Liam was stupefied. He couldn't believe it, Aubrey Lee was locked up ever since he was eight?!
"I know there's something wrong when you're actually alive!", he said, he remembered the news clearly stated that the second son of the CEO died on that day.
"I didn't probe further since it wasn't my business..", he shook his head in disbelief.
"And we're in need of your help, Liam. Can you help Aubrey?", Lucy took Aubrey's hand in hers. She gripped it tightly.
Silence engulfed the whole apartment. Liam was still processing the informations. An heir to the biggest company in the country was actually a man in captive?!
"I want to get back what's mine.", Aubrey said suddenly.
Both Lucy and Liam turned towards him. What did he mean?
"I don't know what made that man despised me so much, but I do know one thing. Lee Group actually belongs to me.", Aubrey said.
"What do you mean?", Lucy faced him, she was confused. Wasn't he only second in line and Adamson was the first?
"He once said that he wasn't the real heir. The previous CEO, my dad, had actually written a will for his position to belong to me. I was a head consultant of Lee Group not too long ago.", he explained.
Liam's eyes went wide. Why was the whole situation so complicated?
"So that only means one thing, Adamson Lee is not related to Lee family. He might not be your real brother.", Liam stated.
Aubrey smiled lightly. He had considered the possibility ever since Adamson killed their parents. But he didn't want to admit it. And he didn't have any proof either.
"But your eyes.. they're the same.", Lucy said, her voice low. She remembered bumping into Adamson, he had the same eye color as Aubrey.
"That's why.. I thought he might be my half brother. We shared the same eye color from our mom.", Aubrey explained.
Her mother was not a Lee originally and she married into Lee family to become its Madam.
"So that's it! Only the real CEO's son would get the inheritance. Your grandfather might've known about this. That's why that psycho took him away.", Lucy nodded to herself.
Liam threw himself over the soft cushion. This was unbelievable. He didn't need to dig for anything, and he already got to know the whole secret of Lee family.
After thinking about it for a while, Liam faced both Lucy and Aubrey.
"I understand the whole situation. And I believe you, Aubrey Lee. Since I've known Lucy for so long, I know she's not playing around.", Liam said as to break the silence.
"But.. what's your relationship with Lucy? How did you guys know each other?", he asked.
Lucy smiled as she put her hand on her husband's shoulder.
"We're married.", she said.
Liam felt like puking but he didn't drink any water. The same goes for Aubrey. He faced Lucy with total confusion and surprise. Wasn't their relationship supposed to be a secret, for now?
"What- how- when?!", Liam was shocked. Did Olivia know of this?!
"Olivia doesn't know.", Lucy said, as if she could really read his mind.
"I decided to tell you since I want you to help us. For now, you're the only one who knows of this.", she explained. She wanted Liam to know that she and Aubrey were serious.
".. alright, I understand.", Liam sighed as he reclined onto the soft couch. His head was full with unexpected informations coming all the way to his brain.
Aubrey wasn't blinking. Lucy just disclosed their marriage to Liam! Even her parents didn't get to know about it yet!
"Oh, I have to take this call.", Lucy's phone rang and she picked it up. She excused herself from the living room, leaving only Aubrey and Liam together.
" I can't believe it..", Liam was still in denial.
"I can't believe it either. She's too unpredictable sometimes.", Aubrey heaved up a small sigh.
"So.. how do you plan on taking back the company? Let me first warn you Aubrey Lee, that Adamson Lee is not simple. He's very powerful.", Liam said.
Aubrey chuckled when he heard Liam's words. Of course he knew. Adamson Lee was not at all simple. After all, he was the one who had to endure the devil for seventeen years.
Liam didn't know of his mental sufferings and psychological issues. Lucy had only tell Liam the captive and killing story. She didn't want anybody else to know since Aubrey wasn't willing to share. It was enough if she was the only person who knows. Thank goodness Liam was an easy-going man, he didn't exactly want to know further. He wasn't even that shocked to know that Adamson Lee was a murderer who killed his own parents.
"I learned this from Lucy; to get what you want, you have to be shameless and also confident.", Aubrey said.
"And I think I know how to do it.", he continued, his face full of determination.
"I admire you Aubrey Lee. To have survived the neet live for so long..", Liam laughed. Aubrey wasn't like what he had expected him to be.
"Just Aubrey is fine. I did the background check and you're actually older than me by five years.", Aubrey told Liam.
"God, I forgot that. You sound more mature than your age suggested.", Liam said as he took out his phone to call his personal secretary.
His secretary answered and he was told to bring Liam's personal team to SereneHeights right at the moment.
"Bring that latest model of our lab's tech device.", he said to his personal secretary.
Aubrey sighed in relief, he would be able to get rid of the choker soon.
"Did he force it on you?", Liam suddenly asked Aubrey.
Aubrey looked at him in silence. He could guess?
"What if I say yes?", Aubrey looked away.
"He's crazy. That Adamson Lee.", Liam shook his head. He didn't think much of it, which was good for Aubrey.
•••
"You want to meet him? Grandfather asked you to?!", Lucy slapped her forehead. Why was her grandfather rushing everything? She was now talking with her mother on phone.
Lucy's mother was on the other line, she told Lucy that her grandfather had set up a date for a family dinner. He wanted Lucy to introduce Aubrey to her parents.
'Gosh.. he acted like a parent while he's only a grandparent..', she sighed. Her grandfather's backing was real high.
"Lucy, why didn't you tell us when your grandfather and your boyfriend met? He even sounded pleased with him. He said he has given you his blessings. Your father doesn't like it. He said you let grandfather meet with your boyfriend first to get his backups.", Leah said to her daughter.
Lucy felt like crying. But she was actually happy. Her grandfather went to such length just for her. But this was too fast!
'Ah.. so that's why he gave me three days off from work..', she sighed again. Those days off were for this meeting all along..