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After they left, Leonard pulled the distraught Liam into his arms."It's all right. Grandpa's here. Don't be sad."Liam finally broke down. He clung to his grandfather and sobbed.Only three people had ever mattered to him: his mother, his grandfather, and then Suzy.His mother and Suzy were both gone.He couldn't lose his grandfather too.The thought gradually calmed him. He wiped his tears and accompanied Leonard to the hospital for a full checkup.Then he mixed some of Suzy's ashes into the soil of a pot in his room and planted lavender seeds.The seeds sprouted the very next day, almost as if by magic.Liam's younger cousin came to visit. Curious about the soil in the pot, he took a handful to study in his laboratory.Liam didn't learn until dinner that his mischievous cousin went into his room again without permission.But his cousin also brought startling news."Liam, you didn't kill someone, did you?"Liam stared at his cousin, baffled by the wild question. "What makes you think

Liam knew exactly what Victor meant.Three years at Stella’s side taught him how business worked. He was no longer the naive young man Suzy once protected.He knew he was handsome, and he knew Victor found him attractive. He could use that.Liam lightly patted Victor’s shoulder and leaned close. “A partnership with the Sheridan family means a partnership with me, Mr. Bennett. Doesn’t that tempt you?”He gave Victor a suggestive look and held out the contract and a pen.Victor could hardly resist him. He took the pen and signed at once.He did not even notice that Liam changed the profit split in the contract.“Thank you, Mr. Bennett.” Liam took back the contract and checked it with satisfaction.He got what he came for. He had no reason to stay.“It’s getting late, Mr. Bennett. I should go. I’ll see you next time.”He rose and headed for the door.But his steps faltered, and his vision blurred.Victor’s leering laugh came from behind him.“Mr. Sheridan, did you think you could leave w

Only the Sheridan family knew that Stella remembered she was Suzy.Everyone else kept it secret.Liam did not know what Suzy planned, but he noticed that the Watson family’s business was growing rapidly.They even passed opportunities to the Sheridans now and then.Liam unblocked Suzy’s contacts, though she kept their conversations restrained.She spoke to him only about work.Her attitude toward Skyler grew noticeably colder.Suzy never flirted with other men. Liam was the only man she spoke to regularly.So, Skyler took out his frustration on Liam.[Liam, I know you look down on me, but do you really have to steal your half-brother’s wife?][My mother’s affair with our father drove your mother to her death. Do you want the same thing to happen to me?]Skyler sent the messages, then sat on the bed and smiled as he waited for Liam’s reply.Of course, he knew Liam struggled with depression.He wanted Liam to lose control. If Liam threw himself off a building, all the better. Then their

Madness filled Stella’s face. Liam had never seen her lose control like this.He was right about her.Stella was selfish to the core.“If you kill me, the Sheridan family won’t let you get away with it.”“Murder is a crime!” Liam said through clenched teeth.He could not die. If he did, his grandfather might not survive the loss.And even if he was going to die, he refused to die at this woman’s hands.He lunged forward, shoved Stella away, and ran from the cliff.“Help!” he shouted as he ran.But his shoe caught between two rocks, and Stella caught up with him.“Stop running. We’re in the middle of nowhere. No one would find you even if you died,” Stella said lazily.“I can only control this body for a little while. If you get away…”She grabbed Liam around the waist and dragged him back toward the edge.Liam fought with all his strength, but he could not break free.He only managed to make Stella stumble.“Let me go!” Liam screamed. “If you hurt me, Suzy will never forgive you! Sh

Suzy staged a shareholder revolt.Watson Group flourished under Stella’s leadership over the past three years.The shareholders now trusted her more than Stella’s parents.So, when Suzy proposed taking every share Stella’s parents owned, they backed her and played their parts in the revolt.Stella’s parents gave up their shares to protect the position of the woman they believed was their daughter.But they were shrewd enough to make her sign an agreement first.The name on the document was Stella Watson.The woman who signed it was Suzy York.As soon as the shares were hers, Suzy transferred them to Liam as a gift.Then she went to the police station, reclaimed her identity as Suzy York, and filed a report. She demanded a full investigation into the crash involving Suzy and Stella.Only then did Stella’s parents realize Suzy was herself again.But Suzy already controlled their shares. They could do nothing but watch the business they spent half their lives building fall into the hands