The expression of the other four family heads immediately darkened upon hearing what Davis said, and they all looked at Heston icily.James Sully, the head of the Sulley family, said icily, "Mr. Quantz, Mr. Jacobsen is right. Why do you want us to hand over our electronic devices and tell our bodyguards to leave?"Tyson Clark, the head of the Clark family, looked at Heston with a sullen expression and said, "I'm sure we all know each other here. If you trust us, then let's have the meeting. If you don't, then we can just forget it. We won't agree to anything else.""That's right. Go ahead and have the meeting if you want to. If you don't, we can just call a day. We won't agree to have our bodyguards leave the room. We won't ever hand you our electronic devices either."A frosty look gleamed in Heston's eyes as he listened to the crowd. In the meantime, he was secretly observing Cillian's expression, and he saw that Cillian sat in his chair calmly, not saying a word. He had no idea
That was a threat!It was clear that Julian was threatening them. The family heads who were furious and wanted to leave immediately stopped in their tracks because of that. Their expression got even darker.Davis was looking frosty as he turned around to look at Julian. "What are you trying to say, Mr,.Yeager?" he asked.James also asked frostily, "Are you threatening us?"The others did not say anything, but they were thinking the same thing. They were all glaring at Julian and Heston furiously.Julian did not get mad because of their attitude. He still had a faint smile on his face as he said, "Gentlemen, I'm not threatening you. I'm simply reminding you. It's a piece of advice from me to you."I'm sure Mr. Quantz said it very clearly just now. The meeting tonight is about the future development of Luminous. To be more accurate, it's about your future development in Luminous."It's just staying behind and attending a meeting. Is it necessary to get so angry? If you were to lis
Julian ignored the crowd. He nodded with a smile and continued, "If that's so, I would take it that you agree. Since we have come to an initial consensus, then I will now talk about the collaboration with Mr. Miller."I'm sure all of you know that this collaboration is a fifty-billion-dollar investment. If it were left only to one family, then it would be impossible for anybody to get it. So, we at the Yeager family propose to let the Quantz family be our representative to collaborate with Mr. Miller."As soon as he said that, the five family heads who were initially staying silent immediately got all worked up. One after the other, all of them voiced their objections."What? Let the Quantz family represent us in the collaboration with Mr. Miller?""No! Not! I will be the first to object to letting the Quantz family represent us to collaborate with Mr. Miller!""That's right! I object as well! Why the Quantz family? Our families' abilities are nowhere inferior to theirs, so why no
Davis' face was flushed and his eyes were fuming. He bellowed, "Mr. Yeager, this allocation is too unfair! We will not agree to such an unfair collaboration." "That's right! We will not agree to the Yeager family wanting to take seventy percent of the share!""It's fine if you want to collaborate, but the profit margin needs to be redelegated!" "If you ask me, the Yeager family is only entitled to twenty percent at most, and the rest should be split among us!" Julian ignored them. A faint smile was still hanging on his face as he asked, "Oh? Looks like you all disagree. Is that right?""Yes! We disagree!" "That's right!" "We all disagree!" The five family heads voiced their objection. "I see, alright," said Julian.He nodded with a smile that did not reach his eyes, his gaze glimmered with bone-chilling threat. Then, he said coldly, "It looks like all of you are just going to make me look bad today. The planning of this collaboration is all done by the elders of the Ye
His outrageous statement was met with a startling realization from the rest of the crowd. Their faces fell when they recalled Heston's attitude toward Julian in the previous encounter.Heston smiled at the mention of his name and explained, "Gentlemen, although the Quantz family is indeed a part of the six major families in Luminous, I actually do not disagree with Mr. Yeager's suggestion. In fact, I think it's a great idea."Considering the fact that we've all known each other for decades now, I would like to offer you all a piece of valuable advice—think wisely before making any decision, especially when it's one that will put you in a position of offending the Yeager family."Heston's hint was quite blatantly obvious. What he was trying to say was that if they chose to go against the Yeager family's wishes, they would likely end up in a dangerous predicament, perhaps losing their status in Luminous altogether. The color drained from their faces, and they all glowered at Heston
They could not believe their ears. Did Julian just demand that Cillian hand over half his fortune? This was outrageous!As powerful as the Yeagers were, they could not outright ask for half of someone's fortune right off the bat! The five families were incredibly affronted by this outrageously unreasonable demand. This was daylight robbery at its finest!Cillian's face fell upon hearing this. He did not seem at all worried about putting his best face forward in front of the Yeagers. He did nothing to conceal his anger when he locked eyes with Julian.He sniggered, then said frostily, "What a huge demand you're asking of me, Mr. Yeager. Half of my fortune? It's not a matter of whether I'm willing to relinquish that amount of money or not, but whether the Yeagers have the guts to take it from me."The five remaining men all froze and turned to Cillian with their mouths hanging open. What was going on with Cillian? What gave him the courage to confront the Yeagers like that? Was h
"In that case, Mr. Quantz, how do you think I should speak to Mr. Yeager instead?" Cillian said sharply, turning to meet Heston's gaze with a cold sneer. "Are you suggesting that I learn to be a lapdog like you, Mr. Quantz? In that case, I'm sorry, but my dignity does not allow me to stoop so low. Mr. Yeager is not my master, of course."In other words, he would not grovel before the Yeagers like the Quantz family."You—" Heston hissed, a look of utter fury crossing his face. The remaining five men all gazed at Cillian in utter disbelief. Was Cillian out of his mind? How dare he talk back to Julian and insult Heston as well?"Mr. Quantz," Julian called out, shooting Heston a glance that the latter took to mean his time to speak was over. Then, he turned to Cillian with a smile. "I like dealing with people like you, Mr. Lovell. Honest and straight to the point. Since you have so graciously agreed to our terms, there is no reason for me not to accept."He then turned to the remaini
Liam glanced at him and nodded in acknowledgement. "Of course. My surname is Miller."Miller?Everyone froze at this, hardly able to believe their ears.What a coincidence it was—this newcomer just so happened to share the same surname as the mysterious investor. Julian seemed just as surprised about this as everyone else. His shock only lasted a few brief moments, though, before it was replaced with a gracious smile. "What a pleasure it is to meet you, Mr. Miller. To what do we owe the pleasure today?"Liam smiled in return, and instead of responding, he asked sharply, "Are you being sarcastic, Mr. Yeager?"Julian seemed taken aback. He could not understand what Liam was trying to get at, so he asked warily, "What? What are you trying to say, Mr. Miller?""Ah, it seems you really did not understand. Well, didn't you demand Cillian to relinquish half his fortune to you?" Liam said, still smiling, but his tone was sharp and unrelenting. "That is precisely why I'm here."Julian'
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