Liam's towering, slender frame briefly hovered next to the car for a moment before he nodded and strode into the building. Calum, his loyal aide, walked alongside him as he briefed him on the day's events. The female employees all swooned the moment they laid eyes on Liam. "My God! Mr. Miller is so handsome!""He has an exceptional figure!""Even with the mask on, you can tell he's a stunner! I can't believe it! I can't believe I have such a handsome boss!""As much as I love my husband, I'd marry Mr. Miller in a heartbeat!"The members of the higher management snaked past the giggling, blushing employees and followed Liam, with pounding hearts, to the meeting room. Liam slid into the chair at the head of the table, whereas Calum found a spot standing next to him. The higher management all took their places on each side of the table, but none of them dared to sit. Liam glanced at them, then gestured at the chairs and said, "You're all among the most important people of this c
The moment he opened the door, Liam was met by the sight of the familiar layout and surroundings. When he laid eyes on the painting hanging on the wall behind the desk, however, tears brimmed in his eyes, because that had been his father's favorite painting before he passed. Liam closed his eyes and began to reminisce the memories of his childhood, when he would run around his father's office as a child while his father did his paperwork…When he opened his eyes once more, they were laced with sorrow. He forced out a strangled sob and muttered, "Dad, I've gotten back what's mine. I've gotten Cole Enterprise back."Dad, Mom, you can rest in peace now. I will not rest until I avenge your deaths and take back what's rightfully mine. I will make sure the Four Ancient Families pay the price for their sins!"You won't have to wait long, Dad, Mom—I've already got my eye on the Four Ancient Families, and it won't be long before I set into motion my plan for the ultimate revenge!"By the
Meanwhile, Cisco immediately frowned after hearing Calum recount the entire incident, but he was not particularly concerned about what had happened at all, but instead was preoccupied with what Calum had promised him. "Do you mean it? Did the King Pendragon himself promise that he'd owe me one after I fulfill this?"To which Calum replied, "Yes, Mr. Quigg, sir. That was indeed what the King Pendragon himself said. He is in dire need of the said machinery and wishes that Mr. Quigg would be able to help."Cisco was silent for a moment before finally replying in a booming voice, "Very well then! Since it is of the King Pendragon's request, I shall do everything in my power to fulfill it!"With that, he hung up and turned to his second-in-command. "Take this order sheet and go to the factories. See if they can fulfill it. If not, seek out the help of our partners. I want this order fulfilled and delivered to the Stone Group's factory by the end of today, no matter what it takes! No exce
"Yes, sir! I'll take care of this!"With that, he left the room. After Calum left, Liam took some time to calm himself down before exiting his office to take a stroll around the building. The building had kept most of its original layout despite having seven years passed, but he could still notice some minor changes here and there. It was a rather significant moment, standing here in the building which bore the physical reminder of his father's blood, sweat, and tears. Liam was incredibly grateful that he had finally gotten back what was rightfully his. Liam decided he would only take a short walk around his office, so he did not bother putting on his mask at all. After a quick lap around the floor, he popped into the bathroom. The moment he emerged from the bathroom, however, he came face-to-face with a group of people who were circled around a man in his mid-thirties. They were all gossiping about their new boss' antics, oblivious to the fact that the subject of their conv
Back when Liam's father was still in charge, Karter had been nothing more than an ordinary employee with nothing to write home about. The only reason he had been given a permanent post after finishing his probation period, despite his mediocre performance, was because Liam had taken pity on him, out of consideration of his desperate pleas. Liam was not at all surprised at being recognized, considering he had forgotten his mask. He nodded and replied, "It's you, Mr. Neal. Long time no see."Karter snickered at this and cried out, "My God, it is you! I thought I had been mistaken. Who would have thought that I'd one day run into Liam Cole, the heir of the Cole family himself, right in the premises of Cole Enterprise!"All of a sudden, Karter knocked himself sharply on the head, feigning surprise, and added, sneering, "Oh, God, bless my memory! I've forgotten that the entire Cole family had been wiped out seven years ago, and Cole Enterprise has ceased to exist since then! It is now L
"Well, why don't you ask him yourself? Hahaha—"Liam scowled when he heard the contempt evident in their tones and stared at them coldly. "Had enough fun?"Karter snickered, then gave Liam a playful shove in his side, sneering. "What's wrong? We're just fooling around, lighten up! Besides, who did you think you were? Do you honestly still think you're the heir of the Cole family, like the good old days? Get your head out of the clouds, boy! The Cole clan doesn't exist anymore, and you're the only one left behind with nothing to your name! I also hear that you married one of the Stones' daughters and are serving them as their son-in-law now, is that true?"How embarrassing! How did you possibly swallow your dignity to do something like that? Poor you! I didn't think you'd one day end up in such a position that you'd need to rely on your wife, of all people!"What do you think your father will say if he sees this? What will he think of his precious son, once the heir of the legendary
Some of Karter's lackeys who were more desperate to get on his good side immediately turned to Liam, furious, and shouted, "How dare you attack Mr. Neal like that? Who do you think you are?""Do you honestly think you're still the heir of this company or something? You must be delusional! You are a good-for-nothing who's leeching off his own wife, so what makes you think you're better than us?""Apologize to Mr. Neal right this instant, or else!""He's right! Apologize to Mr. Neal right now or we'll make you pay for this!""Apologize to him!"Two of the men had propped Karter up between them, whereas the remaining four employees all began to pull their sleeves up as though preparing themselves for a physical brawl!Liam furrowed his brows, then shot them a look as cold as ice and snarled, "Is that all you've got? Do you think you can even match up against me?"His tone was laced with such vehemence that the employees immediately stepped backward rather timidly. The moment Liam s
Liam took another puff of his cigarette and said, nodding, "Indeed, you've just reminded me. I shouldn't let parasites like you leech off other people's hard work anymore. You're nothing but a disgrace to this company, so from this moment onwards, all seven of you, including Karter, are fired!"Karter and his six lackeys all froze, staring at Liam in utter disbelief. The cold silence sank over them.After a few seconds, Karter snickered, then adjusted his tie and said rather haughtily, "What on earth are you talking about, Liam? Fire me? Who do you think you are? What makes you think you can fire me?"You must be out of your mind, Liam! I think that the downfall of your family has given you a rather nasty shock and clearly made you psychotic. Do you honestly still think this company belongs to you? Do you still think this is Cole Enterprise? Well, if that's the case, perhaps I shouldn't pick on you any longer. It's not fair to pick on a psychotic patient."After his long-winded dec
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