Liam’s house erupted in chaos as he showed up with a 6-year-old son when no one had ever seen a woman around him. The boy looked too much like Liam to doubt his genetics. His grandmother, not unexpectedly, exhausted all means to find out who Kyle’s mother was and her background. But Liam was tight-lipped about it, as can only be expected of army personnel. She loved her great-grandchild, though. She felt sorry for the well-nurtured boy - he had to grow up without a mother. But the kid was too intelligent and well-nurtured to complain. The other relatives, however, did not think so. “She was probably a whore he fucked.” “Who knows if he screwed someone while interrogating her and was forced to take the responsibility.” “He is an unlucky bastard who killed his mother at birth.” "If she were any good, Liam would not be so tight-lipped." "Maybe Liam just picked a random child because of familiarity. That's why he does not know anything about his mother." "There was never a woman
“Lil, I am going to enjoy it,” Mariana shouted. “Me too!” exclaimed Jenn. “Jenn, don’t use your own devices. You suck at anything electronic, not medically related. They will find you within minutes. Use Mer’s alternate phone.” Lil explained. “Mer, you know what to hold and release, right?” Liliana vaguely asked. “I know. I know. It’s like the 10th time you have said it since morning. I will only provoke that woman enough.” Mariana replied, exasperated with the nagging. “I have a professional team who could have done this without my nagging. Don’t give me that attitude, darling. You wanted to do it. Don’t screw up!” Liliana snorted. Henry giggled, and Mariana glared at him but did not retort. “You are so nice to Jennifer but fierce with Mariana. Why?” Jonathan moved to sit beside her and asked in a whisper. Liliana replied without a pause, “Personality differences!” She explained, “Jenn, despite her playfulness, is quite serious about anything she does. Mer bulldozes through
The group answered a few questions from the reporters, and the ribbon-cutting went without a hitch. They followed her inside as Liliana started to show them around the place. Her assistant and manager for that studio ran the tour as she oversaw the entire thing and gave her inputs now and then. She would stop by a few pieces and explain the inspiration behind those few design pieces that were relevant or special. Things were almost at an end when Vivian pretended to glance at a wedding gown in the store that was on display. She had drawn quite a crowd as she exclaimed how ethereal the dress was. Just as they bent over, the glass frame toppled over the onlookers as they retreated hastily. Vivian, unfortunately, stumbled, and the entire showcase fell upon her. Vivian screamed and created a loud commotion. Reporters were busy snapping pictures, and some people did a live stream to show the netizens how the proceedings went. It was a great way to increase their followers. Nothing
However, many of the guests were from the upper class. They had seen the ins and outs of schemes throughout their lives. They were smart enough to guess something was off. “Maybe there is more to it than meets the eye. We should wait and see things through before judging anyone.” “President Smith may be ruthless in business, but he is not so cold-blooded.” “President Smith is smart enough to know that if Vivian Stone is truly the victim, it will negatively affect him and L&L Designs. His silence means things are yet to unfold.” “Mrs. Liliana is undoubtedly a kind person. Every year, L&L Design sponsors 100 underprivileged students in the Design major and 100 in other fields. She loudly proclaimed Vivian as her rival. She does not seem like someone who would do something sneaky.” “Judging by things, it looks like they are waiting for the police. Maybe Vivian Stone staged all of this.” “That’s likely as she had created quite a farce at the Welcome banquet as well.” The chatter co
Lydia, who was too dumb to notice something was amiss, went on and on with her verbosity.Finally, a woman could not take it anymore and shouted at her.“Even if she did all those things, what right do you have to berate her?”Lydia, who had been waiting for this question, exclaimed.“Of course! I do. She used to be a servant at my home.” Lydia said. The smugness in her voice was hard to miss.That created an uproar.“How can the legendary founder of L&L Design be a servant?”“She said she was in Kings High. How can a servant be qualified to study in Kings High?”“Who is this woman spewing nonsense?”“She looks like a cheap woman, while Mrs. Liliana exudes the aura of nobility. One should at least make a believable lie.”“Yeah, she is a jealous bitch spewing nonsense.”“Oh, that’s Lydia Aprice. She has been trying to bang President Smith for years already. The Aprices sure are shameless.”“I had heard that she is President Aprice’s second wife’s daughter. Like mother, like daughter.”
The crowd burst into laughter. Mrs. Liliana was the queen of sarcasm. Lydia was about to vomit blood hearing Liliana’s words. That was what she had always hated about her - that sense of superiority and the aura. Even when they had forced her to act as the servant at the Aprice Mansion when she was a child, Liliana had quietly gone about her job like she owned the place. Lydia hated her to the core. She could not wait to tear her to pieces. “You bitch, how dare you?” She exclaimed and made her way towards Liliana. “Miss Aprice, stop it!” Terry Draw stopped Lydia in her tracks. Most people in business knew Terry as he was an elite employee hired by the Smith Group with generous rewards. After being appointed, he became the manager of the Central Mall in a few short years. He had achieved everything on his own merits without any background help. Big bosses admired him and wanted to poach him, but Terry had shown excellent strength of character and wisdom by depicting loyalty an
Terry walked up to Liliana and bowed deeply to her. His action stunned everyone into silence. Terry had a reputation for having a backbone. Otherwise, others would have poached him already. He straightened his back and did not wait for Liliana to speak as he continued. “I can personally attest to the character of Mrs. Liliana. She is my benefactor.” “She gave me her King's High scholarship because she was rich enough to pay for her tuition. She is also the one who gave me relevant materials to prepare for entrance to Kings High after I had passed her tests." The crowd was in an uproar. 'She got a scholarship in Kings High and gave it away.' Both things were inconceivable to everyone. Terry continued, ignoring the murmurs. "After I entered Kings High, she directed me to use the alumni network to secure a scholarship abroad which was extremely generous. Since Kings High is ultimately a high school, she suggested I aim for a scholarship until post-graduation to secure my future.
While everyone was sighing in admiration for Liliana, the two women were utterly embarrassed. Vivian could not have imagined she could get humiliated further after her fall and be isolated like she was. Not to mention the cuts hurt so much. People had always admired her and looked up to her for her academic qualifications - both for the Kings High alumnus and for her prestigious degree from abroad. But Liliana hogged all the attention away from her in one fell swoop. While Vivian had never even heard of the Kings High scholarship, Liliana had not only qualified for it throughout her time at Kings High but also sponsored other students using it. With one kick, she cemented her position as someone with both intelligence and money. Everyone was talking about how wonderful a person Liliana was, and they had thoroughly ignored Vivian. Even when they looked at her, it was a gaze full of pity or loathing. Similar to Vivian, Lydia also felt humiliated. That fatal blow was hard to accep