Cheryl sneered at this. "A man of great character or talent? I'm afraid you're wrong once again, Kendrick! Of course, I wouldn't try to deny Liam of any true talent, for it takes a man of great courage to be content with leeching off his wife's family!"Kendrick mirrored Cheryl's disdain, but upon seeing Celena's face fall, he wiped the smirk from his face and hastily changed the subject. All of a sudden, Liam's phone rang. It was a message from Joseph, but he did not reveal any more information apart from relaying that it was an urgent situation that required Liam's help.Liam knew something bad must have happened, so he quickly excused himself from the conversation and left, after lying to Celena that some of his old comrades were looking for him.Celena murmured in acknowledgment, "Alright. I'll be here waiting for you."Liam beamed at her and squeezed her hand reassuringly. Before he left, however, he turned to shoot Kendrick a sharp, meaningful glance, one that could only be
Celena was so taken aback by Kendrick's sudden declaration of love that she stood there, rooted to the spot, as though she had been struck by lightning. It took her a few moments to finally snap out of her stupor, but by that time, Kendrick's erratic behavior had already earned some strange glances from the guests closest to them.Celena, pale with fear and panic, quickly drew her hand out of Kendrick's grasp and said, "Kendrick, I have no idea what you're talking about! As I mentioned, those were just harmless jokes, I…"Kendrick, I hope you understand that I'm now married. I love my husband very much, and I've only ever thought of you as a brother… Please don't do this…"Sensing everyone's gaze burning in the back of her head, Celena turned and fled.Kendrick would not allow the love of his life to get away, so he chased after her like a moth to a flame, leaving Cheryl standing there alone. Her face contorted into an ugly snarl as she watched Celena and Kendrick disappear from vi
Liam scowled upon hearing this, and in a split second, a surge of fury rose within him so menacingly that even the air seemed to be charged with electricity.Thud!Liam slammed his fist down on the table so hard that with a splintering creak, the wooden table top snapped in half!Liam balled up the documents he was holding and said, his eyes glinting with cold malice, "Very well then! I have left the Pendragon War Zone for only a few months, and already the Border Nations have decided to test my boundaries!"Tell the representatives of the Border Nations that I, on behalf of the entire Pendragon War Zone, am hereby warning them not to test their limits! If they lay so much as a finger on any of my subordinates' heads, I will personally lead my army into combat, and trample them into a heap before they know it!"Liam said this with such vehement anger that the sky above the garrison darkened and crackled with thunder, making the soldiers standing guard outside the building shudder
Kendrick seemed to grow more and more agitated with every word. The thought of Celena bringing up Liam again made him so outraged that he reached out to claw at Celena's arm."Kendrick, you… Please… please calm down…" Celena was utterly alarmed to see Kendrick like this. Her first instinct was to dodge him, but the moment she turned around, she realized that she had inadvertently backed into a corner of the room, and there was nowhere for her to run!Celena closed her eyes in terror, anticipating Kendrick's fingers grappling onto her, but to her surprise, they never came.That was because just as Kendrick was about to pounce, he was shoved aside by someone behind him whom he could not see.Kendrick staggered and almost tripped, but the moment he steadied himself, he whipped around, his eyes ablaze with fury. "What the f*ck? Who did it?" he bellowed.The moment he laid eyes on the person behind him, he scowled, for it turned out to be Liam, who was already glowering at him.Celena
Initially, upon first meeting Liam, Kendrick had chosen to err on the side of caution. However, after discovering Liam's identity, he realized he no longer had anything to fear and thus did not bother concealing his disdain anymore. What happened next, however, made the smile freeze on Kendrick's face.Liam could not stand the leering look on Kendrick's face anymore and, without missing a beat, punched him before the latter could even fathom what had happened. "What makes you think you can scare me?"Kendrick howled, clutching his cheek in agony as blood trickled out of his nose and mouth. The next moment, however, he regained his composure and shot Liam a murderous glare. "How dare you hit me? Do you have any idea who I am?"Kendrick's shouts had attracted the attention of every guest in the room, who watched with interest as what they deemed to be an amusing love triangle played out before them. Celena was too stunned for words, for she never thought Liam would actually hit Ke
"I agree! How uncivilized he is, to resort to violence as a solution to every problem! We're all respectable civilians, and should not be behaving like barbarians!""Couldn't have said it better myself! Absolutely vile! I don't understand how Celena could've fallen for such a brute! Isn't she at all afraid he would lay hands on her someday?""Mr. Hyde is such a gentleman! Look at the way he's gazing at Celena! How soft and tender! I don't know what's gotten into Celena. Any sane person would know who to choose!"These murmurs and chatters revolved around the pair of men, but they were all unequivocally rooting for Kendrick. The women, in particular, seemed exceptionally impressed by Kendrick's display of courtesy and kept gazing at him, awestruck.Celena, on the other hand, did not know what to make of this situation. Nevertheless, Kendrick's plan had worked, for his gracious attitude had made Liam look absolutely barbaric in comparison, and this infuriated Celena greatly.She tur
The plane took off and soared through the sky, making its way to the Pendragon War Zone. Three hours passed when Liam finally touched down at the war zone. The moment the plane landed, Liam's phone rang. He frowned when he saw the long chain of numbers—an encrypted burner phone—but picked up without hesitation. A robotic voice said from the other end of the line, "Your Majesty, the King Pendragon! You're finally back at the Pendragon War Zone! What a long time it's been, my friend!"Liam frowned at this and asked curtly, "Who are you?"The voice sneered, "I won't blame you for forgetting, sir. After all, you are a busy, busy man with many things on your mind! I would be truly shocked if you had managed to remember a nobody like me. However, I'm fairly certain that you have not forgotten about your trusty aide, Calum Chanter?"Liam snarled, "I don't care who you are, but I'm warning you, if you dare to harm so much as a hair on Calum's head, I will follow you to the four corners of
Dressed in her sharp dark green uniform, the golden star on her shoulder gleamed brilliantly in the light.The young female officer, full of vigor and poise, was one of Liam's trusted subordinates, and she had risen to the rank of major general."Major Black Rose, reporting for duty, sir!" she announced.Then, the twenty-plus officers lined up behind her snapped to attention and saluted, their voices in unison, "Sir, welcome back!"Black Rose could not hide her excitement at Liam's return. "Sir, it's so good to have you back. We've all missed you."She thought to herself, with a hint of longing, 'I've missed you too.' However, those were words she would never dare to speak aloud.Black Rose was no ordinary soldier, despite being a woman, she was as formidable as a legendary warrior. She was Liam's right hand, not counting the Chanter brothers.While the Chanters took charge of the battlefield, Black Rose was the mastermind behind the logistics of the Pendragon War Zone.In esse
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