Chapter 126: The Price of Everything
Liam’s POV
The silence in the boardroom was deafening.
I sat there, staring at the mahogany table that had once been my throne, now feeling like my execution block. The weight of what had just happened pressed down on me like a physical force. CEO of Synergy Sphere. Gone. Just like that. Years of building, clawing, fighting my way to the top—erased in a single unanimous vote.
The irony wasn’t lost on me. The same day they stripped me of everything I’d worked for was the same day my children were coming into this world.
I tried to process it all, but my mind felt fractured, pieces of reality scattered like broken glass. Andrew Evans—Diane’s father. The man whose life I’d destroyed years ago, now returning the favor with surgical precision. And Natasha... God, Natasha. Guerrero’s daughter. How had I been so blind?
The sound of knocking on the boardroom door jolted me back to the present. Anthony’s concerned face appeared in the doorway, his massive frame filling the entrance.
"Sir? Are you alright in there?"
I looked around the empty room, realizing everyone had left me sitting here like some pathetic remnant of my former self. Even in my destruction, I was alone.
"I’m fine," I lied, my voice hoarse. I stood slowly, my legs feeling unsteady beneath me. "Let’s go."
Anthony walked beside me as we made our way to the parking garage, his presence both protective and somehow comforting. Thomas was already waiting by the car, his weathered face creased with concern as he took in my appearance.
"Where to, sir?" Thomas asked, opening the door for me.