Chapter 21 - Manipulation

{"messages":[{"id":534967489,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"This is Liam’s POV."},{"id":534967490,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Well, come to think of it..."},{"id":534967491,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Clay, you’re going to inherit the family business, aren’t you..."},{"id":534967492,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"That baxtard... is he saying that he’d rather Clay marry Alyssa?"},{"id":534967493,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I’ll never let that happen."},{"id":534967494,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Grabbing him by the collar, I dragged him into the corridor and slammed the door shut."},{"id":534967495,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"I wouldn’t leave them alone in there. Who knows what a man and a woman can get up to."},{"id":534967496,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"You told me that she was mine."},{"id":534967497,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Did I? I just offered the marriage to you. I made no promises..."},{"id":534967498,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"If you dare make Alyssa marry Clay, then I’ll-"},{"id":534967499,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"He is more suited for her than you, Liam."},{"id":534967500,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Not only are they similar in age but they get along. Not to mention that he would have no trouble falling in love with her."},{"id":534967501,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"And she him."},{"id":534967502,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I grabbed my old man by the cuff of his shirt, snarling."},{"id":534967503,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"That’s the fire that I miss. Those eyes of yours make you the perfect candidate to inherit the business."},{"id":534967504,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I snarled, my fists clenching."},{"id":534967505,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"I’ll give you until Alyssa’s graduation. For the time being, you will not marry her until I’ve received a decision that I’m pleased with."},{"id":534967506,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Ha, is that a threat, old man?"},{"id":534967507,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"What if I bed her?"},{"id":534967508,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"So what? I’m sure that Clay wouldn’t mind."},{"id":534967509,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"You’re disgusting..."},{"id":534967510,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Be careful what you say to me."},{"id":534967511,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"You might be family but if you marry her without inheriting the family business, you can be prepared for a life of hardship."},{"id":534967512,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"That is, unless you decline the offer and allow your brother to marry Alyssa."},{"id":534967513,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"They’d make a respectable couple, wouldn’t they?"},{"id":534967514,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"After all, Alyssa is only 18, while Clay is nearly 19."},{"id":534967515,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"I’ll never let Alyssa marry anyone else but me!"},{"id":534967516,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Such determination..."},{"id":534967517,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"And I won’t be pinned down by your stupid business either."},{"id":534967518,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"The clock is ticking, Liam."},{"id":534967519,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"You have until her graduation for an answer."},{"id":534967520,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I snarled."},{"id":534967521,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"You’ve changed, old man."},{"id":534967522,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"No. It isn’t me who has changed. You have."},{"id":534967523,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Didn’t I tell you?"},{"id":534967524,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Loving a woman is a poison that you will never have the antidote to."},{"id":534967525,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Turning around, I left him and walked towards the door to Alyssa’s private room only to hear her laughter mix with Clay’s."},{"id":534967526,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Her... with my little baby brother..."},{"id":534967527,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Never will I allow her to be with anyone else but me."},{"id":534967528,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I told myself that I’d be her first and last love. No in between and no pain."},{"id":534967529,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"But what if she falls for my brother. What then?"},{"id":534967530,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I gripped my fists together before walking towards the vending machine to get her some more food."},{"id":534967531,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"After all, my Alyssa is a cute little glutton. She enjoys her food."},{"id":534967532,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I promise you, Alyssa, I’ll become a man that you are proud to call your husband."},{"id":534967533,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 21-"},{"id":534967534,"character_id":11078108,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}