Reginald was also excited. However, as the pillar of the Stone family, he had to keep his composure. He let out a cough, contained his excitement, and pretended to lecture the Stones."What are you looking around for? The people around are important. Please behave. Don't become a joke and embarrass the Stone family," said Reginald."Yes, yes! Reginald is right, we got it!" The dozen members of the Stones who were following behind all nodded in agreement. Then, they followed Reginald into the waiting area.At that moment, there was an unknown exclamation within the crowd. "Oh, shit! Look, guys! What's that? A tank? Did I just fucking see a tank? Could this be the arrival of the legendary King Pendragon?""I think it's King Pendragon! Who else could roll up with such a convoy?" "Quickly, move out of the way! I want to stand closer to the front!" All the business giants at the venue had diverted their attention toward the tanks that were slowly driving up from the end of the r
"Wait! That man looks so familiar! Isn't that Liam and Celena? They're even holding that little scum of a daughter in their arms!"Liam helped Celena out of the jeep, then picked Jovie up in his arms and stood proudly before everyone. Everyone, including the Stones, finally snapped out of their stupor. Their looks of excitement and longing immediately turned to disgust and distaste. "Damn it! I thought it was the King Pendragon, but it turns out it's just that scumbag Liam! What rotten luck! What a waste of our time!""Hey, that's strange… Why would Liam be sitting in a jeep with all the tanks escorting him here?" Celena was so nervous that her palms were covered in sweat. If it had not been for Liam clutching her tightly, she would have turned and left right that minute. She had always been afraid of public scrutiny. It terrified her and made her want to crawl into a shell. Liam could feel her trembling next to him, so he gently squeezed her hand in reassurance. Then, he pulle
Wasyl straightened his tie and let out an awfully fake cough, then swept his contemptuous glance over Liam and Celena. Finally, he said loudly, "Liam! Celena! What are you doing here today? Please don't tell me you managed to get in again with some fake invitations! Let me tell you this. The Stones won't bring you inside with them anymore, so there's no point in you even coming here today!"Everyone fell silent upon hearing this, and instantly, everyone's eyes were on Liam and Celena.Did they manage to get in with fake invitations?This was undoubtedly big news as the mayor was the one co-hosting this event with Max Group. The only people invited to the biggest event of the year that day were the elite members of society and important political representatives! How could Liam and Celena have the audacity to think they could sneak in with fake invitations?The consequences were dire if they were to get caught. They could be arrested for fraud!Cheryl had called Wasyl the night bef
Liam stared coldly at Wasyl. A glimmer of malice flashed through his eyes as he snarled, "Are you saying that my invitations are fake?""Yes!" Wasyl replied confidently. Then, he took his own invitation out of his pocket and waved it tauntingly in front of Liam. "Mine is the real deal. Why don't you show me yours and we can compare the two? We can easily tell who is real and who is fake by then!"Everyone can step forward and take a look if you like, but I'm sure all of you have the real ones. After all, there's no need for you to sneak into someplace like this with a fake invitation when you're invited! Unfortunately, I can't say the same for you, Liam. Come on. Do you want to compare invitations?" With that, Wasyl wagged his invitation high up in the air as though he was taunting Liam. As soon as he said this, everyone began taking out their invitations and comparing them to those next to them. They all soon came to the realization that they possessed exactly the same invitatio
Jovie was just a child, after all. Of course, she would be terrified by everyone who had turned against her and her family!Jovie began to hiccup, and Liam immediately patted her back reassuringly. "Don't be scared, Jovie. Dad is here, and nothing bad will happen to us! Don't worry!"Wasyl sneered. It was playing out exactly the way he had planned it. He pointed at Liam, Celena, and Jovie, then shouted, "Guards! Lock them up! They're trying to commit fraud, but we won't let them get away with this!"All of a sudden, heavy boot-clad footsteps sounded, and four soldiers with guns appeared in front of them, all pointing their barrels straight at Liam.Everyone instinctively stepped back for fear of getting caught in this imminent fight. The man leading the team was a Second Class Sergeant in a military green suit. He stared coldly at Liam, then snatched the two different invitations out of Wasyl's hand and scrutinized them. "How dare you attempt to sneak into this sacred venue wit
Sherah was also shaking with rage. The color had drained from her face out of fear, but she quickly took out her own invitation to prove to the soldiers that she was innocent. She wailed, "Please don't arrest me! My invitation is a real one. Please don't lock up the innocent ones!"With that, she pointed at Liam and shrieked, "You scumbag! Why don't you go ahead and throw yourself off a cliff?"Qemal had also received an invitation that looked exactly like Liam's and quickly got onto his knees to beg for mercy. "Sergeant, I'm innocent! Please don't arrest me! I was deceived! Arrest Liam! He's the one who tricked all of us! Arrest that woman next to him, too! She's Celena Stone, and she was also involved in this fraud! Please go capture her instead, and spare me…"With that, he even grabbed hold of one of the soldier's shins and began sobbing as he pleaded for mercy. Everyone was watching with amusement and cast Reginald looks of disdain and taunting. Reginald felt so humiliated by
The sergeant's expression was dark. Without warning, he turned around and slapped Wasyl across his face, then glared at him and snarled, "Shut the f*ck up! You useless b*stard! What the hell are you talking about? Fake invitations? The one Mr. Cole has is a special invitation reserved for VIPs, and all the other blank ones are regular ones. If anything, his invitation is even more superior and exclusive than yours! How dare you accuse him of possessing a fake one?"What?Everyone was stunned to hear this. They were all expecting Liam to be punished even harder after the sergeant made his report to his superior, but not only did that not happen, but it turned out Liam's invitation was even more superior than everyone else's!Wasyl was stunned. He stared in puzzlement at the sergeant, unable to wrap his head around this news. Finally, he croaked, "That's impossible! Are you sure that's correct, Sergeant? Liam Cole is a scumbag with nothing to his name, so how could he possibly have go
Qemal looked beyond proud to own such an exclusive invitation. He shoved away the soldier who stood in front of him and shot him a murderous glare. "Take a good look at this. This is a special 'VIP' invitation, reserved only for the most powerful! How dare you stand in my way? You'd better be on your best behavior, or else!"The soldiers all balked and allowed Qemal to pass when they saw his special "VIP" invitation.However, Liam suddenly froze in his steps and turned to stare at the arrogant Stones who followed in his wake. "Didn't they say the invitations are fake? Didn't they accuse me of producing fake invitations in an attempt to sneak into the event? Well, since it's my doing, these invitations have nothing to do with you, right? Sergeant, confiscate their invitations! Without invitations, they won't be able to get inside!"With that, Liam took Celena's hand and strode into the hall with Jovie in his arms. "Dad, what shameless people they are! I'm so embarrassed," Jovie sai