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.

a way of surfacing, and Liam

long. He'd managed to extract

Caleb to rid himself of the Alistair problem, and

that mattered.

and Celeste were on the outs, and he'd

lay low

Celeste called, sobbing

his wife for many years,

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panicked, rushing home.

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door, he was met with a barrage of fiery, bloody scratches

like a woman possessed, clawing and

realize this will make her look down on

act was a show of cruelty. She

bones and suck out

came to her own son, her maternal instincts

always considered his best

and naturally, she hadn't mentioned the turmoil

Caleb

illness.

heart and soul for Caleb, genuinely looking out for him, which had inadvertently

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Liam in

money, Caleb

unease.

suspicion deepened when he called Celeste and hear her robust voice. Just like that, Liam's deceit was

in repeatedly, hoping she'd calm down after venting her anger and listen to

stopping until

of being a lousy father? Fine, I'll admit I'm not perfect. But ask yourself this-how much have

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

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Liam

when I'm

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eyes bulged, her voice dripping with venom.

How could he ever

son?"

across the face. "So you

being

tone defiant.

measure up to

to Stuyvesant High School in New

her off, his voice trembling

better than Caleb's ever were. His

could've gotten into any top-tier university. But you? You ruined his chances. You're a

I thinking, falling for

deed? The other million dollars was invested in Caleb. Celeste, even a cornered rabbit will bite back. If you push him too far, do you really think he'll only come after me and

couple, the

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