CEO’s ARROGANT SON BURNED THE MAIDS FACE WITH HOT WATER—TO PUNISH HIM FATHER FORCES HIM TO MARRY HER
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CEO’s Arrogant Son Burned the Maid’s Face with Hot Water — To Punish Him, Father Forces Him to Marry Her
The Heir Who Thought the World Owed Him Everything
Liam Hawthorne grew up in a world gilded with wealth and power. As the only son of Richard Hawthorne, CEO of Hawthorne Enterprises, Liam was handed every luxury imaginable—sports cars for his sixteenth birthday, vacations to private islands, and a penthouse in the city even before he turned twenty-one. From the outside, it looked like a fairy tale life.
But those who worked within the Hawthorne estate knew another truth: Liam had developed a dangerous sense of entitlement. He was intelligent and strikingly handsome, but he believed that money erased accountability. Servants scurried out of his way, afraid of his unpredictable temper. His arrogance became so ingrained that even his father’s warnings went unheard.
That arrogance would one day erupt in a way no one could have predicted—and it would set Liam on a path that would shatter his world and rebuild it from the ashes.
The Incident That Changed Everything
On a summer morning, while the Hawthorne mansion bustled with preparations for a charity gala, one of the new maids named Elena quietly carried trays of tea and fresh towels. Elena was young, humble, and diligent—her family had fallen into debt after her father’s passing, and working at the mansion was her only way to support her ailing mother and younger brother.
As Elena entered the sunroom, Liam sat sprawled across the sofa, scrolling through his phone. Without looking up, he snapped, “You’re late.”
“I apologize, sir,” Elena replied softly, placing the tray on the table.
Liam frowned at the steam rising from the teapot. “This isn’t hot enough.”
Before she could explain that it was freshly boiled, Liam seized the pot, his eyes flashing with irritation. “If you can’t even serve tea properly, what use are you here?”
In an impulsive act of cruelty, he tipped the pot toward her. The scalding water splashed across Elena’s cheek and neck.
Her scream echoed through the mansion.
Other staff rushed in, horrified, while Liam simply tossed the empty pot back on the tray with a smirk. “Maybe now you’ll remember to do it right.”
A Father’s Fury
Richard Hawthorne arrived home hours later to whispers, fearful glances, and finally the devastating truth. He found Elena in the staff quarters, her face bandaged, trembling but trying to remain composed. The sight struck him like a knife—this young woman, scarred for life because of his son’s cruelty.
When he confronted Liam, the boy shrugged. “She’s a maid, Dad. People like her come and go. You’re blowing this out of proportion.”
Richard’s rage boiled over. “You’ve humiliated this family, and worse—you’ve destroyed a young woman’s dignity. I will not let this go.”
Liam scoffed. “So what? Are you going to ground me?”
“No,” Richard said coldly. “I’m going to do something far worse. You will take responsibility for what you’ve done. You will marry her.”
Liam laughed, thinking it was a bluff. But Richard’s steel gaze silenced him. For the first time in his life, Liam realized his father was deadly serious.
The Forced Marriage
Elena resisted at first. “Sir, please—I don’t want anything from your family. I just want to heal and move on.”
But Richard insisted. “You deserve respect, protection, and a future. And my son will learn humility by giving you both.”
Within weeks, a quiet civil ceremony was arranged. No lavish parties, no paparazzi—just a marriage contract binding the arrogant heir to the maid he had scarred.
On their wedding day, Elena stood in a modest dress, her face partially veiled to hide the scars. Liam stood beside her, his jaw tight with anger and humiliation. To him, it felt like punishment. To Elena, it felt like a life sentence she had never asked for.
Living Under the Same Roof
Their early days as husband and wife were filled with tension. Liam avoided Elena, spending nights out drinking with friends and sneering whenever she entered the room.
Elena, however, refused to crumble. Despite her scars, she carried herself with quiet dignity. She tended to the household, studied at night to continue her education, and treated even the rudest staff with kindness.
Gradually, Liam began to notice.
One evening, he returned home drunk and collapsed in the foyer. Elena, instead of ignoring him, helped him to his room, cleaned his wounds from a bar fight, and left without a word.
Another night, he overheard her whispering on the phone to her younger brother, encouraging him to keep studying despite their hardships. Her voice was filled with strength, not bitterness.
For the first time, Liam felt shame—not because his father demanded it, but because his own conscience stirred.
The Slow Transformation
Months passed, and something inside Liam shifted.
He started small: apologizing awkwardly when he barked orders, asking Elena if she had eaten, even staying home instead of partying. His friends mocked him, but Liam didn’t care. He found himself drawn to Elena’s resilience.
One afternoon, he came across her reading in the library, her veil resting on the armchair. For the first time, he saw the full extent of her scars. He expected to feel disgust, but instead he felt a pang of guilt so deep it brought tears to his eyes.
“I did this to you,” he whispered.
Elena closed the book, meeting his gaze. “Yes. But what matters is who you choose to be now.”
Those words ignited something in him.
Redemption
Determined to change, Liam threw himself into self-improvement. He joined his father at the company, not as a privileged heir, but as a junior associate, starting from the bottom. He learned discipline, patience, and humility.
At home, he began to treat Elena not as a burden, but as a partner. He supported her studies, encouraged her dreams of becoming a teacher, and defended her fiercely when others whispered about her scars.
The more time they spent together, the deeper his admiration grew. Elena’s quiet strength became his anchor. She challenged him, forgave him, and slowly, cautiously, began to trust him.
Love, unexpected and fragile, blossomed between them.
The Ultimate Test
Two years later, tragedy struck again. Richard Hawthorne suffered a sudden heart attack, leaving the future of Hawthorne Enterprises uncertain. Investors panicked, and vultures circled, expecting Liam to crumble.
But Liam, transformed by Elena’s influence, stepped forward. With Elena by his side, he stabilized the company, earning respect not through arrogance but through hard work and integrity.
At a press conference, a reporter rudely asked about Elena’s scars, implying she was unfit to stand beside him.
Liam took her hand, lifted it proudly, and said, “These scars remind me of the man I used to be. And this woman—my wife—is the reason I’ll never be that man again.”
The room fell silent. The world saw not an arrogant heir, but a man reborn through love and responsibility.
A New Beginning
Years later, the Hawthorne mansion no longer echoed with fear but with laughter. Elena became a beloved teacher, admired for her resilience. Liam, now a respected CEO, was known not for entitlement but for his philanthropy.
Their marriage, once born of punishment, grew into a bond of true partnership.
And whenever people asked Elena how she found the strength to forgive, she simply smiled and said, “Because sometimes, the greatest scars are the ones that teach us how to heal.”
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