Heather grew wide-eyed and speechless. Caprice was the one he should be mad at! She was mingling with a bad lot and never had any serious goals, so what was there to like about her? Shouldn't Liam be upset about Caprice? Why was she the one who had to be on the receiving end of his fury? Perhaps he did not like hearing her badmouth Caprice? Either way, she had too much to lose. She could not lose her position in Carter Tech City. There was a long line of people who would kill to be in her position. She was a prolific member of the Carter Tech City and was Liam's right-hand man. No matter what, she could not let Liam slip away from her clutches. She was not leaving! She blinked rapidly and contained her shock. She hung her head low, swallowed her pride, and apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn’t mean what I said. I won’t say anything like that again from now on.” Underneath the harsh glow of the ceiling light, a terrific glare highlighted Liam’s expression which made him
Their son was an adult now and had a mind of his own. As parents, they should not impose their will on their children. Sylvia did not want to stress herself over the matter as well, but she was having a hard time understanding what was on Liam’s mind. He seemed like he had an interest in Caprice for a while, but for some reason, he had been keeping his distance from her over the last few years. When he was a child, he had no problem being physically close to Caprice. They used to hold hands and even hug at times. Fast forward to the present, he kept his distance away from her as if she had leprosy and he was afraid to catch it. Whenever Sylvia saw how depressed it made Caprice when Liam kept his distance from her, she wanted to smack some sense into him. What was on his mind? Despite how upset she had become, she still took the initiative to text Caprice. … At Sparkrow University, Caprice, Piper, Freya, and Lane had just returned to the girls’ dorm. Freya was
The driver made a gesture, inviting Caprice into the car. She hesitated briefly before approaching. As soon as she got nearer to the car, she noticed a man sitting inside. The man looked dashing and elegant in a fitted black suit. He stared ahead with the usual indifferent expression on his face as if there was nothing in the world that could break him out of his stoic silence. Caprice was shocked. Was he here to pick her up? She burrowed into the car and made sure to keep a respectful distance from him. She asked carefully, "Liam, why are you here?" Liam glanced at her. “My mom asked me to pick you up." Caprice pouted. "Oh." So, it was Aunt Sylvia who had instructed him to pick her up. She felt a tightness gripping her, then she said, “You don’t have to trouble yourself if you have work to do. If you want, I can take a cab there myself.” She did not want to inconvenience him in any way. Liam answered curtly, “I have time.” Caprice shot a steal
Sylvia led Caprice by the hand. "Caprice, let's go. The boys will come later.” Caprice followed her to the dining table and asked out of curiosity, "Aunt Sylvia, aren't Flint and Isabel coming home today?" Sylvia replied, "Isabel has a shoot today and Flint is very busy, so they’re not coming back.” This meant that it was only going to be the two of them along with Odell and Liam. Did Liam know about this? Did his girlfriend Heather know? "Caprice, what's wrong? Why the sad face? Did something bad happen?” Sylvia noticed her sullen expression almost immediately. Caprice quickly snapped back to her senses and played it down. “No, nothing.” “Are you sure? You looked like there was something on your mind back there.” Sylvia took her hand and suddenly shifted to a serious tone, “Your mother isn’t around, so I’m your family now. Come on and tell me. What happened?" For a brief second, Caprice almost decided to tell Sylvia to stop trying to set her up with Liam. Li
To her disappointment, there was scarcely any visible reaction on his face. Sylvia seemed a fan of the idea. "That's right, Liam has another assistant who is very experienced. I’m sure you can learn a lot from both her and Liam as well.” Sylvia turned to Liam. "Liam, what do you think?" Liam muttered, "It works." Caprice was shocked. He agreed almost without any hesitation! "Caprice, do you want to?" Sylvia asked again. As Liam turned to her as well this time, a pair of un-emotive dark eyes stared at her silently. Caprice felt dizzy. Of course, she would love to! She could spend time with Liam. However, Heather would not feel the same. "Caprice? What's wrong? Is there anything you’re concerned about?” Upon sensing her hesitation, Sylvia grew worried. "Caprice, just tell us what's on your mind. Don't worry about it," Odell spoke up. Liam stared at her the entire time. There was look of confusion in his eyes that slipped past Caprice. Caprice hesitated
Liam sat like a statue in the backseat. there was a sharp glare in his eyes that made it seem like he was in a bad mood. Caprice was cautious of sitting too close to him. At some point during the ride, when she noticed that Liam’s expression was still as gloomy as when she entered, she muttered weakly, "Liam, I'm sorry." Liam looked at her with a puzzled expression. “What are you apologizing for?” She answered frightfully, "I didn't know that you were waiting for me. I thought you already left for work. I should have left with you, so you wouldn’t have to spend time waiting for me.” She figured that the reason he was upset was that he had been stewing in the car, waiting for her. Liam grimaced, and several deep creases formed on his forehead. He entered into a somber silence. Caprice took this silence to mean that her concerns were true. She had made Liam upset because she had been dilly-dallying. She sat stiffly and spent the remainder of the ride in silence. S
It was a very famous dessert cafe, and many people had been posting about it online lately. Caprice and her friends were shocked to hear that Moses' friend was the owner of the place. Before Caprice could even have time to consider, her friends accepted the invitation for her. With that, they head toward the dessert cafe with Moses taking the lead. Caprice had no choice but to tag along. There was a nice seat upstairs next to a window. As if by intention, Caprice’s friends made sure to let Caprice and Moses sit at a separate table. Caprice did not mind since it looked like Moses had something he wanted to tell her. After ordering a cup of tea, they turned their attention to each other. While sipping her cup of fruity tea, she asked casually, “What is it that you wanted to tell me?" “Here’s the situation: a few friends and I recently set up a small company. We develop technological gadgets, and we recently have a newly launched product…” As he provided the prelim
It was almost ten by the time they left the dessert cafe. There was only half an hour before the dorm gates would close. Caprice was going to take a taxi back, but Moses suddenly ran out of the cafe and stopped her. He offered kindly, "I have a car. Let me send you home.” Caprice was going to refuse out of politeness, but Freya made the call before she could. “Alright, thanks for the help!” Moses smiled warmly. "You're welcome." Caprice pursed her lips. Moses' car was parked nearby. He drove a Maserati worth nearly five million, and it was a very impressive car to own especially at his age. Furthermore, he was the owner of a company. Lana and Freya both seemed starstruck. The two of them made sure they got into the car first. They took the back row without any qualms and made Piper squeeze in the back row with them. They left the passenger seat for Caprice. Moses drove carefully and sent them back to the dorm in no time. After Caprice got out of the car, s