The trio entered the building, escaping the bustle of the city. As they stepped into the lobby, the first thing they saw was a spacious reception area. A sleek, modern desk was in the center, seated behind the desk was an elegantly dressed receptionist, with dark hair and brown eyes. Past the sleek desk and the receptionist, the space opened up, revealing comfortable seating areas and walls decorated with the company logo and artwork.“The reception desk is there.” Megan said, pointing towards the reception desk. The three of them approached the reception desk, while the two security guards remained behind. Upon reaching the reception desk, Mrs. Danvers offered the receptionist a warm smile as she leaned forward. "Hello, we're here to see Elena Bennet," she announced, her hands resting lightly on the deskThe receptionist who was busy doing something on her computer, looked up see three women standing before her. She regarded the three of them momentarily, before replying. “Oh hey, d
Hearing Megan's words, Elena's expression hardened, confirming her suspicion. The Danvers were indeed there to pressure her into aborting the baby. However, Elena had no intention of complying. She wouldn't abort the baby for many reasons, and also it was one of the few ways she could exact revenge on the Danvers. As their gazes met, she was about to retort. However, before she could speak, Madame Danvers' voice interrupted her.“No, that's not it,” Madame Danvers cut in swiftly, her tone laced with disbelief after hearing Megan's words. She turned her head sharply, giving Megan a disapproving look, unable to fathom why Megan would utter such words to Elena. It simply wasn't the reason for their visit, nor was it within the realm of acceptability. “Oh my god Megan! What on earth are you saying? Stop it,” she commanded sternly, her gaze momentarily shifting back to Elena before returning to Megan. Pausing for a moment, she cleared her throat, her voice softening slightly as she turned
Mrs Danvers let out a soft sigh, throwing a look towards Megan with a gaze that showed her disapproval of what Megan was doing. She did not like that Megan was talking in this, when she should have been quiet. Madame Danvers had been really attempting to help Elena and her to have a talk about their families and the animosity between them. She was hoping to persuade her that their animosity did not need to persist, and that they could forge a new, more friendly and peaceful relationship.Now that Elena was expecting a child that had the Danvers bloodline, Mrs Danvers didn't want to keep being enemies with the Bennett's, and she yearned for a future where they could coexist peacefully, for the sake of her unborn grandson. However, Megan's relentless stream of words only served to elevate the tension in the room, making Madame Danvers' efforts all the more challenging.With each rude remark from Megan, Madame Danvers felt her hopes for reconciliation dwindle further. It seemed that eve
Liam's eyebrows furrowed in concern as he watched none other than Sheila, the Mafia queen, step out of the vehicle. At first, a look of surprise appeared across his face as he wondered what she was doing there. However, he quickly reminded himself of the strained acquaintance he had with her.Not too long ago, the two of them had been allies, joining forces to confront a mutual foe. But since then, their alliance had soured, and they had become more like adversaries. The reason for that was Sheila's relentless pursuit of the ring. When she found out that Liam had a powerful ring that a lot of powerful people and organizations wanted, she also wanted it for herself, tempted by the possibility of having such a powerful item in her possession. She began trying to take it from him, even going as far as threatening him, and that had driven a wedge between them, transforming their once-friendly alliance into something resembling an enmity.As Sheila fully exited the car, she met Liam's gaze
After the first one had tried to put his hands on Liam and got knocked down, Natalie, one of Sheila's most trusted confidants, directed the remaining three men to attack Liam once the first one had been incapacitated. "Get the ring from him," she commanded with an icy determined tone.Hearing her orders, the trio raised their firearms, aiming them as they were about to fire at Liam. However, before they could pull the triggers, Natalie's voice sliced through the tension with authority. "I didn't say shoot him, you imbeciles! Subdue him and seize the ring!" She yelled at them, her frustration evident in her tone. She couldn't allow them to shoot Liam; such an action was never within her instructions. And there was no way Sheila would ever issue such a command. Besides, harming Liam Danvers would be a grave mistake, one that could jeopardize everything Sheila had built, and she knew that, hence she was careful when dealing with him.Immediately after hearing her order, the trio immedi
Liam's attention was now fully focused on the two figures that had arrived out of nowhere He knew the other one, Gary, because this wasn't the first time they had met. They once met when Gary had kidnapped Liam's mom. As for the other figure, shrouded behind a mask, Liam couldn't discern his identity, but one thing was clear: he was with Gary, both sent by the shadow council.A sense of danger washed over Liam as he realized how serious this situation was. Gary was an operative of the shadow, a ruthless secret society, bent on seizing the ring and eradicating the Danvers bloodline. With the ring now in their possession, the shadow's ultimate objective was to eliminate Liam and his family, the Danvers. Liam's heart raced in his chest with worry.Liam understood that he would be forced to fight Gary and his mysterious and masked partner head-on. It was inevitable as he wouldn't have a choice if he wanted to have a chance of getting out of this alive, and he was not so confident he coul
Liam didn't expect Gary to suddenly teleport behind him and attack him. He had no idea that someone could have such an ability. As Gary's devastating attack struck him, Liam was sent flying through the air, crashing forcefully to the ground. Liam immediately tried to get up, however Gary's powerful attack had left him very weak, so he couldn't get up, he could hardly move his feet and hands.Struggling against the aftermath of Gary's powerful attack, Liam tried to push himself to his feet with absolute determination, his muscles trembling with effort. Yet, despite trying his hardest to get to his feet, weakness ran through his body, rendering unable to stand up. Gary's attack was not a Normal one, it was more than a dozen times more powerful than that of a very trained martial artist. Still, despite the overwhelming weakness that was running through his body, Liam refused to stay down, knowing he had to fight as it was the only way he could come out of this alive. Ignoring his achin
Hearing Gary's chilling threat to wipe out his entire family, Liam was gripped by a wave of emotions: fear for his loved ones' safety, coupled with a gnawing sense of helplessness and burning anger. He didn't even want to imagine Gary doing anything to his family.Liam was now even more determined to rise to his feet and stop Gary.Gritting his teeth. He tried to rise up from the ground, Feeling a surge of power coursing through him, as if an invisible force was forcing him to try and rise up.Seeing as Liam tried to stand up, Gary forcefully pressed his foot onto Liam's chest with enough pressure to make him gasp for air as the weight pressed down on him. “What's the matter Liam, not as powerful as before?” He mocked, enjoying the sight of someone who had previously bested him now powerless beneath him.Liam let out a groan in pain, as he tried to move Gary's feet away, however he was pressing down with all his might, so he didn't have enough strength to do so. "You lay one finger on