#Chapter 139: Sharing The Weight

Aria’s POV “He wasn’t a good father,” Liam continued. “In fact, he’s someone that I’ve come to hate. But I never really thought about the bastard actually dying. Now he wants to inherit the family business and continue his legacy. In the past, I was never good enough, but now suddenly, Markus is desperate.” I didn’t know what the family business was, exactly, but I wasn’t keen on the idea of losing Liam to it, whatever it was. Just as I didn’t want him back in his father’s clutches, if the man truly treated Liam so terribly. Then there was the entire issue of Joanna, something that Liam hadn’t brought up again and didn’t seem like he was going to. I wanted to press, but now wasn’t the right time. His father’s failing health was at the forefront of Liam’s mind. Comparatively that was more important than Joanna – even if she had been telling the truth, which was still up for debate. “What is the family business?” I asked. “My father runs an investment bank for exceedingly weal