"Celena, I'm aware of the pain you endured seven years ago because of me and Jovie too. Our time together may have been brief, but it's been profound."You and Jovie mean the world to me. Celena, I can't thank you enough. After the tragedy with the Cole family seven years ago, I was left without a home. You gave me a new beginning."Celena, please know this—I, Liam, promise to guard you and Jovie with my life. As long as I draw breath, I'll shield you both from any harm."Liam's declaration was filled with unwavering conviction, his demeanor grave. Celena could see the truth in his eyes.Moved to tears, Celena's eyes glowed with gratitude as she nodded emphatically. "Yes, Liam... I trust you, and I'm deeply thankful for all you've done. You've been my rock in the toughest of times, and you've always treated me with such kindness.""Silly girl, you're my wife. Who else would I be good to, if not you?"Liam's smile was a gentle balm as he brushed away the tears from Celena's eyes.
Reginald, surrounded by the buzz of everyone's opinions, wore a look of deep concern. With a gentle tap of his cane on the floor, he commanded silence. Once the room fell quiet, Reginald turned to Yafe and inquired, "Yafe, what's your take on this?" At the mention of Liam, Yafe's expression darkened with a glint of malice in his eyes. "Dad, to be frank, Liam just doesn't fit with the Stone family anymore. It's bad enough he's been a constant source of trouble, but the guy has zero respect for authority. He's been insolent to his elders, even gone so far as to get physical with them. If we let him stay, we'll become the town's biggest joke!"If anyone was itching to kick Liam and Celena out of the Stone family, Yafe would be leading the charge with arms enthusiastically raised. Liam had crossed him one too many times, challenging him and even getting physical. Yafe was seething, fantasizing about giving Liam a taste of his own medicine.Sherah quickly joined in, playing to the fam
"Enough!" Reginald barked.He was already feeling unwell, to begin with. After what happened during the day, his condition became worse. Hearing the noise from the crowd made him feel incredibly irritated.The people in the room instantly fell silent as soon as Reginald bellowed. Reginald slammed his cup on the table and looked at the crowd with a stern expression. His voice was frosty as he said, "I'm not dead yet. Do my words mean nothing to you anymore?"All you guys want is to kick Liam out. Have you forgotten how he taught Mr. Rain Nasso a lesson today? Do you know who Mr. Rain Nasso is? He's a top-tier fighter of military king caliber, yet he didn't manage to get the better of Liam."Do you guys think you can defeat Liam?"His words made everyone fall silent. All the people who were worked up and said they wanted to rush to the cottage to kick Liam and Celena out were stunned.Reginald was right.Rain was a top fighter with the skill level of a military king, yet he was
Everybody speculated if Drunham City was going to have a change in regime since someone who outranked Malcolm was going to be the new commander-in-chief of the garrison in the city.As soon as the news got out, all the heads of the wealthy families in the city could not sit still anymore. They rushed to the garrison to visit Malcolm. Because too many went to visit Malcolm, he had no choice but to spread the news that he was not going to see anybody lately. He also mobilized a troop of soldiers to guard the gates of the garrison.All the rich and famous who kept wanting to visit Malcolm were stopped by the soldiers outside the gates of the garrison.The Stone family sent someone to the garrison after they learned the news. However, just like everyone else who was there, they were stopped outside the gates as well.The crowd did not meet Malcolm, but that did confirm a piece of news—Malcolm would be leaving Drunham City and taking up a position in Athenapolis soon.The garrison wo
It was after Malcolm heard Liam's reply that he was thoroughly relieved. He then stood up and saluted Liam respectfully.Liam waved at Malcolm, put down his cup, and patted Malcolm's shoulder before he said, "Alright. Do your best after you arrive at Athenapolis. If you have any questions, you can contact the Pendragon office there.""Thank you, sir!" Malcolm shuddered and quickly looked up to salute Liam in excitement once again.Malcolm was sure that Liam was a very big part of the reason he was able to be transferred to Athenapolis.Liam smiled and shook his head after he saw Malcolm looking teary-eyed. Then, he glanced at the time and was ready to leave.Seeing that, Malcolm quickly said, "Please stay, sir. There's going to be a party here at the garrison tonight. It's a farewell for me since I'm going to work in Athenapolis, and it's also to welcome the new commander-in-chief."Liam frowned and gave it a thought before he said, "Do as you see fit, but remember, don't expose
The other three elders were stunned as soon as they heard what Timothy said.Geoffrey was the first to regain his senses. He looked at Timothy solemnly and said, "Is it true, Mr. Norton? Is Prince Faber truly coming back?""Even if Prince Faber is coming back, the king can't let him replace Liam and take over the Pendragon Warriors! Liam has made so many contributions to Biskeland over the years. How could the king do that?""That's right! Having Prince Faber replace Liam and take over the Pendragon War Zone would be equivalent to dismissing Liam, wouldn't it?""Many soldiers would be let down because of this!""This won't do! I have to head to Crystal Elegance Palace to ask the king what this means."The other elders were instantly infuriated upon hearing Timothy's words.It was not for any other reasons. It was because Prince Faber used to be a powerful commander in Biskeland who had hundreds of thousands of Faber Warriors under his command. He won many battles as well.Ten y
Reginald was sitting in the middle of the room, looking at everyone with a solemn expression. "I'm sure all of you have learned that Mr. Lynch will be leaving Drunham City and taking up a position in Athenapolis. We have no idea if our collaborations will be affected once Mr. Lynch leaves. I've gathered all of you here because I wanted to discuss this matter."Reginald did not care that Malcolm was transferring out of Drunham City or where he was going to work. What he cared about the most was the collaboration between the Stone family and the Max Group.The room instantly became abuzz with discussion from the Stone family."What should we do? We have no idea if the new commander-in-chief of the garrison is easygoing or not. Would he cancel all the previous collaborations once he takes office?""That's right! I heard that the new commander-in-chief is a general and is from the Pendragon War Zone!""Could it be that something serious is about to happen in Drunham City? They sent so
"That's right! Reginald, let's have Celena visit the new commander-in-chief. She can ask about the collaboration between our family and the Max Group."Yafe looked at Celena and said, "Celena, I'll leave the matter of visiting the new commander-in-chief to you. It's still early. Head to the garrison now."Celena was stunned. She did not think that they would have her visit the new commander-in-chief, so she looked troubled.She said, "But, I don't know the new commander at all. If I were to go now—"Yafe's expression darkened, and he cut her off before she could finish, saying, "Just go when you're asked. What's all this nonsense for?"His tone was frosty as he barked, "It's because you don't know that you need to visit him! You're the person in charge of the project between our family and the Max Group. It's a given that you should visit him. Who else should go if not you? Me?""But-"Celena had no clue what she should do at all. She wanted to say no, but Yafe's words made sens