The engagement date

Despite his complains, Arthur showed up at City club 30 minutes later together with Ethan.

"When did you get back?" Ethan asked Liam once they were in their private room. The club was owned by Arthur and he had set aside one of the VIP rooms for them.

"Today, about three hours ago," Liam said, pouring wine into their glasses.

"I actually thought you were never coming back again but then here you are," Arthur said still brooding over Liam's phone call.

Ethan, hearing Arthur's comment knocked his head. Arthur had always been like this, complaining over little things and Liam always found a way to get on his nerves.

"You didn't have to come you know, you can even go back now," Liam said to Arthur, smirking. He knew Arthur's Achilles heel and was always using it against him.

Arthur not wanting to lose face brushed him off saying, "I would love to but who will drink all this? It'll be a waste." Then wanting to nurse his bruised ego, he added, "and oh, I'll charge you double." His club, his rules! He thought smiling. Since Liam didn't want to give him an easy time, then he won't go easy on him either.

"That's fine by me," Liam said and then as if he recalled something, he looked at Ethan and asked, "who is supposed to pay this time?

Ethan understanding Liam's intentions laughed. These two were always on each other's throats.

"It's you," Arthur exclaimed, pointing at Liam.

"I think it's you Arthur," Ethan stated straining to stop himself from laughing. Arthur always tried to avoid paying for their drinks, claiming that he was giving them the room for free.

"Guys, have you forgotten where you are?" Arthur asked rhetorically. There was no way he was going to pay for his drinks in his club! "Or do you guys want to bully me? Especially you Liam, you've been acting up lately, is it because you are the president's son-in-law to be?" He agitatedly complained pointing at Liam who had a smirk on his face.

"Talking about the president, have you thought of how you'll deal with him?" Ethan asked glancing at Liam.

"The riots have caused a whole lot of damage, you should just marry Flora and let us have our peace back," Arthur chipped in obviously looking for trouble.

Liam directly threw his glass at him which missed him by a few centimeters only because he slightly tilted his head.

"Ethan look, the powerful is bullying the weak!"

Liam ignored Arthur's childish complains and said, "he invited me on a trip to B country,"

"What? Going there is totally a bad idea, many things can go wrong," Ethan warned him. Aside from the dangers lurking in the dark in B country, the weather was harsh at this time. Many people have been reported dead or missing because of the heavy rains and hurricanes sweeping through B country.

"I know, but I think I can take this opportunity to meet Black. Under the disguise of this trip, I'll be able to avoid suspicions. Once I have what's in Black's hands, I can easily severe my ties with Flora and her father." Black was an investigator hired by Liam to dig out some dirt on the president and his daughter. Black was successful in his research, unfortunately he was afraid of coming back to their country and so Liam had to look for him on his own.

"That's still dangerous, I mean we don't even know what Black has besides who knows if he can still be trusted? Liam I think you should talk to grandma Mary, she'll understand your reasons for not wanting to be with Flora," Arthur advise, his playfulness gone.

"Actually, grandma just made the most absurd announcement when I arrived, she wants Flora and I to get engaged," Liam said sighing.

"What?" Ethan and Arthur exclaimed at the same time. Grandma Liam really made a big, strange move.

Liam didn't also understand his grandmother. After being in the political world for more than ten years with her late husband, the little tricks Flora and her father was playing shouldn't be able to blind her. Was he missing something? He silently wondered.

"Then your only option at the moment will be what's in Black's hands," Ethan stated sounding regretful. The journey to B country was full of uncertainties, it would be best if it could be avoided.

At around 1.00 a.m, the three friends were heavily drunk and could barely walk talk less of drive luckily, they had their own chauffeurs to drive them home.

After alighting, Phil helped Liam upstairs.

Flora, who had been anxiously waiting for Liam to get back immediately walked towards them when they got in.

When they, they arrived at the second floor where Liam's room was located, she took Liam from Phil and tried to push him away.

"He's my future husband, can't I even support him to his room? Assistant Phil, are you going to stand on my way?" Flora said trying to persuade Phil leave her alone with Liam.

Phil didn't know what to do. His boss will be angry at him if he finds out that he voluntarily handed him over to Flora when he's not sober. However, the woman in front of him, though despised by his boss, was the First Daughter and the Michaelson's old lady had just made an engagement announcement.

After hesitating for a while, he stood aside and let Flora take his boss to his room. She was just helping him to his, what possible harm could she bring to his boss? Phil thought naively.

"Then you should go rest secretary Phil, I'm sure you've had a long day as well," Flora seeing that she'd won said.

After Phil left, Flora dragged the heavy Liam to his bed. Then climbing his bed after him, she took out her phone and took several photos of her and Liam. Some looked provocative, others intimate.

Flora scrolled through the photos but was still not satisfied. So she took off hers' and Liam's clothes and took more pictures and even videos. She made sure that in the videos, Liam's naked body was mostly exposed.

If one is to watch the videos, they would undoubtedly believe that the two people were being intimate.

The next day, Liam woke up to find himself naked with a naked woman sleeping beside him. "Shit!" He cursed pushing Flora out of his bed.

"You woman knows no shame, do you?" He angrily said tightly clenching his fist. He was trying so hard to control himself from hitting her. He knew that Flora can be despicable but this was in another level.

"What happened?" He asked through gritted teeth. Flora had crossed his bottom line.

"I don't know what you are talking about, two people, a man and a woman woke up in bed together, naked. I don't need to spell it before you know what happened, do I?" Flora said sarcastically putting on her clothes. She was tired of Liam's indifference towards her. He was giving her no other choice. He was hers and the sooner he accepted that fact, the better.

Liam, angered by Flora's attitude snapped. He slammed her on the wall, his hands tightly holding her neck. "Flora, let me tell you, I'm not an easy person if you want to mess with me, then you should be ready to face the consequences," he said. His voice cold and chilling that Flora found herself trembling. She had never seen this side of him before and it scared her however, she wasn't going to back off.

"Liam, if you want to get rid of me, then you better kill me now, otherwise you'll regret it." Flora threatened. She already had the upper hand. With the pictures and videos in her hand, she can easily control public opinion to be on her favor. If Liam was to do anything stupid, then he will suffer the loss just as much as she will.

"Flora do you know why I hate you? It's because you have no bottom line. You would do anything to satisfy your insatiable hunger for money and power. Flora don't ever think of manipulating me otherwise I will destroy you and your father," Liam warned walking away from her towards the bathroom.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. "Sir, please wake up miss Flora's mother is here," Linda, one of the maids, said behind the door. Before she could leave, the door was pulled open from the inside as Flora stepped out of Liam's room.

"Tell mother I'll be down in a few minutes," Flora said before walking to her room leaving behind a dumbfounded Linda.

During breakfast, grandma Liam looked at Liam and asked, "have you decided on the engagement date?"