Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Ava's POV

"Liam, please stop!" I shouted as I ran behind Liam, but he paid me no heed. Oh my God, my heart was nearly jumping out of my chest. What was this? And why was this happening to me now? I didn't need Liam to attack my family.

I had only agreed to do what Mother had said because I knew that she would manipulate the situation in her favor. I would leave this house soon and then find a way to get back at them. But for now, I just wanted to obey them.

I didn't expect Liam to get angry and try to attack them. "Liam, please stop!" I shouted, but it was almost too late. He was not listening, and he was getting really close to the door.

I ran, my feet pounding against the tiled floor, but still, I was unable to stop Liam. He was too fast, and before I could even reach him, he had pushed open the big doors, separating the servants' quarters from the main house, causing them to bang loudly against the wall.

The chatter that was being heard in the ballroom while we came died down, and all eyes turned to him. I rushed in behind him but halted when I saw the situation.

Everyone was facing our direction and staring at him. I looked around, hoping that my dad was not there, and whispred a silent prayer of thanksgiving when I didn't see him.

I just hope that he was asleep or something because he wasn't supposed to witness this. He couldn't find out the truth. I wouldn't live with myself if something happened to him because he did.

"What the hell is going on here?" Natalia's shrill voice sounded as she walked in. "Liam, what do you think you are doing? You can't just barge in here in this manner. You are not even invited."

Liam glared at her and said, "Where is your stupid and useless mother?"

A loud gasp echoed through the hall, and everyone placed their hands against their mouths, some people's mouths dropping open.. I stood behind Liam, tension coiling in my stomach. What was he doing?

My mother's voice rang out above the murmurs that were rippling through the crowd., "And what do you want me for, Liam?" All eyes turned to stare at her as she walked in with her head held high. She must have been in her room or something.

"How dare you? How dare you disrespect my wife in front of me? I thought this thing was going to end now that I married Ava."

My mother chuckled, shaking her head. "Oh, end? You have not seen the beginning of anything yet, boy. You still have a lot to learn."

The guests were wondering what was happening. Not wanting to have her family name ruined any further, my mother turned to them. "Hey, everyone, the party is over. Please make your way to your homes now. Thank you for coming"

The guests scattered; no one would want to annoy or offend the lady of the Patel family because they knew exactly what she could do to them. Which was why I was scared for Liam.

Once the area was empty, my mother's face turned into a harsh glare. "What do you think you are doing, Liam? Who gave you the right to barge into a party in my home and disrespect me?"

Liam stepped up to her face, his huge frame making him tower over her. "And who gave you the right to disrespect my wife in front of me?"

The way Liam stood tall and imposing over her made my eyes widen.He looked intimidating, and I was glad I wasn't the one on his bad side.

I think I saw mother gulp, but she quickly regained her composure and then crossed her arms over her chest while looking up at him.

"You? Your wife? Her?" she scoffed, looking me up and down with disgust. "Well, I think this is perfect. I think Natalia and I have done you another great service. You two fit each other. A poor, ugly scum like you is a perfect match for a dirty, cursed animal like her."

"Do not insult her!" Liam roared, making her flinch.

My heart fluttered. Was he defending me? Oh my god, nobody has ever defended me. Uncle Bertram would have loved to, but I told him he needed his job, and so he always just held me in his arms while I cried after. Dad was never aware of anything, so he couldn't fight for me.

Natalia stepped up. "Liam, do not speak to my mother in that way. She is right. You are just a filthy rag that we picked up and decided to help. If not for us, you would never even have had that nonsense thing you call a library that you're managing. So do not raise your voice at the hand that has fed you."

Liam glanced at her from head to toe and said, "Oh, so it is the cheating, backstabbing and lying scum, who thinks she can speak to me in this manner?"

Suddenly, a man I hadn't noticed before stepped forward. It was the man I had mistaken for Liam on the day of the engagement–Jim Dallas.

"You will not speak to my wife in that manner, Liam. I don’t care who you are, but you are just something I can do away with if I want to."

"Oh, really?" Liam mocked. He still had a solid two inches over Jim although Jim was more buff.

“Yes."

The two of them stood in a stare-off, the tension in the room so thick you could cut it with a knife and it still wouldn't break. Then, Liam raised his fist, and before any of us could react, he swung it hard against Jim Dallas's jaw.

Jim Dallas was a big man, a buff guy. But the force of Liam's fist against his jaw sent him staggering backward onto the floor. Natalia shrieked, running towards him, while my mother’s glare intensified as she turned to Liam.

"How dare you touch my son-in-law? Do you think everyone is as useless as you? You go around hitting my son-in-law, who is actually going to benefit my family more than you ever could in your life. How dare you?"

The situation was tense and getting worse. With this amount of noise, I wouldn’t be surprised if Dad woke up and came here. Oh God, that would be the worst thing that could ever happen. He can't find out about all this.

Liam looked down at her, laughed, and said nothing. Jim Dallas sat up, dazed., "How dare you hit me? Do you know what I can do to you with just a snap of my fingers? I will end your miserable existence."

Liam laughed—a sinister sound that made the hair on my skin stand up. "I’d like to see you try that, Jim Dallas. You don’t know who you’re messing with."

Jim Dallas rushed forward to hit Liam, but Liam caught his hand mid-air like it was nothing. My eyes widened, and so did Natalia's. Just what was going on here?

Liam finally shrugged Jim Dallas off him. "If you all value yourselves, you will be careful. If you hurt my Ava again, I promise you, you’ll see a side of me you never knew existed. Don’t always judge a book by its cover—I am not who you think I am."

The room was silent for some seconds before they all just burst out laughing, while I stood there wondering what exactly he meant. With that, he stomped off in the direction of our room, and I stood there like a deer caught in headlights. Three pairs of eyes, all masked with fury, turned to glare at me.

Well shit!