Chapter 46 - Birthday Present

{"messages":[{"id":539750655,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"This is Liam’s POV."},{"id":539750656,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Happy Birthday, my son!"},{"id":539750657,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Arriving at the warehouse, I immediately frowned, irritated and frustrated."},{"id":539750658,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Who is it that you want to show me?"},{"id":539750659,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Well, it took me a while to track her down."},{"id":539750660,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"She had gotten abroad, after all. But since she doesn’t have any money, she didn’t get far."},{"id":539750661,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Far? Who are you-"},{"id":539750662,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Then, his eyes opened as he saw the woman tied to the chair in the middle."},{"id":539750663,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"That’s..."},{"id":539750664,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Eleana Fields... your dear sweet Alyssa’s mother."},{"id":539750665,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"Urgh... my head... where am-"},{"id":539750666,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Wakey wakey!"},{"id":539750667,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"No, no, no, no, no!"},{"id":539750668,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Oh, but yes. Good evening, Eleana. It’s been a while."},{"id":539750669,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"Y-You... release me at once!"},{"id":539750670,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"I’ll pay you everything back, with interest!"},{"id":539750671,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Now? Immediately? Or in thirty years?"},{"id":539750672,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"I-I... my daughter can help too! She’s a prodigy with technology. She can sell some of her tech. I’m sure that it could bring you a-"},{"id":539750673,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I clenched my fists, furious."},{"id":539750674,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"She’s already doing that to pay for her brother’s hospital bills..."},{"id":539750675,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"W-Wait..."},{"id":539750676,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"She’s been selling her tech to companies for less than a tenth of what they are worth just to scrap by and afford her brother’s hospitalisation."},{"id":539750677,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"W-Wait, what?"},{"id":539750678,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"I thought that a sponsor from a wealthy family was taking care of it-"},{"id":539750679,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I slammed my hand against a shelf, angrily looking at her."},{"id":539750680,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"She’s your daughter! How could you not know these things?"},{"id":539750681,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"My father smiled at my sudden outburst of rage."},{"id":539750682,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I hated this..."},{"id":539750683,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"But Eleana... I’m here to tell you that you’re free to go."},{"id":539750684,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"W-What?"},{"id":539750685,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"What?"},{"id":539750686,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Your debt has been transferred onto someone else."},{"id":539750687,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"W-Who?"},{"id":539750688,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Your daughter, Alyssa. Once you ran away, the little girl ever so bravely took it upon herself to pay it back under the form of marriage to my eldest son, Liam."},{"id":539750689,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"Hold on... so she’s marrying into your family?"},{"id":539750690,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Indeed. But alas, my eldest son doesn’t wish to inherit the family trade so I’m afraid that the marriage is now null and void."},{"id":539750691,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"This man..."},{"id":539750692,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"So, who do you believe to be the best candidate to marry Alyssa to?"},{"id":539750693,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"My youngest son who is eager to inherit the business or my eldest son, who doesn’t wish to have anything to do with it?"},{"id":539750694,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"T-The youngest! Have her marry the youngest!"},{"id":539750695,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I snarled, clenching my fists."},{"id":539750696,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Thinking of the idea of Clay marrying my Alyssa is enough to make my skin crawl."},{"id":539750697,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Excellent. But what if Liam here was to inherit the business instead."},{"id":539750698,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Speak your mind freely. We won’t judge you."},{"id":539750699,"character_id":11257307,"type":2,"content":"W-Well, it would be him..."},{"id":539750700,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"See, Liam?"},{"id":539750701,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"A woman needs a stable lifestyle and the only way that you can provide that luxury is by becoming my heir."},{"id":539750702,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Clay is good, but you and your rage are what makes you the perfect candidate."},{"id":539750703,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I clenched my fists, furious."},{"id":539750704,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Also... your mother is returning from abroad soon."},{"id":539750705,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"My eyes tensed. Mother... is coming back?"},{"id":539750706,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"So, I’d marry her before then."},{"id":539750707,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"So, what do you say?"},{"id":539750708,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"You know what’s the right choice. Don’t you want to spoil your woman rotten?"},{"id":539750709,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Don’t you want to help her build up her own company?"},{"id":539750710,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"The wealth is there... so take it!"},{"id":539750711,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Alyssa... my rose in full bloom."},{"id":539750712,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I know that her dream is to become the head of her own company."},{"id":539750713,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I know that I couldn’t help her in the way that I am."},{"id":539750714,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"But I could make her whole life so much easier with the help of my father’s power and connections."},{"id":539750715,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Not to mention... I’d be able to marry her immediately."},{"id":539750716,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Fine..."},{"id":539750717,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"My father’s eyes lit up."},{"id":539750718,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"I accept your crooked deal of becoming your heir."},{"id":539750719,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"But first, I need you to do some things for me."},{"id":539750720,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Anything, son! I’m so glad that you’ve finally come to your senses."},{"id":539750721,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Don’t get me wrong. I’m not here because I want to. I’m doing it for Alyssa’s future."},{"id":539750722,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"And by doing so sacrificing mine..."},{"id":539750723,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 46-"},{"id":539750724,"character_id":11078108,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! 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