"You borrowed them?" Celena echoed in confusion.Liam quickly explained, "Yes. These people showed up here to cause trouble and ended up destroying some of the equipment that had been taken from the military factories, so the military won't let them get away with this. Don't you worry—I've got it taken care of. I'm sure the ambulance will be here soon, so all you need to do is tend to the injured."Right on mark, blaring sirens sounded from the front of the building. Celena simply tossed him a quick "be careful!" before tottering away again to lead the paramedics into the factory. Together they brought the injured workers into the ambulance to be sent to the hospital.Not long after, a few black cars pulled up at the factory entrance. A car door was flung open, and Leon stepped out, dressed in a white martial arts uniform. He furrowed his brows when he laid eyes on the factory. About thirty or forty of his apprentices stepped out of the cars behind him, and together, they ambled i
Leon's eyes were as wide as saucers when he realized who he was speaking to. The rest of his sentence seemed to have gotten lodged in his throat. He stood, frozen in place, and began to break out in cold sweats, especially when Liam scanned him up and down. He could feel his legs beginning to give out, and his entire body was shaking at this point.Sonny, however, did not notice his uncle's visible fear and instead pointed at Liam, seething, "Uncle Leon, you're finally here! It's him! He was the one who did this to me! You have to avenge me, Uncle Leon! Break his legs right now, and that'll teach him not to mess with me!"What happened next, however, came as a shock to everyone, including Sonny. The next moment, the color had drained from Leon's eyes, and he fell to his knees before Liam, trembling. "Mr… Mr. Cole, fancy seeing you here! If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have dared to show my face here…" he stammered.Everyone's jaw dropped at this. This was the legendary Mr. W
Sonny was even more displeased by this. He dodged Leon's next blows and exclaimed, "What on earth are you talking about, Uncle Leon? Why are you on his side? He's just a lame, good-for-nothing…"Thud!The next moment, Leon's eyes were wide with alarm, and he gave Sonny such a forceful kick that Sonny flew backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood. "Atrocious! I have no nephew like you! You must be out of your mind! How dare you speak about Mr. Cole like this? Apologize to him right this instant, or I'm going to kill you myself!"Leon's fear and respect toward Liam were so astounding that no one knew what to make of this. Sonny, however, soon realized Liam must have been far more powerful than he thought. There were only a handful of people that Leon feared, and clearly Liam was one of them. He had messed with the wrong person. Most importantly, his uncle was a man of his word—if he did not apologize to Liam right that instant, he was certain that he would be dead at the hands o
"Uncle Leon, what will people say about us if they find out that we're so scared of that twat. He's nothing more than the Stones' good-for-nothing of a son-in-law! We'll become the laughingstock of the town!" Sonny wailed in indignation. The more he thought about it, the more confused and upset he got. He could not believe it—his uncle Leon, one of the most feared names in the entire capital, bowing before a nobody and asking for mercy!Leon's face fell at this and he finally could not stand it anymore. He whipped around and slapped Sonny across the cheek so hard that Sonny was momentarily silenced. "Shut the f*ck up, you id*ot! You still have no idea how f*cked you are, have you? Do you have any idea who that man is? How dare you disrespect him like this? He just so happens to be in a good mood today, and you managed to get away with nothing more than two broken legs. You should be thanking the heavens that you're even alive right now!" With that, he took an irritated puff of his c
The thought of this was enough to send shivers down his spine. Sonny felt strangely suffocated all of a sudden, as though an invisible hand had wrung itself around his throat. Sensing Sonny's fear, Leon nodded solemnly and replied, "From what I can tell, Liam's power is on par with that of a God of War, which is interesting, indeed. Who would have thought that a God of War would be lurking in Drunham City, of all places? And to imagine he has been disguising himself as the Stones' son-in-law all this while…"Sonny felt his blood run cold. A God of War!His own uncle was a mere One-Star Military King, and even then, he already commanded immense fear and respect from the citizens of the capital. He could not even begin to imagine how powerful a God of War could possibly be…Remorse coursed through his veins. He could not believe how cocky he had been to brag about his lame Sonny Club in front of a God of War! Among the top ten most powerful underground forces in Drunham City? Wh
After relaying some other instructions, Marcus hung up. Hunter was relieved when he did this, and wiped the sweat from his forehead, a grim expression on his face.He had been in the middle of a meeting with the other machinery suppliers when Marcus called, and since they were all only a few feet away from him, they naturally overheard every word of their conversation."What should we do now, Mr. Yale?" "We'll do anything you command us to! Just let us know how we can help!""Indeed, Mr. Yale! Anything at all!"Hunter, however, did not look at all reassured by their declarations. Instead, his expression turned stern as he glanced at them. "Have any of you sold any machines to Celena?"Everyone shook their heads fervently. Hunter furrowed his brows in confusion. "Celena managed to get her hands on the machinery she needs—beats me how she did it, but the point is, she managed to get her hands on what she needs nonetheless. Mr. Bristow has already sent some men over to trash the
Hunter nodded in approval. "This is a splendid plan! As long as we can steer all the applicants away, Celena won't be able to hire any for her factory, and her factory won't be able to run without enough technicians!""Indeed. So what if she's got her hands on the machinery she needs? She can't operate them without technicians.""Let's do this, then. I'll send someone to put up some applications.""I'll do that as well."With that, they all sprang into action, delivering instructions to their respective assistants. Hunter was grinning from ear to ear at this sight. "I'll send out a renovation requirement notice to Celena!"They all grinned at each other, positively certain that their plan would work. Meanwhile, Celena and Liam had just finished tending to the workers at the factory, and had returned to their home. So many things had happened over the course of a few hours that Celena was absolutely pooped by the time she arrived home. She also sustained some minor cuts here an
Liam's entire body stiffened for a moment before he finally burst into laughter. He then gazed at Celena with a tender look and said, "Alright, my dear. I'll do exactly as you say."Celena beamed at him, but all of a sudden, neither of them knew what to say. The room fell silent once more.Celena returned to her position, sprawled face down on the sofa, whereas Liam took up his position half-kneeling on her body. The air seemed to be strung with a flirtatious note now. Celena buried her face in the cushion to prevent Liam from seeing her blushing cheeks, but there was no hiding it—even her ears had turned pink. She finally realized just how suggestive of a position the two of them had taken up on the sofa, and she was painfully aware of how fast her heart was racing now. Liam continued kneading her shoulders and the back of her neck with just the right amount of force. The massage was so comfortable that Celena was certain no massage parlor could even come close to Liam's techn