Semua Bab Begin Again: Bab 111 - Bab 120

Like clockwork and still mildly inebriated, Liam's brain nudged him awake sometime after 3:00 AM. But unlike all the other times in the past, when he'd jolt out of sleep, ready to tackle his day, today he woke up parched and convinced he had been dead for more than a century. Every part of his body ached, plus he had a banger of a headache. He groaned as he opened his eyes and saw luscious brown hair fanned out over his arm. Eden. His hell. His paradise. Why was she in his house, again? Did he drunk call her? And did she come to him? Left the lawyer for him? He remembered chatting to her on the phone and her giving him sass, but after that? "You're awake," Eden stirred and turned to him, squinting up at him. Christ, even in the dark, she was beautiful. And her eyes were all the more mesmerising when they were not hidden behind her glasses. "Are you hungover?" She mumbled sleepily and nestled clos

The five of them crowded around the window and stared at the line of dark luxury cars parked on the curb. Eden counted four, including Liam's. She couldn't understand why he had to make a dramatic appearance again today and bring his security detail. She was already the talk of the neighbourhood because of his stunt last night. Curious neighbours had stopped by during the day to ask Brenda if they'd had a celebrity guest. "Does he always travel with so much security?" Lydia asked. "Well, if you were a billionaire, I don't think you'd want to fly solo. Not when there's a very real chance you could get nabbed at any time and be held for ransom," Cassandra said, saving Eden the trouble of having to explain that her baby's father wasn't a very nice guy and had pissed off a lot of people, including the Ivanov twins and Rock Castle's underworld. "Do you think he'll come back? He sounded mad as fuck!" Sienna nudged her shoulder and chewed on her thumb, her e

The owner of Lusso, Vic Randolph and his wife Kayla were already seated and nursing their martinis when Liam strolled into La Famiglia with Eden at his side, her hand firmly in his. The two men got down to business as soon as the introductions and pleasantries were out of the way. Eden played the role of hostess to perfection, going over and beyond to be attentive to Randolph's wife as she catered to her every whim and need. Kayla Randolph was a pretty little thing and half the man's age, but with enough plastic on her face and body to fill a landfill. Liam liked her, though. She was affable and well mannered. Not at all like a lot of the trophy wives he had met in the past. Every time he looked up from his discussion with the owner of Lusso, he'd find Eden and Kayla deeply engrossed in their conversation, and he'd smile a little, pleased to see he'd made the right decision by bringing her along. They were around the same age, had similar inte

"What are you doing?" Eden asked as she crossed her arms and glared at Liam. It was bad enough she had to witness Laura's tongue stuck so deep in his throat she thought he'd choke on it. But now, he didn't even want to let her go home so she could fume in peace. "You are my date, and it's my job to take you home." "No! This was a work assignment," she reminded him, closing her eyes briefly as she slowly counted backwards from ten in a futile attempt to ease her anger. But by the time she reached the end of her mental countdown, she was still nowhere close to calmness. She was seething and properly pissed off at him for flirting with his ex in front of her and annoyed with herself for acting like a jealous high-schooler. "Eden, what the hell is going on?" Liam asked. "Are you upset because of Laura? She means nothing to me, I told you—" She held up her hand to stop him before he launched into a lengthy explanation that would serve no purpose ot

Eden passed out in his arms sometime after midnight, but Liam was wide awake, his mind racing, thinking about their fight. As he listened to her snore peacefully beside him, he was grateful their night had ended with her in his bed. It could have easily gone the other way since they were both determined to hurt each other earlier. He tightened his hold around her now when he remembered her anger and hurt at seeing him with Laura. He told her plenty of times his ex was as inconsequential as that lawyer dude, but for some reason, Eden refused to believe him, and he didn't know how else to make her see she was the only woman for him. One thing was certain, though. He had to handle Laura fast. There couldn't be any more misunderstandings between them. Eden shifted restlessly, breaking through his chaotic thoughts as she tried to get comfortable. "Liam, why are you still awake?" She mumbled sleepily and pushed her bare ass close to him, and