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
Reginald's health had declined greatly over the past few days, and even if he was seated in his chair, one could make out how much weight he had lost. He looked pale and occasionally, he would let out deep, hacking coughs.After a few moments' silence, he turned to his family and said, "I'm sure all of you have seen the news. We were all so excited after finding out that Liam was the legendary King Pendragon in hiding. We were all so determined that this was our one ticket to success, a surefire way to fame and glory as we so rightly deserved…"Reginald had to pause here, for he erupted into another bout of deep, rasping coughs. His entire face flushed red from the effort, and it took him a few minutes to recompose himself. Finally, he felt well enough to continue, "Who would've thought that Liam would end up resigning from his position as commander-in-chief? We were all played for fools! We cannot count on him any longer!"Yafe's eyes were ablaze with cold, merciless fury as he lis
Someone from amongst the crowd could not help gasping, "The Wendell family? The esteemed Wendell family, one of the wealthiest names on this planet? I hear that they have an incredibly prestigious lineage and that investment companies under their name are among the best in the world!"Apparently, this company invested in so many projects that ended up making them even more money than they had already, and they skyrocketed to fame as a result!""I heard that too! The director of this company is named Maverick Black, and he has the sharpest eye ever known to man! He is so talented that he has obtained a net worth of over a billion dollars at the young age of forty from investments alone! He's one of the wealthiest men in the world!""The Wendell family are a family of aristocrats whose lineage can be traced back to centuries. If we can somehow partner with them, we will not only rise to fame here in Drunham City but perhaps even the entire capital!"The Stones exchanged excited tidbi
"Do you have anyone particular in mind?"Reginald seemed to agree with Yafe. He glanced around the room at all the expectant faces, unsure of who to pick for the task.Yafe seemed equally perplexed. Truth be told, he was not at all familiar with his nieces and nephews, and if he had to pick, he would certainly advocate his own daughter for the job. Yafe's gaze landed on Cheryl, and he asked, "Cheryl, you've proven yourself to be a remarkable leader and efficient at getting jobs done. Why don't… you give it a try?"Cheryl could feel everyone's eyes on her, and this made her blush. She returned her father a bashful smile and replied, "Dad… To be honest, I'd be all over this job opportunity if it were to involve dealing with someone local, but this is a foreigner we're talking about… I'm not particularly good at speaking their language, and I'm afraid that…"Reginald was just about to reply to this, but Yafe glared at Cheryl and cut her off before she could even finish, "How come yo
With that being said, though, she dared not voice her thoughts out loud because it would infuriate her father even more.Cheryl's silence only seemed to anger Yafe even more. Then, all of a sudden, something occurred to him, and he snarled, "Years ago, we hired a tutor to help you improve your foreign languages, so how dare you tell me you don't know how to speak the language? This is atrocious! Who else can we count on now?"A tutor?Cheryl scoured her memory for this tutor, and it did not take her long to realize who her father was talking about. A knowing smile crossed her face.The tutor Yafe had hired for her all those years ago was not only handsome but had a smoking hot body and great stamina to boot. How Cheryl came to know about that, though…Cheryl was thankful that she had her head bowed, for she could not even begin to imagine the outrage that would ensue if the rest of the Stones saw her expression.Yafe grew even more furious at Cheryl's sustained silence. He raised
This, as expected, made Reginald scowl. He, too, had been painfully reminded of an incident that he would rather not reminisce; the cold, hard fact that although the entire Stone family had attended Celena's wedding in earnest, her attitude toward them was frosty at best. It seemed that she had made up her mind. After some consideration, Reginald finally said, "Yafe, Celena is your daughter, so you should be the one to speak to her. Bring some gifts along with you as well."Yafe grinned at this, took out his phone, and found Celena's number. He replied with a look of scorn, "There's no need for gifts! Just you wait—Celena will certainly come trotting back to us like a homeless puppy once we tell her that her grandfather wants her back."Sherah agreed, nodding, "That's right. She'll certainly change her mind, just you wait. She will never even dream of leaving the Stone family. All it takes is one call, and she'll be back groveling!"The rest of the Stones murmured and nodded in ag
Celena used to just take it, always too scared to stand up to the Stone family. The thought of being kicked out was her worst nightmare.However, with Liam and Jovie by her side, she did not have to put up with The Stone family's bullying any longer.The Stones were all the same, greedy to the core, never really seeing her as family. When it came down to money or power, she was always the one they would throw under the bus.If she wanted a shot at a better life, she knew she had to get out and cut ties with the Stone family for good.Celena's newfound guts and the way she could then talk back to the Stones were all thanks to Liam.Just thinking about Liam made her feel all warm and fuzzy inside. She glanced down at the papers in her hand, shook off the previous drama, and returned to reading.Meanwhile, Yafe stared at the dead phone line, totally gobsmacked. He could not wrap his head around the fact that Celena, who had always been so meek, had just given him a piece of her mind
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