However, Liam soon averted his gaze, for the image of Celena in her power suit when she left for work that morning had materialized in his mind. In his opinion, no one was more beautiful in a suit than his own wife!Sunniva, too, had noticed Morrison's interaction with Lily and intervened. She said with a smile, "Mr. Green, let's discuss this in the meeting room."Morrison grinned back at her. "Sure!"Sunniva and Lily then led him into a meeting room adjacent to the department, where Morrison plopped down on a sofa to enjoy a cup of tea. Meanwhile, all eight of his bodyguards formed a single file line behind him, looking formidable and intimidating. Lily and Sunniva sat at the table across from him, their laptops perched in front of them. Lily turned on her laptop and the projector so that she could give her presentation, but before she could begin, Morrison called out, "Sunniva!"Once he had gotten Sunniva's attention, he continued, "Although your father and I have been friends
Although Sunniva had already been notified by Jade Lotus Pharma Group of their withdrawal, it still came as a great shock to hear Morrison announce it himself!However, Sunniva was not stupid and knew full well that Morrison was simply doing so because he wanted to get a better deal. He looked nothing like a man whose company was struggling, and Sunniva, too, had done some homework regarding the fake medicine incident Morrison had mentioned. Although the incident had garnered much media attention and backlash from the public, Jade Lotus Pharma Group was not directly involved at all, and so were saved from the negative impact. Morrison was simply exaggerating so as to make his company's fate sound more serious than it truly was.Sunniva knew that Morrison was after something but could not put her finger on what it was. Sunniva's brows furrowed in deep thought, and finally, after a few minutes, she lifted her head to gaze at him. "Mr. Green, Bristow Group and Jade Lotus Pharma Grou
Morrison immediately put down his teacup upon hearing this. Then, with a smile, he twisted his bracelet idly around his wrist as he said, "Well, truth be told, it's not a definite solution. The shareholders' committee has another way around this dilemma, provided that you are willing to consider it of course, Sunniva!"As he said this, his eyes kept darting greedily toward Lily and her voluptuous chest, a knowing smirk playing on his lips.Sunniva paused, a frown appearing on her face at Morrison's words. She cursed him in her head, for he had behaved exactly as she had anticipated. However, she did not showcase her contempt and instead said with a faint smile, "And what is this option, Mr. Green?"Morrison finally tore his gaze away from Lily to meet Sunniva's eyes. "My dearest Sunniva, as you know, Jade Lotus Pharma Group owns only thirty percent of the shares of this partnership. Certainly, this project is one that requires significant funding, and truth be told, it is also one
The research and development of a novel drug was of the utmost secret, one that was kept even from a pharmaceutical company's closest partners. To request the information as well as results of the clinical trial at such a juncture, when the project was close to ending, was akin to outright theft!Most importantly, if Bristow Group were to hand over this crucial information, Jade Lotus Pharma Group could launch the novel drug ahead of plan and keep the glory all to themselves. If that were to happen, all of Bristow Group's efforts would be for nothing!Sunniva could not allow such a thing to happen. She had poured blood, sweat, and tears into this project and would not allow anyone to steal it from right under her nose!Morrison did not seem at all surprised by Sunniva's reaction. There was a glimmer in his eyes as he stared at her, but Sunniva could not understand what he was thinking. The truth was, Morrison had not expected to successfully convince Sunniva at the get go, either.
Morrison's expression darkened at this, and he, too, said curtly, "Sunniva, are you sure this is the attitude you should adopt when speaking to me? I know you have always gotten your way, but now is not the time to be testing your limits."I'm sure you know better than me that Bristow Group cannot possibly afford to sustain the entire project without Jade Lotus Pharma Group's help! At the same time, I know that you cannot possibly find another company to partner with at such a juncture, especially not one who's willing to make such a large investment."Even if, by some miracle, Bristow Group pulls through, what is your next step? Have you considered the marketing of this novel drug? With our company handling the marketing of almost half of the pharmaceutical drugs in Drunham City, you'll have to go through us to even begin considering expanding to Athenapolis. Either way, you're stuck, and without Jade Lotus Pharma Group, you have no way out. You'll be forced to partner with us eithe
Morrison knew that at this point there was no longer any means of changing Sunniva's mind, so he sneered and stood up. With one final glance at Sunniva, he said, "I'm afraid this is where we part ways, my dearest Sunniva. As someone who has literally watched you grow up before my eyes, I'd like to offer you one last piece of advice—you still have a long way to go and plenty more to learn! Forty percent may be Bristow Group's limit, but fifty percent is Jade Lotus Pharma Group's. I highly urge you to reconsider if you do not wish your efforts to go to waste!"Ms. Eady, I hope you will talk some sense into Sunniva as well. She is incredibly stubborn, and more often than not, she bites off more than she can chew. Let's catch up again next time!" With that, he turned to leave, but all of a sudden, the meeting room door swung open, and a cold voice rang out, "If you wish to withdraw from the partnership, you are welcome to go ahead! In fact, I encourage you to do so because Bristow Group
Sunniva, fearing that Liam would say something even more horrifying than the last statement, stepped out and said hastily, "Mr. Green, it's getting late now. I don't want to take up even more of your time. Let me show you out."Morrison had no intention of wasting any more of his time dealing with a mere bodyguard, so he nodded. Then, without another word, he shot Liam another glance before sweeping out of the room.Sunniva followed him, but as she passed Liam, she paused and glared at him, hissing, "Liam, consider this a warning! Do not ever enter the meeting rooms without permission, and the same goes for my office!"Then, she turned and sauntered out of the room, her heels click-clacking.Liam merely shrugged at this and was about to leave when he felt someone's gaze on him.He turned around and saw that it was Lily, who was eyeing him rather curiously. His gaze slithered over Lily's gorgeous face and smoking hot figure. Lily had been staring at him since he showed up. She ha
Time passed by in the blink of an eye, and soon, it was 3:30 p.m. Liam was perched at his desk, scrolling leisurely through a popular social media app on his phone. All of a sudden, a hubbub ensued among the employees of the marketing department. Thora strode past Liam's desk, clutching a stack of documents, and glanced around nervously before bending down to whisper in Liam's ear, "Liam, did you hear? Ms. Bristow just called an emergency meeting with all the heads of departments!"Liam did not even lift his head at this and instead answered coolly, "What's wrong with that? Don't companies have meetings all the time?""No! This is more serious than that!" Thora shook her head, then looked around once more to make sure no one was eavesdropping on them. After making sure the coast was clear, she hissed in a voice barely above a whisper, "I wouldn't even have brought it up if I had known it was just that, but this isn't an ordinary meeting! Can't you see what's different about the com
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