Liam kept smoking in silence, and finally, after taking the last puff of his cigarette, he tossed the butt on the ground and turned to meet Sunniva's gaze. "I know what you're trying to do, Sunniva, so you can cut it short. I'm sure you are more familiar than anyone with the sins that your brother has committed, but unfortunately for him, he went too far this time, and he deserves to be punished. "The truth is, if your father had realized this and apologized to me genuinely, perhaps I would have found it within me to forgive Yankel, but he did not. Your father expressed not a single ounce of remorse, and in fact, he didn't even think his precious son had done anything wrong."Yankel is the apple of your father's eye, and indeed, he is a human being as well that deserves forgiveness, but why can't that be said for my wife? Isn't my wife a human being as well? Doesn't she deserve to be treated with respect as well? Nothing else matters more to me than my wife."With that, he turned a
Sunniva's face twisted with inner turmoil as she bit her lip, struggling to find the words. "Liam..."Liam caught it and knew she was still caught up in the mess with Yousef and Yankel. He let out a weary sigh and said, "It's late. We should head back."With that, he signaled the driver to take them back to Bristow Group. Settling back into his seat, Liam closed his eyes to catch a moment of peace, choosing silence over further discussion.Sunniva, seeing his reaction, knew it was best to hold her tongue. She gazed out the window, lost in her conflicted thoughts.Meanwhile, in the plush office of the Majestic Times Group's general manager, a portly middle-aged man lounged on the sofa, puffing on a cigar with one hand, while the other toyed with the chest of a scantily clad secretary. Two new secretaries, who had quickly become his favorites, were there to 'assist' him. Every day, they were summoned to his office for more than just clerical work.Zane Long was all grins, enjoying h
The Peakstone Village project was Zane's obsession. He was not just out to smear the Bristow Group's name, he was after Sunniva too.If he could snag that project, it would show that Sunniva was all smoke and no fire. Then, with a bit of cunning, he would have her right where he wanted her—in his bed.The mere thought of Sunniva made Zane's throat tighten. She was the ravishing Bristow heiress from the provincial capital, running their Drunham City branch. The thought of conquering such a beauty, both gorgeous and sharp, thrilled him.Tormented by those thoughts, Zane's eyes turned icy as he snapped at his underling, "Out with it! What went wrong? What failed?"The underling shook like a leaf, barely able to get the words out. "Mr. Long... everything was on track, but this morning, Sunniva showed up in Peakstone Village with her bodyguard. They spotted our guys among the villagers and didn't hesitate to strike. Our guys broke under pressure and spilled everything..."His voice tra
Marcus shivered as he processed the news, his voice laced with anxiety. "Mr. Bristow, do you think... Liam would be responsible for it? Dylan's trip to Drunham City was tied to him, after all..."Yousef's expression darkened. He squinted, pondering in silence for a few heartbeats before shaking his head emphatically. "No way, that's out of the question! Aren't you aware of what Dylan was capable of? He was a madman in a fight, few could match him blow for blow. And yet, he's been taken out. Whoever did this has to be on the level of a military king, at the very least. Do you realize what that means? Liam's just a leftover from the Cole family's downfall seven years back, a nobody who's been mooching off his wife. How could a deadbeat like that ever reach the ranks of a military king?"Don't even start on Liam. Do you really think someone with the prowess of a legendary military king could just pop up in Drunham City? If such a person existed, they'd be the toast of the town, wined an
"Right away, I'll get the word out."With a respectful nod, Marcus turned and exited the office.Yousef stood there, a storm brewing in his icy glare. As he stared down at the tablet's screen—news of Dylan's death flashed up at him, fueling his towering rage.Out of the blue, Yousef had an idea. He whipped out his phone, scrolled through his contacts, and hit the dial. The moment the call connected, he flashed a crafty grin and chirped, "Hey, is this Mr. Jenson? Been ages, man, haha... Nah, nothing urgent. Just realized it's been forever since we caught up. How about dinner tonight?"Meanwhile, Liam had just escorted Sunniva back to Bristow Group from Peakstone Village and made a beeline for the local market.He wandered the stalls, picking up all of Celena's favorite veggies, and then sauntered home with his haul.However, no sooner had he left the market than a gang of muscle-bound brutes sprang out, encircling him.Their ringleader, a mass of scars and brawn with straw-yellow
A smirk played on Liam's lips as he met their charge head-on. The thugs barely had time to register the blur of his movements before agony exploded in their chests, guts, and backs.The blond punk could only gape as his goons were sent flying like ragdolls, all laid out by Liam's unstoppable force. "Ahhh! That really hurts!""Help me, man! This guy's no pushover!""Ow, I'm dying here!"The gang of thugs sprawled on the ground could not stop their cries of pain."Damn, you're asking for it!"The sight set the blond thug off. He snatched a steel rod from the ground and, with a roar of rage, charged at Liam.Liam watched the oncoming thug with a composed lift of his eyebrow, standing his ground. In a flash, Liam sidestepped as the thug nearly reached him and appeared behind him, delivering a solid kick to his back.The thug stumbled and face-planted into the dirt. Before he could gather his wits, Liam's foot was on his back, pinning him down. Liam looked on, icy and unimpressed.
Eventually, the thug caved due to fear, tears streaming down as he pleaded, "Please, I'm begging you, I'll spill it all... Just don't break my...""Cut the crap!" Liam snapped.The thug clammed up, his voice quivering, "It... it was Yaniv who sent us. Said we needed to teach someone a lesson and to break his leg...""Yaniv??"Liam's brow creased in confusion. He racked his brain but could not recall any big shot named Yaniv in Drunham City, nor could he remember crossing paths with the guy.The young thug with the bleached hair noticed Liam's blank look and quickly jumped in to boast, "Yeah, Yaniv. He's not a local, comes from over at Peace Stone Town. Yaniv, a big deal, got a whole crew of guys at his beck and call... Look, you don't wanna mess with us. Just let us go, alright? If Yaniv gets wind of this, you're gonna be in deep trouble."The mention of Peace Stone Town flickered a connection in Liam's mind to the Xareny family. He could not tell if that was Xareny's or Kaiden's
As Kaiden snapped back to reality, he found Liam standing ominously in front of the sedan. A jolt of fear sent shivers down Kaiden's spine, and in a knee-jerk reaction, he slammed on the gas, desperate to escape.However, it was too late.Before Kaiden could even get the car moving, Liam's boot swung up and crashed into the sedan's front end. The impact was deafening, the hood crumpling like paper, and Kaiden was jostled violently, his insides screaming from the shock.Frozen in fear, Kaiden stared at the wreckage of the car's front, his body quaking uncontrollably.That was beyond terrifying!Was Liam even human?To kick in the front of a car with a single blow??In the next moment, Liam began to advance, his steps measured and deliberate, heading for the driver's side. Panicked, Kaiden tried to rise, but the seatbelt ensnared him. He scrambled to lock the doors and windows.Facing Liam's chilling menace, Kaiden's voice cracked with fear, "Liam... just stop, don't come any clo
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