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
A necklace?Did Grandma Lily mean “Treasure?”Haley paused, her brows knitting into a deep frown of confusion. How did it go missing? “I've not visited the mansion again since that day, Grandma.”And even if Haley did, how could she take that necklace without Grandma Lily's permission although she owned it? “Is that so? It means thieves now reside in my home! I have other expensive jewelry, but they decided to take only your necklace!” Grandma Lily lamented, sounding sad as well as angry. Haley couldn't stomach this news. Why would her necklace suddenly go missing among the sea of jewelry Grandma Lily owned? It didn't add up. “I’m coming right away, Grandma.” Haley stared at the time. There were thirty minutes left before the work hours were officially over. She couldn't wait though. Was her brother still bantering with Liam in his office? Liam hadn't come out yet, and it'd be trouble if she went there to take permission, and also land eyes on him. So Haley grabbed her han
Obviously blinded by rage, Vera let her mouth loose without considering first where she was standing. As she finished speaking, she gasped and covered her mouth. But her words had already caught Grandma Lily's attention. The Old Woman all but stood up from the couch with Haley's support, her peering eyes boring through Vera as she approached her. “Can you repeat that, Vera? Do you mean Willy bought a necklace for another girl?”Vera stammered, “No- No, you heard me wrong, Mother. I- I wanted to say something else-”And she accidentally spilled a secret. “Wait… does that necklace belong to you or Haley?” Desmond was equally puzzled, directing his question at Leah. With each second that passed by, Leah's face turned paler and paler. She lowered her head, avoiding everyone's gaze, especially Grandma Lily's. Pushed into a tight spot by Vera who couldn't control her mouth, would Leah be able to save her head? “Uhm, actually…” Lips trembling, Leah trailed off. But then hard footste