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
Yafe did not want to bring Reginald to the party. If it was in the past when Yafe was closer to Reginald, he would surely consider Reginald first.However, ever since the last time when Rain came looking for trouble and Reginald would not save Yafe, he held a grudge against Reginald.Hearing what Reginald said, Yafe threw the question to Celena and Liam. He asked them, "Celena, Liam. You two were there as well. What do you think?"Celena felt a little troubled. She did not know what to say.Right at this moment, Liam suddenly said, "It's fine. I can take you all there, but I have a request.""Liam, just shut up!" Yafe's gaze darkened. He glared at Liam and rebuked, "Liam, do you know what you're asking? You're just a useless man who married into our family. You have no place to say anything. Just back off."Cheryl, who rushed over, overheard what Liam said. She also glared at Liam and Celena. She chided, "That's right! Liam, do you think you have any right to speak here? You, too
" Also, I think the cottage we're staying at is too small for my family of three. You need to give us a bigger place to live. If I remember correctly, the Stone Mansion still has many empty places, right?"Everyone looked at Liam in fury. Sherah's and Yafe's faces darkened.Sherah pointed at Liam and barked, "Liam! Shut up! You have no right to raise demands! Just fuck off!"Everyone was surprised as they looked at Liam. They just looked at him as if he was an idiot.As for Sherah, no one cared about her.Yafe chimed in coldly, "Liam, do you know what the hell are you talking about? Letting Celena be a deputy manager is already a huge favor. Are you saying she should be promoted to be a manager?"Walter added, "That's right. Liam, do you know what you are talking about? The places that belonged to our family were assigned accordingly. If everyone were to be like you, asking to get a new place because they thought their place was uncomfortable, the Stone family would descend into
Cheryl could not stand the thought of being lorded around by Celena in the office in the future.She turned to look at Celena, who was still in a daze, and said grimly, "Celena, this is all part of your plan, isn't it? You would do anything to get promoted!"Celena was still in a daze. She came to her senses after she heard what Cheryl said. She anxiously explained, "N-no! I-I never thought I would get promoted and a raise.""Just shut up!" Sherah was infuriated looking at Celena. She got even more annoyed as she thought about how she sided with them a moment ago.Sherah glared at Celena and chided, "Good one, Celena. You sure know how to put on an act. You dare say that this wasn't your doing? I'm warning you. You better come clean. If not, don't blame me for being ruthless!"Sherah was just about to hit Celena, but Liam stopped her.Liam glanced at Sherah coldly. "I don't think I asked for your opinion, right?""You!"Although Sherah shuddered at Liam's glare, the fury in her
The small mansion was usually taken care of, so it was unnecessary to clean it up. After Liam and Celena returned to their cottage, they packed up their things and moved into the small mansion. The small mansion had two stories. There were three rooms upstairs while the living room, dining room, and kitchen were on the first floor.Liam and Celena started unpacking after they got to their new home while Jovie ran around in excitement. After Jovie saw one of the rooms that was in pink, she got so excited that she started dancing.Jovie rushed to Liam, running around him in circles in excitement, and said, "Dad, am I getting my room? There's a pink room upstairs. It's super pretty!"Liam quickly put down the things he was holding and picked Jovie up. He brushed her nose gently and said with a smile, "What do you think? Do you like our new home? We'll be staying here from now on."Jovie nodded excitedly and said, "Mmhmm. I like this new home."Right at that moment, Celena came down
With a long black dress and a pair of silver heels, Celena looked like a dazzling star when she was out of the small mansion.Because she was attending a party, Celena purposely did makeup with great details. Anybody would be impressed by her with that long black dress and bright red lips.Celena was usually dressed quite modestly. This was her first time wearing such a sexy long dress, so she was not quite used to it, especially with the deep V-neckline. She kept feeling that she would expose herself.Celena held Liam's arm awkwardly and whispered, "Darling, would it be too inappropriate for me to wear this dress to the party? How about I change to another one?"Cheryl was awestruck by Celena when she walked out. However, once she noticed that Celena was also wearing a black dress, her expression darkened.She could not hold herself back after she heard what Celena said. Filled with jealousy, Cheryl said, "You're doing this on purpose, aren't you, Celena? You know I'm going to we