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
Cheryl complained to Yafe and Reginald, feeling indignant.Yafe had a sullen look as he looked at Liam frostily and said, "How bold of you, Liam! Who permitted you to slap her? Hurry up and apologize to Cheryl now! I won't hold back otherwise!"Celena was shocked. She did not think that Liam would suddenly slap Cheryl. Looking at Cheryl's swollen cheek, Celena smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Cheryl. I apologize on his behalf.""You're sorry?" Cheryl was fuming. Refusing to let it go, Cheryl shouted, "Do you think saying sorry would be enough? If I slap you, and then say sorry to you, would you be alright with that?"Celena was speechless. For a moment, she did not know what to say. She quickly gave Liam a signal with her eye, trying to get Liam to apologize to Cheryl.However, Liam said indifferently, "So what if I slap you? Since your father didn't teach you how to respect others, I don't mind teaching you!"Both Yafe and Cheryl looked incredibly sullen as soon as
"Uhm—"Sherah was stumped. Nobody gave her any invitation when she left the garrison that morning. Where was she supposed to get an invitation?Hearing that an invitation was needed, Yafe quickly stepped forward and explained with a smile, "Sir, this was what happened. We were here this morning and met the new commander-in-chief's assistant. He was the one who invited us. He didn't give us an invitation—"However, the soldier cut him off frostily before he could finish. He was blunt as he said, "Enough! Nobody's allowed to enter without an invitation. I order all of you to leave immediately. Otherwise, I'll execute all of you by shooting for trespassing into the garrison."Sherah got so anxious after she heard what the soldier said that her face became flushed. She just kept staring into the soldiers' eyes in a standoff.Seeing that, Cheryl strutted forward in her heels, swaying her slender hips. With a smile, she pushed the soldier's gun aside."Gosh, don't be so angry, sir. We
The leader of the soldiers turned around and returned to the guard post at the entrance. He picked up the phone and said something briefly before hanging up.A couple of minutes later, the soldier again picked up the phone. After the person on the other end of the call said something, the soldier's expression darkened and he walked out of there soon after.Sherah smiled and asked, "What's the verdict, sir? Can we go in already?"However, the soldier's expression was frosty. He pointed his gun at Sherah and bellowed, "The audacity that you have! How dare someone pretend to be from the Pendragon War Zone!"Sherah was dumbfounded. She had no clue what happened at all. She quickly shouted, "What are you talking about, sir?"The soldier was filled with rage. Wasting no time, he told the soldiers next to him to subdue Sherah, Yafe, and the others.All the men were pinned on the floor with their hands behind their backs while the women had their hands restrained behind their backs.The
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