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
Yafe's scowl deepened at this, and he shot both Sherah and Cheryl murderous glares before finally snarling, "Idiots! Fools! Do you think I had a choice? Do you think I volunteered to give all of our money back? It was my father who ordered this, and if I do not do as he says, he will find another person to replace me as heir!"Sherah, Cheryl, and Qemal all froze at this. After a half minute's silence, Cheryl was the first to speak, "Dad, we can't let them get away with this! We need to punish that b*tch for what she did!"Yafe was still scowling, but a malicious twinkle had appeared in his eyes as he replied, "That's a must. Even if none of this had happened, I wouldn't have let them go so easily, but now that they practically ruined my life…making me lose all of my fortune and humiliate myself in front of my father…. They will need to watch their steps!"Something else seemed to have occurred to Cheryl, who shrieked indignantly, "But Dad… with all our money gone, how can we go thro
Meanwhile, an equally shocking piece of news had taken Westernia by storm.Just that morning, people had woken up to a single banner at the top of the Dark Web, announcing the disbandment of their legendary assassin's group!All of the core members of the Dark Web had posted videos of their public apologies, which had been compiled into a single clip and posted on the front page of the Dark Web. Not only that, but they were all forced to showcase clips of them breaking their own arm as an act of utter subservience to their promise. In the videos, these men used their own blood to write the same words on the ground—[An enemy of Biskeland is an enemy of Death itself.]As expected, the news of this caused quite an uproar throughout Westernia. After all, the Dark Web had, at one point, been one of the most feared assassin groups in Westernia, and although their influence had died down significantly after that massacre three years ago, they were still among the best of their league. Afte
If they could somehow get their hands on one of Spencer's designs, it would no doubt be the proudest achievement of their lives!Spencer Gibson, despite his acclaim, had only ever designed twelve dresses during his entire career, but each of the dresses were so unique and revolutionary that they had been slapped with exorbitant price tags, with most of the world unable to afford it. One of these dresses had been worn by none other than the princess of Westernia herself!However, Spencer's best work—a true masterpiece, as deemed by the public—was the dress that he had designed for the bride of the King of Biskeland himself! Naturally, it had been sold at a monstrous price, and after the wedding, the dress had been placed in an exhibition at the Crystal Elegance Palace!Knowing all this, it would not be surprising to learn that both Cheryl and Wasyl had caught wind of Spencer's visit to Drunham City and were eager to win his fancy.As soon as she heard of the news from the grapevine,
After all, everyone knew Spencer was world-famous, but they did not think his fame would even involve the police or the military. As the police and soldiers, dressed in handsome blue uniforms and camouflage wear respectively, patrolled the premises, the crowd broke out into excited murmurs. "My goodness! I didn't realize how famous Mr. Gibson is! Imagine being so influential that even the policemen and the military have come to escort you from the airport!""I've never even seen a celebrity get this kind of treatment before!""What on earth are you yapping about? Do you think Mr. Gibson can't even compare to a prancing celebrity?""Yeah, what do you know? Even the King of Biskeland had his suit and his bride's dress customized by Mr. Gibson! That should tell you what this says about Mr. Gibson's talent!""Why do you think Mr. Gibson would visit Drunham City all of a sudden? With all these soldiers around, do you think it's possible that Mr. Lynch's daughter is getting married a