Seeing that Reginald was riled up, Qemal continued to fan the flame and said, "Grandpa, that's not all! I've uncovered a big secret—Liam bought a car today which cost around four hundred thousand dollars! "Think about it, Liam is merely a retired soldier, how would he have so much money for a car? He must have used Celena and embezzled the project's funds! "Grandpa, if Liam could make Celena embezzle four hundred thousand dollars from the company today, then he would be able to make Celena change the company's ownership to him tomorrow.""What?" Reginald was instantly enraged and slammed hard on the table. With a flushed face and furious gaze, he bellowed, "Celena and Liam have got some nerve! How dare they do such a thing! They want to ruin our family! I'm not dead yet, and they dare to be so blatant about it!"You! Gather all security guards in the mansion and follow me to Celena's cottage! I'd like to see how far they will take this with my own eyes. The Stone family has no
Celena was confused by the slap. She was on her knees with tears in her eyes. She looked at Reginald with grievance and said, "Grandpa, what happened? Why did you slap me?"Reginald hit his walking stick hard on the ground. His face was sullen, and his eyes were filled with anger. He pointed at the BMW parked outside and bellowed, "Explain to me what's the deal with the car at the door? If you dare to lie at all, I'll beat you to death!"Tears were streaming down Celena's face as she felt she was wronged. She forced herself to control her emotions and looked at Reginald. The handprint on her face was red as she replied with a grievance, "Grandpa, Liam bought that car.""Hmph. Of course, he bought it. Let me ask you, then. He's just a soldier who has recently been discharged. Even if he got a bonus when he retired, it wouldn't be much. How could he have so much money to afford such an expensive car? Did he talk you into using the company's company to buy that car? I can spare you if
Cheryl gave Celena a few slaps in a row, and her sharp nails scratched Celena's face. In an instant, Celena's face was covered in blood. Cheryl got some on her hand as well. She immediately released her hand in disgust, shook it a little, and cursed, "That's so gross."Celena was curled up on the ground in pain. Her tears and the blood on her face stained her clothes, dying it red.Right at that moment, Jovie walked out of the cottage in her pajamas while rubbing her eyes. She probably just woke up.As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Celena on the ground with her face covered in blood. She got so frightened that she rushed over to Celena in tears and hugged her tightly.Jovie put herself in front of Celena and looked at Cheryl and Reginald in anger."You are all evil! You bully my mother! You are all terrible people who bully my mother!""Jovie!" Celena quickly pulled her into her arms, hugging her tightly to protect her. She had fear in her eyes as she watched the members o
Cheryl endured the pain and straightened her back. She crossed her arms in front of her and sneered. Then, she looked at Celena disdainfully and said, "How dare I slap her? She's a bastard, yet she dared to push me. You should be thankful that I didn't kill her."The word "bastard" made Jovie cry even harder. She threw herself into Celena's arms and said in sorrow, "I'm not a bastard, Mom. I have a father. I'm not- I have a father, so why did she say I'm a bastard?"Reginald had a sullen expression as he sat on the chair. He looked at Celena fiercely and barked, "Enough, Celena! You should teach your child to behave. The way she acted was so rude. How embarrassing."Celena could not believe it as she looked at Reginald.Jovie was just a child. She was slapped by Cheryl to the point that the corner of her lips was cracked. Reginald, however, criticized Celena for not teaching Jovie well and condemned Jovie for being rude instead.Feeling indignant, Celena said, "Grandpa, how could
Liam was too scary.His formidable bearing made it so that people did not dare to look right at him. They were terrified from the bottom of their heart."I'm going to ask one more time. Who did it?"Liam was furious that his rage could be seen burning in his eyes.He owed Celena and Jovie too much in the past seven years. He made countless promises that would protect them well. However, both of their faces were beaten into a pulp at that moment.Liam felt heartbroken, but for the most part, he was feeling furious. His daughter was the little princess of the Cole family. How could she be bullied like that?If they were not at the Stone Mansion, those who bullied Jovie and Celena would have died a long time ago. After Liam let out a roar, all the other members of the Stone family turned to look at Cheryl.Cheryl knew there was no way she could hide, so she straightened her back and put her hands on her waist arrogantly. She said, "I'm the one who slapped her. What about it? Sh
The sight of Celena kneeling for him made Liam feel a sense of heartache. Why was she always so soft-hearted, so kind? Could she still not see that the Stones never treated her as a family? "Celena, stand up! You don't have to plead to them! Don't beg them on your knees for me!" Liam held out his hand, wanting to help Celena up from the ground. However, after Liam helped Celena up, she immediately turned around and slapped him across his face.She was a blubbering mess, and she broke down as she shouted, "Liam! That's enough! When will you stop making a mess of everything? I have told you many times to not create any trouble! Why won't you listen? "Because of you, I lost my family for seven years! Do you know how I survived the past seven years? Now that I'm finally back, do you want to make me lose my family again? Are you only going to be happy then?"Celena then snatched Jovie from Liam's arms while she was all worked up. Her eyes were bloodshot and tears streaming down he
"Mr. Stone, there's nothing wrong at all with the company's finances." Reginald glared at Sherah and Qemal unhappily upon hearing that. After all this ruckus, it was all nonsense made up by the two of them. He could not stand the shame, so he stood up with a frown and shouted, "Let's go!" Knowing that the drama was coming to an end, the crowd also prepared to leave. However, Liam took a step forward and stopped Reginald before he could leave. He looked at him tauntingly and asked in a cold voice, "Reginald, you're not leaving just like that, are you? Are you just going to let Celena be unjustly accused by you guys? And did Celena and Jovie get beaten for nothing?"Reginald stopped in his tracks. He looked up at Liam indifferently and sneered. "Hmph! It was with great kindness on my part that I allowed her back into the family. She should already count her blessings! If she still doesn't know how to be grateful, then don't blame me for being heartless." When he finished, Regina
Celena looked at Liam with tears in her eyes. Her voice was getting softer and softer. How she hoped that Liam would come clean to her. She could never really fully see through him, even when they were already married and were living together. The feeling of having the person right next to you but you could never really know him was too frightening. She did not have any sense of security.To Celena, Liam's silence meant that he did not trust her. Then, why did he marry her? She gazed deeply at Liam, but what she wanted to say was never uttered. Since he did not want to tell her, then there was no point in her continuing the conversation. She walked straight into the bedroom with Jovie in her arms.The cottage was originally unusually quiet, but the loud bang of the door slamming shut made the atmosphere more gloomy. Liam stood there watching the cottage. After a while, he sighed resignedly. Then, he turned around and walked toward a corner of the cottage and lit a cigarette.
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