No matter how hard she tried, she was no match for these thugs, whether in terms of strength or agility. In fact, the harder she squirmed, the more often her body brushed against theirs, and this excited them even more, especially the man in the lead. The sensation of her soft, rosy skin against his palms ignited a fiery passion within him, and he reached toward Sunniva, trying to snake his arms around her waist so that he could pull her into the alleyway and have his way with her.However, just inches away from grabbing Sunniva's waist, he was stopped by a pair of strong arms. He froze, but before he could even react, he was struck in the face with a robust blow, one that sent him flying into the air and landing in a crumpled heap a few feet away. As he landed, he knocked over the twinkling neon sign hanging outside the pub. "Ah!" the thug could not help wincing as he clutched his broken nose. His face was twisted into a grotesque mask of agony, and he was so stunned by the abr
Their leader was at an utter loss for words. He could not believe that his men had been attacked so swiftly that none of them even saw Liam striking. This alarmed him greatly, and he immediately fell to his knees."F*ck!" he shrieked, his entire body shaking like a leaf. Beads of cold sweat dripped down his body as he watched, terrified beyond measure, as Liam slowly trudged toward him. He whimpered, "You… Don't come near me! I… I'm telling you… I'm…"Before he could even finish, Liam shot him a look so vicious that he clamped his mouth shut, terrified.Liam channeled such an immensely powerful aura that immediately instilled fear in him with just one glance. He felt strangely suffocated, as though an invisible hand had wrapped itself around his neck and was squeezing his throat shut.The thug gulped nervously and averted his gaze, too frightened to look at Liam head-on.All of a sudden, something occurred to him, and this seemed to instill some courage within him once more. He su
The thug could not resist sneaking Liam a triumphant look and adding gleefully, "Look here, you punk, this here is my boss, and he's going to make you regret ever having come here tonight!"Newlin, on the other hand, felt his chest tighten upon laying eyes on Liam. He was so shocked to see Liam here that he was at an utter loss for words for a few moments. He snapped out of his stupor just in time to hear his idiotic subordinate's bold statement. The color drained from his face.Smack!Newlin slapped his subordinate immediately, fearful that he would make some other atrocious comment to infuriate Liam. He smacked him so hard that the impact whipped the thug around in an entire circle before finally coming to a stop.The thug staggered to a stop, clutching his swollen cheek and wearing a look of utter bafflement. He cried out, "Boss, what did you hit me for? It was this twat who attacked all of us, and shouldn't you be protecting us instead? What are you doing? Get him!"The next m
Liam merely shot him a steely glance and said, "You're Newlin, aren't you? Haven't you learned your lesson from the last time we met?"Newlin gulped nervously, and beads of cold sweat broke out over his forehead. He wanted nothing more than to throttle his idiotic subordinate right that instant! He would have gladly helped him if he had gotten into trouble with any other person—anyone at all but Liam!Newlin dared not irritate Liam any further, so he quickly wiped his sweat from his forehead and replied, bowing low, "No, no, Mr. Cole, of course I still remember what happened the last time we met. This was all my fault! I should've educated my subordinates better. They are stupid goons who didn't recognize you in all your greatness, and I will make sure they get punished for their idiocy! I hope you can find it within yourself to forgive us…"What are you waiting for? Do you need me to guide you like a kindergartener? Apologize to Mr. Cole right now!" he bellowed, turning to the thug
The entire gang immediately scattered without another moment's hesitation. Newlin, in particular, turned and skedaddled as fast as his legs could take him.Suddenly, Liam's cold voice rang out, shocking them in place. "What? Have you misheard me? I asked you to get on your knees and scram! I never said you could run!"For a moment there, Newlin was petrified that Liam had changed his mind about letting him go. He stood there, his face as pale as a ghost, glancing nervously at his men. After a few moments, they realized what Liam was asking of them.Then, without a moment's hesitation, they all dropped to their knees and slunk away from the pub—some of them shuffling awkwardly on their knees, others outright crawling like animals, all just to get as far away from Liam as possible before he changed his mind. This was no doubt a shocking turn of events, and all the bouncers, as well as some spectators lurking nearby, could not help staring, slack-jawed, at this strange sight.It was
Judging from her tone, Liam knew that she must have misunderstood the entire situation. Unfortunately, he was preoccupied with the wedding preparation, so he decided he would explain everything to her once he was free.Then, he got onto his scooter and drove to the Emerald Lake area. The moment he arrived, he saw Benjamin standing at the entrance, waiting for him.Upon seeing Liam, Benjamin's entire face lit up as though he was meeting the president himself. He straightened up and approached Liam. "Mr. Cole, what a pleasure it is to see you again."Liam nodded and replied, "How's everything going now? I assume it's going according to plan?"This would be his and Celena's future home, so he wanted everything to be perfect.Benjamin nodded. "Mr. Cole, you have nothing to worry about. I've already relayed your requests to the contractors, and they're working on it as we speak. They have also opted to use the best, most expensive materials for the renovation. Feel free to walk in and
"Liam?" Cheryl exclaimed incredulously, the look of disgust on her face growing more apparent as they approached. "What are you doing here? Don't you know where you are?"Wasyl was also wearing a sneer of deepest contempt as he eyed Liam. "Liam, don't tell me you're here to look at houses too?"Before Liam could even respond, Cheryl said haughtily, "What on earth are you talking about, darling? Him? View houses here? He's a useless goon that can't even afford an average house, much less a mansion here in Emerald Lake!"Who was he kidding? This was the most prestigious residential area in the entirety of Drunham City, only accessible to the wealthiest and most elite crowd, and there was no way Liam could possibly afford a house here!Liam had initially wanted to ignore them both, but their scornful tones made him pause, frowning. He turned to them with a cold look. "Why does it concern you what I'm doing here?"Wasyl scowled, for Liam's arrogant retort had infuriated him. He snappe
"You…" Cheryl stammered, feeling both angry and frightened at the same time. Her hand dangled awkwardly in the air between them, so in order to save face, she pointed a manicured finger at Liam instead. "Don't get ahead of yourself, Liam. Do you honestly think Celena would leave us? Have you forgotten how desperate she was to return to us?"She could not resist scoffing before continuing, "She always comes running as soon as my father and grandfather play nice to her. She can never stray too far from us because she's just a spineless little b*tch who's desperate for approval."Leave the Stones, you say? I've never heard anything more hilarious! Celena Stone is nothing without us!"Cheryl refused to believe that Celena would actually leave them, for the image of Celena begging to be taken back still burned in her mind. There was no way someone as cowardly as Celena would dare to turn her back on the family who raised her!She was certain that Celena had merely gotten ahead of hersel
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