Serena gritted her teeth and looked angrily at Liam. "What are you doing?!"Before Liam could respond, Serena hastily interjected, "General Ender, please understand, Liam doesn't know any better. As soon as he came in, he started spouting nonsense. Don't take it to heart. You can see for yourself, there's no way he could be responsible for hurting Isaac..."Despite her anger, Serena continued to defend Liam. However, she suddenly froze mid-sentence.Henry's state was extremely peculiar. Not only did he not respond to her words, but the previously arrogant and domineering Henry stood motionless. His once overbearing face had turned ashen.He clenched his fists tightly, and his body was even trembling slightly.All those reactions gave Serena an inexplicable feeling. It seemed as if Henry was afraid, but what could a decorated general of the Central Military Region possibly fear?Following Henry’s gaze, Serena turned her head and saw Liam standing in the middle of the living room.
As Henry thought about all of that, he was seething with anger. His body trembled, and his mind was racing with thoughts.Liam, who had been waiting for a response, lost his patience. "I’m asking you a question!" Liam demanded, his eyes glinting coldly as he stared at Henry. "Who gave you the audacity to lay a hand on Serena?"The members of the Lloyd family were taken aback. Liam was actually questioning Henry!Henry finally reacted, suddenly raising his hand. Clang!The soldiers promptly raised their spears, and the air in the living room grew tense and oppressive."Liam… This reckless fool is courting death!" The Lloyd family members shivered, thinking that Henry would soon order Liam's execution.However, Henry did something unexpected. He bowed deeply towards Liam. Henry's voice, trembling slightly, echoed in the room. "My deepest apologies. We have intruded! We will leave immediately!"A deathly silence filled the room. Suddenly, the living room of the Lloyd fami
Liam was not lying. He really had not done anything. He did not even know what had just happened. All he did was question Henry a few times, and Henry hastily turned around and left with his team. The entire situation left Liam himself a bit perplexed."How is it possible that you did nothing?" Serena was clearly unsatisfied with Liam's answer. Her eyes widened as she urgently asked, "Do you even know who he is? Henry is a general in the Central Military Region! Why would he be so scared after meeting you? His nephew's death may not be our doing, but it's still related to us! How could he just leave so easily?"Serena stared at Liam intently. "Liam, what on earth are you hiding from me?"Hailey approached the pair with a fawning smile, enthusiastically saying, "What's so strange about it? The fact that General Ender, who brought so many soldiers with him, was scared off by a few words from Liam only shows how powerful he is!"I always knew Liam was capable, but I didn't expec
"Your brother-in-law just saved our lives! You saw it yourself. That worthless Henry was scared out of his wits as soon as he showed up!"Hailey ignored the fact that Serena had divorced Liam under pressure and continued to refer to Liam as Etchen's brother-in-law. "Speak nicely to your brother-in-law. After all, we are family. If something happens, he'll surely help you!"As she spoke, she turned to Liam with a smile, trying to appear close. "Right, Liam? We are family, after all!"Etchen sneered. "Mom! You don't really think General Ender left because of Liam, do you?"Hailey was taken aback. "What do you mean?"Etchen shook his head. "Mom, you can't just believe whatever that useless person says! General Ender's departure had nothing to do with him. He dares to claim credit for it! He says he saved the highest commander in the Central Military Region. Such ridiculous claims. Only he could say something like that!"As he spoke, he pointed at his phone screen. "When I noticed th
"Is that so?"Serena stood behind, her eyes flashing with a sudden realization. Despite the tremendous shock from the recent events, she still could not fully believe that Liam could achieve all that. The kind of status required to scare off a warzone general just by showing up was unimaginable. Moreover, Isaac's death did have some connection with them.Thus, Etchen's explanation and actions seemed more logical. However, thinking back on everything that had happened, Serena felt something was off. She frowned as she recalled Henry's reaction upon seeing Liam, and his words made her think that the general knew Liam.Furthermore, although Etchen claimed his distress signal made the difference, Serena did not see anyone alerting Henry about it. Instead, only after each of Liam's questions did Henry react the way he did.As she watched Liam's retreating figure, Serena felt a sense of confusion. She murmured, "Liam, what does all of this have to do with you? Who helped our family
Who could have known?Just as Liam was about to leave, Hailey suddenly spoke up. "Liam, don't be in such a hurry to go!"She looked at Liam, her face beaming with an uncharacteristic warmth. "Although saving our family had nothing to do with you, we were touched that you came so quickly. We're grateful for that. What I said earlier still stands—we're still family!"I heard from Layla that you live in the Hush Purple Gardens. We understand that men like to brag especially after being in prison, and it can have its impact. Although we aren't upscale enough to live there, you're welcome to stay with us if you want. As for what happened before, everything can be resolved if we talk it through. You can see that Serena's attitude toward you is gradually changing!"Hailey tried her best to persuade Liam to stay. However, despite her apparent enthusiasm, her words still carried a condescending tone. Ignoring Hailey completely, Liam left the Lloyd family mansion without looking back.See
Listening to Hailey and Etchen's unfiltered words beside her, Serena could not help but frown angrily. "Mom, how can you do this? Liam came this time out of concern for us. We've already made him take the blame for us once. How can you even think about doing this to him again?"Hailey's eyes widened in anger as she pointed a chubby finger at Serena, scolding her harshly. "What do you mean, 'how can we do this'? Now you feel sorry for him? Do you remember how I felt when Liam hit me? That useless fool caused our family so many problems. What's wrong with making him pay a little as compensation?"Serena stammered, trying to explain. "But… From what happened today, you can see that he didn't do those things on purpose!"Hailey's voice was shrill and angry. "Not on purpose? If it wasn't on purpose and he still brought such disaster to our family, what would have happened if it was intentional?" She glared at Serena and added, "Speaking of this, I can't believe you're still defending L
Serena tried to find a solution."Mom! What about this? I won't step down as CEO of the Lloyd Group just yet. Instead, we can appoint Etchen as the vice president. Once he gets familiar with the company's development direction, I'll give him the CEO position. After all, even though I know Etchen has made significant progress, he still lacks experience managing the company!"Hailey's eyes widened in anger as she exclaimed, "What do you mean, lacks experience? I believe Etchen is more than capable. Just look at how he handled things this time. He's surpassed you by leaps and bounds! Trust me. With Etchen at the helm, Lloyd Group's future is bright!"Etchen's eyes sparkled with excitement as he overheard the conversation. "I think I can do it too! Even if there's something I don't know, I can learn it!"Etchen had always dreamed of making a name for himself. Despite receiving significant help from Hailey, his own limitations led to repeated failures in his ventures. However, he neve