"Hold it right there!" Nevaeh stepped forward, blocking Liam's way. Then, without missing a beat, she swung her leg, aiming straight at Liam's shoulder.She was utterly infuriated! How dare Liam attempt to assault a civilian right under her nose and think he could get away with it? She snarled, "I never said you could leave!"Liam raised his brows in slight amusement when he saw her foot soaring through the air toward him. Instead of ducking, however, he grabbed hold of her ankle in mid-air and said, grinning mischievously, "Officer Scott, as nice as I've been to you, you should know that I have my limits. I'm not always so patient."Nevaeh was now wobbling precariously, trying to balance on one leg as Liam gripped her other. She writhed, trying to pry herself free. "Let go of me!" she shrieked as she thrashed wildly, but Liam's grip was as solid as a rock. This only infuriated Nevaeh more, for aside from just keeping her in this strange position, Liam was beginning to eye her i
Nevertheless, as enticing the idea of teasing Nevaeh was, Liam had better things to do; he had to get home as soon as possible so he could spend time with his beloved wife."Hey, Officer Scott, look! They're getting away! Get them!" Liam shrieked all of a sudden, his eyes wide with panic as he pointed somewhere behind her.Nevaeh immediately whipped around, prepared to chase after the escaping thugs, but to her surprise, all she could see was the same men lying on the ground, whimpering and howling in agony. They were in so much pain they could barely get up, much less try to escape!They shook their heads, terrified that they would receive another beating, and screeched, "No, no! We're not trying to run! We wouldn't dare…""Spare us, officer! Don't hit me! I'm not going anywhere!""We're not trying to run, officer. Please have mercy on us…"A jolt of startling realization swept over Nevaeh, and she immediately turned around, but it was too late. Liam was already too far away for
Liam pressed her back down onto the sofa. He gave her a reassuring smile, but his eyes remained fixated on the living room window. "Don't move, darling. Just stay low. Something interesting is about to happen."Celena froze. Liam's face was tilted at an angle away from hers, so she could not read his expression and figure out if he was joking. Nevertheless, the flirtatious undertones in his voice made her blush, and she replied, crooning, "Liam…"She wanted to ask him what he was trying to get out, but all of a sudden, Liam grabbed her waist and pulled her into his arms. As he turned, she finally caught sight of his face, and she did not like the look on it. He was making her nervous, and she could feel a lump forming in her throat. She opened her mouth to ask him what was going on, but…Thud!Without warning, the window shattered, raining broken glass everywhere and making Celena jump. The color drained from her face. The next moment, three men dressed from head to toe in black le
In the split second that the three of them were all stunned, Liam seized the moment to strike; his fist made contact with the man closest to him, and the impact was such that the intruder flew several feet into the air before finally slamming into the coffee table. He spat out a mouthful of blood and stared at Liam, eyes wide with horror.The two other intruders did not hesitate to retaliate. Their blades glinted menacingly as they soared through the air, aimed straight at Liam's chest!The two of them had acted so swiftly that it was clear that they were hoping to put an end to this once and for all, with no intention of letting Liam live.Liam furrowed his brows slightly. Then, with a swift move, he shoved Celena out of the way and behind the sofa. At the same time, he reached out to grab one of his attackers' arms. His reflexes were so lightning-quick that none of the intruders even saw this coming. Without mercy, Liam gave his victim's arm a sharp twist, snapping it clean in h
This was the least of her worries, though. Celena quickly trotted over to Liam and asked, grabbing his arm nervously, "Liam, are you hurt?"Liam shook his head, then turned to glance coldly at the three limp figures on the floor before him. One was already dead, one was crippled, and the other was about to be.Liam sneered and said curtly, "The Yeagers are as efficient as always. Why didn't they at least let me settle in first?"The two remaining assassins, both of whom were writhing and howling in agony, immediately stopped, clearly at an utter loss of what to say. They seemed surprised that Liam had worked it out so quickly. Their shock lasted only a few moments. Soon, they regained their composure and slowly staggered to their feet. One of them had suffered broken ribs, whereas the other had his entire arm fractured. As a result, neither of them could move freely, and it took them a long time to finally get to their feet, holding onto the wall for support. One of the men look
Was this man out of his mind? Did he know just how truly powerful the Yeagers were? How dare he make such an outlandish threat?The Yeagers were so powerful that no one, not even a single person in the entire nation, could possibly think of crossing them, much less make such an atrocious claim as to destroy them! They were one of the Four Ancient Families, with their lineage being traced back to over a century ago.Even the leader of the assassin group had to bow and curtsy before the Yeagers; such was the influence they had over the entire nation. They could not believe the audacity of this scrawny twat to make such a threat!They both had to admit that this man—whoever he was—was far more powerful than they had anticipated. The aura that he gave off felt more formidable than even the most merciless killers in their assassins' group, but even then, that did not excuse his cockiness.They were not doing a very good job of hiding their thoughts, so naturally, Liam could read the c
The other remaining assassin—the one with the broken arm—stared in utter horror as the whole scene played out. He seemed incapable of uttering a response and merely watched with wide eyes as his companion clawed every inch of his own skin off and finally killed himself out of sheer agony.He fell to his knees and screamed, "Sir, this was all a terrible mistake. Please, sir! Please spare me…"Liam stared at him coldly and replied, "I won't kill you, but you shall return to the Yeagers and pass on my message to them. If they do not wish to suffer a tragic fate, they must back off and stop harassing me. I have many more tricks up my sleeve, and certainly not ones they would like to challenge."The assassin nodded fervently. "Yes, sir… I will definitely relay your message, sir!"His voice was trembling with fear, and he gazed at Liam with a look of quiet terror, as if he was staring into the eyes of the demon himself. "Get out of my sight!"With that, the assassin turned and sprinte
"Yes, sir! I'll notify him at once!"Meanwhile, in a distant country west of Biskeland, Cirocco was crouched in the shrubbery, his eyes trained on a team of enemy soldiers some several feet away from him, blissfully unaware of his presence. Cirocco wore an army green uniform that seamlessly blended into the undergrowth around him. Even with his gaze trained on his target, the merciless bloodlust within his eyes was unmistakable. Five of his subordinates were crouched behind him, wearing identical uniforms. They were among his most trusted aides and had been deployed on this mission with him.All of a sudden, his phone buzzed with an incoming call. He placed his phone close to his ear, but his eyes did not leave his target. The orders from the person on the other end of the line made a sinister smirk cross his face."Let's get this over with!" he hissed to his men. Then, without missing a beat, all six of them pounced, their powerful auras forming a collective tornado that stirred
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