Chapter fourteen

Liam's small brow frowned at his father. Even if he understand that this is a husband and wife's thing but what about her bruised hands and legs. Being that Liam didn't want to call his father a liar, he jumped down from the table and marched out grudgingly. By the time he was out, he met the Butler still there.

"Did you see what happened?" He asked.

The Butler didn't seem to understand him quite well.

"Sir?" He asked.

Last night, everyone in the house was taken to another villa to go sleep. Even him and Lexy but then, Liam didn't know if the Butler stayed behind because he didn't see him till he fell asleep.

"Were you here last night?" Liam asked again.

The Butler too has seen Maria's hands so he quickly understood what the little boy was trying to find out.

The butler coughed softly, "Young Master Liam, you come with me".

Since most o the building in the house do have CCTV in them, the Butler led Liam to the CCTV room to see if they would be able to see what really happened yesternight.

The housekeeper searched out yesterday's surveillance of the corridor. In the video, Maria who was only wrapped in a bath towel, stumbled out of the bedroom. It was quite easy to tell that she was drunk. She couldn't even tell the directions and spun around in the same place.

Then suddenly she turn left, hitting her leg on the huge vase, turn right, and hit the decorative cabinet on the side. The woman grinned in pain even Liam and the Butler made painful faces as they were the one hitting the objects. But then, she still insisted on continuing her walk. Just as she hit the pillar, she shouted at it and start to fight it, giving it blow as if it's a person.

The Butler and Liam exchanged look and liam begin to fill guilty for accusing his father. Under the high-definition camera, Liam clearly saw Maria's arms and legs, and the bruises left behind when he hit the flowerpot.

Soon Xavier, who was wearing pajamas appeared. He stood at a distance, folded his arms was watching her indifferently. When she finally decided fighting the pillar and moved to her next target which is a close window, that was when Xavier got up and carried her back to the room.

Little Liam looked at the video quite stunned. He didn't know a drunken state of a woman could be this strong. She was hurting herself and didn't feel it. Seeing the injuries on Maria's body this morning, he had thought that his father, who had never touched a woman, had because of anger, suddenly become violent.

"I didn't expect that this was the case?" Liam said.

He was really feeling like a bad child for accusing his father.

"Young Master, you see that the injury on Madam's hands is not caused by your daddy?" The butler sighed faintly. "It's because his wife is quite drunk" he added.

Liam pursed his lips, his face a little hanging. But he still gave a serious glance at the tall man standing in the doorway.

They were aware that Xavier was standing there all the while but none focused on him. As if he knew his son was going to come here.

"Then you are also at fault" he said to his father. "Why did you watch her hit that pillar and didn't stop her, knowing she's drunk?"

Xavier opened his mouth indifferently.

"Have you found out that in the wine cabinet downstairs, there are a few bottles of top-level limited wine?"

Liam's face turned white. He definitely knew what his father meant by that. His father does not like to socialize and does not like women. His life is an extremely disciplined one. But then, in addition to work, his biggest hobby is to collect some famous wines to put at home. The wine in the wine cabinet downstairs, each bottle is not cheap at all and no one dares to go there.

The little guy bit his lip, as if thinking of something. He knew what trouble his father's newly wedded wife is. This he cannot save her from so he decided to excuse himself quickly.

"I still have something to do. I'll be leaving now" he said and start to walk away.

But the Xavier stopped his small body from escaping.

"Didn't you just declared yourself a knight in shining armor, eh?"

" You were the one who said that" Liam snapped and pouted.

Xavier squatted and looked into his small eyes.

"A man should be responsible for his own words and meaning. Denial is cowardice".

Liam didn't even know what to say. He didn't want to look weak so he decided to coerce him.

"Daddy, she's your wife and what you own she own" he said with a blunt face.

" No little guy, she's the woman you chose for your daddy. She's your responsibility. Any crime she commits, you face the consequences" he said with a firm look.

Liam looked at him crestfallen. He knew a couldn't defeat his big intelligent father.

"Mr Xavier McCarthy, you are so rich. Do you still want to blackmail your son into giving his little money?" He asked.

Xavier gave an indifferent look which means he doesn't care. The little guy took out his mobile phone very painfully, then went to his mobile bank app.

"Your account details" he said with huge grudge in his heart.

Xavier called it out for him and Liam transferred fifteen thousand dollars to Xavier's account.

"Installment payment. You can forward to me the remaining balance".

After saying that, he brushed off Xavier's hand, and his little short leg ran away quickly.

The butler looked at Liam's blue back with stunned eyes. Liam never give anyone anything without a reason, talk more of him sacrificing his whole allowance for a woman whom he knew and deserves whatever punishment his boss want to give to her.

"Sir, it seems like you've not only gotten yourself a wife but also the mother of your children" he said with enthusiasm.

Xavier nodded slightly, looking at the direction his son left, his eyes dark.

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"Dude! Why did you transfer my pocket money to Daddy! "

In the children's room, Lexy received an alert of transfer on his phone. At first he didn't believe it. His brother almost emptied their joint account. Lexy was confused because their father never needed the money.

"Have you forgotten that we are gathering that money to buy collections of IT gargets? Now you've just shattered our dreams" Lexy ranted.

Liam sat on his bed and crossed his legs gracefully. He sure know that his brother is going to nag him about the money.

"Daddy made me give it to him" he replied casually.

Not that he too was happy about the money but he didn't want his father to have any excuse to send his new wife away.

"Did he found out about our plan?" Lexy asked scared.

Liam shook his head.

"Then why give him our money? He's so rich. He doesn't need it" He frowned.

" He said if I don't give him, he would drive our new mommy away" he replied.

After saying that, Liam looked at Lexy with a sad face but then Lexy seem not to care.

"And so? It's his wife" Lexy snapped.

" You don't care? But then you will never eat the food she cooked again. Didn't you say it's super delicious that you want to eat it everyday?"