Cirroc took a deep breath and calmed his anger down before he said, "This is the first time in my life that I've been beaten up so badly. I can't let this go if I don't teach Liam a good lesson."Besides, if I don't teach that cocky bastard a lesson and word gets out, our family would be embarrassed!"People would think that we're afraid of an insignificant man who married into his wife's family. Even if it's just for the sake of our family pride, I'll have to seek revenge on Liam!"Mr. Quain, I know what you're worried about. Don't worry. I know what I'm doing. I won't spoil my father's plans."Waylon said nothing more. He simply nodded and moved to the side, and then he said, "Alright. I'll do whatever you want, Mr. Yacano."Meanwhile, Kendrick received the news that Cirroc was going to be discharged from the hospital. He dropped whatever he was doing and waited at the entrance of White Blossom Hospital.Kendrick has been busy with his new company ever since he returned from th
Kendrick immediately stopped smiling. He bowed his head at Waylon respectfully and said, "I didn't expect you to be here as well, Mr. Quain."Waylon said nothing. He simply nodded indifferently.Cirroc, however, said with a smile, "Wow. I didn't expect that you would recognize Mr. Quain. It seems he's more famous than me."Kendrick quickly explained with a smile, "Oh, it's just that I once came back to the country to attend a business gala with my father a few years ago when I was still in college. Mr. Quian was there at that time. We only met once, but I've always remembered him."Kendrick kept looking at Waylon with anticipation as he spoke.He thought Waylon could remember him after he jogged his memory. However, Waylon ignored him. He was still looking inside as he stood behind Cirroc.Cirroc did not care much after he listened to Kendrick's explanation. Whether Kendrick knew Waylon or not was not important to him at all."Mr. Hyde, I'll be blunt with you," said Cirroc.He
It was after a while that Cirroc said calmly, "Let's head straight to the Stone Group."Kendrick was delighted, but he did not let it show. He simply replied, "Alright."The car was turned around and headed for the Stone Group. After about half an hour, the Lincoln that was extended was stopped outside the building of the Stone Group.Once Cirroc got out of the car, he straightened his expensive suit. The bandage on his head was already taken off, but he still had a gauze on his nose. However, the big sunglasses that he was wearing were blocking the majority of his face.Waylon stood next to Cirroc while Kendrick and the other two men followed behind them."Let's go." Cirroc sneered as he stared at the entrance of the Stone Group and walked into the building.When they were approaching the big glass door, Kendrick quickly walked to the front, gestured for Corric to enter, and showed him the way with a respectful expression.When the Lincoln was parked at the entrance, the securi
Once Liam's gaze landed on Waylon, his eyebrows furrowed together.That was because Liam sensed a hint of pressure coming from him. Waylon was deliberately holding back the air he exuded, but Liam still immediately sensed it.A sharp gaze gleamed in Liam's eyes. He frowned as he looked at Waylon, smiling knowingly.He did not expect that the Yacano family would have a top fighter with a three-star military king caliber among them.The crowd walked past the pantry very quickly. Cirroc, Kendrick, and the others did not see Liam at all. They just followed Yafe to the reception room in the company.Cirroc sat on the main couch in the middle of the room while Kendrick and Yafe sat on either side of him. The executives of the company were seated as well. Some of them who did not hold high-ranking positions simply stood respectfully on either side of the room.Celena was summoned to the reception room as well. She was sitting across from Cirroc. She was wearing a fitting black skirt sui
After what happened on the yacht, Celena did not like Kendrick and Cirroc much anymore.Once Yafe and the others left, the room became quiet.Both Cirroc and Kendrick did not take their eyes off Celena, and their eyes were filled with strong possessiveness.Celena took a sip of the coffee in front of her and said indifferently, "Mr. Yacano, I wonder what kind of collaboration you would like to talk about."The way Cirroc stared was too blatant. He did not hide his lecherous urge and his strong desire to possess her.His gaze made Celena uncomfortable, and she furrowed her eyebrows together a little.If Cirroc was not the heir of the Yacano family and his father was not the president of the Kingsgate Group, Celena would not want to stay to talk to him at all.Celena's fondness for her childhood friend was greatly reduced after the gathering on the yacht. She was a little more wary of Kendrick.Cirroc laughed and tore his gaze away from Celena. With a knowing smile, he said, "Wha
"Besides, we're not just negotiating with your company alone. We're going to talk to the Thrivo Group, the Eternal Group, and the Everlast Group as well."What the Kingsgate Group has the most is money and resources, so I hope you'll be a smart person who would assess the situation," said Cirroc.Celena was frowning the whole time. She stayed silent for a few seconds after she heard what Cirroc had to say. Then, she replied with a smile, "Mr. Yacano, we hope we can work with the Kingsgate Group as well. But—""But what?" Kendrick chimed in before she could finish. He stood up, and with an eagerness like he was doing it for Celena's sake, he said, "Celena, what are you hesitating about? Do you know how many companies are dying to work with Mr. Yacano but couldn't?"This is such a good chance to let the Stone Group make it into the top ten of the renovation businesses in Drunham City. Do you want to miss out on it?"Celena fell silent upon hearing that.She did not have a good impr
"Oh? So, I should be thanking you, Mr. Hyde?" Celena asked with a smile, forcing herself to suppress her anger.Kendrick waved his hand and said, "No need for that. We've been friends since childhood. This is nothing."Celena was so pissed off that she laughed. She was breathing hard because of her anger, and her entire body was shaking.Cirroc was already back on the couch at this point, and he kept staring at Celena's heaving chest. As he moved his gaze downward, he saw Celena's legs that were crossed together.Her skin was so fair that it was glowing under the lights. Seeing that made Cirroc's body burn up and gave him an itch that he was dying to scratch.Cirroc gulped and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Ms. Stone. With our relationship, you can ask for anything you want, and I'll satisfy you."Celena took a deep breath, forcing herself to hold back the urge to walk out the door. She was cold as she said, "I'm sorry. I'm afraid I'll be letting you down, Mr. Yacano. Our compa
All men had a desire to conquer. The harder it was to tame Celena, the more Cirroc wanted to conquer her and pin her under his body.Ever since Cirroc met Celena, he was not interested in those tacky women anymore and kept it in his pants.After he saw the way Celena looked at that moment, his heart was pounding like crazy. Every part of his body was dying to pin Celena down. Every cell in his body was eagerly wanting to conquer her.The way Cirroc looked at Celena made her incredibly uncomfortable. She then exuded a frosty air all over herself. Right as Celena was looking at Cirroc icily, Cirroc was looking back at her as well. With a high and mighty attitude, Cirroc said, "You better think about it carefully and don't reject me so soon, Ms. Stone."I don't mind being blunt with you. I came here with two goals, and I want to give you two choices as well."The first choice is that you let me acquire your company, and I'll make the company be in the top ten in the renovation fiel
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