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ings Corp a few years ago, so now his shares are big enough to call him a partner. I still had more shares than him and I could finalize decisions without him or anyone for that matter but Ian has been more than a friend and he

I was 6'5 and of course we were both bachelors. Ian and I were single, Ian was the playboy between the both of us whereas I was the workaholic. I didn't have the t

wing ten billion dollars for 7 years and he hasn't even payed a hundred thousand dollars off. It looks like A

nd it will happen this year." I f

scene Liam, cause I know you're more than capable of doing that."

gotta go, get out of my ph

ot, but remember all work and no play mak

away dude." I say

a knock on my door, alread

secretary walks in with an e

nowing that it's never good whe

r leave. She was damn good at her job and since she was married I didn't have to worry about her seducing me like how my previous assistant

e but I was this woman frightened me, she's the only one who can make me go again

ayful tone. I immediately start thinking of what crime i had committ

now will she?", She won't right? As soon as Lucy

." She starts and I know that she wasn't going to leave here wit

to change the topic, knowing that she loved it when I pra

says calling me by my Italian name. Her Italian accent comin

s Canadian. I got most of my features from my mother, that explained why I looked more Ital

no nothing!" She says fuming. I leave my seat and walk towards her

me, the only thing on your mind is marriage, and you know fu

" She says with a hurtful expression

with a sincere look and her anger subsides. You see, I

andro." She asks, using the short form o

't been feeding well." She states

ake sure you're healthy. And by healthy I mean food wise not just exercise Liam." She

e this and then you wonder why I avoid you."

ather, Hailey, you're all too busy to look af

you to do anything you don't want to anymore, ple

r and I think she notices that I was sensing something, so she avoids eye contact with me. I study her and that's when I notice that she looks different. Her skin looks pale and her hair looked different,

hy do you look like this." I ask her as I feel myself getting s

he says referr

ays not looking at me and I can tell that she's lying. I've always known

, then I'll tell you everything, I pro

as she leaves the office. It can't be wh

her. Grabbing my phone from my desk, I quickly dial Hail

nths have been really hectic for me at the company, not that we were doing badly, it was the exact

onvinced I was an only child." She says and I can

e that for later. What's up with mom. Something doesn't feel right

usy building your empire. Do you think I don't work too Liam. For God sake Liam, I'm

even travels a lot more than I do because of the nature of her job but she still man

been for months now." Hailey

?" I ask fearin

lumped, we rushed her to the hospital and it was confirmed that she had pa

lie right?" I say hoping it's one of her usual

creatic cancers are hard to detect and they don't usually show

ailey." I ask, yelling at her for no reason. I was so frustrate

has just three months

. No. I try my best to maintain my c

just left my office and she looked fine to me so what are you

moving about. I guess she so desperately wanted to see her son who forgot her be

I'll call you back. B

loved changing the house's look Everytime and no one dared to question her. The house or should I say mansion, was built by dad when they got married. It was a wedding gift from him to M

ly to my apartment. I got my things and had them moved to my parents place bec

e with a hug that I reciprocate genuinely. I have really missed her. Maria has been working here since I

sual. If I didn't know you I'd ask you

Maria was an Italian woman in her early fifties, age was taking a t

says referring to Mom. Kate was really close to my mom so it's no surprise that she k

er, thank you." I say as I

each other. My parents marriage was one of the very few successful marriages in Canada and I envied them so much. One might think that the reason to m

o get their attentio

I say as I e

or a moment there I thought I didn't hav

rating dad." I say a

y's doing great this days my boy. I'm so

od son these past months, what's

just moved in. I'll be staying till the end of the

year. Oh my boy, come here." Mum says as she extends her ha

d in myself for not knowing about your sickness until today

here with you, while doing everything I can to make sure you stay longer mom." I say n

he doctor has already told me that I have just three months left and I'm goin

I know, I'll do everything in my power mom, to make sure you live. You should

? I thought you were against marriage." Mom says loo

ed his mind honey." Dad says bes

oing to grant you your wish. I'll get

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