong, Liam immediately called Alec, instructing him to check for any car accidents on the main road leading to Easter Bay.Arthur, who was sitting nearby, quickly held up his phone, pointing to the screen."It should be on Golden Gate Road. There’s heavy traffic there."Liam glanced at him and nodded without any doubt. "Stay here. I'll give you access to the Park Group's backend. Don't leave until I get back."Arthur nodded, knowing better than to cause trouble at this moment. "Okay."...By the time Liam arrived, Clive had already been taken to the hospital.He quickly turned the car around and headed to the hospital. At the entrance of the emergency room, Sophia was already there.When she saw Liam, she could barely stand, leaning against the wall, her makeup ruined by tears."Liam... you're finally
"What?""Just now at the company, Clive discovered this. He was in such a hurry to tell you that he probably didn't see the car, which is why the accident happened! I... I was afraid the Clive family would blame me, so I didn't dare tell them."Liam wouldn't normally believe a word of this, but he suddenly remembered Clive's last sentence on the phone.He did seem to want to tell him something about Sophia.But claiming the child was hers sounded absurd!"Sophia, I'm not taking action against you only because of my mother." It had nothing to do with any friendship.At this point, Sophia decided to go all in. "I'm not lying. If you don't believe me, you can get a DNA test! This was your parents' idea. They were afraid you would never accept me and worried about the Park family having no heir, so they secretly took your and my samples for surrogacy."Since Clive couldn't speak now and there were only a few people who had interacted with Arthur, she could spin any story she wanted.Liam
Suddenly feeling a sense of closeness to his son, Liam was momentarily stunned before he tightly clasped Arthur's hand in his own."Clive will get better. When he wakes up, I'll take you to the hospital to see him."Arthur nodded, seemingly surprised by the way Liam addressed him."Why haven't you... forced me to call you Dad?" Before coming back to the country, Arthur had anticipated all sorts of scenarios.For instance, Liam might insist he call him Dad, or he might be very hostile and refuse to acknowledge him. Arthur had seen such scenes often in TV dramas.But... it seemed nothing was happening as he expected!Liam, the supposed bastard dad, neither forced him to do anything he didn't want to do nor doubted his identity. He just brought him home and took care of him."When you want to call me that, you will," Liam said. He didn't like forced affection; it wouldn't be genuine.Even when he had used certain means with Suzy, the final decision was hers. If she hadn't come to him on
Arthur clearly didn't expect Liam to guess so quickly, silently panicking that he might have caused trouble.So, he hurriedly denied it, "It's not Suzy!""Really?" Liam's eyes bore into him.Arthur immediately put on an innocent, pure expression. "Of course."He didn't realize what his denial implied.S could mean Suzy, but it could also mean Sophia.Liam's face visibly tensed, his thin lips trembling slightly.But to Arthur, it all seemed like disbelief.As Arthur was thinking how he should kept on lying, he heard Liam's voice again."Then is it Sophia?"Seeing that Liam was giving him an out, Arthur quickly waved his hands defensively, "Hey, you said just the initial! Why are you cheating? It isn’t nice to trick a child!”"Alright, I won't ask anymore."Liam realized he needed to have a serious "discussion" with his parents.Regardless of the truth, he knew he could no longer ignore Grace. He had always kept his distance to avoid the frustration and the inevitable arguments, which ke
"At this point, what else can I do?" Suzy had already prepared for the worst. "If it comes to that, I'll take the final step and confront Sophia."Suzy wasn’t entirely without leverage against Sophia.She knew that if she revealed her suspicions about her mother's death to Liam, he would investigate Sophia immediately.Perhaps she could use this to threaten Sophia, ensuring she wouldn't harm Arthur."Suzy, you're usually so clever, why are you losing your head now? All you'll do is push Sophia to take desperate measures. It won't change anything!""What else can I do? Just sit here and wait for Arthur to come back on his own?"Suzy looked at Jeffrey, her face full of exhaustion.She was on the verge of breaking down!Everything had derailed her original plan, leaving her helpless."I told you, trust me. I'll handle this! I promise Arthur won't be harmed. You go back to your normal routine and work as usual, so Liam doesn't suspect anything! Once I find Arthur, I'll bring him to you, an
Her words were tinged with a bit of resentment.After all, in Charlotte's view, the argument between Liam and Sophia led to her son ending up in the ICU. Anyone would feel uneasy about that."Liam, is that true?" Sean, however, wasn't swayed by Sophia's words. He didn't help her up but instead directly questioned Liam.He didn't like Sophia, thinking she was too scheming. Sean preferred to believe Liam."Sophia, are you saying Clive's accident happened because he didn't see the oncoming car?" Liam didn't answer directly but questioned Sophia instead. "But I checked the surveillance footage. It clearly shows a car recklessly crashing into him, causing the accident. You're distorting the facts.""I... I didn't know that! I didn't see the footage, so I just assumed he didn't see the car!"Liam's lips curled slightly as he stared at her with dark, brooding eyes."You're just trying to clear yourself of suspicion, making it seem like you knew nothing."Sophia, caught in her lie, panicked b
Sophia had never heard Liam speak like this. She had assumed that he would endlessly tolerate his parents, the ones who raised him.But now, his voice was so cold that it seemed he was even prepared to make difficult decisions against his own family.She was scared.She realized that her lies were becoming more and more outrageous, and even Liam's parents couldn't protect her anymore....Liam left the hospital and got into the car.From the driver's seat, Alec glanced at his boss in the rearview mirror and spoke softly, "Mr. Park, we've made some progress on the incident where Mr. Arthur was taken from the hospital. Our people have located this address."He sent a location pin to Liam."Investigate everyone connected to this place, using any means necessary."Alec nodded but hesitated before speaking again as if he had been wrestling with his thoughts. "Mr. Park, there's something I'd like to suggest, if I may."Liam, opening his laptop, made a sound of acknowledgment, indicating Alec
Suzy ultimately decided to stay in Northorn City.She asked Wendy to bring Angela over as well.As a mother, she felt she had left Arthur overseas for far too long. Despite the risks, she couldn't bear to leave him on his own any longer.Jeffrey could only offer advice and couldn't make decisions for Suzy. Seeing she had made up her mind, he could only fully cooperate.As night fell, Suzy stood by the hotel room window, staring at the streetlights outside in a daze.After careful consideration, she took out her phone and dialed Ryan's number."Hello, Ryan, find someone to take over my project. I want to resign.""What? Resign?" Ryan's voice instinctively rose, "Suzy, do you know what you're saying?"She had always been very responsible, so Ryan never expected her to ask to quit halfway."I know I've let you down, but I can't stay in this position any longer," Suzy said. She had no idea how long she'd be gone. The project was so unpredictable that even a few hours could change everythin