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
Besides that, most of the men who had their eye on Celena had already secretly come to Sherah with various gifts and offerings, in hopes that Sherah could help nudge them in the right direction. This was also the reason why she had to continue pretending as though she cared about Celena's happiness. Celena was rather annoyed by this, but she knew better than to let her anger show, so instead she asked, "Mom, why are you calling me? Tell me now, or I'll hang up."To which Sherah scoffed and replied, "Why else would I be calling you? I wanted to invite both you and Liam to the River Lodge for dinner, of course. Your father and I are already here. Your Uncle Kyros and his family are visiting, so we're all meeting for dinner tonight. Cheryl won't be able to make it, unfortunately, so I hope you and Liam can come."Celena's face fell. "Uncle Kyros and Aunt Melaine are in town?" she asked, her heart sinking. Sherah was beginning to lose her patience at this point, so she snapped, "Yes,
Celena knew there was no backing out now. She merely sighed and disappeared into the bedroom to get dressed, while Liam headed off to wake Jovie. The River Lodge was not too far away from Stone Mansion, so the three of them took Liam's scooter together. The River Lodge was a magnificent hotel that specializes in local Drunham City cuisine, and because of this, the entire architecture of the hotel was also heavily influenced by Drunham City culture. Naturally, this was not any ordinary hotel at all, but an upper-middle class eatery that could easily cost upward of thousands of dollars for a meal!This was an expensive place to dine for the average citizen, but to the rich and famous, the River Lodge was still considered too humble and lowly. Therefore, most of the customers who dined here were of the upper-middle class. Celena and Jovie waited at the entrance while Liam parked the scooter. When he returned, he picked Jovie up in his arms, and the three of them were about to walk
Xareny's eyes were as wide as saucers. The next moment, her heavily made-up eyes narrowed into snakelike slits as she pointed at the child and screeched, "Who do you think you are, you little twat? How dare you speak to me this way? Didn't your mother and father ever teach you manners? I'll give you a good spanking, and that'll teach you to behave!"Jovie, however, was not at all intimidated by the deranged woman before her. With one arm slung around her father's neck, she stuck her tongue out at Xareny and said innocently, "Don't be rude. I'm not a little twat. My name is Jovie Cole, and this is my Dad, Liam Cole, and my Mom, Celena Stone."She then tossed Xareny a withering look and added, "I have a name, madam, so please call me that. I'm not a little twat—you are!"Liam had been silent all this while, and although his expression was unfazed, there was a hint of a smile in his eyes.Celena, on the other hand, was horrified by this. She tugged on Jovie's arm and said, "Jovie, you
Celena could not help but shoot a stern look at the chattering father-daughter duo, especially Liam. She rolled her eyes dramatically at him and chided, "Really, Liam, you're supposed to be the dad here. How could you set such an example for Jovie? Kids need to learn manners, and you're leading her astray!"However, no sooner had she scolded them than a giggle escaped her, muffled behind her hand. Liam joined in with a chuckle, and they shared a moment of silent understanding.Not too far off, Xareny caught the sound of their family laughter. She glanced back, saw the joy on Celena and Liam's faces, and frustration bubbled up inside her. She clenched her teeth and stomped her foot in a fit of rage."That damn witch! She'll get what's coming to her!"With that, Xareny spun on her heel, determined not to give them another glance. She was afraid she might lose her composure and do something unbecoming of her status. She reminded herself over and over that she was the esteemed daughter
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