The private room was a chaotic mess. Serena lay on the floor, her face flushed and her clothes disheveled. Nearby stood a short, fat man who resembled a pig. It was immediately obvious what was about to happen in the room."Serena..." Liam suddenly raised his head and glared at Isaac, who was standing on the other side. With murderous intent pouring out of his eyes, he charged straight toward Isaac."What are you doing?"Panic flashed across Isaac's face. Before he could understand what was happening, Liam was already in front of him."Don't... Don't touch me!"In the next moment, Liam grabbed Isaac by the throat and lifted him off the ground.Liam glared at Isaac, his voice as cold as the frigid wind from the abyss. "How dare you?!""I... I..."Terror was etched all over Isaac's face. With Liam's grip tightening around his throat, his eyes bulged as he struggled to breathe.Then, Isaac's bodyguards, alerted by the noise from the room, finally arrived."Mister Timberwood!
The situation changed dramatically in an instant. Dozens of bodyguards lay sprawled on the ground, drenched in blood, their faces twisted in agony.Liam stood in the same spot, not even breathing heavily as he asked, "Anyone else?"He turned his gaze to Isaac, who was lying on the ground, his face contorted with terror. "If no one else wants to step up, it's your turn.""I..."Isaac trembled uncontrollably, unable to speak from the sheer terror gripping him. He had never imagined that the bodyguards he brought could not last even two minutes against that man."What do you want from me?" Isaac cried out, trying to curl into a ball."I didn't provoke you. What do you want?""You didn't provoke me?"Liam's eyes burned with murderous intent. He pointed to Serena, who lay nearby, fear etched on her face. "Do you know who she is?"Realization dawned on Isaac as he shuddered. "She… You came for Serena? You should have said so! We can discuss this. I haven't touched her. If you like h
"Ah! My hand!"A sharp pain surged through him.Isaac let out an agonizing scream. His face twisted in pain as he looked at his severed hand lying on the ground, his chubby face filled with terror. He could not believe it. Liam had chosen to cut off Isaac's left hand as his first attack!"How dare you?! How dare you do this?!"Isaac's corpulent body started to tremble uncontrollably."Shut up."Liam's response was cold and devoid of any emotion. He looked at Isaac's bleeding stump of a wrist and gently tapped it a few times. The blood that gushed out immediately stopped flowing!Then, Liam lifted his head to look at Isaac, a sinister smile appearing on his face. "I told you I'd take my time playing with you. We're just getting started. Just as you made Serena feel terrified, I will repay you tenfold soon."Upon hearing Liam's words, Isaac's body shuddered violently."I was wrong, I was really wrong! Grandmaster! Your Highness! I beg you! Please, spare me!"Overwhelmed with
Suddenly, Isaac's eyes widened in shock, but simultaneously, he fell silent and motionless.Liam frowned. "What a worthless fool! I didn't expect you to be so weak that you couldn't even last thirty seconds."With a slight movement of his fingers, the golden needle he had used to pierce Isaac's acupoint obediently flew back into his hand.Liam no longer paid attention to the lifeless Isaac. Instead, he turned his head toward the collapsed figure of Serena on the ground.A sigh escaped Liam as a conflicted emotion flickered in his eyes. He walked over and gently picked Serena up.Feeling her increasingly delicate frame, Liam murmured to himself. "You've gotten thinner...""Liam..." At that moment, Liam suddenly heard a faint whisper. Although the sound was barely audible, he caught his name clearly."You're awake?"Liam's body trembled. However, when he looked down, he saw that Serena still had her eyes closed, showing no sign of waking up.For some unknown reason, once Liam
Henry listened intently to the guard's report. The murderous intent in his eyes boiled over as he asked, "Are you saying that Isaac suffered greatly before he died?"The guard hesitated before nodding, "According to the hospital, there were signs of incontinence on Mister Timberwood's body. It indicates that something significant happened to him before his death."Henry smashed the glass in his hand in a fit of rage. "Damn it! Who did this?! I'll kill them! Were the bodyguards I assigned to Isaac just for show? They couldn't even protect him!"The guard cautiously glanced at Henry. "The bodyguards were severely injured and lost consciousness. There were no clues at the scene, so the culprit wasn't found. However, we have a clear understanding of the dinner that night."Henry's voice was icy. "Speak!"The guard replied quietly, "There were three people at the dinner. Serena from the Lloyd family in South City, who wanted to take over Mister Timberwood's project, and Mister Timberwo
"I hope nothing bad happens to him..."Although Serena felt a sense of justice hearing about what happened to Isaac from Layla after regaining consciousness, Serena knew one thing very clearly.Although she was filled with hatred toward Isaac for drugging her, if something really bad happened to him, the Lloyd family could not afford the consequences.Layla noticed Serena's concern. "Serena, why are you worried about Isaac? That lecherous fat guy deserved some suffering! Our main priority now should be to find the person who saved you."She looked at Serena curiously and asked, "You really can't remember anything?"Serena sighed and shook her head, "No, I have no memory of it. The only thing I remember is that Isaac drugged me and tried to take advantage of me, but everything that happened after that, I can't recall at all..."Layla was right. Besides Isaac, the most important thing was to find out who saved her. After all, being able to rush into the room decisively in that sit
"Was it Tobias?" After hearing Layla's words, Serena shook her head after a moment of contemplation. "It couldn't have been him. When I was drugged, Tobias wasn't even there..."She did not finish her sentence. Serena could not shake off the peculiar feeling about Tobias's sudden departure that night. She still vividly remembered how, when she was being forced to drink by Isaac and hoped Tobias would say something on her behalf, he silently sat there with his head down.Even after she regained consciousness, Serena had tried to contact Tobias to understand what had happened, but strangely, he never answered her calls."Then, who could it be?" Layla murmured.Only a few people knew about what had happened yesterday.Suddenly, Layla looked up, staring intently at Serena. "Serena! You said the person who rushed to save you… Could it be Liam?"Serena frowned at her sister's words. "Who did you say?"Layla's eyes were wide open. "Liam, my brother-in-law. He called me yesterday to a
Layla was already angry upon hearing Hailey's words."Etchen! How can you speak to us like that?! It was Isaac who drugged our sister! If it weren't for Serena's savior arriving in time, the consequences would've been unimaginable! Is it wrong for us to want to know who he really is?"In response, Etchen snorted coldly. "Unimaginable? I think our situation is already unimaginable! If the military comes knocking on our door, what do you say we'll do? What will happen to the Lloyd Group?"Layla's eyes widened with anger at his words. "Serena was the one negotiating the cooperation for us. None of this is her fault—""That's enough, Layla. Stop talking."However, Serena interrupted Layla before she could finish her sentence. Serena waved her hand, a bitter smile appearing on her pale face."He's right. We won't have a solution if the military comes looking for us. What we need to do now is think about what to do next!"At that moment, Sam, who had been standing to the side, looked
"I…"Hearing this, Charles was momentarily stunned.But in the end, he shook his head and said, "Mister Nosh, if Union Finance truly can't approve a loan for the Hensworth Group, then so be it."We'll figure out another way…"Charles's voice was low and heavy. At first, he genuinely believed Godfrey wanted to be with Valerie. But now it was clear Godfrey had no such intentions—he only wanted to toy with Valerie. How could Charles possibly agree to this?At the same time, his heart was filled with regret. He had almost become the one to push his daughter into a pit of fire!"You'll figure out another way?"Godfrey's expression darkened. He glared at Charles coldly and sneered. "Ten billion in loans, just to have Valerie play with me for a while! I really didn't know that any wh*re on the market could be this expensive!""If you don't agree, I'd like to see which other financial institution in Qyn Province would dare lend to you without Union Finance's approval!"The entire orde
"What’s wrong with you?"Hearing this, Godfrey furrowed his brows and said in a dissatisfied tone, "How long has it been? How could you not handle such a simple matter?""You still want that loan from the Hensworth Group approved, don’t you?"He immediately reprimanded Charles."Whether or not I’m with you is my business, it has nothing to do with my father!"Upon hearing this, Valerie immediately understood the implication behind Godfrey's words. Although she had just been angry with Charles, she could not allow Godfrey to speak to her father like that."Then what exactly are you thinking now?"Hearing Valerie's words, Godfrey turned his head, his eyes flashing with an inexplicable light as he looked at her. "The other day, I asked you to go out for drinks. Why didn’t you go?"The reason Godfrey had come in and started pressuring Charles was that he sensed that Valerie seemed uninterested in him.However, he had not expected Valerie to suddenly speak up at this moment."I did
"Dad, Liam really does have the ability to help our Hensworth Group…"However, hearing Liam’s words, a hint of urgency flashed across Valerie’s face. She quickly spoke, as though she wanted to persuade him of something.Even though, up until now, Valerie did not know the full extent of Liam’s influence, after the last class reunion, she was very certain—Liam helping the Hensworth Group would definitely not be a problem!"Valerie! You and Liam, both of you get out of here!"Before Valerie could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Charles. His face darkened as he pointed toward the nearby door and barked harshly."Come back when you’ve thought things through!"The Hensworth Group was already on the brink of a crisis. Yet Valerie was still stirring up trouble. Right now, Charles did not even want to see her!"Dad…"Seeing this, Valerie opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say more.And just then—Bang!A loud noise rang out. The villa door of Valerie’s home was violently k
"I…"Hearing Charles’s words, Sebastian froze. His once-straight back slowly hunched over.Charles was not wrong.If the Lloyd Group were dealing with some minor trouble, maybe he could help. But if the crisis was so severe that marrying off Valerie was the only solution, there was nothing Sebastian could do.After all, he had stepped away from the Lloyd Group’s management and handed it over to Charles many years ago.Sebastian had long since lost much of his influence.Now, he was just an old man who spent his days watering flowers and pulling weeds.At that moment, a wave of frustration washed over him.As for the truth behind Charles’s words, he did not ask much. Sebastian knew his son well. If the situation were not dire, Charles wouldn’t be saying such things.Just then, Liam’s voice rang out, slow and steady."How serious could the Lloyd Group’s crisis be for you to be in such a rush to marry off Valerie?"He narrowed his eyes slightly, fixing his gaze on Charles."Yo
The young man standing before them, tall and handsome, could he really be the person described in those rumors?"Dad! Mom! You just don’t understand!"Valerie's delicate face was filled with urgency as she looked at the scene before her. "Liam really isn’t like the rumors say.""I honestly think that being with him is an honor for our Hensworth family. Please, you have to trust me!" she pleaded desperately."Grandpa just had a chat with Liam earlier. Why don’t you ask him? Doesn’t he also think Liam is great? He’s truly amazing. Everything I know about him barely scratches the surface!"As she spoke, Valerie turned her gaze to Sebastian, seeking his support.What she wanted to convey to Charles and Janell was not just about seeking their approval for her to be with Liam.At this point, Valerie only wanted to clear Liam’s name!"Sigh..."Hearing her words, Sebastian let out a deep sigh.He raised his head to look at Charles, his tone softening slightly. "It really hasn’t been
Hearing Valerie's voice, Liam could not help but turn his head, looking at Valerie with surprise in his eyes. Although he knew that her current actions were merely an excuse to avoid marrying that Mister Nosh, her performance truly startled him. If it were not for the prior agreement between him and Valerie, he would have almost believed what she was saying was true. Valerie's acting skills were indeed exceptional.As for the Hensworth family's prejudices, Liam did not care. He was well aware that, thanks to the propaganda from the Lloyd family, his reputation in South City was hardly good. However, none of this could affect him. A dragon soaring high in the sky would never be concerned about the buzzing of flies. But it seemed that the rumors from the Lloyd family were causing some trouble for Valerie. Liam had actually thought about this initially. However, when he first agreed to meet Valerie's parents, he genuinely believed that he just needed to show up and everything w
He immediately turned his head to look at Sebastian and said, "At your age, you usually have the best perspective. What happened this time? Why do you trust someone you just met so much?"That's because you didn't see the performance of this kid just now!"Sebastian was very dissatisfied with Charles's words. He patted his waist and said, "If it weren't for this kid just now, I wouldn't be able to stand up until now! He wants to teach me a set of boxing techniques that can heal my old man's back injury. Can you do that?""This…"Hearing Sebastian's words, Charles was taken aback. He really did not know that so much had happened just now. Charles was not a foolish person stuck in his ways. Seeing Sebastian's attitude, he could still determine that the young man in front of him had some ability.However, even so, Charles's thoughts did not change."What's your name?" Charles turned his head to look at Liam and asked. This was the first time he had inquired about Liam's name since e
"It's probably because Valerie didn't want to expose our relationship too much before."Liam shook his head.In fact, he felt helpless too. After all, just ten minutes ago, he had agreed to Valerie's request to pretend to be her boyfriend.Charles might have heard about him somewhere before. At most, it was probably back when they were in school, listening to Valerie talk about herself.Upon hearing Liam's answer, Charles's expression grew even darker.He looked at Valerie with dissatisfaction, then turned back to Liam, straightforwardly asking, "What do you do for a living, and what does your family do?""Charles, how can you talk like that!"Seeing this scene unfold before him, Sebastian's voice rang out first before Liam could respond."This young man is quite capable; he just helped me with my waist injury. After all, he is Valerie's boyfriend, so you should speak more politely!"He shot an unhappy glance at Charles."I…"Hearing this, Charles was taken aback, and a look
Sebastian no longer harbored much doubt about Liam's words. Looking at the scene before her, Valerie's face was filled with astonishment. She had never imagined it.Aside from being knowledgeable in medicine, Liam also knew martial arts! This revelation sparked intense curiosity in Valerie's heart. Hadn't he been in prison for a few years? How did he come out not only with such an extraordinary background but also with skills in both medicine and martial arts?The key point was that Valerie knew her grandfather, Sebastian, very well. Although he appeared kind and gentle, he actually had high standards! She had never seen anyone, except Liam, who could make Sebastian so satisfied upon their first meeting.Unfortunately… Liam was not actually her real boyfriend. Valerie lowered her head slightly, her eyes dimming a bit.However, at the moment, no one seemed too focused on Valerie. Sebastian eagerly began asking Liam about martial arts. Just as Liam was positioning himself to teac