Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

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

for long. He'd managed to extract five million

to rid himself of the Alistair problem, and that was

that mattered.

were on the outs, and he'd

lay low for

then Celeste called,

was still his

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Liam in

panicked, rushing home.

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moment he opened the door, he was met with a barrage of fiery, bloody scratches across

possessed, clawing and scratching at him

realize this will make her look down on him, and he'll never be able to hold

act was a show of cruelty. She wished

bones and

came to her own son, her maternal instincts were

always considered

only sharing good news, and naturally, she hadn't mentioned the

had exploited this, convincing Caleb with a

illness.

distant and indifferent to Alistair, was all heart and soul for Caleb, genuinely looking out for

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102 Liam

the money, Caleb couldn't shake off

unease.

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

on Celeste, and his guilt made him give in repeatedly, hoping she'd calm down after venting her anger and listen to his explanation,

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

finger jabbing at her face as he roared, "You dare accuse me of being a lousy father? Fine, I'll admit I'm not perfect. But ask yourself

it weren't for my dad, he'd have starved to death! And Caleb? Did I ever skimp on anything for him? Everything he's ever had was the best we could afford! They're both my sons,

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bulged, her voice dripping with venom.

How could he ever

son?"

flew, slapping her across the face. "So you lied to

him being a

down, her tone defiant. "He is

up

Stuyvesant High School in New York and talked to his

cut her off, his voice trembling

better than Caleb's ever were.

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

for a

dollars we got for selling him-one million dollars went into this house. Isn't your name on the 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

couple, the picture-perfect pair