With Milo, the only link to the mysterious employer, now gone, the case had hit a wall.Meanwhile, Liam's concern for the matter deepened, as did his sense of alarm and the tricky nature of the situation.The adversary had orchestrated their moves with chilling precision, even accounting for the chance of Milo being compromised, and had preemptively placed a mole by Milo's side.The moment Milo's cover was blown, they silenced him without hesitation.The mastermind's reach was beyond Liam's wildest guesses.His foe lurked in the shadows while he was exposed in the open—a severe disadvantage!Then, with the enemy making moves against his family, Liam's worry for Celena and Jovie's safety grew intense!After spending two fruitless days in Cascade City, Liam left the investigation to the Green Dragon Warriors and departed.However, unbeknownst to Liam, as soon as his back was turned on Cascade City, a significant event unfolded.The mayor of Cascade City was found dead in his hom
The town was a mere stone's throw from Drunham City, a quick drive, roughly the same distance as Cascade City.Liam had a car ready in a jiffy, set on driving down there himself."Stay put and wait for my word. I'll check it out," Liam said.Celena, anxiety written all over her face, insisted, "Let me come with you."Liam was on the verge of saying no, but a thought struck him, and Celena's determined gaze tipped the scales—he was in.An hour ticked by.Once they hit the small town, Celena did as Liam had said, reaching out to the contact and letting them know she had the cash in hand.Sure enough, the moment the word 'money' hit the air, the other end of the line crackled with a smug, icy chuckle. "Hang tight at the town's edge. Someone will come fetch you," the voice commanded before the line went dead.Minutes later, a black van rolled to a stop beside them. Out stepped three brutes, each one a walking nightmare.Celena's face drained of color, and she scrambled behind Liam
Liam, gun already in hand, remained unfazed as he stared down the burly man. "I told you, we play by the rules. I see my in-laws first, then you get the money.""Damn! Do you want to die? I'll give it to you!"Enraged, the man roared and readied his gun to fire.However, as he lifted his hand, a commanding voice froze him in place."Hold it right there!"The leader, a mountain of a man, barked out the order and marched over, his eyes raking over Celena behind Liam with a sleazy leer. "You're coming with me," he sneered, then spun on his heel and climbed back into his vehicle.The henchman with the busted ribs, seething with anger, shot Liam a venomous look before begrudgingly retreating to the van.The black van led the way, with Liam trailing in his own car.The injured man's face was ashen, cradling his midsection. He glared at Liam's car in the rearview mirror, his eyes burning with fury."Boss, that punk is way too cocky. Why are we dragging him to the boss? Just put a bul
Liam's gaze was so incredibly frosty that he looked like a demon straight out of hell. The thugs who were blowing whistles immediately shut their mouths. It was instantly a different world in the hall after Liam and Celena walked through the door.The decor was luxurious. A few bikini-clad dancers were performing a sexy dance on the pole in the middle of the hall.However, nobody was watching the dance. All the guests in the hall were completely caught up at the gambling table.They cut through the hall and came to a private room on the second floor.A burly man named Conrad was sitting on the couch, and he was looking ferocious. He had thick gold chains wrapping around his neck and his wrist, and he was toying with a beaded bracelet in his hand.He had two sexy women in his arms, a cigar in between his fingers, and he was enjoying the company of the two beautiful women.A few bodyguards in black suits were standing behind the burly man, watching everything in the room with a f
Celena's fear slipped from her mind once she saw how miserable Yafe, Sherah, and Qemal looked. Shocked, she exclaimed, "Dad! Mom! Are you you alright?"Sherah flew into a rage and bellowed, "We're beaten into pulps. What do you think? Hurry up and give them the money! Get us out of here now! Celena! Are you trying to get your father and me killed? Don't you see that we've been badly beaten up? Your brother is still so young. If anything were to happen to him because of the beatings, his whole life would be ruined!"Sherah wanted to continue shouting at Celena, but she was frightened by Liam's gaze. She instantly shrunk back a little, not daring to say anything else.Seeing that, Yafe glared at Sherah viciously, and then he smiled at Celena and said, "Uh, Celena, don't mind her. She's shaken up by what happened in the past two days."Yafe cursed at Sherah a million times over in his mind.How stupid of her. She did not know how to read the room at all. Could she not tell that their
Conrad's expression darkened as soon as he heard what Liam said.That was because what Liam said made sense. If word got out that he was not playing it by the book, then probably nobody would dare to come to his casino anymore.After he pondered for a moment, he waved to his men and said, "Let them leave."The bodyguards immediately put their guns away. The subordinates moved away from the door, gesturing to Yafe and the others to go ahead as they were ready to usher them out.Celena looked at the people in the room, and then she looked at Liam. Feeling worried, she said, "Darling, I'll stay behind with you/"Seeing how worried Celena looked made Liam smile. "Don't worry. I'll be out soon. Go ahead and drive them back to Drunham City. Don't be scared. Someone will meet up with you on your way home. Go home and wait for me," said Liam, comforting her.Celena was still concerned. She glanced at the ferocious-looking men in the room and said, "What are you going to do if I were to l
Conrad did not get mad even though his subordinate was injured. He clapped and said with a smile instead, "Don't get so worked up, my friend. We've already sent those people away as requested by you. Shouldn't we move on to the next step?"Liam's gaze landed on the briefcase on the table before he raised his eyebrows, saying frostily, "The money is here. Come and take it if you don't fear death."The room fell silent once Liam said that.Conrad's expression became incredibly sullen. He looked daggers at Liam with a bone-chilling gaze and said with a sneer, "Hmph. Even if you're somewhat skilled in combat, that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want in Greenwood town which is my turf. Nobody ever dared threaten me all these years. You're the first to do so!"In that instant, everyone else in the room regained their senses. They were all infuriated by Liam's cocky words."Damn it! This young man is simply asking to be killed, Conrad. No need to waste your time talking to him anym
"Ahhh!" the bodyguard let out a miserable scream. He held his hand as blood sprayed everywhere and looked in horror at his broken hand on the floor. He was so afraid that he kept backing away.Liam sneered and sat on the couch across from the bodyguard. He was toying with the blood-stained dagger in his hand. He looked just like the Devil.The room fell dead silent.Those men who shouted about teaching Liam a lesson were all looking terrified as they looked at him.Conrad was frightened by what Liam just did as well, and he took a step back without even realizing it. His back was covered with a layer of sweat as he looked at Liam in fear."Who—who the hell are you? What do you want to do?"Liam sneered and looked at Conrad. With a smile, he asked, "What's the matter? Have you forgotten already? Weren't you the one who captured my in-laws and asked me to bring the money to set them free? Why are you asking me what I want to do?"Conrad felt a chill down his spine upon hearing tha
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