Prince Faber sounded confident.Liam furrowed his brows even tighter. He said icily, "Are you that sure?"Prince Faber snickered and said, "Liam, you are no longer the commander-in-chief of the Pendragon Warriors. You have a wife and a kid. If you kill me, you'll be betraying Biskeland. Killing a commander-in-chief is treason. Your entire family will be executed."By then, not only you but even your wife and kid will be punished. You will be the scorn of the Biskeland folk."Prince Faber sneered smugly. His gaze was filled with confidence. He was smug because he was sure that Liam would not dare to lay a finger on him. He looked at Liam provokingly.Liam's gaze darkened icily. He glared at Prince Faber murderously, saying nothing.After a moment of silence, Liam sneered and said icily, "Prince Faber, you think you know me so well. You only know that I'm arrogant and domineering. What you don't know is that the thing I hate the most is being threatened. Likewise, I loathe scheme
Cirocco also noticed the blood on Liam. At the thought of how Liam took so long to return, his gaze darkened and turned cold."Sir, are you alright?"Liam smiled and shook his head at the two of them. He said, "I'm fine. Where's Callum and the others? Have they regained consciousness?"Black Rose shook her head with worry. She said, "Not yet, they were seriously injured. They have been unconscious ever since. Also, their injuries seemed to be getting infected. I’m worried."Tears welled up in Black Rose's eyes. Calum and the others were the most important people in her life, and they were all unconscious.At the thought that this was all because of Prince Faber, Black Rose desperately wanted to rush over and kill him right away.Liam furrowed his brows and said, "Let's go and see them." Then, Liam took them to the ward. Marqus was standing guard by the door. When he saw Liam, he gasped in fright."Sir!" Marqus stood up straight to salute Liam respectfully, greeting Liam with a
However, after he learned everything, he realized that things were much more complicated than he expected.The Four Ancient Families, the Cole family's responsibility, and his grandfather whose life or death was still unknown, as well as the Arcane Manuscript.Everything was one big mystery weighing down on his shoulders, overwhelming him so much he could barely breathe.Liam could not imagine how he could possibly bear it if he did not have Celena or Jovie by his side.If it were him in the past, he would have buckled under the immense pressure.However, times were different. He had important people he needed to protect. Celena and Jovie. They were the two most important people in his life.Liam leaned in and kissed Celena on the forehead."Honey?" Celena groggily opened her eyes to see Liam's handsome face looking at her. She sobered up quickly and said in delight, "Honey, you're back!"Liam never thought that he would wake Celena up. He smiled and replied, "Yes. I'm back. So
Jovie covered her mouth and snickered. She stuck her tongue out at Liam and said, "Dad, just listen to Mom. You'll have a hard time if she gets mad."Celena staggered and almost fell upon hearing that. She then glared at Jovie, pretending like she was mad.Jovie quickly covered her mouth and played dumb, calling out to Celena in an adorable voice, "Hurry up and let's go, Mom. Otherwise, I'm going to be late.""You're going to get it from me tonight," Celena said with a sneer.Liam smiled and said, "Alright, alright. I got it. Your mother won't be able to bear to give me a hard time.""Gosh. What are you saying in front of the child?" Celena protested, shooting a glare at him.Then, she quickly got Jovie out of their home. There was no telling what these playful pair of father and daughter would say if they stayed any longer.Liam continued to handle the matters he had on hand. He learned some new information, so all the deployments he made needed to be changed.Other than looki
The woman was meek, and she already apologized. Celena was a little pissed off, but she could not blame the woman. All she could do was endure her anger and say, "Let's first call the police."The right thing to do after a collision was to call the police immediately.However, right as Celena was about to make the call, the woman suddenly rushed up to her and snatched her phone away. She was wailing as she called out, "Please. Please, I'm begging you. Don't call the police! I'm a new driver. I didn't do it on purpose. Please don't call the police, alright? I'm begging you. Let's just settle it on our own. You can have however much money you want. Don't call the police!"The woman was trying to make a scene. Celena frowned and felt troubled as she said, "What exactly do you want? Give my phone back to me now."Celena tried to snatch her phone back. However, the woman did not listen to her at all. She simply grabbed Celena's phone tightly, not letting it go.Celena immediately flew
Liam's heart dropped. "Hello, I am her husband. Please help me take care of my wife. I'll be right there."Liam flew into a rage after he hung the call.He knew he had many enemies. Those people could lay a finger on any of his men, but they are not allowed to lay their fingers on his family.People who crossed his line would certainly be killed, and Celena and Jovie were where Liam drew the line.He made a call and said in a frosty voice, "Find out where my wife is right now and bring her back. Also, pull out the surveillance camera and look into the information of the people who took Jovie away."The rage within Liam was almost bursting out of him as he said that. He gripped his phone so hard that his knuckles were popping.Within a minute, he received Celena's location on his phone.Liam immediately rushed toward Celena and brought her home to rest.He stood in the living room, and a subordinate quietly appeared in front of him, reporting to him respectfully about the inform
At that moment, many shops along the street were not open. Only those who served breakfast were open.The bars along the street were open until morning, but the customers were almost all gone. At that moment, the people left at the bar were the staff who were cleaning up.Liam's car was parked right in front of Neon. He saw the signboard of the bar at a glance as soon as he got out of the car, and it was flashing colorful lights.The bar also had two one-meter-tall goddess statues in front of it, and they had colorful flashing lights hanging on them as well.Liam saw the MINI Cooper parked at the entrance of the bar, and his rage surged in his eyes.Then, Liam walked straight to the door of the bar. He looked at the goddess statue, and punched it, breaking it into pieces.At a loud boom, the goddess statue was shattered.The rubbles flew toward the glass door of the bar, smashing it into pieces and leaving glass shards all over the floor.Immediately after that, Liam walked to
There was still a pin-drop silence in the bar.People who did not know better would have thought that Liam was talking to the air.However, Liam knew the person there heard him.A peal of silvery laughter rang out in the quiet bar. It sounded as if an innocent young woman experienced something happy."As to be expected of the former commander-in-chief of the Pendragon Warriors. The legendary King Pendragon is truly impressive."The voice of the woman inside the bar was gentle and alluring. The laughter earlier sounded like it belonged to an innocent young girl, but as she spoke, her voice sounded like a sexy woman. It had a sultry tone to it.The air the woman exuded was the same as the person who launched a sneak attack at him earlier, and that made Liam instantly frown.It was still dark in the bar. The voice of the woman echoed through the empty bar. There was no way to tell where the woman was at all.Liam frowned and asked icily, "Are you the owner of this bar?"The woman
The new plan was a hit; every assassin in the room was on board.One of them, posing as a bellhop, stood at Liam's door, ready to knock.However, he never saw it coming. Before his knuckles could rap on the door, it burst open from the inside.Wham!The would-be knocker was sent flying, slamming into the corridor wall with a thunderous crash.The others barely had time to register what happened when Liam burst out, a quintuple-edged dagger in hand.He was a shadow among them, his blade a flash of silver that danced across their wrists, disarming them of their scimitars.In moments, the hallway was a cacophony of clattering blades and piercing screams that filled the hotel.The leader, clutching his bleeding wrist, stared at Liam in horror, leaning casually against the doorframe. Liam's dagger dripped crimson. He watched the fallen assassins with an unfeeling smirk."You think you can play assassins, skulking around in the dark?" Liam's voice dripped with scorn. With a casual f
Noel was a name that turned heads in Rasford City, especially since the Noel family ran a successful pharmaceutical business. In any place, those in the medicine game hold sway, and Noel was no stranger to the city's shadowy bigwigs. After all, nobody was immune to getting sick!Noel was quickly taken to the hospital for emergency care. Meanwhile, the assassin he had hired had pinpointed the hotel where Liam and Sunniva were hiding out.Sunniva was still visibly shaken when they reached the hotel. Too frightened to be alone, she could only gaze at Liam with watery eyes, silently pleading to stay in his room.Liam, left with little choice, let Sunniva take his room while he made do with the couch in the living room.After the night's earlier ordeal, combined with the alcohol and the drug slipped into her drink, Sunniva washed up and promptly fell asleep in Liam's bed.Liam, however, remained on the living room sofa, poring over the mysterious Arcane Manuscript.Out of nowhere,
"Thud!"Then, without missing a beat, Liam grabbed Noel by the throat and landed another punch on him. He struck him squarely on the chin, dislocating it and forcing a couple more of his teeth to fly out. "Ahhh!" Noel shrieked. His face was swelling up to twice its usual size, and he could not help letting out a cry of agony. Liam did not stop there, though. His fists rained down all over Noel without ceasing, his every punch striking where it hurt the most. "F*ck! You're going to pay for this!" Noel grunted. He would make this twat pay! What gave him the right to attack him? He was an heir of the great Noel bloodline, and he would make this cocky, self-righteous prat pay!Liam scoffed, then swung his fist and struck Noel squarely in his abdomen.Noel spat out a mouthful of blood, unable to utter another word from the sheer pain, but this did not stop Liam. The next moment, he grabbed Noel by the hair and bashed his head against the wall behind him.A sickening crunch alerted
The words had barely left her mouth when Noel lost his patience, swung Sunniva around and slapped her hard across the cheek. "D*mn it, you f*cking sl*t! What the f*ck are you shouting for? Let me tell you this—no one will come to save you, not even if you cry yourself hoarse!"The slap came so abruptly that Sunniva was momentarily stunned. Her cheek soon swelled up, and a bright red mark in the shape of Noel's palm began to take shape. Noel had hit her so hard that the back of her head struck the wall behind her, and all she could feel was an intense, throbbing pain that reverberated through her skull. Blood seeped out of the cut on the back of her head, and she could feel the warm liquid trickle down her neck. She suddenly felt strangely faint and stopped resisting. Noel seized the opportunity to strip her naked, grinning. "Ms. Bristow, I suggest you stop wasting your energy. You're mine tonight, and there's no running now!"He had long since heard of Sunniva's beauty, and he was
"Mr. Noel? What is the meaning of this?" Sunniva shrieked in alarm. Noel was wiping his face with a towel when she spoke, and upon hearing her voice, he slowly moved toward her. "Ms. Bristow, do I really need to spell this out for you? You're a gorgeous woman, and I admire you very much. There's nothing to be afraid of, darling. We're all adults here, so there's no need to be shy. I promise that I'll make this the most memorable night you've ever had. "Ms. Bristow, do you know how many women would die to be in your position? Women everywhere bend over backwards to keep me happy, and most of them are willing to please me just to get my business. If you still want this partnership, you better be a good girl and keep me satisfied. If not…"Noel trailed off, for at this point, he had already reached the bed and was just inches away from Sunniva. His flesh quivered with his every move, and he was so tall that he loomed over Sunniva's tiny body like a beast eyeing its prey. "You… you
Noel was not used to being rejected so outwardly. Sunniva's indifference infuriated him greatly. He scoffed, then brought his hand up to his nose and took a deep breath as if trying to catch a whiff of any scent that Sunniva had left on his skin. He sneered. "Ms. Bristow, it seems you are intent on challenging me?"Sunniva replied curtly, "So what if I am?""Very well then! You like to do things the hard way, eh? Let me make this clear—the moment you step out the door, the partnership will be called off! I will no longer do business with Bristow Group!"The audacity!With a smug grin, Noel cast Sunniva one last look before returning to his seat. He watched her coolly and made no move to stop her from leaving again, for he knew he had her cornered. Sunniva stood rooted to the spot, her brows furrowed in deep concentration. Noel knew he had Sunniva caught in a dead-end situation. He smirked and raised his glass to his lips. "How about this, Ms. Bristow? Just one last drink with
A glimmer of annoyance flashed through Noel's eyes, but he continued to reach toward Sunniva, grinning. "Ms. Bristow, I really, really admire you…"Sunniva froze. The next moment, she leaped to her feet, still holding her wine glass, and ducked out of Noel's reach. She replied, raising his glass in an attempt to disguise her nervousness, "Mr. Noel, I greatly admire your success as a businessman as well. Cheers to our partnership!"Noel's arm hovered in mid-air, looking awkward and forlorn as it dangled out of reach of its target. A strained silence fell over them. The tension lasted only a few minutes, though, because Noel soon regained his composure and drew his arm back. He clinked his glass against Sunniva's as though nothing out of the ordinary had happened. The two of them had been drinking for quite some time now, and Noel was growing more and more inebriated by the minute. He was a pale man, and so the alcohol gave him an unnatural flush that made him look as though he was
"Thank you, Uncle Leonardo." With that, Liam and Cirocco left the manor. They returned to the hotel to meet up with Calum and Sunniva. Liam and Cirocco were waiting in the hotel's presidential suite, going over their plans for the upcoming days, when Calum burst in, looking flustered. Liam was the first to notice how strangely nervous Calum seemed. "What's wrong? Did something happen?"Calum explained hastily, "Sir, Ms. Bristow was just taken away by a group of locals. She claimed that they were the businessmen we were here to meet. Since you weren't back yet, she decided to go meet them herself. She wants me to inform you that they have gone to the Saint Louisiana Hotel and that you can meet them there."Liam furrowed his brows at this. Calum asked, "Sir, are you going to check on them?"Liam considered this a moment, then grabbed his phone and stood up. "I think I should. You and Cirocco should stay here and go over our plans. I'll pop by the Saint Louisiana Hotel. If Jeffre
"Unfortunately, I cannot reveal to you the identities of the remaining five yet, but don't you worry—when the time comes, you will find out soon enough."Just remember, Liam, you are not alone! No matter what happens, the six of us will be here to help you the best we can!" Leonardo said, squeezing Liam's shoulder in reassurance. His expression was solemn, but there was a spark in his eyes. Liam was even more stunned to hear this. What was going on? Had his grandfather planned this for over twenty years ago? Did he somehow know that Liam would come searching for him?"Uncle Leonardo, what's going on here? Is Grandpa still alive?" Liam asked nervously.Leonardo's face fell, and he shook his head gravely. "Truth be told, I am just as confused as you are. I've been trying to track your grandfather down for years, but the last I heard, he was still being kept on Wraith Island. I haven't heard any news about him since, but I refuse to believe your grandfather would die on Wraith Island