Liam then whipped around and shot Dylan a murderous look, one that terrified him so that his entire body shuddered before he staggered backward and spat out another mouthful of blood. How terrifying! Not even a God of War possessed such formidable powers that they were capable of inflicting harm with just a glance!Could he… could he indeed be a commander-in-chief?If so, why would a commander-in-chief be content with being treated like scum by everyone he met, including his wife's family?Dylan could not wrap his head around this, but one thing was for sure—there was no getting out of this alive anymore!Even if Liam was not a commander-in-chief and instead just a God of War, there was no way he could get away unscathed—to harm a God of War's family would be to seek a death sentence!Dylan knew that his end was near, and he was surprisingly silent after that. He stood, motionless, his expression ashen with fear and horror at what he had done. Liam sauntered towards him and st
"It's alright. Everything's fine now. Don't worry, I'm here with you."This was more than enough to send Celena sobbing even harder than before. Liam let out a chuckle but did not stop trying to comfort her. "Alright, alright. You should stop crying, my love. If Jovie sees you like this, she won't stop teasing you."Celena finally pulled herself free and, in response to Liam's teasing, smacked him playfully on his chest. She even shot him a glare for good measure. "Stop making fun of me…"Liam encircled his arms around her once more and purred, "Alright, alright, I'll stop making fun of you as long as you stop crying. You know I can't bear to see you cry."Celena, however, rolled her eyes at him. By this time, she had finally calmed down. She took in a deep breath, then stared at Liam intently and asked, "What happened, Liam? Who is this?"Celena glanced at the limp, lifeless body at the bottom of the steps. The color drained from her face when she caught sight of the mangled body
As dim-witted as Liam was usually, even he could sense the displeasure in Celena's tone, so he plastered a grin on his face and crooned, "What are you talking about, my love? I think you're the most beautiful woman on this earth—not even my boss can match up against you! And besides, you're my wife, and you have my whole heart. I just need to do my job so I can provide for you and Jovie!"Liam was telling the truth—in his opinion, he had never laid eyes on a woman as gorgeous as Celena, and no one could even come close!Celena's anger eased a little, but she was still feeling a pang of jealousy at Liam being in close proximity with another woman. She scoffed, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and said, "Fine! I won't get mad at you, but you have to promise me a few things!"Liam raised his arms above his head in a gesture of worship and said earnestly, "Very well, your Highness! I will promise you everything you want!"Then, he grinned, raising his eyebrows mischievously, and
Liam then repeated everything Celena had said as though to prove his sincerity, and he had to promise he would uphold these rules multiple times before Celena finally began to relax.When he saw Celena's frown smoothening out, he grinned and asked, "Are you not mad at me anymore, my love?"Celena rolled her eyes at him. "Mad? Why would I be mad at you?"Suddenly, she stood up and pressed a light kiss on Liam's cheek, so light that it felt like a feather brushing against his skin. Then she said shyly, "This is your reward for being such a good husband!"Then, she grabbed her bag and skittered out of the house before Liam could see her blushing, leaving Liam at the table, frozen in shock at what had just happened. He slowly reached a hand up to touch the spot where Celena had kissed him, grinning stupidly from ear to ear. This was the first time Celena had ever kissed him first!Liam was grinning so hard he felt as though his face would split into two.Celena had kissed him!Jov
Meanwhile, Liam dropped Jovie off at school and went straight to work. He arrived just in time as Sunniva was leaving the building, so he immediately got into her car, along with some of her trusted aides, and headed straight to the village in the Northern District. When they arrived, a group of villagers, about five or six dozen people, had gathered at the entrance to the village, waving banners and chanting slogans in protest. The situation was beginning to get out of hand."Merciless developers out to get innocent villagers! Destroying our homes and ruining our livelihoods!" the villagers chanted at the top of their lungs. In the lead were the thugs that had called this village their home, who, just to spite Sunniva and her company, had invited reporters from various news outlets to cover the story. When the reporters raised their cameras to document the scene, the villagers grew even more agitated and raised their farming tools above their heads, shouting even louder than befo
"They even said that they won't evacuate the area if we don't cough up the money, and if we want to demolish the houses, we'll have to bulldoze right over them! Not to mention they've got reporters covering the entire story…" the manager explained, exasperated. He shook his head, sighing, as he glanced at the protesting villagers. Sunniva's brows were deeply furrowed as she glanced at the villagers in frustration, but this did not stop her from scolding the manager, "Alright, that's enough. These are all rightful citizens of Biskeland, so I won't have you going around calling them scoundrels or the like. You'll be toast if any one of the reporters catch you saying that. Now's the time where we really have to be careful of everything we do and say."The manager had let it slip out of his mouth out of annoyance but soon realized his mistake. He grinned apologetically and said, "Yes, Ms. Bristow. I'm sorry. I let my temper get a hold of me and acted impulsive. It won't happen again."
Indeed, Sunniva had played the right move by making these attractive declarations, because the fidgeting villagers all began to settle down as soon as they heard this. It was no wonder she had become one of the most successful young entrepreneurs of her time—she was a woman of quick wit and intelligence!The thugs who were behind the protests in the first place were all horrified to see that the villagers had been swayed by Sunniva's offers. They stepped forward, feigning indignation, and shouted, "You're lying! Your men promised us an extra two hundred thousand dollars each, but now you're reduced it to fifty thousand dollars? You're taking advantage of these honest, hard working villagers on account of their lack of education! And besides, why should we believe you'd keep to your word? You could always forge the contracts, and we'd be none the wiser! We know that all you greedy developers care about is money, and you'll stop at nothing to get what you want, even if it means you'll h
The man immediately clamped his mouth shut, his mind racing as he stared at the dagger, trying to formulate an escape plan. Then, his eyes twinkled with an idea, and he immediately replied, "Nonsense! You're trying to frame me! You planted this knife here and tried to frame me for murder so that you won't have to pay us out compensation! I know what you're trying to do! You can't blame an innocent man for murder!"He turned to the other villagers and shouted, "My friends, please don't believe a word of these lying snakes! They're doing this on purpose to weasel out of the deal! They're trying to frame me so they won't have to pay us!"As expected, the villagers were all outraged to hear this and immediately stomped toward Liam and Sunniva, brandishing their weapons. "Gentlemen, let's not waste any more time trying to reason with these crooks! Chase them out of our village!""You snakes! First you come here, trying to force us out of our homes, and now you're framing an innocent me