Sherah was infuriated. She felt her cheeks burning in embarrassment because of the crowd's ridicule. The sight of Liam and Celena made her feel even more upset.Sherah stepped forward, stopping Liam and Celena. She glared at them and bellowed, "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear? Mr. Lynch already left Drunham City an hour ago, and the new commander-in-chief is not taking any visitors. Hurry up and get back there. Why did you get out here and make a fool of yourselves?"Sherah could sense the crowd poking fun at her behind her as she spoke. Her cheeks were so flushed that they were burning.Yafe glared at Celena in embarrassment as well and said icily, "You're the person in charge of the project, and you've been asked by my old man to visit the new commander. But look at you. You're just dilly-dallying. I have to take the lead in everything!"Celena felt wronged and said, "I-I'll ask again—""What's there to ask?" Sherah barked before Celena could finish. Then, she pushed Celena's arm
Sherah looked incredibly disdainful as she barked, "Who do you think you are, Liam? Do you think we'll be able to go in today if you just go and say a few words? Did you not hear what the military officers said earlier? Some people just don't have self-awareness at all!"Celena did not feel confident at all as she listened to the crowd. However, a voice inside her was telling her that Liam could do it.Thinking of that, Celena grabbed Liam's arm tightly and whispered, "Liam, do you have a way? Why don't we just forget it!"Liam smiled at Celena and said calmly, "Alright. Don't worry. We'll know after we give it a try."Upon saying that, Liam ignored Yafe and Sherah and brushed past them as he walked to the soldiers who were standing guard.While everyone watched in confusion, Liam and the soldiers had some brief exchanges. Then, he followed the soldiers to the guard post at the side and chatted with the soldiers inside the guard post.At that moment, Yafe, Sherah, and the others
Liam drove slowly toward the gate of the garrison as everyone watched.All the people who were present were still thinking that Liam must have lied and he would be stopped by the soldiers at the gate.However, not only did the soldiers at the gate not stop him, but they straightened their backs respectfully and saluted Liam as his car drove past them.Sherah and Yafe, who were in the car, were shocked. The crowd who were waiting for the drama to unfold were stunned as well.The few representatives of the wealthy families who ridiculed Liam the most were dumbfounded after seeing that."Did I see that right? Those soldiers saluted Liam, the loser who married into the Stone family?""Holy shit! What the hell is going on? That loser can go in?""If that loser can enter, then does it mean we can go in too?""Yes, yes! We can enter as well!"As soon as they said that, the crowd at the entrance walked to the gate of the garrison with excitement.However, they were stopped by the sol
The leader of the soldiers walked over to the crowd and barked, "This is the garrison! It isn't a place where you wealthy families could come and cause a scene!"Also! Do you know why we let them in? Because that so-called loser who married into his wife's family and is living off his wife's income that you guys talked about is our newly appointed commander-in-chief!"I'm warning you! If you continue causing trouble here, we'll charge you with trespassing the garrison and execute you by shooting!"Besides, remember this! Our new commander-in-chief's identity still has to remain a secret. If any of you were to leak this out, we will punish you by shooting as well!"Those words dropped like a bombshell to the crowd, especially those who mocked Liam the most. Those people were dumbfounded after they heard that Liam was the newly appointed commander-in-chief. Colors drained from their faces. They looked at each other and said in aghast, "W-We're done for! He's the new commander-in-ch
At that point, Yafe was stunned. He looked at Liam suspiciously and asked, "Could Liam be the newly appointed commander-in-chief?"Sherah and Celena were equally stunned. They looked at Liam in bafflement as well.They thought about how they were stopped by the entrance, but they were let in after Liam talked to them.This was way too strange!Celena looked at Liam curiously and said, "Liam, what did you say to those people just now? Why did they suddenly let us in?"While they were discussing a moment ago, Liam already thought of an explanation. When he heard Celena's questions, he calmly said, "Have you forgotten? It was on the news previously. The newly appointed commander-in-chief was transferred here from the Pendragon War Zone. I was previously serving at the Pendragon War Zone!"Celena, Yafe, and Sherah immediately came to a realization. Yes! How could they forget about that?Liam served in the Pendragon War Zone. The new commander-in-chief came from the Pendragon War Zon
Joseph has been waiting for a long time in the commander-in-chief's office. When he saw Liam, he saluted him respectfully and said, "Sir, we've arranged everything according to your instructions!"Liam nodded. He sat on the couch and said, "Mmhmm. My wife and the Stone family are downstairs. You'll go to them in my place.""Yes, sir!" Joseph saluted Liam respectfully before leaving the office.At that moment, Yafe, Sherah, and Celena were waiting anxiously in the reception room downstairs.Suddenly, the door to the reception room opened. Yafe was the first to stand up, followed by Sherah and Celena. They were respectful as they looked at Joseph, who was standing by the door.Yafe quickly walked up to Joseph and saluted him. He greeted fawningly, "Hello, commander-in-chief. I'm Yafe from the Stone family in Drunham City."Sherah and Celena immediately joined in too. "Good day, commander-in-chief!"Joseph waved his hands casually at them. He said, "You're mistaken, I'm not the com
Sherah paced excitedly in the reception room and asked, "I'm not dreaming, am I? The new commander-in-chief invited us to his welcome party. There's probably only a handful of people in Drunham City who could attend the party tonight!"Yafe was excited as well. He said, "Yes! Look at all the other wealthy family representatives waiting by the entrance. None of them could even enter, let alone be invited to tonight's party!"The more Yafe said, the more excited he got. He quickly stood up and said to Sherah and Celena, "Hurry! We have to go back and tell Dad the good news. Then, we'll have to prepare! We can't embarrass ourselves tonight!"Sherah said, "Yes, yes. We have to prepare well! Let's go back."Celena was excited as well. She noticed that Liam did not return, but Yafe and Sherah were about to leave. She then called out, "Mom, Dad! Wait for Liam. He hasn't returned yet!"Yafe furrowed his brows and said nothing. Sherah immediately reproached, "That damn loser! All he knows
Yafe's ego was properly stroked when he saw that everyone was looking at him with envy.He deliberately stayed silent to whet their appetite further.Looking at how eager everyone was, Yafe finally said, "I'm not trying to show off, but the person who met me was the assistant of the new commander-in-chief. He only seemed to invite our family. He didn't say—""Yes, yes!" Sherah immediately interjected, "Stop asking us anymore. He only invited our family to the party!"Walter's and Hayden's eyes filled with jealousy. They said, "Yafe, you were representing the Stone family to visit the newly appointed commander-in-chief today. Since he invited you all, it must surely mean the entire Stone family!"All direct line of descent Stone family should attend the party. We can't let the commander-in-chief think that we're showing him disrespect!"Hayden added, "Yes, that's right! What about Dad? This is such an important occasion. He should be there too!"At that moment, Hayden and Walter
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