However, Serena smiled bitterly once more. "How could it be possible? It's best not to give myself too much hope!"Serena had faced too many disappointments. She knew very well that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment in the end."Serena, what are you thinking about?"Compared to Serena, Layla did not think too much about it. She went to Serena's side, wrapped her arm around her sister's, and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry. I didn't expect that bringing you out for some relaxation today would lead to such an incident."Layla's voice pulled Serena back from her myriad thoughts.Serena smiled as she patted Layla on the head. "It's okay. No one could have predicted today's events. The fact that you thought of taking me out to relax already makes me happy!""That's good." Despite her gentle nature, Layla did not let things weigh on her mind too much. Hearing that Serena did not mind, she smiled again.She glanced in the direction Liam had left and pouted.
However, the Zenith Token only emitted a faint light the moment it touched the Harvest Union Golden Needles. The glow quickly dimmed and returned to its original state.Liam was soaking in the bathtub and did not notice what was happening behind him.A moment later, he stood up from the bathtub. After a brief tidy-up, he went back to bed to rest.In the evening, Liam, as usual, went to the top of Hush Purple Gardens to practice his martial arts. He had not seen Howser there for the past few days. Otherwise, he could have chatted with him about Nathaniel.Shaking his head to dismiss those thoughts, Liam focused his mind and began his practice.Whoosh!The force of his punches stirred the air, creating a whistling sound. Just as he finished a set of Grand Ancestral Extended Fist Technique, his phone rang. Looking down, he saw Lucy's name on the caller ID.Lucy's cheerful voice, barely hiding her anticipation, burst forth as soon as Liam answered the call. "Liam, it's been a while.
Liam listened attentively as Lucy explained to him. He nodded lightly but was still a bit curious and asked, "The idea is quite good, but why did you think of starting a pharmaceutical project?"With a smile, Lucy replied, "The reason for choosing a pharmaceutical project is simple. By doing this project, we can help more people. Another reason is that a girl from a family we had helped gave us an ancient medical prescription during a charity event."Grandmaster Burrey, we placed great importance on ancient oriental medicine because of your influence. After receiving this prescription, we didn't take it lightly. Instead, we verified it through multiple channels and consulted a well-known ancient Hestian medicine master from Hestia, who confirmed the authenticity and efficacy of the prescription."Its effects are extraordinary. When we received these results, I thought it might be a form of reciprocation.""Is that so?"Liam was slightly surprised. He had not expected that they wou
Liam also smiled upon hearing Lucy's words. "Yes, it has been a while since we last met. How is Mister Hill Senior doing lately?"Lucy squinted as she smiled brightly. "My grandfather is doing well. He doesn't have to worry much about family matters, eats well, and sleeps soundly. However, because the mastermind behind the attack hasn't been found, he has to stay in the Everluster Pavilion. This time, when he heard you were coming to the Hill family, he regretted not being able to meet you in person."Liam shook his head. "There's no need for regrets. Are there any leads on the mastermind?"Lucy's gentle smile hid the coldness in her words. "We do have leads! Thanks to the information you provided about the two assassins last time, we've gathered a lot of intel. We should be able to find that elusive rat soon!"After encountering Serpentine and Triboar, Liam shared relevant information with the Hill family. It seemed they had made progress.Liam nodded. "That's good. Remember to i
A hint of hesitation flickered across Lucy's face."Furthermore, when we spoke with the Danzel family earlier, they immediately mentioned that the family in question had informed them about the missing ingredients in the prescription. So, it seems they genuinely know about this prescription."Liam furrowed his brows instantly. "Is that so?"Lucy hurriedly spoke up again upon seeing Liam's reaction. "Grandmaster Burrey, you don't need to worry. The Danzel family has already sent someone over. Once we make contact, we can resolve the prescription issue quickly without any further trouble."Lucy sighed softly. "When we first obtained this prescription, we didn't expect such a situation to arise."Liam squinted his eyes and asked, "Where are the people from the Danzel family now?""They're in the reception room," Lucy responded.Liam replied calmly as he stepped forward, "Let's go. Let's meet these people from the Danzel family.""Grandmaster Burrey…"Lucy was momentarily stunned.
Lucy sighed softly and said, "Mister Danzel, we didn't steal the prescription. If this prescription had been obtained improperly, we wouldn't have dared ask Master Ferguson to verify it at that time."As she spoke, she looked up and saw the elderly man behind Morgan. She was stunned and exclaimed in surprise, "Master Ferguson? What brings you here?"The old man standing behind Morgan was indeed Callum Ferguson, the renowned ancient Hestian medicine master they had sought out earlier.As a direct disciple in the lineage of Stonecrest from the ancient times, Callum's medical skills were renowned throughout Hestia.As a member of the ancient Hestian Medical Guild, Callum was particularly skilled in identifying medicinal herbs and using medicinal decoctions to save lives.That was precisely why the Hill family had chosen to bring the prescription to Callum for verification.Lucy had not expected Callum to be there."Master Ferguson is the Danzel family's appointed professor of Hesti
It seemed that Callum also revealed the missing ingredients in the prescription to the Denzel family.Lucy icily glared at Morgan. "What do you want?"Morgan sneered at her words. "Your family stole our prescription, and now you're asking us what we want? You have quite the nerve!""You..."Lucy was momentarily stunned by his response. They were indeed at a disadvantage when it came to owning the prescription.Lucy took a deep breath and spoke again. "Just say it. What do you want? You wouldn't have come here just to accuse us of stealing your prescription."Morgan snorted, a sly look crossing his face. "Of course, we're here to reclaim our lost prescription! However, we initially intended to mass-produce this medication, and I heard you planned to use it for a charitable project. Therefore, the Denzel family won't hold you accountable for stealing our prescription."After all, you've already done a lot of preliminary work. It wouldn't be fair to let your efforts go to waste. Yo
"Grandmaster Burrey, please wait a moment!"Hearing Liam's words, Lucy trembled and instantly jolted up. She hurriedly turned around and ran to the table on one side of the reception hall. After grabbing the prescription from the table, she quickly handed it to Liam. "Grandmaster Burrey, the prescription is here. You can take a look."Liam reached out and took the crumpled prescription from Lucy's hand.Morgan frowned when he watched the pair.When he first saw Liam, he assumed the young man was an insignificant figure from the Hill family. However, judging by Lucy's attitude, the young man's identity seemed far more complex.Even so, Morgan showed a hint of disdain when he looked at Liam and scoffed, "Do you think you can casually look at our family's ancestral prescription?"Despite his words, Morgan did not stop Liam from examining the prescription. After all, he believed the prescription undeniably belonged to the Denzel family. He could not imagine that this young man cou
Charles could not just stand by.However, Liam had not continued speaking yet.The moment Godfrey heard Charles’s words, his eyes widened abruptly, and an exaggerated grin appeared on his face."Liam?"Godfrey extended a finger, pointing straight at Liam, his tone dripping with sarcasm as he asked, "You wouldn’t happen to be that Liam, famed in South City, would you?"It was clear he had heard of Liam’s exploits."I don’t know anything about being famed in South City."Liam looked at Godfrey calmly and said, "I am Liam Burrey.""Hahaha!"Hearing Liam’s response, Godfrey burst into uncontrollable laughter, clutching his stomach. His laughter was saturated with ridicule. "I can’t take it! You’re killing me!"I thought the Hensworth family found someone reliable to back them up, but it turns out it’s just a useless piece of trash!"And you dare spout nonsense about breaking my legs?"Shaking his head, his face was full of disdain. "Now it’s clear—you people have lost your mind
"Liam…"Seeing the scene before her, Valerie trembled.When she first heard Godfrey’s merciless words, her heart burned with grief and indignation. Yet, Valerie also understood that in the face of this situation, she did not have any viable solutions.The moment she realized Godfrey was from Union Finance, Valerie knew the Hensworth Group was nothing in comparison.What’s more, the Hensworth Group was currently on the brink of bankruptcy and had to rely on Godfrey for help!She never imagined Liam would step up at such a moment.After all, she had only asked Liam to pretend to be her boyfriend; there was no real relationship between them.And Union Finance wasn’t just powerful. Its background was incredibly mysterious.There were long-standing rumors that Union Finance in Qyn Province had connections to Juneau.Otherwise, the Nosh family could not have dominated the vast financial market and remained unshaken for so many years.Even if Liam might be capable of resolving this,
"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