William Li Book Novels & Stories

The clang echoed down the hall, final and cold. William was waiting at the far end of the corridor, arms folded. Liam leaned against the wall, yawning like a bored hound. “Well?” William asked. “She’s either the best liar I’ve ever met, or she’s telling the truth.” “And which do you believe?” Liam asked. I brushed past them. “Neither.” “Yet.” “Sir,” William called after me. “Permission to intensify the interrogation tomorrow? The council will demand progress.” I paused mid-step. I’m not sure why but I can tell she must have pushed his buttons because all he’s been wanting to do was inflict some form of harm on her. If she were that vocal with me, I would have made immense progress.

I looked up a map of the packs and sat back down at the table, but inadvertently dropped a black book. I frowned because I hadn't seen it among the stack of books the librarian had given me, so I looked for William, and he was comfortably reading some sort of picture book. Surely, he had placed the book among my things, so I sighed. I wrote everything down and began to summarize the information I read. It wasn't accurate, and it wasn't somewhat accurate either, so I was getting more and more confused. I think that's what made William get up from where he was to open the black book and show me something.

Before I could ponder it further, William, done organizing his materials, noticed me. Approaching the camera, he greeted me, "Good afternoon, Liliy." William was tall and slender, with a face that was elongated and almost delicate, giving him an unusually thin appearance. His long eyelashes and a pair of light blue eyes were filled with a poet's melancholy and gloom, easy to evoke maternal instincts or sympathy in women. "Good afternoon, William. How's class going? Have these little troublemakers been bothering you?" I greeted him enthusiastically. He smiled shyly, saying, "They're all well-behaved. It's just..."

As he said this, he looked at Olivia with obvious concern. “Hey William I’m nothing like Aria. I promise, this was a mistake and this will never happen again,” Olivia said, getting a little sentimental. “I am sure, it won’t,” William smiled. “Because as soon as we get back. I want the book of shadows that the three of you have created secretly.” “Can’t believe our book will be confiscated; just because we made a mistake,” Jill said. “Rest assured that it will be,” William remained determined. “Deal,” Olivia said. “And good to know that you are human too.”

CHAPTER 44 William sat on the edge of the bed, the contract spread out on the table before him. The same contract he had drawn up months ago. A fake marriage. No emotions. No strings. Just business. But now… everything felt wrong. His hand ran through his hair as he whispered, “It was supposed to be simple.” He heard the door creak open. Liam walked in. “You’re still here,” Liam said. “Barely,” William muttered. “You look like a man who just lost a war.”

"Casandra, I have a gift for you," William said in a low, authoritative voice. Casandra looked up, her brows knitting together. "A gift? William, the grand welcome and this beautiful office are more than enough. You don't need to give me anything else." William didn’t answer with words. He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a jet-black leather folder with the William Group’s gold emblem embossed in the corner. He placed the folder in front of Casandra with a steady motion, as if he were laying a crown upon the table.

he continued, “if you give me a chance… if you let me give you a home, I’ll spend the rest of my life being good to you.” The word home struck me like a physical blow. Memories of betrayal and abandonment flashed: David using me as a pawn, Richard protecting Lynn while I suffered, the villa I had set ablaze in despair. Yet now, William’s eyes… they were painfully pure. No manipulation. No hidden agendas. “He’s not acting,” Lily whispered. “If you fall into the abyss, he’ll jump in after you.” I reached out my hand. William’s gaze darkened, fear flashing across his features. “If you want to leave, I’ll have someone take you away—right now—”

Bring up William about an incident at school not long ago. “But you're not at all surprised when you see me, Will.” James 'surprise plan failed, it was because William had heard first of James' return from Anthony. “By the way, what are you doing? Aahh..." James quickly regretted asking, because the answer was very clear. Although this weekend William locked himself in a room busy studying. Yeah, otherwise it wouldn't be him named William Daniel. No one knows how many thousands of exercise books he spent on his exercise scribbles.

William says hoping he sounds very convincing. Lexis's smile only grow wider before he turns to him. "Is he not a gambler? Why can't I play with him?" William rolls his eyes, "He's obviously a wretched gambler who doesn't have much to bring in, there's no need to play with him and waste your time." He tries harder to convince him. Lexis turns back to Peter. "How much did you say you have to bring in?" He asks smiling at him, ignoring William who is still standing there.

William changed the subject. "Why me?" "Umm… You know, the rule says ladies first." "No, no. This time, you first." William chuckled and agreed. "Okay. So I'm William Chen, originally from China. But I've lived in the US for more than ten years since uni. And I work in the IT sphere so I can work from anywhere," he described briefly. "Is that enough?" "Well, it's up to you whether it's enough or not because that's also how much I'll tell you about myself," replied Annaliese nonchalantly.