The entire living room was filled with noise. Reginald was already feeling unwell, to begin with. He was already annoyed after what happened, but he became even more irritated after he heard the crowd in an uproar."Enough!" Finally, Reginald could not endure it anymore and slammed on the table. He looked at the crowd with a sullen face and said, "Where's your manners? This is Stone Mansion. It's not the market. How could you be making so much noise here?"In an instant, the noise in the room was replaced by pin-drop silence. All of the Stone family looked at each other, and none of them dared to make a sound.There was no doubt that Reginald was still an incredibly formidable figure in the Stone family. He was old, but since he was incensed at the moment, none of the Stone family members dared to step on his toes.Seeing that everyone quieted down, Reginald pondered for a moment. Then, he said with a frosty face, "Yafe, Walter, and Hayden, what do you think about this?"Yafe, Wal
"Remember that you have to show them our sincerity. Tell them that all of these are Liam's doing and they have nothing to do with us. We were just dragged into this," said Reginald.Yafer was taken aback, and he asked in return, "Huh? Who should we send to go and apologize to them, then?"Walter and Hayden frowned and looked at Yafe and Reginald at the same time as soon as they heard the question.Reginald was dazed as well. Then, he glanced at his three sons icily. He was about to say something, but Yafe seemed to have figured out his intentions and quickly stood up.Looking troubled, Yafe said, "Dad, I'm the oldest and Celena's my daughter. In theory, I should be the one to pay the people at the Nasso Group a visit. But you know that there are many things to take care of at the company lately. I'm swamped every day. I…"Yafe was almost spelling it out, asking Reginald to not send him because he was very busy and he would be fine with sending anybody as long as it was not him.W
Hearing Yafe's words, Walter echoed, "That's right, Hayden. We're all a part of the Stone family. Is there a need to make all these distinctions? "You have nothing urgent to handle lately anyway. It'll be fine for you to pay them a visit. You're going there to apologize and not cause trouble. They probably wouldn't give you a hard time."It was easy for Walter to say that since he was not the one who was asked to go. That was why he was fine with it.What he said made Hayden and Samantha's expression darkened beyond measure.Both of them wanted to continue arguing, but Yafe mentioned asking Reginald to come back. They were filled with reluctance, but they did not say anything else anymore.Seeing that, Yafe sneered and left the room with his family while looking frosty."We'll wait for your good news, then, Hayden," said Walter while gloating. Then, he left with his family as well.Soon, most of the people in the living room were gone. All that was were Hayden and Samantha, who
"A few local businessmen have arrived downstairs, waiting to see you, sir, after hearing of your arrival in Drunham City!"Torsten shoved the woman in his lap away and sat up, listening intently. "Is that so? They're here to see me?"His student's gaze trailed over the woman who, just a second ago, had been practically intertwined around Torsten's body. A glint of lust flashed through his eyes as they glided over the woman's voluptuous figure, wrapped in a skimpy bikini. When he heard Torsten's reply, he snapped out of his stupor and replied, nodding, "Yes, sir. They're downstairs waiting for you now. They have come with lavish gifts to welcome you. Do you want to see them?""Very well then! I'll have them!" Torsten nodded, then shoved the woman right into his student's arms, saying coolly, "Here, you can have her while I'm gone."His student grabbed hold of the woman by her waist and grinned as he reached his free hand up to give her perky bosom a delighted squeeze. "Thank you, Mr
Now that they had achieved their goals, Torsten's guests did not linger and soon left, after giving him their thanks and last attempts to butter him up.Torsten leaped to his feet and was just about to leave when all of a sudden, one of his students sprinted in. "Mr. Williams, there's another group here to see you. They claim they're the Stones, and they've brought gifts along to apologize to you!""The Stones?" Torsten froze momentarily, then a sinister smile crept across his face. He was not at all shocked to hear of the Stones' arrival, for he had known all along that the Stones would eventually come begging for forgiveness once the word had gotten out. He was merely surprised at how fast they had shown up. He sat back down and said, sneering, "Send them in!"Soon, Hayden and Samantha, along with two of their servants, emerged laden with gifts of all shapes and sizes. They hurried into the room, looking anxious. The sight of Torsten waiting for them at the head of the table see
This seemed to have gleaned Torsten's interest, for the next moment, he straightened up and shifted his attention to Hayden. "Is that so? Will the Stones will fulfill whatever request I make?"Hayden and Samantha both nodded fervently at this. "Yes, of course! We will fulfill your every request!""Anything at all! You name it, we'll get it done!"Torsten smiled at this and replied, "Very well then! I love doing business with people like you, Mr. Stone!"Torsten's previously hostile attitude had taken a 360-degree turn, and this was a great relief to the Stones. Hayden wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, smiling, "It's our pleasure, Mr. Williams! Of course, there is nothing more important to us than our family, and we will do everything we can to keep the peace!"Torsten grinned at this. "Well, there's always room for negotiation, so long as you meet my terms. I have long since heard of Ms. Celena Stone, the eldest granddaughter of the Stone family, who has earned herself a
"Please, Mr. Williams. Have mercy on my husband! Please… I'm begging you… We'll do anything! Please let him go…"Torsten smirked at this and said coldly, "Well, that was easy, wasn't it? Why did it have to take you so long?"Then, with a quick wave, he gestured for his student to release Hayden, who fell to the ground in a crumpled heap, clutching his neck as he panted for breath!Samantha rushed over to his side and helped him to his feet, looking frightened. "My dear, how are you feeling? Are you okay?"Hayden shook his head, his entire face flushed crimson from the effort it took him to get air into his lungs, then cast Torsten a nervous glance and muttered, "Mr… Mr. Williams, we'll do exactly as you say…"To which Torsten grinned sinisterly and replied, "Amazing! Well, there's no time like the present, is there? Get Celena Stone to meet me for dinner at seven o'clock tonight. If she doesn't show, you'll have me to answer to!"With that, he stood up and swept out of the room,
Reginald did not reply, and instead merely sat there, looking solemn and deep in thought.Samantha, on the other hand, was rather annoyed by her husband's brief display of kindness. She scoffed and snapped, "My dear, what are you trying to say? What do you mean, we'll be delivering her right into the jowls of a wolf? Who was it that landed us in this predicament in the first place? Whose fault was it? Liam was the one who had offended the Nasso Group in the first place, and he is the very reason we are in this spot of trouble today! He should've known better!"Another member of the Stones seemed equally irked by Hayden's statement, for he called out sharply, "Samantha's right! It was Liam's fault in the first place, and now that he's gotten all of us into trouble, why shouldn't we give Celena up, knowing she's the only possible solution to this problem?"The remaining Stones all fell silent upon hearing this.After a pause, Reginald turned to glance at Yafe and asked, "Yafe, Celena
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