CHAPTER SIX

"who did this to you?" Leo was shaking with an uncontrollable amount of anger in him.

"I..."

"Lia answer me, who fucking did this to you?"

Lia wasn't exactly sure why Mr. King was getting angry over such silly matters or why she couldn't find it in her to utter a single word.

" Mr. King, I think you are scaring her" that seemed to have calmed Leo down a bit.

" Who hurt you, Liana? " Leo asked more calmly this time.

Lia finally snapped out of her trance.

" It's nothing, I fell on my way here"

Leo wasn't convinced, he knew she was lying, But he decided not to press the matter forward.

But deep down Leo was devasted. This wasn't supposed to happen. He shouldn't have pushed her so much. But it was too late now, he was going to finish with his plans.

Now more than ever he wanted her to be his as soon as possible so he could protect her from her enemies. He wanted everyone to fall at her feet.

Lia was getting dizzier and dizzier by the moment. She had pushed herself to the limit and just when she had achieved half her goal her body was going to give up on her.

Leo noticed her sudden movement and ran over to where she stood and right on queue, Lia passed out in the arms of the dark prince.

"Lia, what's wrong?" Leo tried shaking her but she didn't respond.

"Gideon, call a doctor. A female doctor" He specified because he didn't want another male touching her.

Leo carried Lia to the resting area and dismissed all other workers that were there. Before the doctor arrived, Leo got a wet piece of cloth and cleaned the dried blood on her body.

" Sir, the doctor is here"

" Please Excuse me, sir, I will check on her now"

Leo and Mr. Black went further away from the two.

" Gideon"

" Sir? "

" Have you prepared the contract?"

" No"

" I want it ready by tomorrow"

" Ok sir"

" Also find out what happened to Lia and where she was before she came here"

" Yes sir"

Mr. Black was positive that whoever hurt Mrs. Smith was going to face the undying wrath of Mr. King.

"How is she, doctor?"

"It's nothing serious, she just had a concussion. After some rest, she would be fine"

"You may go"

Leo stayed with Lia as she slept.

"Sir"

"Did you find out what I asked of you?"

"I did, Miss Smith came from the Griffon's residence"

" Why? what is her business with them?"

" She was there to ask for help"

"How does she know them?"

" The young master is her ex-boyfriend, and his fiance is her Best friend"

" Lia has a boyfriend?"

" Note the ex, also we hacked into their cameras. This is the footage of what happened"

Mr. Black said and handed Leo a tablet for him to watch.

"Fuck it, watch Lia for me when she wakes up tell her about the plan"

"May I ask where you are going, sir?"

"No. If she insists on leaving make sure you escort her back to her place"

Not long after Leo left, Lia woke up.

"Mr. King, where is he?"

Lia stood up and her legs wiggled a bit.

" Be careful, Mr. King went out"

"But I need to speak with him. How long is he going to take?"

"I don't know but I do know what you came here for"

" You do?"

" Mr. King is willing to help you on one condition"

" Which is? I will do my best"

" It's really simple, all you have to do is marry him"

" What?"

" You heard me"

" Why would Mr. King want to marry me? when he could have anyone he wanted"

" I also agree with you, but if it's you he wants then it's you he will have as his wife"

" But why though? I don't even know him"

" You ask too many questions for your good, take it this way. Mr. King is a businessman right?" Lia nodded.

" A businessman shouldn't have a bargain without profit, He would help you and your father would remain alive while he would have a wife, isn't that fair enough Miss Anderson?"

" I guess so"

" Good"

" But what if I decline the offer?"

" Then He can't help you"

" I need some time to think"

" Sure, Mr. King is willing to give you all the time you need, but need I remind you, time isn't on your side"

" Thank you I will consider your offer"

" Keep it in mind that as soon as you get married to him, he would pay for your father's surgery and every other payment attached"

" I'm leaving"

" Hold on, I will escort you home"

" You don't have to"

" I insist, Mr. King asked me to escort the lady back home, plus he would end me if he discovered that the lady went alone"

...

The ride was silent. No one uttered a word.It soon came to an end but before she got down from the car, Mr. Black handed over Leo's schedule for the remaining part of the week.

Ameliana Anderson wife of Leonardo king, it didn't quite seem right to Lia.

Lia had so many questions on her mind like how did Mr. King know her? Why did he want to marry her?

Also, when did she fall asleep and who cleaned up her injuries?

...

" What did she say black?"

"Nothing, she just asked for some time to clear up her mind"

"Ok"

"Do you think Miss Smith would change her mind?" Mr. Black asked

" What's wrong? You're the one who suggested the idea, so why are you suddenly having doubts?"

" She seemed somehow different from my expectations" There was a brief moment of silence.

" By the way, may I ask where exactly you left to?"

" Remember that old friend of mine I told you that I was going to visit at ginseng hospital"

" Yes, the one who owed you money. What was his name again? ah yes, I remember now. Alfred Griffon"

At the Griffon's mansion.

" Honey, what is the matter?"

" Where is that Bastard son of yours, hmmn?" Mr. Griffon shouted at the top of his voice.

" Calm down please, you haven't fully recovered yet" Mrs. Griffon tried to ease the situation.

" Don't fucking tell me to calm down damnit" Mr. Griffon threw a vase across the living room causing it to shatter into smaller pieces.

"Father what's wrong?"

"You son of a bitch, I will kill you before you kill me," Mr. Griffon said as he pounced on jack and gave him blow after blow on the face that Jack was so proud of.

Even though jack had the power to fight back, he wouldn't dare. He knew that his father was never angry for no reason.

So if his father was to hit him, he would always accept it as his fault. However, this time jack was clueless.

It wasn't until Mrs. Griffon sensed that her husband had no intention of stopping did she call some bodyguards to separate them.

By then jack was all bloodied.

"Let me go you imbecile" the bodyguard then released him.

"What did I do father?"

"I should be asking you that, what the fucking hell did you do to Mr. King, huh?"

"What do you mean? I didn't do anything to him. I've never even seen the fucker in my life"

" Watch your mouth boy. If Mr. King does anything to harm my business in any way, you and your slut will leave this house without a dime to your name" with that Mr. Griffon stormed out of the house.

Mr. Griffon never liked Mabel. He saw her for who she truly was. He preferred it if Jack stayed with Lia, But he never voiced out his thoughts concerning his son's relationship.

He simply did not care about anything jack did with his life, But he won't standby and watch jack destroy everything he had worked for.

No one else except him, his lawyer, and his heir knew that he wasn't going to pass down his legacy to Jack. He was going to pass it down to his illegitimate son. The son of the woman he truly loved.

He wasn't doing it because of the mother of the boy, but because jack was not responsible enough.

" Oh, my poor son. What have you done this time?"

" I don't know mother, I didn't do anything"

How pathetic, Mabel thought. She had hidden in a dark corner and watched everything that had just happened.

How useless could someone be? He couldn't even fend for himself but yet he calls himself a man, Mabel thought.

If it weren't for the fact that he was Lia's boyfriend, she would have never batted an eye his way. Lia had poor taste in men.

If Jack was to fuck Mabel's plan up by getting kicked out of the Griffon family, she wouldn't hesitate before she left him.

After all, she didn't even have any ties with the family. She wasn't pregnant with his child, It was all a farce.

Mabel's dream was to become famous. She wanted to be someone important in the eyes of the public and she was doing everything possible to get there.

She had already slept with countless men and wouldn't mind sleeping with some more.

And when she becomes powerful enough she was going to destroy Lia completely starting with her father. That's if he was even going to survive.

Back at Leo's office

"What did you say to him?"