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X Ambassadors - The Devil You Know

'Cause wherever you go, wherever you go

With the Devil you know you'r never alone

It's better to know the Devil you know

Liam told us everything, from the beginning , Everything single thing . In front of Dad, Mom , Arianna and I . Dad bailed him out this afternoon after Marion came with Jessica and told us what Liam did . Mom fainted ,but that did not stop Marion .

"It's all your fault , And your whore of a mother ." Marion charged toward ,Arianna .I pushed her back on time. What was more shocking was that Jessica was pulling her mother back .

"Leave now before I call the cops. They will put you beside Liam's cell . You can pull your fangs out there . LEAVE ." Dad shouted .Our security guards rushed inside .

"Don't you dare touch me ." Marion yelled at the guards . Jessica hurried behind Marion.

" Call a doctor, Axel ." Arianna whispered behind me .She was looking at dad who was cradling mom's head in his lap.

After doctors assured us that She will be up in few hours , I talked to dad.

" I called the lawyers. They will bail out Liam on a condition that he will tell us the truth , All of it . "

" Take him to my place ,We can talk ..." I say.

" No . He will directly come here. No more games , No more hiding the truth. " Dad said . Taking a large gulp of scotch , he isn't the one to drink like this ,specially not in the afternoon.

" But mom is here , She will wake up..."

" It is time we wake up , Son . It's time we see Liam for the man he is . Both Elizabeth and I have been turning a blind eye to Liam's faults. It's time we wake up ." he put the glass on the table with a loud thud .

In the evening Liam came , Mom was already awake .And Liam told us all his plans.

"So the initial plan was to marry Arianna after Axel rejected the proposal from Brandon." Dad asked.

"Yes." Liam said ,not meeting our eyes.

" I could have refused the offer from Brandon , then what . All your plans would have failed that very moment " Dad asked .

"I had another contract ready , That would give you most of the profit . Brandon was going to say that he is going step down from his position and give it all to his son-in-law just like Marion's father did with him ." He said ,I notice the hint of pride in his voice. But that plan never would have worked. My father would never agree to trade a girl's life to fetch a business deal . He would prefer losing .

" But Brandon changed the plan . What was plan B then ..." This time mom asked the question , her voice was wary of all emotions.

I was scared , If I will get my mother back . Arianna squeezed my hand tighter when she heard mom say that . I was worried to loose the mother, I thought I would never have after my mother's death. Whilst Arianna was feeling my mom's pain like her own. She saw a mother in her , the one she never after had , after her parents died.

" Mom Please ..." Liam pleaded .

" Don't call me that . Tell us what was your plan then . Or we'll send you back to fend for yourself." Mom answered .

Liam took a sigh .He took the glass of water sitting in table and took a large gulp . "...The same , except the wedding with Arianna was not going to take place. She would be left, just like ... just like, Julian left you for Brianna . And I would be promised to Jessica . but trust me I wasn't going to do that." He said. Arianna whimpered beside me. I interlaced our fingers together and kiss her temple .

" Trust you .." my father said ." ... expect , You didn't think that I would make Axel agree."

" Yes ." His tone suggested that he is regretting this . The irony is , he is not regretting taking revenge , he's regretting that his plan didn't work out.

" Then why did you went with the plan." Arianna asked quietly . We would have missed her ,If it weren't so quiet in here.

"Because that gave me time to change my plans, Improvise it . I took money from Marion for my new venture. I told Marion to tell Arianna that it would be a contract marriage and bait her with something ,she can not refuse."

" Ownership of the cafe . She was sure wedding won't happen so she baited me for the thing I wanted the most ." Arianna said more to herself but we heard her .

" Marion went to Arianna , before Brandon met with Dad . I saw Arianna as a ..." He watched me closely and carefully said his next words "... I thought she wouldn't agree to a contract marriage she was better than that and just in case... Axel did come. It would be 3 days later that would increase her hatred toward him ."

"But Marion offered her ownership for the cafe and I too came up with a contract ." Liam's head snapped up at me . He didn't know that . His face still holds the regret , For pegging his enemies for weak .

" So what about the fraud case , Did you sign something . A marriage contract or anything ." Dad asked .

" It's about the money I took from Jessica , she has a trust fund. I used that money to form a new company. After the plan changed ,I assured Marion that I would handle everything and cover the loss Bell Corp. has faced. But Marion didn't trust me or my judgement anymore. I wanted quick cash for my new venture. So I asked Jessica for help. Marion is suing for me cajoling her daughter for money and using the engagement as an excuse ."

The venture you moved on to after resigning from Knight corp.?" Yes , Liam nodded .

"The deal with the Chinese was a done in rush. I wanted Arianna to leave his side .When I saw them together in the office they looked .... " He trailed . We looked like two people falling for each other not the ones who were tied together in an unwanted marriage .

" And that plan wasn't foolproof because you didn't have time to execute it properly." Dad said.

"Marion was flustered when her company suffered loss in the share market . I wanted her to make Arianna join them in the press conference to announce her split with Axel . But she din't . Marion filed for divorce." He is looking at Arianna with so much hatred , She sank in to my hold . I give Liam a warning look.

"Marion filed for divorce and started doubting your expertise . That's when you asked Jessica for help. That was your downfall ." Dad said putting the last piece of the puzzle together . It was all clear now . All the cards were on table .

" One last thing. How did she find out your connection with Julian. "

"Jessica wanted to ... I promise I never touched her ..." he said pleadingly, looking at mom . Whom had no expression on her face. This, I believe because I remember in the party after the wedding, Jessica tried to link her hand with Liam but he gave her a death stare and Jessica blanched back.

"She must have hired a PI. You are not the only with connections here , Liam ." Dad said .

Mom stood up and went to Liam , "If your plan worked . You would have left ,Arianna. You were definitely not marrying, Jessica. Your plans to frame, Axel ,were already in motion . So your final move would have been destroying Knight and Bell corp. from the inside. You were going to start your own company, kill the competition, including the man who gave you a roof over your head . This is not revenge , Liam . This is not revenge ..." Mom raised her hand to lash him ,Liam closed his eyes but mom stepped back.

She is right. That day when I asked dad to ruin Brandon . I was up all night ,self conflicting my decision for revenge.Mom is right, this is not revenge. He just found an excuse to justify his actions .

"What do you want me to do , Elizabeth ." Dad asked her.

"Leave him be . he came this far , he can handle it."

" Mom , please ." Liam pleaded . His eyes filled with unshed tear . This man planned everything to destroy people's life without a blink of an eye .He is now feeling the weight of his sins. Mom has given up on him , and no amount pleading and begging can change her mind now.

"Today ,you proved you're your father's son. You are Julian's blood. And don't think for a second that I will loose my sleep thinking where I went wrong with your upbringing because I raised Axel too and HE is my son." Mom left the room with that . Arianna didn't go after her . There was no point . Mom has made her decision.

" You know this your mother's fault , Arianna." Liam said . I stood up to break Liam's skull . But Arianna held my hand firmly .

"I'm happy she did it. She saved herself and your mother of future suffering ." Said Arianna and left my hand she was holding .

I charged at him and with one hook, I broke his jaw . The sound of bones breaking made Arianna gasp at same time when I heard the door close , dad has left the room . Letting me deal with all the anger I have bottled up all these years .

Liam fought back , I docked his punch easily . Arianna took several steps back. I punched Liam again. I have seen him fight before , he doesn't have the skills , he thrashes his hand in all direction and moves around like a headless chicken. After I was done successfully breaking his jaw and ribs. I took Arianna's hand and escort her outside with me .

"I called the family doctor ." Arianna whispered .

" I'm sorry . You had to see that , But it was long overdue ." I give her a hard kiss and immediately felt the tension vanish .

" He had it coming ." Arianna whispered against my lips.

She got me an ice pack for my bleeding knuckles . "Dr. Mehra is here , You should see him . Your knuckles are swelling ."

"I'll be fine . How's Liam.?"

" Dad asked the security to drop him back to his apartment . A doctor will be there 24*7 and security . So he ... So he doesn't run away." She said pushing my hair back from my forehead .

I take her hand and kiss her knuckles ,"Stay here . I'll talk talk to dad . Then we can go back home ."

" Can I go talk to mom.?" She whispered .

" She'll come come around, when she is ready ." She nodded . I kissed her lips and left the room.

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"What now dad.?" I ask. A lawyer was already present in the office.

"We are going to talk to Mrs. Bell , It will be wise for her, If she doesn't drag Liam's name because It will be bad for Miss Jessica Bell's future too ."

"So you're going to threaten them ." I ask the lawyer .

No sir, we are just going to advice her.Plus, she has also sued her husband . And You know how long these battles take ." It's a duress . Same thing , Tomato Tomato.

"We are paying them back,everything Liam took and plus damages. It will be paid from Liam's account including the lawyers fee." Dad said . I couldn't hide my evil smile.

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I took Arianna home, later that night. She fell asleep in the car so I carried her back home. She stirred in her sleep when I put her down on the bed .

"Axel..." she mumbled.

"Go to back to sleep , sweetheart."

"No. no no. I 'm awake , I'm awake." She said groggily. Poor thing couldn't even open her eyes properly.

"I carried you all the way back here , And now you're awake." I teased .

"It's not funny , Axel. What did the lawyer say." She sat up, And I removed my shirt to get ready for bed.

"Don't try to distract me , Axel." Arianna grumbled.

"I am not ,you pervert . I can't sleep in these clothes . Jesus .!" And that minx just smiled .

"Lawyers will make Marion drop the case . Liam will return the money he took and more for the damages he caused ."

" I feel sad for Jessica . She didn't deserve that." She said, sitting on my lap .

" Karma got to her . She knew what Liam had planned for you . And she was okay with that ." I tell her , I know what she feels . I hate Liam but there is still a part of me that feels bad for him . Arianna on the other hand is too kind and I'm afraid Jessica might take advantage of that.

"She did it for Marion . She just wants to please her . Marion was not only a bad example with me ,She didn't treat Jessica nicely either . The only difference is that , I stopped looking for Marion's approval long ago." I nod in understanding.

"You know when I first met you . I thought you were cunning when you din't even flinch at the marriage contract . I wasn't in any place to judge you. Yet I did."

" I didn't have high hopes for you either . So I think I am good." She said kissing my neck .

'Mmmhhmm', I grab her waist pull her on top of me .

" Liam...." She said, straddling me .

" You know it's not wise to take another man's name, When you are straddling me. " I say .

She giggled , holding my hand. I flinched at the sudden contact , my knuckles were bruised .

" I'm sorry . Does that hurt."

" Yes It does. You can kiss it better ." And she did .

"I am also hurting in other places. Care to kiss it better too..." And My wicked Nympho smiled ....!!!

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