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
Liam was sitting on the couch, smoking a cigarette leisurely, while Kolten and Howard sat quietly next to him, waiting.The commotion in the airport was so loud that they could hear it even from the VIP lounge. "Sir, there are a lot of people out in the arrival lounge—some socialites, philanderers, and all sorts of other people. I'm worried people might get injured, or worse, trampled. Should I do something about it?" Calum asked in a whisper. Liam could not help frowning when he heard the commotion. He took a puff of his cigarette, contemplated this for a moment, then finally nodded. "Alright, but take care not to hurt anyone in the process."Calum nodded, then shot Howard a knowing glance, who immediately leaped to his feet and followed Calum out of the room.Howard barked instructions to his second-in-command waiting at the door, "Get rid of all those irrelevant people. I don't want anyone unnecessarily intruding on King Pendragon's meeting with Mr. Gibson. There are a lot of
Malcolm replied without even giving him so much as a glance, "Ignore them. Do you have any idea who's at the airport right now? It's Mr. Cole. If anything, I would rather offend a thousand socialites than a single Mr. Cole. Just do exactly as I say."The concerned look vanished from his assistant's face upon hearing this. He murmured in acknowledgement, then strode out of Malcolm's office and carried out Malcolm's orders. Soon, the people who had lodged complaints to Malcolm began to receive replies from their families or assistants, relaying Malcolm's message.At the same time, another shocking news spread like wildfire through the crowd. There was another legend lurking at the airport, aside from Mr. Gibson.The King Pendragon himself was at the airport as well!This news, no doubt, took the entire city by storm. Everyone was so stunned to hear this that they gasped and began casting awestruck glances around the place. Malcolm's instructions were clear. These people were not
As arrogant as Cheryl was, however, she knew full well that she stood no chance of earning King Pendragon's fancy. She had not even so much as caught a glimpse of him before, so how could she even dream of catching his eye?However, things were about to change soon. Since King Pendragon had come to Drunham City, perhaps if she was lucky, she would be able to catch sight of him!Of course, Cheryl was not the only person hoping—everyone else who had been waiting outside the airport was thinking along the same lines as her. Not only that, but the rest of the entrepreneurs and businessmen who had been too busy to show up at the airport before this all put down their work and rushed to the airport as soon as they heard the news!Soon, the sheer amount of cars had built up, causing great congestion on the freeway leading to the airport.The citizens of Drunham City had never witnessed such a sight before—grand, expensive cars making their way slowly toward the direction of the airport,
All of a sudden, another piece of news broke out. Malcolm had made a public announcement declaring a lockdown of the airport in order to ensure the safety of King Pendragon. He urged all members of the public to leave of their own accord unless they wished to be evacuated by members of the police and the military!At the same time, he also revealed to the public that King Pendragon would remain in Drunham City for some time.This, no doubt, took the entire city by storm. Most of the people who had gathered at the airport chose to leave, knowing that with the police and the military brigade, they stood virtually no chance of seeing King Pendragon. Some of the more optimistic ones, however, stood their ground, hoping against all odds that they would be able to catch a glimpse of King Pendragon, no matter how fleeting.The rest of the people who were stuck in traffic on their way to the airport chose to abort their missions and return home, apparently to formulate plans to 'bump into'
Some people had even taken out their phones to utilize the zoom on their cameras to see what was happening. "I can see it! My goodness! Even Mr. Reath, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Mosier are inside!""Hey, is that young man shaking hands with Mr. Gibson King Pendragon? He's not in his uniform!""It's too bad I can't get an angle of King Pendragon's face. All I can see is his back!""Even without seeing his face, you can tell that he's a very handsome man! It's no wonder he's the youngest commander-in-chief in the country!""I'm sure that King Pendragon must have invited Mr. Gibson to design his wedding dress! Why else would the two of them be meeting?""I wonder which lucky woman managed to win King Pendragon's affection? She must be a gorgeous woman! I wonder if she knows how lucky she is?"Just as these people were squirming around, trying to get better angles on their phones, someone drew the curtains closed in the VIP lounge!Sighs of disappointment reverberated through the crowd.
The thought of designing a dress belonging to King Pendragon's bride made Spencer quiver with excitement. He had heard that King Pendragon would be hosting the grandest wedding this nation had ever seen, and every time he envisioned King Pendragon's bride wearing a creation of his, he could not help but be overcome by a wave of euphoria."King Pendragon, sir, I am certain that your bride must be the most beautiful woman anyone could have the pleasure of laying eyes on, and I want to reassure you that I will design the most breathtaking dress in the world, one that is fit for your radiant bride! You and the missus will not be disappointed!" he declared. Liam's smile softened, clearly very pleased to hear someone praising his wife like that. "Thank you, Mr. Gibson. Your talents are renowned both in and outside the fashion industry, and my wife and I both place our full trust in you."Spencer was even more delighted to hear this. He remembered the last time he had felt so excited, and
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