Annalise's POV: As they all announced what they would do to me tonight, I tried as much as I could to remain calm and recall Grandma Smith's words to me. Somehow, I find her encouraging words always strengthen me. The crowd slowly began to divert their attention to the small crew around me. Something I really didn't want today was attention. I felt a push by the side of my shoulder, “You haven't told us who is going to save you,” Elsa questioned. “I don't need saving from anyone, Elsa. Unlike you who kept Hannah by your side because you knew your strength wasn't as big as your mouth that would continuously get you into trouble where you would need some saving” Now, this was my starting point. If I'm going to beat all six of them without lifting a finger, I have to make them go against each other. And Hannah would be my starting point. “And who told you that I don't have the strength to beat you?” She asked, ignoring my comment. “Oh, so you agree that's the reason you kept Hanna
Liam's POVI didn't bother to wait outside for David to show up before I got into the hotel. Because I wanted to see every bit of Annalise at the reunion, I booked one of the private rooms upstairs with transparent glass walls. From where I sat, I could see the event that was going on downstairs. “God bless the architect and interior designer of this building,” I murmured as I positioned myself on the chair that was facing the glass wall. It didn't take long before the door opened, David came in, thanking the lady who brought him there. As he did that, he stared at her ass as she walked back and I shook my head. He hasn't changed a bit. “Woaw!” He breathed out before finally moving his gaze at me, “My dear friend,” he grinned so wide as he made his way to where I was. I was going to shake his hand and focus back on Annalise but the moment we shook hands, he pulled me up. “Man!” He burst into laughter after seeing me on both legs again. His laughter and joy were so contagious that
Liam's POVI stormed down the stairs with David at my heels, his fucking annoying protests falling on deaf ears. My eyes were locked on Annalise and the man who dared to put his hands on her. The sight of him embracing her so intimately fueled my jealousy and possessiveness to an uncontrollable level that surprised me so much. How did my feelings for her skyrocketed so much, I know I admire her, I love her kind of person and I respect her but all these? How? My feelings for her were just something I'm finding hard to understand and to make things more crazy, I don't know how to control it. As I neared the group, I could hear Elsa’s shrill voice cutting through the chatter, “You know, it’s funny how Annalise thinks she’s better than us now that fortune smiled on her, she can be a fucking heir but she's still the pathetic Annalise. Let me tell you something, everyone. That guy hugging her? He’s none other than her school crush! She was so pathetically in love with him that it was emba
Annalise POVSince I left the hotel and got into Liam’s car, I have been smiling like a fool. I don’t know which of the events was making me smile so hard but I was happy, really happy, and relieved. All that happened tonight continues to fill my head and sometimes I end up giggling in the car. “Was the party that exciting?” Liam’s voice rang out pulling me out of my thoughts.“Why did you ask that?” I asked turning to face him and he raised his chin at my face,“You’ve been smiling since we left the hotel” and I pressed my lips together, the smile still lingering that my cheeks began to hurt. I wanted to hold it in but just couldn’t anymore,“You should see Elsa’s face, and Sasha just couldn’t believe I was the one who treated her husband. I can’t believe I feared those freaks while in school. They were just weaklings trying to use other people’s weaknesses and turn them into their strengths”“That’s the spirit” Liam grinned.The car suddenly went quiet again, everyone in their own
Annalise's POV“Grandma!” I gasped in shock as I looked around. The light was turned on for me to see properly only to find Grandma J, Mother, and Grandma Smith smiling at me. What the hell?!“Why aren't you all asleep?” I asked, staring at each of them. And why is Grandma Smith still here? “It's almost 12 in the morning, why aren't you all in bed?” “And miss all of that?” Grandma J asked, referring obviously to the kiss. Damn it! I should have noticed that they were watching.“This is so unfair spying on me!” I almost yelled when Grandma Smith silenced me, “Nonsense, child! We have better things to do than spy on our grandchild, right J?” She turned to Grandma J who grinned with both her hands in front of her like a kid, “Of course” I rolled my eyes at them before asking, “So what were you guys doing? If you weren't spying, how would you know about the kiss?”“Well…” Grandma Smith stated, “I wanted to leave…” “Yeah…?” “So we opened the door and saw you both kissing, we quickl
Annalise's POV. "Hey Annalise." I bullet my head towards the direction of the voice only to see professor Ken standing with two beautiful plastic cups of coffee. "Um, good morning professor, what brings you here?" I asked, my eyes fixed on him. He was cute but nothing compared to Liam."I guessed I'll see you here since you ain't in school, I've been looking for you." He gave me a cup and I nodded my thank you.He sat beside me and because of the closed proximity, I shifted, letting out a forced giggle.What does he want?"So how's the school treating you?" His eyes were on me and it made me very uncomfortable and conscious."Good, it's been great sir. Can I help you? I'm preparing for the upcoming test and I need my full focus." I smiled and he gave me a nod of understanding."It's alright, I was wondering if you're free this weekend." The fake smile on my face disappeared as I stared at the man, this wasn't the first time he was asking this week, "As I've said before sir, I am n
Annalise's POV. "Jared... What are you doing here?" I asked, my surprise evident in my voice. I never knew I'd see him so soon after the school reunion. "Hey Anna, it's so good to see you again." He waved and I gave him a half smile. "Yeah. What brought a star to the hospital, did you do any dangerous stunt while shooting any movie and broke some bones?" "Well, with a doctor like you at my service, I don't mind breaking all my bones cause I know you'll fix them, just like you fix my son." He chuckled and confusion settled in me. "Your son?" I asked in confusion."Yeah, the nanny brought him to the hospital before calling me, the boy you just finished treating is my son, he was rushed to the hospital some hours ago." He explained and my mouth and eyes opened wide in shock. "You... You had a son?" I questioned in awe and he let out a cackle before nodding in affirmation. "Wow, that's so cool." I found myself saying and he chuckled the more.Yeah, I'm overreacting but wow! "Looks
Annalise's POV “Liam…” I called, a bit shocked at the way he was acting. This was my office and Jared is a patient's parent here, he can't come and start acting like a jealous husband now. Jared held me by the shoulder to stop me from saying any more before he moved closer to Liam, “Hi, I'm Jared” he stretched his hand for a handshake. Liam looked at his hand and didn't bother to take it, he had a deep frown on his face as he looked away from Jared and asked me instead,“Are you ready to go home?” I watched Jared drop his hand, seeing that Liam wasn't planning to take it for a handshake. Damn you, Liam! What kind of jealousy was this? And how do you act this way seeing that the man wants to be friends? I folded my arms across my chest and said,“Liam, this is Jared, his son was rushed to the hospital because he took some poisonous substance” I tried to explain the best way I could. Maybe he would finally face Jared and give the man the respect he deserved. Liam looked from me fi
Liiam's POV I fell lazily on the couch in Anna's office, I don't even understand why I'm being worked up about all of these. I wasn't exactly pleased when she decided to give Benson a listening ear, she was suppose to snub him, tell him that they have nothing to talk about and walk away from him with me by her side. But she gestured for me to excuse her, I didn't like that. I tried so hard not to show how disappointed I was. My blood boiled in rage and even though I knew that Anna wouldn't do anything to hurt with, I just don't trust Benson. And recalling how I had taken one of the flowers and letters from the delivery guy without giving it to Anna, I wondered if Benson would tell and if she would be disappointed at my childishness. I just didn't want to be caught. Pacing around her office didn't help but it kept me busy until she came in and thank goodness Anna didn't even care. Now, all I have to do is wait until she's done and then we can leave for the party. The vibration fr
Annalise's Pov My breath hitched hearing those words from father. His fingers were pressed on the desk before him, his eyes desperately begging me to say yes. My eyes were locked on his as I bit my lips. This is the first time they would come to me for help, and no matter how much I hated them now, I do not want to see Mrs Walford die, definitely not when I can help. “Fine,” I replied, releasing my breath. I turned to Liam who was standing behind me and reached for his hand, “I'll try to make it as fast as possible,” and he nodded.“I'll ask them to prepare the theatre room,” Father murmured before walking out of the room. I sighed, I just want my time with Liam. “It's okay. I'm here. Like I said, I don't mind not attending the party,” he smiled and my lips tugged up. “That's not happening,” I hit his chest before giving him a light squeeze in his hand, “Let's get this started. The earlier we begin, the earlier we are done,”We walked out of Father's office only to meet Benson
Annalise's Pov“This better work, Liam,” I groaned, seeing father's call again. The phone remained on my thighs. I refused to answer it because we were already at the entrance of the hospital, yet I had a bad feeling that Father might not allow me to leave. Liam had a small smile on his face, I knew he was trying to be as understanding as possible, but he had been glancing at his wristwatch all the way here. We were obviously late. “I am sure Father wouldn't want to ruin your day,” Liam replied, still in hope. And I just pray God answers him. We walked side by side into the hospital building. The moment some of the nurses and doctors saw me, they rushed towards me, not noticing that I was with someone. “Doctor Annalise, Doctor Annalise,”“We need your help, we need you” A frown formed on my face, my hand that held Liam's let go of his as my pace naturally increased. Knowing that this wasn't only Father trying to make sure I come to the hospital but something rather serious, I was
Author's POV In the quiet room, Lara was lying comfortably on the bed as she filed her nails and responded to the person on the other side of the phone. It was her mother,“Mother, why would I lie to you? Your best friend has suddenly changed her preference in women. She no longer cares if I'm the daughter of her best friend anymore. She wants me out” Lara snarled. Although, this has been going on for a while— how Mrs Walford started supporting Annalise since she found out that the lady was now a Smith but Lara didn't say a word about it, thinking Mrs Walford was trying to just get her hands on the wealth. What she didn't know was how Mrs Walford kept pushing her husband to go back to the slut. “I can't believe this. She dare not!” “As you must have heard, the ex daughter-in-law has suddenly become rich and famous, a person of influence and is making it in the business world. Mrs Walford no longer sees the slut in her,” Lara informed. Although she was upset about everything, she
Annalise's POV “I’ve missed you so much too Anna” Liam whispered, my back arched further into him. We were both having the time of our lives when the vibration from my phone caused me to pause. “Liam…” but he didn't plan to stop, I didn't want him to either so I ignored the call. Soon, the call ended and I sighed, ready to give my all to Liam when it started ringing again. Liam's hand on my ass couldn't let me concentrate until we heard a loud bang on the door, “Annalise, it's your Father!” I heard mother's voice and pushed Liam off the bed in fright. Liam landed on the ground with a thud, “Serves me right,” he groaned. “Sorry,” I whispered before rushing towards the door to open it, “What's it, Mother?” I saw Grandma J. standing next to Mother, she had a deep frown on her face. I wondered what was wrong— I was going to ask when Mother shoved the phone into my hand. That was when I noticed that Father was on the phone. “Hello Father,”“Annalise George Smith, where did you drop
Early Seduction Liam's POV The room was quiet, there were noises right outside the room but I remained seated on the bed, not saying a word but working on my phone. The sound of rushing water from the bathroom kept making me look towards the bathroom, not wanting to do so anymore. I moved to sit facing the wall instead of the bathroom door, yet I kept hearing the sound of water– completely disturbing me from my work. My thoughts filled with the person using the rushing water, I gulped time and time again. I was trying to focus on my phone, distract myself from my own thoughts but it wasn't working. Annalise had asked that I go over to the office and she would meet me up at the office but I refused. I wanted to take her to the party myself so I waited. She pulled me into the house and into her room without asking me if I wanted to be there. I suspected she must have done that because of her Grandma J but I wish she didn't. Now, I can't get my thoughts from thinking the right
Annalise's POV The loud ding of the bell rang around the classroom causing everyone to drop their pen. Professor Ken walked around picking up the answer booklet from our tables as he spoke,“This is the easiest examination I have ever set for my students, so I expect you all to get an A, right?” I wanted to snort, he probably must have been sleeping when he set the exams. This was the first examination that I didn't submit on time but the bell rang on me. “You all behind, come and drop your answer booklets on my desk,” He instructed as he walked back to his seat. The classroom was quiet, no one spoke, the atmosphere was heavy, like we all knew we had failed the examination. The only people with a lively mood were Mia and her minors. Somehow, they happened to have submitted even before the bell rang. Now, these ladies don't get this excited for other courses, making me wonder if they had done something behind our back to know answers to questions that weren't taught in class. “Ho
Author's POV “Any news?” Mrs Walford asked but Benson shook his head dejectedly as he walked into his room, taking off his tie with one hand. His eyes dim, his face unsure of what to do next as he stared into space before sitting lazily on the bed. Mrs Walford could already understand her son's mood and was ready to do everything to make him happy again. “Don't tell me that's the reason you are this way? Come On boy, Annalise would definitely come around” “I… I don't know, mother. Can you see what's going on? Did you see the pictures out there? She's with Liam now” Benson sighed. He hated that he was feeling useless because of Annalise. This was someone he had used and treated like trash just a year back. Things had turned a 360 degree and he can't believe he had to drop his pride to get her back. Sending flowers and letters and even calling her. To the extent that his mother started sending the flowers herself, along with the letters as he was giving up already. “It's not over
Liam's POV Days turned to weeks after the meeting with the family. Everyone became extremely busy, especially Annalise. I was busy of course with the company but I never stopped going to drop Anna in school and pick her up from school also. Our relationship only became better since the meeting and I just cannot believe I had been able to get to her heart. I was seated in my office with my computer staring at me because I was completely lost in thought, but the knock on the door caused me to regain myself, “Come in,” I ordered and my secretary stepped in. She bowed to me, “Good afternoon sir, the company from China just called.” I sat upright hearing this. This is a company I have been trying to secure a contract with for more than two weeks. “And?” I wondered why they didn't call me directly. “They would like to work with us, sir” she smiled and added, “They would send the contract via mail tomorrow.” I sighed in relief and let my body relax some more on the chair. This is goo