"What the hell was that? Could I have misheard you? What did you say? Get a truck full of them? Go ahead. Get a truckload of invitations delivered now. Let us all expand our horizons," Sherah sneered and said sarcastically.Sherah almost could not contain her laughter. Celena was with Liam, so the more useless Liam was, the happier Sherah was.Cheryl was in stitches too. She hugged her stomach, wiped the tear at the corner of her eyes, and said, "Haha. That's too hilarious. What was that? Liam, you're really killing us. Do you think you're going to be that powerful just because you say so? Do you know how stupid you look? Both of you are truly a match made in heaven."She was a bitch, and he was a loser, one that loved to talk big and lie at that.After that, Cheryl looked at Celena provokingly and said, "Celena, you have a keen eye. You've got yourself such a good husband. I haven't congratulated you, have I? Congratulations on being with an idiot."Reginald suddenly slammed on t
Celena wiped the tears that kept streaming down her face. She continued complaining, "Why are you always lying? Why do you always let me be ridiculed and humiliated by them? I-I just want to live a peaceful life."Celena burst out crying with grievances. She punched Liam's chest with all her might and cried her heart out.She cared very much about the Stones' impression of her. Her mind was very weak, to begin with.Because of Liam, she had to endure being ostracized and insulted by the Stones over and over again. Everybody in the Stone family was laughing at her. She had been holding her emotions in, but she could no longer do it anymore.Liam was stunned after he heard Celena's words. He knew she had endured being treated with disdain and poked fun at a lot because of him.However, he never expected that these small actions and casual remarks could also bring her harm.Liam regained his senses and crouched next to Celena. He cupped her face and gently wiped her tears away. Then
Celena looked pale when the group of people ridiculed and insulted her.She plucked up the courage to look at everyone and said in a loud voice, "Liam said he can get the invitation, and I believe him. Also, he's not a loser. He's an outstanding man. He's not like what you guys made him out to be. The man I chose is not a useless person."Upon saying that, she held Liam's arm tightly. She was still a little scared and was shaking a little. However, she still held back her fear and looked right at everyone in the dining room with her head held high.The hall fell silent as soon as she said that. Then, they burst out laughing.Their mockery and disdainful expressions made Celena take half a step back in fear. She was still holding Liam's arm tightly. The fear and delicate look in her eyes left Liam incredibly heartbroken.Liam put his other hand over her freezing hands and smiled at her calmly. "Don't be scared. Don't worry. Trust me.""Did I hear that right? Did Celena say that th
After Qemal did that, Liam frowned and clenched his fist so tight that his knuckles popped.His gaze darkened as he looked at Qemal. At that moment, Qemal was nothing more than a dead man in Liam's eyes.However, Celena tugged at his elbow. She was ashen as she looked at him. She shook her head and signaled him with her eyes, asking him not to act on impulse.Liam did not move, so Qemal thought that he was chickening out. Qemal felt like he had vented a huge portion of his pent-up anger.He sneered and said, "Hmph. You actually made a call. Do you really think you're all that? What a loser."Wasyl was secretly cheering for Qemal. He smirked and said to Reginald, "Grandpa Reg, is there something wrong with Liam's head? Did he hit his head or something?"Reginald was furious too. He hit his walking stick on the floor and bellowed, "Celena! Liam! That's enough! This is the Stones' family dinner. It's not a place for you to cause a ruckus and do whatever you please. Get the hell out
During the dinner, Wasyl took the chance and asked, "Grandpa Reg, have the Stones gotten the collaboration deal between Celena and the Max Group?"Reginald was extremely excited at the mention of the collaboration with the Max Group. He smiled and said, "Of course! Celena has nothing to do with it at all. How can she collaborate with the Max Group? At the end of the day, she'll still have to rely on us.""That's great. I have an idea, Grandpa Reg. Both the Abbotts and the Stones have gotten some collaboration deals with the Max Group. Why don't both our families join hands, become partners, and grow together? Wouldn't it be better for us to grow in a win-win situation?" Wasyl suggested with a broad smile.Reginald was very excited after he heard about it. He had the same idea. He just could not find the right time to bring it up to Wasyl.After Wasyl suggested on his own, Reginald immediately said, "Great minds think alike. If the Abbott Group and the Stone Group join hands, then w
The butler could not hold it in anymore after seeing Reginald in a daze. He tried to probe by saying softly, "S-Sir, we… "Reginald immediately regained his senses. He stood up while looking anxious. As if he could not believe it, he asked again, "What did you say? A military truck here to deliver the invitations? And there's a truck full of them?"The butler nodded profusely and said, "Yes, sir. The truck is right outside our door. They say they are here to deliver the invitations. They asked us to send someone to collect them."Many of them could not stay put any longer and stood up together. Their sudden action caused the table and chairs to fall on the floor, creating a loud, piercing noise.Reginald quickly pulled a chair out of the way while holding his walking stick. The butler came up to help him, and they rushed toward the door of the Stone Mansion.Wasyl had an incredibly long face at that moment. He was extremely confused. He wanted to confirm if what the butler said wa
Where Celena and Liam were staying was called a cottage. However, it was actually a place where the Stones kept their pets. They changed it temporarily when Celena was about to return.Of course, it was because of Cheryl and Sherah. It was deliberately done to humiliate Celena.However, Celena and Liam did not mind. At that moment, Liam and Celena were playing with Jovie at the cottage. Jovie had been extremely frightened at the dining hall earlier. It took the couple a long time before they managed to cheer Jovie up.The cottage was filled with Jovie's musical, joyful laughter.The cottage was at the furthest and most remote end of the Stone Mansion. The butler jogged all the way there. By the time he got to the door, he was breathing heavily.He shouted, "L-Liam, Mr. Stone asks for you to go to the door to accept the invitation." He panted.Liam put Jovie on his shoulders without sparing him a glance and said coldly, "Tell Reginald I'm not going unless he comes to invite me h
The few people were also furious when they received the order from Reginald. However, before they could leave, Lieutenant Andrews said in a frosty voice, "Nonsense! What the hell do you think you are? Mr. Lynch said Mr. Cole is his good friend, and we have to treat him with the utmost respect. I'd like to see who among the Stones dare to be so reckless. You want to tie Mr. Cole up to bring him over? I'd like to see who has the guts to do so."Upon saying that, the lieutenant grabbed his gun from his waist. Behind him, the four soldiers raised their guns as well.The Stones were so frightened that they did not dare to move a muscle. They just stood in place with their faces as white as a sheet, trembling. They had never encountered such a situation before."G-Gosh, Lieutenant Andrews, please don't get mad. Please calm down. Did you make a mistake? Liam is just the remaining member of the Cole family. He's a loser that doesn't even have a family. How could he be Mr. Lynch's friend?
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