Reginald's expression got even darker upon hearing Celena's words. He replied icily, "Alright! Since you said you have evidence, show it to me, then."Reginald was upset. Even if Celena said she had evidence, he still refused to believe his eldest son would do such a thing.Reginald always had high hopes for Yafe. After all, he had brought him up to be the next person to be in charge of the company. After Reginald passed away, the entire company would be put in Yafe's charge. There was no need for Yafe to do these things for that insignificant cut of benefit.Besides, they were a family. Why would he do something that would harm the interest of his own family's company?In conclusion, Reginald simply refused to believe Yafe would do what Celena accused him of.Celena could tell that Reginald did not believe her, but she was not afraid. That was because the information and evidence she had were true. She was not afraid at all that Reginald would look into this matter."Alright." C
Celena nodded and said solemnly, "I promise that everything I said and this information that I provide are real, Grandpa. The person in the recording earlier is the person in charge of one of the contractors. The list of materials and their prices written in the document in your hand is what that man, Jayme Robbie, and Dad have agreed upon in private."I had someone from the company verify the details in this document when I was on my way back from the construction site. All the materials listed are considered low- to medium-quality in the market. The quotation for the purchase is priced above the market rate for high-quality materials."Grandpa, if we purchase the materials according to this list, they would be able to pocket at least one million dollars."Her words sent the people in the quiet sitting room into a frenzy again.The Stone family members who were present were infuriated. Cheryl, Qemal, and Sherah panicked.Celena was just as shocked as the people in the sitting roo
Yafe wiped off the sweat on his forehead as he spoke. He walked into the room anxiously and said to Reginald, "Dad, I didn't do any of that. All the information and evidence are fake. It's all fabricated by Celena."Dad, I'm your son. You know what kind of person I am, don't you? How could I possibly do things that would harm the interest of the company? Besides, I'm the vice president of the company now. You'll let me run the company in the future as well. It makes no sense for me to do this!"Yafe was incredibly anxious to see Reginald and the others remaining silent, but he still pretended as if he was wrongfully accused. He glared at Celena and Liam ferociously and said, "You've crossed the line, Celena. I know you've always resented me, and you've never taken me seriously. But you can't frame me like this."I'm going to make it clear today that I've never done anything to harm the interest of the company. If you don't believe me, you're welcome to check all the properties, comp
Liam's grip was so strong that Yafe's wrist felt a little numb. Yafe's expression instantly darkened, and he struggled with all his might to break his wrist free. He glared at Liam at the same time and bellowed, "Liam! How dare you! Don't forget your place! You're just a man who married into the Stone family! Who are you to meddle in our family's business? Get the hell out of the way or I won't hold back!"The air around Liam suddenly became frosty. His gaze was icy as well as he gripped Yafe's wrist tighter. He stared at Liam and said icily, "I'm not interested in the Stone family's business. I can't be bothered to care either. But that doesn't mean you're allowed to lay your finger on my wife. If you want to slap my wife, you have to go through me first."Liam grabbed Yafe's wrist with all his might and twisted it in the opposite direction.Loud cracks of bones being dislocated instantly sounded in the room, and it was followed by Yafe's miserably scream."Ah! My hand! You bast
Liam pulled the teary-eyed Celena out of the sitting room and left Stone Mansion without looking back at all.Yafe could not hold himself back anymore as soon as Celena and Liam left. He quickly went up to Reignald and said anxiously, "You have to believe me, Dad. It's that little b*tch Celena who's framing me on purpose! I didn't—""Shut up!"However, before Yafe could finish his sentence, Reginald cut him off while looking sullen. Reginald turned to the others in the room and said, "That's it for today. All of you should head home."It was after everybody left that Reginald looked at Yafe with a frosty and furious gaze. He was gripping the walking stick so hard that his hand turned a little pale.Reginald was forcing himself to hold back his anger, but Yafe had no clue. He was still pretending like he was wrongfully accused, saying with grievances, "Dad, I am framed!"Hearing that made Reginald fly into a rage and throw his walking stick at Yafe. He bellowed, "How do you have t
Yafe was frightened beyond measure at this point. He clung to Reginald's leg with a panicked look, sobbing and wailing. Reginald, on the other hand, was trying very hard to hide the pained expression on his face. After all, Yafe was his eldest and had always been the bearer of his immensely high expectations since a young age. As determined as he was with this decision, he still could not help feeling as though someone had stuck a dagger right through his heart. Reginald was getting older day by day, and his health had been on a steady decline over the past few years. This was made worse by the fact that he had just screamed at the top of his lungs at his disappointment of a son, and with everyone gone, Reginald finally slumped into a chair in sheer exhaustion and cast Yafe a weary look. It took him a long time to finally regain his composure, after which he turned to Yafe with a look of defeat. "That's enough. I'm not dead yet, so why are you crying your eyes out like that? I tr
Celena stopped in the middle of her tracks and whipped around to stare at Liam. "Why, Liam? Why had Grandpa refused to believe me even when I was able to produce such concrete evidence?"Liam could not help but sigh when he saw how anguished Celena looked at this. He patted Celena's head gently, a feeble attempt at reassurance, but it only seemed to make her even more upset. She could feel tears brimming in her eyes, threatening to fall at any second. Eager to distract herself, she craned around to stare at Liam in determination as though demanding an answer. "Liam, why do you think that's the case?"Liam was pained to see the defiant look on her face, but he composed himself and replied earnestly, "Celena, this has nothing to do with the evidence you provided. It's simply because your father is the eldest son, the patriarch of the family. Your grandfather had raised him as a successor, a leader to take over the family empire once your grandfather had passed. In a way, he has become
Liam smiled at this. "You don't have to worry anymore, my love. Everything will be fine. I'm here with you."Liam tugged on Celena's hand to urge her to get going, but she remained motionless, her brows furrowed in deep concern. Then, she lowered her head and murmured, "Liam, did I make a mistake? I shouldn't have acted so rashly. I shouldn't have come clean with the truth at all. If I hadn't said anything, Dad wouldn't have…"Liam draped his arm across Celena's shoulder, trying to distract her from her racing thoughts. Then, he gently nudged her in the direction of their house and said, with an air of mild resignation, "Alright, you have to stop overthinking now. There's nothing to be guilty about. If anything, they should be the ones feeling ashamed of themselves! There was nothing wrong with what you did. Please don't overthink this, okay? We need to get home soon. Jovie is probably waiting for us."Celena was about to say something further, but Liam had shut her up so effectivel
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