Liam glanced down at the picture in his hand. He was still in disbelief to see that the picture was showing him sharing a kiss with Madelaine. A moment that never happened. It couldn't have possibly happened because he had just met Madelaine today.Yet here was undeniable ‘proof’ of something completely fabricated. This was clearly the work of the photographer and whoever had hired him. They had skillfully Photoshopped and edited the images, making the fake scene look disturbingly real. Liam had to admit that the edits were smooth. They looked flawless, almost impossible to detect as fake. Truth be told, even he might have believed they were real if it wasn't for the fact that he was the person in them, and he knew something like that had never even happened. Liam had feared something like this might happen, but he never imagined they would go so far as to create such a convincing lie. This was what he was trying to avoid in the first place. He had hoped to prevent Karen from seei
After Karen walked away with her mom after she had declared that their relationship was over, Liam thought about going after her, hoping to explain even more, so he could get her to see the truth one last time. But deep down, he knew it would be useless. She wasn't going to listen to him at this point.She clearly was convinced those pictures were real, and no amount of explaining or pleading would change her mind. His best shot now was to find the person responsible for the fake photos and make them confess that it was all a setup.Speaking of the person responsible for all of this, Liam still didn’t know who it was. He had been so close to getting answers from the photographer earlier, but Karen and her mother had interrupted before he could get any names. Now the photographer had vanished, and Liam doubted he’d be able to find him on the yacht. The man had likely already slipped away into the night.Feeling the heartbreak of the breakup settling in, Liam decided to head back to the
Elena blinked, slightly surprised that Liam was accusing her of hiring someone to take compromising pictures of him. She let out a soft laugh. “Me? Oh, please,” she said with a smirk, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “As much as I love being credited for every disaster in your life, I had nothing to do with that.” She waved her hand dismissively, “Do you really think I’d waste my time on something so petty?”Liam narrowed his eyes, still not convinced. With how desperate and hungry Elena and her brother were to cause chaos in the lives of the Danvers family, Liam wouldn’t be surprised at all if it was her. In fact, he believed she had something to do with this, somehow. If not her, then who else at this event? Elena and her brother had always been at the center of a lot of schemes against his family. It made sense she’d be involved in this too.“Then how do you know about the breakup?" Liam asked, his eyes narrowing as watched her closely, trying to catch her in a lie. This time, he
Liam was filled with suspicion that Mrs Wolfe and Jeremy might be the one who had hired the photographer. He decided to approach them and confront them about it, although he knew that Karen had already seen the pictures, and she had believed that they were real, so the Damage was already done. It was too late, their relationship was over now, and he didn't know any way to make Karen believe this. Despite this, Liam felt compelled to face Jeremy and Karen's mom, and force them to admit that they were responsible for those edited photographs.As he approached the two of them, Jeremy spotted him from the corner of his eye. Jeremy had been engaged in a low, secretive conversation with Mrs. Wolfe, but the moment he saw Liam, he quickly signaled for Mrs. Wolfe to stop talking, clearly not wanting Liam to overhear their discussion.Both Mrs Wolfe and Jeremy glared at Liam, wondering what was the reason he walked over towards them? They both were suspecting that he must be suspicious of the
A few months had passed since that night when Liam and Karen's relationship ended, all because of the fake pictures Mrs. Wolfe had faked. Despite the clear manipulation behind the photos, Karen seemed to believed they were real, and that belief led her to cut ties with Liam. She was heartbroken and in disbelief.During the weeks that followed after that night, Liam had made several attempts to get Karen to understand the truth. He had explained repeatedly that the photographs were edited, and that her mom and Jeremy were the ones behind it all. He tried reasoning with her, laying out the facts and pointing out the clear agenda behind the deception. But Karen, deeply hurt and heartbroken, held on to her belief that he had betrayed her, and refused to listen. She didn't want to hear that the pictures were fake, to her, Liam was lying. Every conversation Liam tried to initiate with, felt like a dead end. Her trust in him had been shattered completely and no matter how much he had tried
Liam found himself lost in thought, thinking about Karen once more. However, he quickly shook off the memories, reminding himself of the fresh start he was seeking. Liam continued to admire the view. The thought of a new start made him slightly excited as he imagined the possibilities of what his life could be like. The idea of a fresh beginning in such a stunning setting filled him with optimism. Who knows, maybe he would finally forget about Karen completely and find someone else to be with.Before Liam had a chance to admire the view further, the real estate agent emerged from the luxurious building In Front of him and approached him with a bright smile. “Liam, glad you could make it! I think you’re going to love this place,” she greeted professionally. The real estate agent was a woman in her forties, dressed in a tailored navy suit that exuded confidence.Liam turned to look at her a s she approached him, he nodded, eager to see the apartment. “Hello.” The real estate agent led
Liam walked towards his car, his mind still occupied by the scene unfolding across from him at another apartment building. He could clearly see that someone was about to get abducted, but he didn’t want to intervene. And it wasn’t just because of the real estate agent's warning. While her words did play a part in his decision to ignore everything, it was mostly his own reluctance. He simply didn’t feel like getting involved.Liam felt like he already had a lot of enemies as it is and he didn’t want to make anymore enemies by getting involved in whatever was happening over there, especially with people capable of something like that. The two men trying to force the man into a car, looked like they belonged to some powerful Mafia, and Liam didn't want trouble. As it stood, he already had plenty of enemies. Some he had made on his own over a few months, and others he had inherited the moment he became a Danvers. Adding to that list would be reckless, maybe even stupid.And besides, mayb
Liam watched, frozen, as the young woman was slapped by one of the attackers right in front of him. He could hear the crack of the slap, see the woman fall again. His facial expression darkened. He couldn't believe that they would dare to raise their hands to the woman. But more than anything, the anger Liam was feeling was more on himself than then men, for not doing anything the moment he saw that the old man needed help. What was he doing? Why was he just standing there while this was happening? He felt like he was no better than the men doing the beating.Liam couldn't believe that up to this point he had done nothing to help the old man who was clearly in need of help.But it was understandable that he didn't want to intervene seeing as he didn't know the whole story as to why the old man was in this situation. He was trying to be cautious, remembering that the last time he got involved in something similar he had made an unwanted enemy. And although he had long taken care of th