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