"My master's this way, sir." The butler gestured his hands to the garden and Ethan could already see the man's eyes on him. From what Liam did to his brothers, he knew this man is even more dangerous than before.
"Mr. Black." He greeted formally taking a seat from the rest.
Both men stared at the dishes served by the maids moving in and out of the mansion. The usual serving maids took their position dressed in all-white attire as they served their boss. Ethan was prepared for whatever this man was to throw at him, he's committed no crime marrying Jesse, it's not like Liam ever liked her.
From what his wife had told him, she has no close relationship with him, in fact, she barely knew a thing about him, Liam has always been distant since she knew him. They were not even close like normal siblings. "You sent for me." "I have a business proposal." Said liam gesturing his hands for the maids to leave.
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Sitted at the back of her car were Elsa and Jesse who were both a little bit tipsy from the drinks taken at the after-party. After being pulled away from the crowd before they do something stupid. The after-party was damn wild and lit, making everyone go crazy and across their safe space. Even if both Jesse and Elsa have decided not to join the rest in their wildness, in the end, they were teens too which let curiosity control them.
Jesse lay on the sofa of the black limo, she was extremely worn out. It's a good thing Ethan had her drink to know her limit, else she would have been wasted tonight. For Elsa who barely even drinks this is another new experience for her, though not the first time but it still felt foreign to her.
"Why did you pull us out of that place we were having so much fun?" She sparked at one of the guards sitted at the other end of the car. Their master had told them not to let her do something stupid again, else he'd kill them. The lap dance for a few minutes was already a problem for them, he didn't know what more she'd do if they let her stay to the end.
"We're so sorry Madam." He bowed slightly, "Turn this car around, Liam said I could get back whenever I please." She said with a livid face. The guards said nothing else to their madam to further instigate her anger, one word to their boss might cost their life, so it's best they avoided her.
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"It's so nice seeing you again, Mr. Black, everyone thought you died in the plane crash." Ethan dug into his food and started eating. "And they dance and celebrated for months, including you." Ethan was shocked at the man's sudden accusations, but he was not wrong though.
Liam was a pain in the ass, his fortunes were at stake and this man cared less about it. He refused his sister to get married because his wife says so. She makes decisions for him and he just does them without thinking, "If I'm being honest, you were... You." Ethan said.
Getting married to Jesse was not on Liam's dictionary, though he never admitted how much he loved and cared for Jesse, he really did care about her. He wanted her to get married to the best man, out of her will and when she's old enough, that's the same thing he wanted with Elsa, but life took its turn and brought them together.
Just as it is hard for a father to give his daughter out for marriage, that's how tough it is for an elder brother too. For now, Jesse's the only family he cares about for now. "Hmm, I am me." His lazy eyes met Ethan's gaze before returning to his food.
"Where did you keep Rafael and Dax." His lazy eyes were immediately replaced by a dangerous and intimidating ones as he stare down at the man. Ethan's tone was firm that lacked courtesy, he cared less about who or what Liam was. From what Donovan and Maisha were going through, it was wrong still to keep those men on bail. Besides no matter what they did, they're family and family must stick together.
"Why?" Came Liam's curt reply, "I'll do no business with you if you don't release them." Ethan started. This was the perfect time to help his father-in-law and take away their grief. Besides he's developed a great relationship with the men in question rather than Liam. He would pick them anyway and any time over Liam.
Rendering his help to Liam is the perfect tool to get Dax and Rafael free from this man. Liam smiled inwardly, he adores when people try to outsmart him. "Come on It's not that difficult, your business matters more than anything." Ethan coaxed him further. "Of cause, you'd see them." His eyes lit up by Liam's words, he was stunned that the man will agree so easily.
"I'll send a part of their body each to you every day while you work. Maybe if you fix the pieces together, you can fix them and keep them all to yourself." He added nonchalantly.
"It seems you're more desperate about my family matters than yours, so I'll grant your wish, now grant mine." "Don't get me wrong, I never said I wanted them dead..." "Neither did you say you want them alive, you gave me an option and I picked death?"
Ethan gritted his teeth regretting why he showed desperation, the last thing anyone would do in this situation is let desperation consume you. Liam wanted the job done and quickly, but he maintained his calm nature and used Ethan's weakness against him. The man seems eager in proving that he's good to his ungrateful family, even if they don't care.
"It's a deal then." Liam chewed his food slowly as he watched the man wallow in anger. He has been used and fooled again by this man. Both men stared at each other, one looking calm and relaxed and the other looking furious.
"Liam, I won, I'm the prom queen." Liam's gaze only broke off when he heard his wife's voice. She held her dress lifting the herm upwards so she could walk and run Elsa ran excitedly towards the man she saw in the garden, being the first to let him know was all she wanted. "That's good love." He smiled placing her on his legs, Elsa blushed to bite her inner cheek.
Her presence made every other thing nonexistent to Liam, all his attention was focused on the girl who had got him raving mad earlier. His punishment for her was already in his head and he would make sure to execute it. "You had something to drink?" "Not above my limit." She caressed his chin with her thumb, staring right into his eyes.
Liam suddenly felt his body turn hot from her touch, the anger that was once brewing innerly for her dispersed like it never existed. She knew she owns him, his heart, his everything, just as she belonged to him.
"I'll take my leave now." Ethan rose up, taking Jesse in his hands who was still a bit tipsy, and so was the girl on Liam's legs. From her action and the little stench of alcohol he knew she took some liquid not to feel left out. She's old enough now to handle these little things, besides Elsa is no longer the little girl he met a few months ago.
"Carlos will send in the necessary documents and I'll try to do my part too." He said taking his drunk wife back into the mansion. Liam got back into the lounge and found his way to the stairs, she clinged unto him as her life depended on it. "Master, Mr. Antonio wants to have a word with you tomorrow." The butler quickly announced not daring to look at the man's face.
Liam paused and started walking again, he knew what wanted to talk about. Everything he did is for the woman beside him, seeing her cry or getting hurt kills him every time. All he wanted to do was take away her pain and trouble, but it seems like the more he tried to solve a problem, the two or three will add up to the unsolved ones.
"You had to get high knowing how naughty you get when you're high." He took off her clothes carefully before placing her into the tub. Liam dried her up and took her back to the room when he was done. "Love, are you okay now." The girl sitted barely on the make-up chair in the lounge nodded her head coyly.
She could not meet his gaze, wondering why she was naked before him. Her skin had turned red from his severe stare, of which he has not taken his eyes off her body since her bath. Elsa could feel her skin heating up already. The sudden knock at the door distracted them both from the intense awkward stuff going on in there, Liam picked up a towel and wrapped it around her body before stepping out of the closet.
"Sir, here's the coffee you asked off." He took the tray of tea from her shitting the door before him.
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"Who's responsible." Katherine stared down at her daughter who just got tested positive for being pregnant. What was she going to do now, there is no way Mr. Donovan will let them stay in this mansion especially now that things were no longer like before anymore. Katherine was confused, her daughter was not the type to mess around with men in the mansion, so how did she get pregnant?
It's no one mother I can take care of my child and myself." Hazel said with a livid face. Maisha must be crying about the disappearance of her son, but she was the one being hurt the most. She's pregnant for a man no one knows if he's alive or dead.
How's she supposed to tell her poor mother he's responsible when they already agreed to keep things secrete. Even if she ends up telling anyone, will they believe her?