After hanging up the phone, Calum immediately called Eaden.Eaden had a wide network of contacts in Drunham City, ranging from all walks of life, making him the perfect person for the job.When Eaden saw Calum's call, he promptly stood up, showing a respectful expression. "Hello Mr. Chanter, what can I do for you?"Calum got straight to the point. "Mr. Cole wants to acquire a factory specializing in building materials. Go and see if there's a suitable one, and make sure it's done by today.""Understood. I'll take care of it right away."After hanging up the phone, Eaden quickly instructed his subordinates to compile a list of all the factories in Drunham City. He then visited several factories according to Calum's requirements.Afterward, he called Calum back and said, "Mr. Chanter, I've visited several factories, and one of them is currently up for sale. It meets the criteria you mentioned. Would you like to come and take a look?"Calum was somewhat surprised that Eaden found a
"It's best to sign the contract now. Celena is quite anxious on her end. I'll head over there now, so we can handle it and put her mind at ease," Liam said before hanging up.He hopped on his stylish scooter and rushed to Nirvana Factory.Celena was extremely agitated due to the factory issue, so getting it resolved quickly would ease her worries. Thus, Liam wasted no time and headed straight to Nirvana Factory.Meanwhile, after Calum hung up the phone, he turned to Eaden and said, "Mr. Cole will be here soon!"Eaden's heart skipped a beat. He quickly straightened his collar and stood respectfully behind Calum.He also shouted to his subordinates behind him, "All of you better be on your best behavior as Mr. Cole will be here soon."His subordinates, previously languid from the sun, straightened up and stood alert behind Eaden, respectfully awaiting Liam's arrival.In contrast to the heat outside Nirvana Factory, inside the president's office of Nirvana Factory sat William Vince
William turned to his secretary and excitedly exclaimed, "Candy, did you hear that? I'm not dreaming, am I? I never expected this rundown factory to become so valuable. It's one thing to have someone want to buy it, but now Bristow Group wants to buy the factory, and they're offering 16 million dollars!"Candy shuddered with disbelief and gasped, "What?! Are you serious? Sixteen million dollars?"William, bursting with excitement, replied, "It's true. They said they'd send the contract over soon.""Oh my god!" Candy exclaimed, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "But Mr. Vincenzo, didn't you just sell the factory to Mr. Chanter for ten million dollars?"William slapped his thigh and groaned, "Oh no, I forgot about that! Candy, what should we do now? Mr. Chanter's offer is only ten million dollars while Bristow Group is offering 16 million dollars. That's a difference of six million dollars!"Candy's face also grew serious. Previously, the factory's sale price was only si
William immediately smiled and said, "Quick, please bring them in."Not long after, Liam entered William's office with Calum. With the factory in high demand, William was in high spirits. When Liam and Calum entered the office, they saw William lounging on the sofa, smoking a cigar, showing no intention of getting up.Upon seeing Liam, William sized him up and asked, "So you're the boss of LJC Group?"Liam frowned, glanced at William's somewhat arrogant posture, and replied calmly, "Yes, I am. Now let's proceed with the signing."William smiled and did not say anything. Instead, he handed over the contract, which was altered by his secretary, and said, "Alright, let's sign. Here's the contract."As Liam took the contract and glanced over it. He was prepared to sign when he noticed that the purchase price on the contract was changed from ten million dollars to 20 million dollars!Liam's expression darkened instantly. He asked with a frown, "What's going on? Didn't we agree on ten
Calum could not hold back his anger any longer. He slammed his hand on the table and shouted angrily, "Mr. Vincenzo, do you realize that hiking up the price like this at the last minute is something I can sue you for?"William's antics pushed Calum to his limit. He detested people who disregarded their word. He would have torn the factory apart, beaten William, and locked him up if it were not for Liam being there.However, William was not intimidated by Calum’s outburst. He leaned back in his chair, chuckling, "Mr. Chanter, you must be joking with me, right? Do you want to sue me? On what grounds? We didn’t sign a contract, so how can you claim we agreed on ten million dollars?"I’ll let you in on something, our factory was indeed valued at ten million dollars before. But things have changed. Just a while ago, someone offered 24 million dollars for our factory. If it weren't for the prior discussions with Mr. Chanter, I wouldn’t be offering it to you for 20 million dollars. If you’
William slapped the table and shouted, "Men, show them out!"Immediately, several employees walked in, ready to escort Liam and Calum out.Liam raised his hand and said, "Hold on!"Seeing this, William smirked with satisfaction, thinking he won. "It seems Mr. Cole has come to his senses. That’s more like it. Twenty million dollars for our factory is a fair price. If you’ve made up your mind, stop wasting time and sign the contract."Liam let out a cold laugh, his eyes glinting with frost. "No, no, no, Mr. Vincenzo. I think you misunderstood. I’m not agreeing to sign for 20 million dollars. I’ve also changed my mind. Your factory’s original asking price was six million dollars, correct? Then I’ll offer four million dollars to buy it. How does that sound?"William was momentarily stunned.'What?! Four million dollars?'Realizing what Liam said, William's expression darkened. He pushed his secretary off his lap and stood up from his chair, glaring at Liam with eyes full of fury.P
William laughed maliciously, his eyes full of menace. "That's right! I'm forcing this deal. The only way for you to walk out of this office is to sign the contract!"Liam scoffed. "And what if I refuse to sign?""What?! Refuse to sign? Looks like you need to be taught a lesson. Boys, break his legs and then pin him down to sign the contract!"William's face contorted with rage as he barked his orders, his eyes gleaming with a murderous intent.At his command, four thugs armed with batons advanced toward Liam with a sinister grin on their faces. To them, Liam appeared weak and easy to overpower. He was not their match at all. They were confident it would only take two punches at most to take him down.At that moment, Calum, standing by Liam's side, narrowed his eyes and swiftly drew a gun from his waist. In a quick motion, he positioned himself behind William, twisting his arms behind his back and pressing the cold, menacing barrel of the gun against William's temple."You've got
"Mr. Cole, sorry for coming late, but you can rest assured everything outside has been taken care of," Eaden said respectfully.Liam nodded in acknowledgment.As soon as William recognized who walked in, his face went pale with fear, and his eyes filled with terror. His legs went weak, causing him to nearly collapse onto the ground."Mr. Wafer!" Eaden's voice trembled as he spoke, indicating just how terrified he was.'What on earth is going on? What's the mafia boss doing here? Who exactly is this Mr. Cole to make even Eaden Wafer behave so deferentially toward him?'William dared not imagine. At that moment, there was only one thought in his mind, 'This is it. It's all over for me.'Calum, who held onto William, released him. He watched as William knelt on the ground, then chuckled coldly and asked, "Well, Mr. Vincenzo, weren't you just being arrogant? Why are you kneeling now?"As Calum spoke, he kicked William, continuing, "Say something! Weren't you just saying you'd crippl
However, Andy was a smooth talker, so the eldest member of the Drayton family liked him. Because of that, the head of the family tolerated him. That was why Andy, who was just a member of the branch family, dared to be so cocky.Andy saw Howard standing at the side from the corner of his eye as he spoke. He thought of what Howard said earlier, and that made his blood boil.He pointed at Howard and bellowed, "Uncle Derrick, this Howard is trash as well. You have no idea. I told him I was a member of the Drayton family, yet he did not take our family seriously at all."Not only did he have his men capture me, but he said cockily that he wanted to lock me up forever, and nobody could stop him."Weren't you very cocky before this, Mr. Mosier? Go on. Continue acting cocky in front of my uncle now. Detain me and lock me up forever."Andy took a couple of steps closer to Howard as he said that. He extended his hands arrogantly and said, "Come on. I have my hands stretched out for you. Hu
Soon, Andy and the thugs from the nightclub yesterday were released.Andy saw Derrick standing at the entrance of the police headquarters at a glance. He got so excited that he shouted, "Uncle Derrick! Uncle Derrick!"Fletcher's subordinates were incredibly excited to see Derrick as well. All of them shouted, "Mr. Derrick Drayton!"One of the subordinates was in Drunham City because Derrick arranged for him to be there. After he was brought to Derrick's side, he smiled apologetically and said, "Thank you for saving me, sir. Don't worry. Fletcher's faction and properties are all here. I'll be able to rebuild the faction here very soon."In other words, even if Fletcher was out of the picture, he would be able to thrive in Drunham City and replace Fletcher.However, Derrick shot an icy glare at him and sneered. "Hmph! How shameless of you to say that? There are so many of you, yet you can't deal with a small loser who only married into the Stone family."If it wasn't because this w
Howard did not expect that the Drayton family would have a connection with the Carter family. They could even produce a token from the Carter family."Mr. Derrick Drayton, I didn't expect that your family and the Carters go way back. You even got the Carter family's token out," said Howard.Derrick sneered and said, "Enough with the nonsense. Howard, my family did the Carter family a favor back then, that's why the general of the Carter family gave this token to us. He promised us that we could take out this token if we were ever in a bind in the future, and they would help us!"I'm taking out this token today to tell you that I'm going to bail Andy out of here. I'd like to see who in Drunham City has the guts to stop me!"Howard was stunned, and then he fell silent.He did not think that Derrick would take out a token from the Carter family.The Carter family was the top family in Mirstone. Nobody in Mirstone would dare to go against the Carter family. Derrick became even more
Meanwhile, Derrick and his men were already at the entrance of the police headquarters.Derrick's eyes were burning with rage as he looked at the door that was shut tightly. A sneer appeared on his lips as he said, "Hmph. Looks like they already know I'm coming, so they are deliberately trying to assert dominance."Then, he asked his driver next to him, "Where are our men? Have they all arrived?"The driver nodded and said, "They're here, Mr. Derrick. They are all waiting at the side. We'll tear down the main door to the police headquarters once you give the command."Derrick nodded with satisfaction. Then, he shouted at the police headquarters, "Howard! You're just the chief of the police headquarters! How dare you lock me outside?""I'd like to see how powerful you are today, Howard! Come on, guys. Take it down!"At his command, a group of burly men rushed out of the black van next to him. They were all holding thick bats, and they rushed up to the door ferociously.Right at t
At first, Yafe and the rest of the Stone family were stunned after they heard what Liam said. Then, they all burst out laughing.Yafe looked at Liam with a mocking gaze and said, "Are you kidding me, Liam? You're going to get the Draytons to come and apologize in person? Come on, that's the Drayton family we're talking about! Do you think they are just some nobody?"Right now, I don't want to waste my breath anymore. As long as you're able to stop the Drayton family from targeting us, I'm more than grateful. Don't you forget that you're the one who wanted to leave the Stone family? So, stop dragging us into your mess."Liam shot the crowd with an icy glare and brought Celena out of the Stone Mansion.Celena was still in a slight daze after they got into the car. Liam put on her safety belt for her and asked, "What's the matter, dear? Are you still worried about the Draytons?"Celena nodded and replied, "Yes. After all, all these were caused by the conflict between Andy and us. Jus
Liam wanted to ask what the family heirloom was, but he had no choice but to let it be after he heard what Yonatan said.However, Liam heard Yonatan's voice again, saying, "I've never seen that thing, but I heard from the Drayton family members that it was from a big shot in the military."The military?Liam's eyebrows furrowed once he heard it had something to do with the military. Then, he kicked Yonatan away, making him land next to the thugs.Yonatan passed out because of that kick.Once the thugs saw their leader was out cold, they took a couple of steps back in fear.However, Liam did not care about them at all. He looked at Yafe and the others instead.Once the Stone family members saw that they were out of the woods, they became cocky again.Yafe and Sherah, in particular, were so cocky that they ran up to Liam and condemned him, "Look what you've done! You're bad luck! What else can you do other than cause us trouble? Do you know who that is? He is from the Drayton fam
Yonatan was infuriated and bellowed, "So this is how you're going to play! Alright! I'm not going to stop until I kill you today!"Yonatan was radiating an intense desire to battle. That was the air exuded by a fighter of Fourth Order War King caliber.The Stone family was so frightened by the air he exuded that their faces turned pale. All of them took more than ten steps back in fear, afraid they would be injured by mistake.Yonatan clenched his fist and charged at Liam like a ferocious beast. His fist was packing so much power that it created a sonic boom, cutting through the air and going for Liam's face.The punch was so powerful that it could kill a bull right away.The Stone family thought Liam was going to die. Nobody would be able to survive a punch like that.Yonatan thought the same. He was very confident in his ability. He looked into Liam and knew he used to be a soldier, as well as a good fighter. However, so what?No matter how skilled Liam was in combat, could he
The moment Liam stepped into view, the Stone family members lit up as if they had spotted their guardian angel. They pointed at him, their voices rising in a chorus of relief and accusation. "Mr. Yonatan, look over here! It's Liam! I said they weren't with us!""Exactly! Mr. Yonatan, see for yourself, Liam's not part of our family!""Mr. Yonatan, now that Liam's here, if you're looking to pin the blame on someone, he's your man!""Liam, you actually showed up. If you hadn't crossed the Drayton family, would we, the Stones, have ever been dragged into this mess?""Liam, Celena, you two are nothing but trouble. You've left the family, so why keep stirring the pot for us?"...The air crackled with the Stone family's collective outrage, their faces twisted in anger as if they were ready to rip Liam and Celena to shreds.Celena and Liam's arrival was pure happenstance. They were just in the neighborhood to check in on an old friend when they overheard Yonatan's boastful taunts.Lia
Yonatan did not even bother to look at him. He checked his watch with a chilling laugh and said, "You've got ten minutes for Liam to show up. Don't say I didn't warn you."The words sent a wave of shock through Yafe and the rest of the Stone family, who stared at Yonatan, panic-stricken.Yafe was a mess, desperate to explain, but the sight of Yonatan's henchmen, eager and ready for a fight, stopped him dead in his tracks."Mr. Yonatan, I swear it's the truth. Liam has nothing to do with the Stone family anymore. You've made a mistake!"Yafe's face was flushed with urgency as he tried to convince the unmoved man."It's true, Mr. Yonatan! Liam and Celena were kicked out of the Stone family ages ago.""That's right! He's got nothing to do with us anymore. If you're after Liam, go to the villa at Emerald Lake. He's there, not here with us.""Mr. Yonatan, if you head over to Drunham City and ask anyone, they'll tell you the same thing: Liam and Celena have no ties to us Stones anymor