Chapter 36: Carry Your Cross
Liam’s POV
I slammed my car door shut, the sound echoing across the circular driveway of the mansion. The meeting with Diane had gone disastrously wrong. Her threats still rang in my ears: "Watch your back, Liam. I’m coming all out on you." The audacity of that woman! After everything I’d done for her, she dared to threaten me.
As I approached the front entrance, Marcus, the new head of security I’d hired after firing the previous one that had been too loyal to Diane, hurried toward me with a worried expression.
"Good evening, Mr. Ashton," he began, his voice measured.
"What is it?" I snapped, not in the mood for pleasantries.
Marcus cleared his throat, suddenly looking uncomfortable. "I thought you should know, sir... Mrs. Ashton was here earlier today."
I froze mid-step. "What did you just say?" When?
"Mrs. Ashton arrived this morning, sir. She used the security codes to enter the premises."
"Did you at least follow her? Monitor what she was doing?" My voice rose with each word.
The security guard’s eyes darted away from mine. "No, sir. I didn’t feel the need to since she’s your wife, sir."
"You incompetent fool!" I shouted, not caring how loud my voice is. "Do you have any idea what you’ve done? She could have taken anything, planted anything! Did you even ask her why she was here?"