Celena saw from the corner of her eyes that Liam was still sitting, so she quickly tugged at his arm. Turning her head to Liam, she whispered softly, "Liam, Mr. Miller is here. Hurry up and get up to greet him."It was only then that Liam reluctantly got up and greeted Mr. Miller with a fake smile. Then, he stood quietly next to Celena.Mr. Miller nodded at Celena arrogantly. His gaze got even frostier when it landed on Liam, and he said icily, "So this is the restaurant you chose, Ms. Stone? Isn't this room too…shabby? You know who I am. I've never dined at a place like this before."Upon saying that, Mr. Miller waved his hand in front of his nose with great disgust. It was as if the air in the room was incredibly stinky.Celena was already worrying that the restaurant she chose was too shabby. After she heard Mr. Miller's comment, her face reddened, and she looked extremely embarrassed and nervous.Celena hung her head and said, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Miller. It's my fault for n
The fake Mr. Miller sat in the center seat with great arrogance. His eyes under the mask were filled with lust as he looked at Celena. However, his gaze quickly turned cold when he looked at Liam. Then, he said icily, "Ms. Stone, you haven't introduced him. This is?"It was only then Celena realized it. She quickly got up and said, "I'm sorry for that. Let me introduce him to you. This is my husband, Liam Cole. He knew that you've helped me and taken care of me in the past. That's why he came along today. He wants to thank you in person."As soon as the fake Mr. Miller heard that Liam was Celena's husband, his gaze quickly turned frosty. He surveyed Liam disdainfully and sneered. "So this is your husband, Ms. Stone. He doesn't look like much."He looked at Celena again and continued, "Ms. Stone, I thought it was just going to be the two of us tonight. I didn't think you would bring someone else. You didn't even tell me beforehand. I don't meet just anybody."The mood in the room in
Celena had vodka with a medium alcohol concentration in her glass. It was not a big glass, but as soon she chugged it, her face became flushed.Celena's lips were slightly apart. Perhaps it was because the vodka was burning a little. Without realizing it, she was fanning her mouth, sticking her tongue out a little. Her cheeks were rosy because of the alcohol, making her look incredibly adorable.The fake Mr. Miller's gaze was filled with desire and possessiveness as he looked at the way Celena looked. At the same time, he felt Liam, who was sitting next to Celena, was a great eyesore.What a pity that a beautiful woman like Celena was with such a useless man.The fake Mr. Miller looked at Liam frostily. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as if something had crossed his mind. Then, he said indifferently, "Ms. Stone, didn't you say your husband wanted to thank me in person? He doesn't look like he wants to thank me at all. Does he not even want to raise a toast to me?"Celena quickly put dow
Seeing that Mr. Miller's expression got increasingly colder made Celena even more anxious. She raised her voice and barked, "Liam, what are you waiting for? Get up now and apologize to Mr. Miller!"Celena was so anxious that her face was completely flushed. She simply could not understand why Liam did that. She had told him that Mr. Miller had helped her, yet Liam still acted so rudely. Besides, did Liam not know who Mr. Miller was?Mr. Miller was a big shot that they could not afford to offend at all. The Stone Group and Mr. Miller were having a collaboration. What if Mr. Miller were to call off the collaboration in a fit of anger? Celena did not even dare to think about the consequences of that at all.Celena tugged at Liam's arm and kept sending him signals with her eyes. "I'm sorry, Mr. Miller. Don't be angry. I'll make him apologize to you right now."Looking at the angry glares from bodyguards, Liam patted Celena's hand gently, telling her to keep calm. However, Celena did no
Celena quickly said, "Thank you. Thank you so much, Mr. Miller.""Hold on. Don't thank me yet. I'm not done talking." The fake Mr. Miller cut Celena off.He stared at Liam frostily and said, "I can forgive him for being rude, but I want your husband to apologize to me on his knees right now and admit that he was wrong. I'll forgive him, then. Otherwise, I'll just cancel the collaboration with the Stone Group right away. I'll also make it known that your company has offended me, and anybody who dares to work with you guys in the future would be crossing me!"His words hit Celena like a bombshell. He wanted to cancel the collaboration with the Stone Group and tell the others that they had offended him! What was the difference between doing that and getting the Stone family blacklisted?Celena was stunned. It took her quite a while to regain her senses. Her face was covered in fear as she said anxiously, "I'm sorry, Mr. Miller. I'm really sorry. It's my fault for not thinking it throu
Celena had plucked up a lot of courage to mention the word "divorce." If she was not too disappointed, she never would have talked about it.Liam did not think that Celena would bring up "divorce," so he was stunned. He immediately looked at Celena and saw that her eyes were filled with tears, her face was filled with anxiousness and disappointment.Liam felt his heart drop. He quickly got up, held Celena's hand, and said softly, "Celena, trust me, alright? There's really something wrong with this Mr. Miller's identity. Trust me—"However, Celena did not wish to listen to his explanation at all. She shook his hand off, wiping her tears instead. Then, she looked at him with a complicated gaze and said, "Liam, I'm begging you, please. Stop messing around. You'll get me and my family killed if you continue messing around. Hurry up and apologize to Mr. Miller!"At that moment, the fake Mr. Miller sneered as he watched Celena and Liam fight with each other. Gloating, he said, "Liam, I a
Yafe pointed at Liam angrily and bellowed, "How insolent of you, Liam! Who do you think you are? How dare you question Mr. Miller's identity? If he's not Mr. Miller, then are you? You're just a useless man who married into our family. Stop embarrassing us. Hurry up and get out of here!""That's right! Who do you think you are, Liam? Who are you to question Mr. Miller!""What are you waiting for, Liam? Hurry up and apologize to Mr. Miller. Do you want to get our family killed?""Hurry up and apologize! Don't blame us for not showing you mercy if you don't!"In an instant, the Stone family members who were following behind Yafe were glaring at Liam furiously.Celena was stunned after she saw Yafe and the other Stone family members appearing in the room. Feeling a little lost and curious, she asked, "Dad? Why are you guys here?""You have the nerve to ask why we are here," said Yafe, looking sullen.He was steely as he glared at Celena and said, "You really are something else, Cele
Yafe's expression darkened. He glared at Liam furiously and bellowed, "How dare you! You've crossed the line, Liam! Do you know what you're talking about?"Yafe was truly pissed off. He was desperately wishing he could rush up to Liam and beat him into a pulp before he said anything more shocking.Celena was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes. She rushed forward and pulled Liam's arm, wanting to drag him out of there. At the same time, she said anxiously, "Stop spawning nonsense, Liam! Please, I'm begging you, alright?"Liam grabbed Celena's icy hand instead and said in a serious tone, "Trust me, honey. This Mr. Miller is a fake. There's something wrong with his identity."The fake Mr. Miller sneered. He suddenly got up from the chair, staring at Liam with a frosty gaze and a sullen expression.The arrival of Yafe and the Stone family gave him the confidence to be cocky. He was filled with rage as he bellowed, "This is great. Liam, right? You've given me an eye-opening ex
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