Chapter 102 Liam in Trouble

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Celeste could easily manipulate Liam into selling out Alistair. After all, Alistair wasn't her flesh and blood, and she was all about squeezing every penny she could out of him, regardless of the

consequences.

But what if she found out that Liam had swindled five million

dollars from her own son and handed it over to Alistair? The fallout

would be catastrophic.

Alistair and Liam had long since severed any semblance of a

father-son bond.

Alistair could have easily orchestrated Liam's demise through

Aaron's hands, but he felt that would be letting Liam and Celeste, along with the beneficiary Caleb, off too lightly.

Imagine if he hadn't had dirt on Liam-would he have been able

to walk away unscathed from Aaron's clutches?

When Celeste had Aaron "administer justice," she hadn't

intended to leave any room for Alistair's survival.

Alistair was the outsider, the extra piece in their picture-a perfect family of three- loving parents and a dutiful, filial son.

He could stomach Liam's neglect and cold shoulder, but he

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couldn't stand idly by knowing he was the stepping stone to their

blissful existence.

They had ruined his life, so it was only fair that he dismantle their happiness.

Alistair had anticipated their lives would spiral into chaos and

planned to give it a nudge at the right moment to achieve a "family in ruins." But

he hadn't expected events to unfold so swiftly, a

stroke of luck that saved him the effort.

The money had arrived a little past eight, and by ten, Liam was in

trouble.

When Alistair got wind of the news, he was just lying in bed, pondering how to casually wrap his arms around Caroline.

have a way of surfacing, and Liam hadn't intended

one for long. He'd managed to extract five

rid himself of the Alistair problem, and that

that mattered.

Celeste were on the outs,

to lay

then Celeste called, sobbing about a

everything, she was still his wife

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panicked, rushing home.

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the door, he was met with a

woman possessed, clawing and

you even think of asking Caleb to get five million dollars from his girlfriend? Don't you realize this will make her look down on him, and

was a show of

and

her own son, her maternal instincts

She always

from worry, only sharing good news, and naturally, she hadn't mentioned the turmoil Alistair had

exploited this, convincing Caleb with a story

illness.

and indifferent to Alistair, was all heart and soul

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Liam

after transferring the money, Caleb

unease.

costs five million dollars? How serious is Mom's illness? Caleb's suspicion deepened when he called Celeste and hear her robust voice.

repeatedly, hoping she'd calm down after venting

not stopping until she'd beaten him to death, and finally, Liam's patience

shoved Celeste aside, his finger jabbing at her face as he roared, "You dare accuse me of being a lousy father? Fine, I'll

Did I ever skimp on anything for him? Everything he's ever had was the best we could afford! They're both my

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dripping with

curse. How could he ever compare

son?"

slapping her across the face.

him being a

defiant. "He is

up

New York and talked to his

her off, his voice trembling with

better than Caleb's ever

his chances. You're a poisonous woman,

falling for

other million dollars was invested in Caleb. Celeste, even a cornered rabbit will

the picture-perfect pair

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