Novels by Livliv

A loud, relentless ring from the phone vibrating on the nightstand forced Irish to open her eyes with great difficulty. Morning sunlight peeked through the gap in the curtains of her luxurious bedroom. Gasping for air and her head still slightly throbbing, Irish grumbled in annoyance, snatching her phone without looking at the caller ID."Who is it at this hour?!" Irish grumbled in a raspy, morning voice, pressing the phone to her ear. "Hello?""Are you out of your mind, Irish?!" Joey's hysterical scream instantly erupted from the speaker, making Irish reflexively pull the phone away from her ear. "Why did you suddenly withdraw all funding and terminate Valence Capital's partnership with Sterling Group yesterday without discussing it with me?!"Irish rubbed her face, letting out a soft yawn before hitting the speaker button and tossing the phone onto the bed."Could you tone it down a bit? My ears are hurting, Joey," Irish grumbled while stretching under the blanket."How on earth can

"Bride swap?" Xander repeated, raising an eyebrow high. Leaning back in his chair, he stared at the woman across from him with a searching glare. "Miss Irish, did you hit your head that hard to be talking such nonsense?""I'm not talking nonsense, Mr. Xander. I'm completely serious," Irish snapped back, locking eyes with him without a hint of hesitation."What on earth made you suddenly want to dump Axel and propose to his arch-enemy?" Xander let out a cynical scoff."Because I'm sick of watching their hypocrisy," Irish hissed coldly. "And I need your protection and power to destroy the Ryders and Axel. We ... share the same enemy, Mr. Xander. What's the harm in joining forces through marriage?"Xander narrowed his eyes, studying her face closely. "For a woman who was broadcasting her love story with Axel just last night, this change of heart is a bit too drastic, Miss Irish. How can I be sure you aren't setting up a new trap with Axel?"Seeing Xander still eyeing her with deep suspic

The scent of leather seats filled the quiet cabin of the luxury sedan. Leaning back in the rear passenger seat, Xander stared intently at his phone screen as he pressed the call button."Luke, track Irish Ryder's position right now," Xander ordered as soon as the call went through. "I need her location in five minutes.""Understood, Mr. Xander. I'll check the signal right away —"Brak!A violent jolt suddenly slammed into the rear side of the car. Xander was thrown forward, his phone slipping from his grip and clattering onto the cabin floor."Sir! Are you alright?!" Xander's personal driver yelled in panic while trying to stabilize the steering wheel.Xander's expression instantly turned ice-cold, his breath coming out ragged as he suppressed his burning anger. "Who drives like a lunatic in broad daylight?""I'll step out to check, Sir. Please wait inside," the driver said anxiously, quickly opening his door and stepping out to inspect the damage.Meanwhile, inside the sports car wit

"All investors pulled out this morning, and the permit for our main project was frozen without any reason," Uncle Charlee said with a grim expression, throwing the file onto the mahogany conference table."It's not surprising," Xander replied flatly from near the window. Crossing his arms over his chest, he stared out at the skyline of skyscrapers. "A freeze this fast could only happen under a direct order from Mr. Reginald's faction.""They really want to lock down our every move," Charlee whispered, rubbing his temples. "So, what should we do, Xander?"Before Xander could give an instruction, the double doors of the conference room suddenly burst open without a knock.Antonio Wilson stepped in alone, a crooked, arrogant smirk on his face."This room always feels way too crowded with idealists like you, Charlee," Mr. Antonio called out, his heavy voice filling the room.Charlee immediately stood up straight. "Antonio? What are you doing here? We are having an internal meeting. Please

"Iris, if there's another life after this, please don't get in the way of Chloe and me . You can choose another man."Slowly, Axel pushed Irish toward the edge of the road, his grip tightening on both of her shoulders."Go, Irish. Join Chloe in the afterlife and pay for what you did to her!""Axel ... please, don't ..." Irish whimpered, her voice trembling through the heavy rain pouring over the London streets. Her body felt completely weak, blood soaking her evening gown. "I'm really sick, Axel ... please, let me go ...""Shut up!" Axel screamed like a madman, his eyes bloodshot and consumed by wild rage. His hands dug deeper into her shoulders. "Chloe died because of you! You're going to pay for this with your life!""I didn't kill her, Axel! Please ..." Irish clung tightly to his shirt, using every last bit of her strength to beg for her life.But Axel was far past reason. There was no mercy left for the woman who had been his wife for five years.With one brutal, hatred-filled sho