Elena's thumb tapped her phone screen off, but it didn't help matters. Liam had already seen what he needed to see and was ready to rain the bullets."You're going to meet a man already?" Liam thundered. "On your first night of marriage?"The banging in Elena's head picked up a notch. Her energy was quickly dissipating. Where did the damn message say she was going out to meet a man that night? She decided to ignore Liam. Ignore the pain, they said, and it will go away.But not in this case."Well, I've had a rough time myself," said Liam, "so, I cannot handle this situation myself. It is too big for me. Hmm?"Elena's eyebrows furrowed. What was coming next?"Tomorrow by 8 am," Liam said, "you shall have a meeting with my family, and you'll explain that chat. Okay? The Hemsworth family does not condone infidelity, especially if it begins on the very first night of marriage." He paused. "You can invite your own family, too. To be fair.""There's nothing to explain, Liam," she said, know

Liam saw his father sitting casually in the living room, sipping at a glass of vodka. Liam was seething with rage, and tried all on his power to keep it in check.His father only glanced at him, them turned back to the TV. Liam wanted to turn the TV off, but he knew that'd be worsening the issue. He sat on the edge of a sofa, and cleared his throat."Father, what is this I heard you did?" he said calmly."And what did you hear that I did?" Father and son had the choleric temperament, and each of them knew the extent to which the other could go in achieving his goals. "You chased my wife out of my house, back to her family.""That is not what I did." The older man reduced the volume of the TV, and turned to face his son squarely. "Whoever gave you that information is a big liar who needs to be punished."After a confused pause, Liam asked, "What happened then? Elena isn't anywhere in this house.""First of all, Liam, what do you see me as? Tell me. What impression do I make to you?""

Chris was aware of Liam's car behind him. Aware that his boss was breathing down his neck, and would seize any opportunity to beat him down. Liam had become suspicious of him, he had seen his eyes and knew he was one one of the bodyguards.Now, what to do?He rode at top speed. He had Elena's address in his head, as he had gone to pick her up for Liam on one of the occasions when she was working as his secretary. But he needed to lay Liam off his back.And he had the perfect plan for it. His buddy, Gideon, would be of immense help now. With his left hand, he dug out his phone, and spoke to the iPhone. "Hey, Siri" "Mmmhmmm," came Siri's voice."Call Gideon on loud speaker."The robot called him and they got talking. In no time, Gideon agreed to the plan. Who would turn down a five grand reward? ***Liam cursed under his breath when a truck blocked him, and gave no passing room. He pounded at his horn, and poked out his head, shouting at the driver. But the latter was determined to d

The sun was in her eyes, and it made her dizzy. The fever was returning."What is your name?" the policeman asked Chris. "Chris.""And what is your business with the lady? Young lady, what's your name?""My name is Elena.""Elena what?""Elena Cooper," she said, then corrected herself. "Elena Hemsworth." It felt strange saying Liam's name after her own name. "And what is he doing with you?" asked the policeman. "We have orders that this is an illegal detention.""Detention?" Chris said, turning briefly to Elena with an amused face. "I am just taking her to my boss, her husband. He's waiting in his mansion.""What is the name of this boss, if I may ask?""Liam, of course. Liam Hemsworth." He sounded irritated, but Elena could hear a little nervous strain in his voice. "Everyone knows him.""Is he the same Liam," the cop asked, "who called us to search for you? Are you aware there is a curfew all over the city, just because of you two?"Chris shrugged. "I have no idea of such a thing.

Elena watched with tired eyes as the doctor prepared the syringe. Her eyes wandered to the gloves on his hands and wondered why there were always spaces left at the end of the fingers.Liam was flashing in and out of the room, inspecting the doctor, asking petty questions, and zooming out again. He was having a meeting with his staff from the company in the living room, and it didn't sound like everything was alright. For them to have brought the meeting to his house, something was going wrong in the company.Elena could hear Liam's father's voice raised above the others. And whenever she heard it, she was filled with fear and guilt, because she felt she must be the reason why Liam wasn't putting much effort as he should into the running of the company. She was the problem."Elena," the doctor called, jolting her back to reality. "Are you ready?"She glanced at the covered syringe in the doctor's hand and it became a penknife, cutting through her hair. She blinked rapidly, the images