“Ah, Madam left with him again?” Joye looked displeased. “Mr. Nash, you have to step up your game, otherwise, he might snatch your wife.”“Just go after them before it's too late!” Liam hollered. As Joye scurried away, Liam tossed the document into the lady's hands, who stood beside him.“I'll scan it online and email you the soft copy, Mr. Nash. It's a pleasure collaborating with you.” The secretary lingered. “Mr. Nash, there's something I need to tell you…” she lowered her voice. “Do you know that Young Lady, Haley, spends most of her time in Mr. Woods's office? People say she's his mistress.”“I have a feeling you're also interested in her, Mr. Nash…” she went on. “Too bad, she's a gold-digger and can't benefit a man like you.”A gold-digger?Liam was beginning to think that despite not wanting to believe it. Strangely, when he called her gold-digger, she didn't deny it. Had Haley been fooling him all this time? He needed not to hear those words from the lady whom he didn't eve
Liam furrowed his brows, puzzled. Why was Haley in this area?What was she doing in the babies' section?And where was that damned guy she was hanging around with?“Oh, isn't that Haley?” Leah asked in a shocked voice. “Of course, it's that filthy girl! She's here to cause trouble again,” Vera replied. She grabbed Leah's hand and they walked up to that area. “Aha! I have been looking for you, Haley!” Vera shouted, her loud voice dragging others' attention. “Where’s the money you stole from my bag after pushing me down the stairs!?”The lady who was arguing with Haley turned around. Seeing Vera, a look of recognition flashed in her eyes. “Mrs. Nash, do you perhaps know this Young Lady?”“Why not? She's a wanted criminal who goes around stealing people's things. I bet she's about to steal these clothes, too.” Vera pointed at the baby clothes in Haley's hands. “Haley, you promised to give back “Treasure”, where is it?” Leah said in a pitiful voice. “I've told you that necklace is i
An eye for an eye.She knew what she was doing. Staring at him without batting an eye, she openly admitted she did it intentionally. What had she turned into? Was she even the same docile girl he knew?“You even dare to admit it in my presence,” Liam gritted out, grabbing her arm. “How dare you frame my mother without considering her reputation?”Tilting her head sideways, her subtle smile flamed the fury in his heart. Liam wanted to wipe that smile off her face, but how, when everyone was watching? “Why should I consider her reputation, Liam?” Haley replied, her voice indifferent. “Remember your mother tried to kill me.”Well, didn't Liam save her? Shouldn't she be grateful?“I give you two minutes. Follow the security and clear their names, Haley. Then I might consider forgiving you.”She let out a soft laugh before rolling her eyes, an action that made him wonder if she would even carry out his orders. “In your dreams…” Haley murmured. “Let Vera Nash apologize to me first for
A lawsuit? That was the only word that stuck to Haley's mind as her brother spoke with the other person. So soon?Andrew hung up, his face reddening, the fury in his eyes palpable. He literally flew out of the shopping mall, and Haley hurried after him. Inside the car, no words were exchanged. Her brother drove at such a high speed and she feared they might get into a collision. “Hey, relax, Bro…” Haley said to calm him down, despite fighting her own furry. Urgh! Would that man ever rest?Once the car came to a halt in front of the company, Andrew muttered so many curses at once as a hoard of paparazzi suddenly surrounded them. “Mr. Woods, we have been waiting to see you.”“Regarding the sudden lawsuit against your company, is it true that you exploit your business allies?”“What do you have to say about the injustice done to the NK Enterprise?”“Mr. Woods, there are rumors online that all the jewelry designs created by the DG Corp. were stolen.”Haley wasn't used to the limelig
…At NK Enterprise, the next day,Sitting inside his office, Liam swiveled his chair and faced the transparent floor-to-ceiling window, staring at the crowded city below, Staring into nothingness, with a tornado of thoughts swirling in his mind. Now and then, he'd find himself glancing at the TV screen, anticipating sudden news to pop up about the downfall of the DG Group. Why wasn't anything happening yet? Was Joye's plan even reasonable? Liam would also look at his phone, his mood dampening more at the thought that Haley would give him a call, but she didn't. The scandal was supposed to have a toll on DG Group's reputation, why weren't they making any moves yet?“Please exercise a little bit of patience, Sir. There's no way this plan will fail.” Came his assistant's voice beside him. Snapping out of his thoughts, Liam shot him a glare. “Don't you know how to knock?”“But I've been standing here for almost an hour now, Mr. Nash.” Joye stared at his wristwatch. “I know you're w
His baby!Was Leah pregnant? How?Liam's thoughts wired back to a few weeks ago. The business trip; the dinner party; and the following morning when he woke up to find the girl sleeping beside him.He'd been drunk and didn't know exactly what happened.So Leah was pregnant!Damnit!“Will, are you still there?” Came his mother's voice again. Liam returned to his senses. He grabbed his suit jacket from the back of his chair, slipping it on. “I'll soon be there.”“But why do you sound otherwise?” His mother sounded doubtful. “It's as if you don't want to bail us out, did Haley feed you lies about us?”“It's nothing. I'm on my way.” Liam hung up the call. Indeed, he sounded moody, but his rage wasn't due to his mother's call. Liam was mad at himself.What had he done?How could she be pregnant?“Are you off to somewhere, Sir?” Joye asked, looking ready to follow him out of the office. “How about going to DG Jewelry Corp and taking over so you can be with Madam?” He suggested, his face
…At DG Jewelry Corp.Haley yawned and stretched her arms, exhausted from sorting out the stack of documents in front of her, a job reserved only for the secretary. “Thirsty?” Andrew brought her a glass of water. Pursing her lips, Haley pushed it aside. “It's not that hard to be my secretary.” Andrew chuckled. “Come on, cheer up!”How was it supposed to be easy when all the paperwork would now be Haley's responsibility to handle? She stared at her brother incredulously. “I know you're secretly punishing me for running from home.”“Nah! Haven't I forgiven you already?” Planting one hand on the desk, he leaned forward and ruffled her hair with the other hand. “I can keep a close watch on you and protect you from people like William Nash now that you're my secretary.”“Speak about that scumbag, why hasn't he showed up?” Andrew pondered.Haley glanced at her wristwatch. The work hours were almost over. Did Liam not see the conference on the news? “Is he perhaps intimidated?” Her bro
“Skin Haley alive, and your head will roll, William Nash!” Before Haley could react to Liam's statement, her brother came inside. Obviously eavesdropping at the door, he'd heard every menacing word coming from Liam. “Stay out of this!” Liam warned, turning around. “Or else, you'll get an additional sue for courting a married woman!”“Bring it on,” Andrew replied, scoffing at his words. “But then be ready to have it published all over the media that you had an affair with your secretary and made her pregnant.”Her brother's words hit the right spot as Liam's anger turned to disbelief, and then rage took over. “Your threat won't work on me. If you have any evidence, then do it!”“So be it.” Andrew reached for his pocket and brought out his phone. He was ready to make a phone call when Liam snatched it away. He was intimidated after all. “Give it back!” Her brother demanded. But instead of giving back the phone, Liam crushed it. “Damnit!” Andrew cursed loudly and threw a fisted ha