Liam immediately turned to glance at Samuel, sneering, and asked, "Mr. Lene, do you think this is a sincere enough apology? Besides, do you honestly think that such disrespectful employees are worth keeping around? Or perhaps rudeness is part of the job requirement, is it, Mr. Lene?"Samuel immediately understood what Liam was trying to get at, and quickly approached him with a simpering smile. "Yes, of course, Mr Cole. Thank you for your reminder. Such disrespectful employees should not be allowed to remain under the employment of the Blissful Bride Boutique, or any of the stores in the Bridal District, for that matter!"Larry, Leonie, and the rest of the sales girls looked horrified to hear this.Samuel then turned around and fixated his murderous glare on them. "From today onward, you will no longer be under the employment of the Blissful Bride Boutique! You are hereby fired!"Then, without even pausing to hear their explanations, he added loudly, "Not only this, I will also sen
Celena lifted her head to meet his solemn gaze and was just about to continue pleading when, on second thought, she realized that he was right. The longer she stared at Liam and the more she mulled over his words, she realized that he was right. She needed to learn to be strong and to say no to people who did not serve her. This was the only way she could protect herself and her little family. However, for some reason, when he said this, she suddenly felt strangely detached from the man standing before her, as though there was a misty fog separating her from Liam, not allowing her to reach out to him.Although she and Liam were just a few feet apart from each other, she suddenly felt as though she did not recognize him at all, like he was just a stranger to her."Liam…" she murmured, gently squeezing his arm.Liam knew that Celena was a kind person by nature and that it was already exceptionally tough for her to step back and take such a boundary to herself, so he was very pleas
Liam only cast a cold look down at Larry, who was pleading and begging at his feet for mercy. Finally, after endless rounds of punishing himself to the point where his cheeks had swollen up like balloons, Liam scoffed and put an end to it. "Mr. Lene, you have full authority on what to do with your own staff. Please punish him as you see fit."With that, he took Celena's hand in his and strode out of the door."Of course, Mr Cole. Have a safe trip…" Samuel said as he followed Liam and Celena to the door with a simpering smile. He stood at the door and watched as Liam and Celena's retreating figures disappeared from view.Finally, as soon as they were out of sight, his smile faltered, and he returned to the store, scowling. Soon, sobs and cries of agony rang out from within the Blissful Bride Boutique.Meanwhile, after putting some distance between them and the store, Celena finally froze and turned to glance at Liam with a puzzled look. "Liam, who was that man in the suit? How did y
"Look at you, I bet I can hang something off your lips right now, from the way you're pouting them. Please don't overthink, my dear. Ms. Bristow is my boss, and I am her bodyguard—nothing more. Besides, why would I have eyes for other women when I have such a gorgeous wife at home?" Liam said as he reached out to pinch Celena's cheek mischievously. The feeling of her soft, rosy skin underneath his fingertips made his breath catch in his throat. Then, trying desperately to prevent Celena from noticing the change in his demeanor, he added hastily, "All right, all right, let's put an end to this overthinking, all right? We should go home now."Celena, too, was beginning to wonder if this was all just in her head. Besides this, they were in broad daylight, subject to public scrutiny, and she did not enjoy being judged by strangers as Liam teased her. Her entire face flushed crimson in embarrassment.Despite Liam trying to make her feel better, she still felt some lingering anger, and swa
The moment Wasyl caught sight of Liam, white-hot fury stirred within him, and a sneer spread across his face. "Do you think you can get away after messing with Wasyl Abbott?"Cheryl scoffed and sauntered over to Liam and Celena, her arm still snaked around Wasyl's. The moment her gaze landed on Celena, an expression of cold envy crossed her face and she said shrilly, "Liam, Celena, have you asked my permission before leaving? What did I say to you just now? I told you that this would not be the end of this."Liam, you idiot, how dare you humiliate me in public? Do you have any idea what you're up against? Do you have any idea how much it costs to maintain this face of mine?"Boys, get them! Seize them, and break that man's legs if you need to, but spare the woman! I will need her later!"There's nothing you care about more in this world than Celena, is there, Liam? In that case, I will make sure you watch with your own two eyes as I punish this b*tch!" Cheryl's eyes were on Celen
Just as the men were about to reach her, Celena closed her eyes in a panic, waiting for their weapons to strike them and for the excruciating pain that would follow.However…After a few minutes, nothing came. She slowly opened her eyes and saw, to her surprise, Liam standing before her.The men, who just a few minutes ago had been charging toward them with their weapons raised above their heads, were now all lying spreadeagled all over the ground, their weapons strewn haphazardly all around them. Each of them clutched their own limbs, howling in agony.Even though she had witnessed Liam in combat many times before this, it still did not take away from the shock of seeing him take down multiple stronger, faster opponents than he was at the same time. Even though she had seen this play out many times before, she still could not stifle a gasp at the sight of this.Even Cheryl and Wasyl seemed to be utterly stunned. They stared in disbelief at the shrieking thugs for a few moments be
Celena's eyelashes quivered as she looked down sheepishly. Then, after a few moments' silence, she took in a deep breath before lifting her head to meet Liam's gaze again. "I know, but Liam… She's my sister… I–I don't want to get in trouble with Grandpa anymore…"Liam was very pained to see the look of defeat on Celena's face. He gently took her hand in his and nodded in resignation. Then, he turned to glare at Cheryl and Wasyl, who, thinking he was about to attack, shrieked in alarm, "What… What are you doing?"To which Liam sneered and merely snarled, "Get out of here!"He did not need to say this a second time. Cheryl and Wasyl both wheeled around and bolted as fast as their legs could take them. They dived into their car, slamming the door shut behind them, and within seconds the car peeled away, its tyres screeching on the asphalt.Liam watched the car disappear from view with a malicious glint in his eye. By the time Celena craned her head to glance at him, however, the sin
Wasyl's face contorted into an ugly grimace, and he hissed through gritted teeth, "Who would've known that Liam would pick up so many tricks from his time in the military? Who would've thought that wretched scum of the Cole family would turn out to be such a good fighter?"Another surge of fury rose within Cheryl, and she slumped back into her chair, her arms crossed as she stared out the window in front of her huffily. "What should we do now? We can't just let this go! Let me tell you this, Wasyl, you are obliged to stick up for me and get revenge after what Liam and Celena did to me! If you don't, I will call off the wedding immediately! I will not marry a man who can't even defend his own wife!"Ordinarily, Wasyl would have been outraged to hear this, but at that moment, he was so infuriated from their unpleasant encounter with Liam and Celena that he let Cheryl's threat fly over his head. He replied with a snarl, "Let this go? Never! This will not end here! I'm going to get in to
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