The Arrogant Grandson

Moving in

Hayley thinks that she was about to enter hell, an afterlife location in which evil souls are subjected to punitive suffering, often torture as eternal punishment after death and which is Liam is Satan.

"Do you really have to do this Hayley?" Jerry asked her with a concern look on his eyes.

The crimson haired girl emits a lungful sigh and slumped her shoulder's down.

Does she have to do this? Of course, for her Grandmother, although she knew her situation would be difficult once she entered Liam's life, the well-know arrogant grandson of Manoban Royal family in Thailand— and that makes her want to back out, to run, to flee outside the country and live peacefully, find a boyfriend and marry him, build a family with the one she really loves, not with the one who she knew her life will be miserable with.

That's what's she wants, that's what she see in her future, that's what she wished for, but all of she wants, vanished just like that when her grandmother told her, her last wish before she would die.

The news that crushed her whole world, her future and all of her plans for herself. She even bawled her eyes out for five days since her grandmother announced that she's going to marry someone, and that someone is Liam Manoban.

She doesn't know Liam, and hell she didn't even want to know who the hell is Liam, because first, out of all people, why it has to be named Liam Manoban, which is she clearly know that it was a guy that's connected with the Royal family, Second, she knows that her actions will be limit once she's carrying that Royal's surname, in order to protect their names.

It's not like she has anything against that family, she actually respecting them, not only because her best friend, Jerry is also belong to a Royal family here in Korea, she's respecting them because generally, they are still human and they needs respect from people in general whatever your life is labelled in different with them.

Everyone in general needs respect.

But that wedding? No, it's a big no for her, even though she doesn't have any problem about being one of the member of the royal family, she doesn't see herself getting married to a person, especially like Liam.

But when her grandmother's best friend went to hospital one day with Liam's mom, and they introduce themselves to each other, she saw how kind Mrs. Manoban and the Majesty, she's having a second thought about the wedding.

"Don't worry about Liam, he's a good kid." The old lady told her and Hayley made the decision. She'll marry that Liam, for her grandmother.

But that thought of backing out again starts taunting her when she finally meets Liam, the doe eyed guy wasn't the one she's expecting, and heck! He's not even close to what she expected.

Liam is an asshole, he's a villain in every romantic movie, he's the exact opposite of the person she wants to marry. Hayley feels that she's offering herself to a demon that would ruin her life.

"I don't have much of a choice Jerry, it's now or never." Hayley said, feeling so fragile and devastated.

Jerry looks at her skeptically, deciphering her decision. "I have a house in New Zealand."

"Are you suggesting to run away with you?" Hayley asked him and look at him in amusement, suppressing her laugh.

Jerry shrugs his shoulder. "If that's what you think, but yes, because I don't want to see my best friend to suffer."

"Awe.." Hayley throw her hands on Jennie's neck, hugging her best friend. "I don't really know what I would do in my life if I didn't meet you, Thanks to Kuma for biting Dalgom's ear that day back at the dog café."

Jerry giggles upon remembering the day when they first met, Kuma, his dog leaped off of his hand and ran towards Dalgom who's peacefully eating his dog pancake and bit his ear, Hayley almost kicked the dog but Jerry was quick to grab Kuma just before Hayley could kick him.

"Yeah, thanks for trying to kick my dog." Jerry sarcastically said rolling his eyes, but a small smile spreading across his lips.

"That's because he bit Dalgom!" Hayley said defensively.

"Fine, Kuma is wrong on that one, but that doesn't justify your action on him."

"We literally always come into contention whenever we talk about it." Hayley said giggling and untangled herself from her best friend. "Are you coming with me?" She then asked.

"Of course!" Jerry exclaims. "I want to know where you're moving, and I want to talk to Liam, too."

Hayley looks at her accusingly, eyes narrowing. "You're going to threaten him to treat me nicely?"

"That is included, but there's one more thing I want to clarify to him."

"What is it?"

"It's–." Jerry's word cut off by the doorbell on Hayley's apartment and they both snapped their heads on the door. "I think it's Liam's dad."

"Most likely." Hayley said and pad near the door, she's expecting an old man with gray hair, not a guy with narrowed eyes, dark and well trimmed shiny hair, standing on her front door with a radiant smile plastering on his lips.

"Hi! I'm Seul-ki and I'm here to pick you up." The guy beams and offered his hand.

"Where's daddy Mario?" Hayley asked in surprise, instead of reaching the guy's hand.

"Oh, they already left this morning because there's an emergency and they asked me to fetch you." Seul-ki explains and was about to take back his hand when Hayley reached for it and shakes their hands with a sorry look for noticing it late.

"Why did they asked you? Why not Liam?" Jerry asked with grumpiness.

Seul-ki adverts her gaze to Jerry. "Based on what happened yesterday, Mario and Liam hasn't talked yet."

"And so? It's still his responsibility to pick up Hayley."

"Well Mr.. Jerry Kim of fashion design department, as you can see, Liam still doesn't agree about the.." Seul-ki trails off and glance to Hayley, escalating her reaction.

"The marriage, of course." Jerry finishes, nodding his head. "Neither one of them tho, but that's still not enough reason for him not to do something he should be doing as Hayley's future husband."

"Jerry.." Hayley calmly called him, as if telling him that it's not a problem even Seul-ki is the one who fetched her and not Liam.

Jerry scoffed. "You guys have not been married, and yet, he's useless, what more when the two of you got married?"

"Liam is responsible." Seul-ki said with a hint of irritation on his voice, upset on how Jerry belittling his friend in front of him. "But just like what I've said, he hasn't accepted it yet, so it's normal for him to act like that."

Jerry opened his mouth and was about to banter back but Hayley beaten him before he could utter a single word.

"Seul-ki, If you wouldn't mind, can you help me to put my things on your car?"

"Of course Hayley." Seul-ki said, smiling widely at her, while Jerry shut his mouth off and walked back inside Hayley's living room to grab his phone with a creased forehead.

"Is it ok that Jerry will tag along? He wants to see where I'm moving in." Hayley whispered to Seul-ki.

"It's fine as long as he'll stop insulting my friend."

"I'm sorry about that, he's just over protective when it comes to me, you know? Best friend's job." Hayley said with a shrug and Seul-ki just laugh to it.

"I would do the same but mostly Rosie, she would literally flay them alive whoever opposes Liam."

"Rosie? You mean the blonde sitting beside Liam?" Hayley asked after she put the last box on the trunk and Seul-ki nodded.

"Yes, that's Liam's best friend."

"I think my best friend had a crush on Rosie." Hayley whispered, making sure that Jerry wouldn't hear her. "He keeps talking about him last night."

"No problem, Rosie is single and so as your best friend, I guess?" Hayley nods at her as an answer. "Then that's good, for Jerry to lessened his attention on Liam."

"Where is he anyway?"

"Uhm, he's still asleep, we had a drink last night and he drank too much." Seul-ki said and open the door on the backseat for them but Hayley look at him in confused. "I don't want your best friend to annoy me with his insulting words towards Liam while I'm driving, so I want you to entertain him." Seul-ki told her as if he already knew what would Hayley will ask him.

"Yeah you're right." Hayley said hopping inside the car and Jerry soon follow her with Dalgom who crawl on her mom's lap.

"Is that your dog?" Seul-ki asked as soon as he closed the door beside him and turn on the engine, the white fluffy fur ball barks at him before burying himself on Hayley's lap further.

"Yes, do you think Liam wouldn't mind having him on his house?"

"Psh! Liam is a pet lover, so no worries, he'll be a good dad to your son, too."

Jerry can't help but to roll his eyes upon hearing that words and even if Seul-ki saw that, he chose not to say something and starts driving.

–

A severe headache greets Liam as soon as he force his eyes to open and a groan escape from his mouth, flipping his body with his stomach flat lying on the soft mattress.

"Wake up sleepy head." A wide smile start to creep on his lips when he heard those honey sweet voice but instantly vanished when he heard the next word coming out from her best friend's mouth. "Your fianceé is coming."

"Way to go to ruin my day Rosie." Liam said sarcastically and push himself up, his morning already ruined just by hearing those word. "Have you already cooked?" Liam asked to advers their topic and rolled out of the bed.

"Well, waking up with hangover doesn't let me, but Juhyun did." Liam fully awake now and walked towards Rosie's bathroom to wash his face. "And oh, she used your kitchen by the way." Rosie added as she went out of her own room and heads to Liam's unit.

"Somehow, my kitchen just wasn't a part of my unit." Liam said to himself while staring at his own reflection in the mirror. "Does that girl know how to cook?" Liam asked himself. "She better be, if she doesn't want us to always rely on take out food." He mumbled before drying his face with a small towel that hanged on the rack on the wall.

Liam exited Rosie's unit, opening the door across the blonde's door which is his unit. "Rosie?" He called out.

"Kitchen!" Rosie shouted and Liam pad to his kitchen and saw Juhyun and Rosie preparing the table for six people.

"Where's Dad and mom?"

"They already left this morning because there's an emergency on the palace, they couldn't say goodbye to you because you were still asleep." Juhyun says to him and Liam nod at her and took a seat. "And Marie is still ashamed to talk to you because of what he did to you."

Liam huffed. "He should be."

"Liam, daddy Mario already feels sorry for what he has done to you,stop it." Rosie calmly tells him, but Liam just rolled his eyes and the blonde was able to do nothing but shake her head because of her best friend's stubbornness.

"Let him be, he'll figure things out eventually too." Juhyun told the blonde with a small smile and Rosie just nod her head.

"Where's Seul-ki?" Liam asked when he notice that the short eyed guy weren't with them.

"Mario asked him to fetch Hayley."

"Right! Why I didn't even think that, of course Daddy will asked Seul-ki to fetch that woman!" Liam exclaims, as the irritation starts hitting his skin. "I still don't understand why she has to live here when she had his own house!"

"Because.." Juhyun started. "You need to know each other better and both of you living in one roof can give you both privilege of being close before your wedding!" Juhyun half yelled and massage her temple in stress on how Liam won't stop ranting about the marriage, when they already told him the reason why Hayley needs to live with him.

They have no child yet, but she feels like she has one because of Liam, or sometimes it becomes two, if Rosie also gives them headaches because of her clumsiness.

"I still don't understand."

Juhyun shut her eyes off hardly, pressing her palm on her eyelids before she let out an exasperated sigh. "Sometimes, I want to beat the hell out of you, but I'm not that kind of a person, so I'll let Seul-ki to do that for me."

Juhyun burst out laughing while Liam gasped exaggeratedly, looking at Juhyun in disbelief.

"Juhyun!" Liam yelled and Juhyun just laugh and walked towards the stove to put the curry on the bowl she was holding.

"Go and change your clothes Liam, or let Hayley see you in that way? Your choice."

Liam look down to his clothes before snapping his head towards the oldest woman. "I'll change not because of her, but because I haven't been able to gone into the shower since yesterday."

"Whatever shutterbug, just go and take a quick shower." Juhyun told him and wave her hand to dismissed Liam and the doe eyed guy ran on his room.

Just as Liam's bedroom door closes, the front door opens, revealing the three woman and a dog. Juhyun and Rosie exited the kitchen to meet those who have arrived.

"Hi!" Juhyune greets them, giving Hayley and Jerry a warm and welcoming smile.

"Hi." Hayley beams as if they already knew each other, she put down Dalgon on the ground who ran quickly to familiarize his new surroundings. "We haven't introduce myself to you yesterday, I'm Hayley Kim."

"And I'm Juhyun, Seul-ki's wife." Juhyun extend her arm in front of Hayley and the heart-shaped lips gladly took it. "And of course, Jerry Kim."

"Hey Juhyun!" Jerry greets back and hug the older girl. "I didn't know that you were a friend of Liam." The brunette guy added when they broke the hug.

"Well, technically, I am Liam's second mom."

"Oh, that's a hard task." Jerry deadpans but Juhyun laugh it off and nods her head.

"It is."

"Yah!" The five people snap their heads when Liam's loud ass starts screaming from his room door. "Whose dog is this?!" Liam asked angrily while carrying Dalgom and Hayley immediately pad over him to take her son to Satan's hands.

Well, that's how she sees Liam.

"Sorry." She mumbles and went back to Jerry's side as if she's scared at Liam.

Which is true though, because she can see horns on Liam's head.

"Is that yours?!" Liam asked her while shooting her death glares.

"I wouldn't have taken him to you if not."

Hayley immediately regretted what she had said when Liam's eyes darkened, his face reddened and she could see smoke coming out of his nose just like in cartoons.

"Are you f*****g kidding me?" Liam said in gritted teeth and clenching jaw.

"No." Hayley answers almost a whisper and hide behind Jerry who's now shooting the ypunger guy a dagger look for yelling at his best friend. "I'm– I'm sorry."

"Hey Hayley, don't mind him, let's just eat so we can help you grab some of your belongings." Juhyun butted in and Hayley nods at her but still hiding behind Jerry.

"C'mon, I helped Juhyun to cook so you need to try that." Rosie giddily said pulling Jerry on the table.

Jerry's heavy gaze tear off of Liam and his eyes went soft as he saw the blonde's smile and his gummy starts showing off. "I'd love to try that and let me judge if you're a good cook and you can marry someone now."

"Aish! Stop it, as if you're asking me to marry you now." Rosie teased and they all laugh except Liam who's still shooting Hayley death glares.

The table filled with loud chattering, mostly on Rosie teasing Jerry while Juhyun talking Seul-ki about their work and Haylet would only talk if one of them ask her.

Meanwhile Liam lost his appetite and just keep stirring his cup of coffee and his thoughts wander over his girlfriend, Sharon that smhe haven't seen since he returned from Thailand.

"Liam.."

I wonder how is he? Does she still seeing that guy?

"Prince Liam.."

I should pay her a visit later this afternoon, or ask her to watch a movie..

"Liam f*****g Manoban!" Liam snapped on his trance when Rosie shouted his name.

"What the f**k is your problem Rosie Park?!" Liam shouted back in annoyance.

"I've been calling your name multiple times, Are you deaf?" Rosie said irritatedly.

"Obviously not because we're literally talking now." Liam said sarcastically and roll his eyes at his best friend.

"Whatever." Rosie retorted. "Let's go down and get Hayley's belongings."

Lian huffed a mocking breath. "You can do that, It's not likely she brought too much right?"

"Actually he's right, it was only five boxes, so I can bring them up alone so you don't have to help me." Hayley told them with an assuring smile but Juhyun shook her head in disagreement.

"No, if Liam doesn't want to help, then we'll go with you to get your belongings downstairs." Juhyun insisted and drags Hayley outside follow by Seul-ki.

"What a dick." Rosie mumbles.

"I heard that." Liam said

"I don't care." Rosie tells him and stuck her tongue out to her best friend before following the other and Jerry chose to stay.

"Bitch." Lim said underneath his breath while shaking his head and his gaze went back to his cup of coffee.

"What is your plan to my best friend?"

Liam snapped his head on his side when he heard Jerry's voice. "Shouldn't you be helping your best friend to get her things?"

"I'm asking you dumbass, what is your plan?" Jerry ignores him and took the seat across the doe eyed guy and cross his arms across his chest firmly. "What is your plan about your girlfriend?"

"It's none of your business."

"Hayley is my best friend, of course I care about your plans." Jerry said with a shrug. "And when do you plan to tell your girlfriend that you're getting married?"

"Can you not?!" Liam raised his voice, but that didn't scared Jerry even a bit and Liam stared at the cat-like eyes with a venomous stare. "You wanted to know right? Then I'll tell you." Liam leaned his body closer to intimidate the the other guy but Jerry didn't even bat an eyelash and hold Lian's gaze, giving back the same intensity stare that Liam is giving to him. "I will marry your best friend but I will never break up with Sharon."

"Call the wedding off or I'll ruin your life." Jerry threatens him but Liam just let out a dry laugh. "Don't try me." He added.

"What else are you going to ruin in my life? My life was already ruined because of that f*****g wedding."

Liam bit his tongue inside his mouth to prevent himself from crying, it's not that he don't want to cry of another man, but he's been crying lately which let her vulnerable side to get showed too much.

He's still couldn't accept everything, from the fact that he would lose Sharon, the fact that he's getting married but not with his girlfriend, the fact that Hayley is moving in his condo, the fact that he'll loose everything once he get married.

And he doesn't deserve all of what's happening in his life.

"I don't give a flying f**k about all your dramas Liam, I just want to save my best friend from hurting, because if you may ask me, Hayley doesn't deserve this, she doesn't deserve every pain she's going through just because of that f*****g arrange marriage!" Jerry digs his nails on his palms as he held Liam's gaze. "No one deserves her in this world because Hayley is beyond of what you want in a woman!"

"Then why don't you marry her? and why are you telling me this?"

"Because.." Jerry shut his eyes off hardly and took a deep sigh to calm himself. "Because Hayley's Grandmother is dying and she doesn't have any choice but to grant her grandmother's last wish, even if that means she'll give up the life she wants, And if you're just going to hurt my friend, it's better to end the upcoming wedding by yourself in order for Hayley's grandmother not to be upset with her granddaughter."

"And what about me huh? Do you think I have a choice too?! My Grandma would be mad at me along with my mom! I can also stop studying because they will stop supporting me financially if I didn't marry your best friend! And you clearly know that it's hard to live if you are in one well known Royal family in industry."

"Then I'll support you financially, just call the wedding off." Jerry said with a certainty in his voice, and Liam laugh warily, as if that's the craziest thing he had ever heard besides that wedding. "Money is not a problem in me, I can give you scholarship or if you're dumb enough and can't maintain your grades, it's still fine. I can still support you."

"You're f*****g insane aren't you?" Liam asked him mockingly. "You think it's only about money?" He leans back to his chair and ran his fingers into her hair out of frustration. "I disobey my mom, the Majesty, the rules of our family, when I was 15 and left home to pursue my dream and we haven't talk again since then."

Liam sip on his coffee cup as he felt his throat became dry and swallowed hard before he proceeds again. "And we just started talking again last week when she called me to go home.." He trails off and release a shaky breath. "..and you want me to call the wedding off for what? So my mom won't talk to me anymore?"

"Then get your s**t together! Wether you'll call the wedding off or you'll break up with your cheater girlfriend!" Jerry shouted uncrossing his arms and struck the table with his fist. "You're not a f*****g child Liam! This is reality! You are no longer in the world where you only play games!"

"Then what the f**k do you want me to do?!" Liam scream as if he was losing himself and standing on hjs feet, towering the older guy.

Jerry stood up and starts walking towards the door but before he fully exits, he turn his head to the doe-eyed guy. "Call the wedding off or break up with your girlfriend." He told him and he continue his way out.

"f**k!" Liam screamed and pressed his palm on his eyes.

"What happen?" A deep husky voice makes him snap his head in front of him to met a pair of worried eyes with almond orbs. "Are you okay?" Hayley asked in concern.

"What the f**k do you think?!" Liam spit on her loudly, Hayley jump a little on her spot which cause her to dropped the box she was holding and her things scattered on the floor.

And that's what Seul-ki witnessed when he entered inside. "Liam!" He yelled and put the box on the ground before he ran to help Help picking up her things. "What the f**k is your problem?!"

"Everything!" Liam shouted back. "Everything that's going on!"

"Are you still not done ranting about that?!"

"Oh please! Are you expecting me to accept that easily?! f**k! Hell no!"

Rosie is the third one who entered inside and heard her best friend's voice. She gently put the box above Seul-ki's box and pad over her best friend and stood in front of him with an stern and firm look.

"Liam.." She called softly, spreading her arms in front of her. "C'mon." Liam look down at the blonde girl's arm with a blurry vision because of the tears already formed on his eyes, ready to spill in any minute now. "Please." Rosie pleads. "Come here."

Liam took a step towards his best friend hesitantly. Seul-ki helps Hayley to stand up after they've done picking up all the things and put it back inside the box, and the crimson haired girl couldn't tear her gaze away from the doe eyed guy with amusement, and Liam keeps fighting himelf wether he'll walk to his best friend's arms or not.

"Liam.." Rosie called again with her warm smile that Liam finds comforting. "Give your Rosie a hug?" Rosie said tilting her head sideways with an adorable look on her eyes. "C'mon."

And that's his cue, Liam ran to Rosie, engulfing his best friend in a hug and buries his face onto the blonde's neck and weeps hardly while the blonde rubbing and making circle at Liam's back while keep whispering comforting words on his ears.

And Hayley melts on that sight, she look behind her to see Jerry looking back at her and he smiled at the brunette.

–

After an hour, Rosie exited Liam's room with a frown on her face while holding her neck. "He's really an asshole!" She exclaims while plopping herself down at the couch beside Jerry. "I really hate him!"

"Oh my God! Don't tell me–." Before Juhyun could finish her word Rosie cut her off by shouting..

"Yes! He did it again!" Rosie exclaims and Seul-ki and Juhyun burst out laughing.

"What are you talking about?" Hayley asked in confused, can't relate to what the three are talking about.

Rosie removed her hand on her neck to reveal a big hickey on her skin. "What the hell?" Jerry half yelled and tilt Rosie's head to have a better look on the hickey. "Liam did this?!" He asked and the blonde nods at him. "That motherfucking asshole!" Jerry stood up but Rosie tug his sleeve quickly and pull the guy to sit back.

"He just fell asleep, and don't worry about this,I'm used to him doing this to me every time he cries on my neck."

"But that's not normal! He's your best friend and a guy!"

"I know, but Liam is a kid." Rosie tells him with a little shrug and a wide smile, and squeezed the guy's hand that it makes him feel calm in some way.

"He better stop doing that from now on, he's getting married for f**k sake!" Jerry exclaims.

"Well if Hayley offers her neck next time." Rosie said laughing and look at the crimson haired girl with a teasing look but Hayley seems not like that idea because on how she scrunched her nose.

"Hayley.." Seul-ki called softly and the crimson haired girl whipped her head to her side to meet his eyes. "There's only one room in here, and we've been told that you're going to stay in Liam's room." The short eyed guy looks at her with a sorry.

Hayley felt more devastated than already she is right now after hearing another tragedy news and noticeable the sudden fall of her shoulders and Jerry couldn't do anything but to hug his best friend.

"It looks like I have no choice but to suffer."

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