Liam exuded a frosty air as he entered and walked right up to Yafe.Cheryl was the first to regain her senses. She shot up from the couch, pointing a finger at Liam as she bellowed, "Liam! This is the Stone family's property! What are you doing barging into my home?"Yafe regained his senses as well. He was infuriated, but he felt a little sheepish. He just did not dare to look Yafe straight in the eye."How dare you, Liam! I just came home after I was abducted. What are you doing breaking into my home?" Yafe bellowed.Liam sneered. He grabbed Yafe by his collar and said in a frosty voice, "Yafe, do you think your tricks can fool me? I'm warning you. Don't get ideas about my wife. If this were to happen again, I don't mind killing you myself!He exuded an overwhelming desire to kill as he spoke.Yafe and Cheryl were both frightened by the murderous air he gave off."Wh-what are you talking about? I don't understand it at all. Also, I'm Celena's father, your father-in-law. If you
Julian and the Quantz family were on tenterhooks in the past few days after Mr. Miller left Luminous.After a few days of recovery, as well as the fact that Liam personally treated him, Calum was almost fully recovered. Therefore, he followed Liam and Cirocco to Luminous that night.Heston had someone keeping an eye on Cillian. As soon as Liam arrived at Drunham City, Heston immediately had someone visit him.The representative of the Quantz family said respectfully, "Mr. Miller, the head of our family knew that you're back in Luminous, so he's holding a dinner at The Pearl Nights to welcome you."Liam nodded and replied, "Sure. I'll head over later."Meanwhile, Julian was sitting in the middle of the room at a luxurious private room at The Pearl Nights. Heston and Hugo were sitting next to him.Clearly, the three of them waited for a long time. Other than Julian, the others were looking anxious.Hugo, especially, was filled with uneasiness. He was an impatient man, to begin wit
A smile quickly appeared on Heston's face once again. He grabbed the expensive bottle of red wine on the table prepared in advance and poured Liam a glass himself."It's not a big deal, Mr. Miller. I just wanted to discuss the collaboration with you," Heston said with a smile, handing the glass of wine to Liam.However, Liam ignored him. He did not even glance at the glass that Heston handed to him."Mr. Heston, if you want to talk about the collaboration, then there's no need for that. Everything will be done according to the rules and regulations of the company. Any company that meets our requirements will be able to work with us."Liam had a faint smile on his face. He looked at Heston, whose smile stiffened, and continued, "Mr. Heston, you have asked me to come to talk about the collaboration. Could it be that you have no confidence in your family?""Uh!" Heston was stumped, holding his glass in midair. Feeling troubled, he looked at Julian. It was only then Julian said with
However, Mr. Miller mentioned the ancient manuscript. That made Julian nervous.Liam laughed and took a small sip of the red wine in front of him calmly. With a smile, he said, "Don't be nervous, Mr. Yeager. It's not strange for me to know about the manuscript. You can even say that there's nothing in this world that I don't know about."If I wanted to know about the royal secrets in Westernia, I'd have a way to do it, let alone the secret of the manuscript. I just need to spend some money."Julian did not let his guard down upon hearing that. Looking incredibly ferocious, he stared right at Liam. It was as if he was trying to confirm how true Liam's words were.It was after he pondered for a while that he said in a deep voice, "You're very well-informed, Mr. Miller. My family indeed has some remaining pages of an ancient manuscript. I'm sure you already know that it's called Arcane Manuscript. It has been around for thousands of years."That is probably the most important thing t
Mr. Miller was a businessman who had been living abroad for years, yet he knew that the Yeager family got the Arcane Manuscript from the Cole family back then.Julian could not help but suspect Mr. Miller's identity. Was he truly just a businessman?Right as Julian was lost in thoughts, Heston suddenly said, "What should we do now, Mr. Yeager? Are we going to do as Mr. Miller requested?"Hugo waited for more than an hour earlier, so he was incredibly upset with Liam at that moment. "I think Mr. Miller is just deliberately making things hard for us."Julian looked upset. He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Let's not do anything reckless for now. I asked the elders and the head of my family, and we'll see how after the elders have come up with a plan."Julian called the butler of the Barry Yeager, the third elder of the family, and said respectfully, "Hello, this is Julian. I have something important to discuss with Barry.""Hold on."Things became quiet on the other end of the
"Also, he can't pick it up. He can only look at it in the box, and he can only view it for half an hour," Barry added."Alright!" Julian answered respectfully before he hung up the call.His expression finally eased up a little this time.Heston quickly asked, "What's the verdict, Mr. Yeager?""It's settled," Julian said with a nod.Then, all of them left The Pearl Nights.Meanwhile, Liam was standing in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling window in the presidential suite of a hotel, looking down at the entire Luminous.Calum and Cirocco were both standing in the room respectfully, reporting to Liam on all the information they found."Everything is ready, sir. When are we making our move?" Cirocco asked.Liam stood with his hands behind his back and did not turn around. He sneered and said, "There's no need to hurry. Get Cillian to come see me tomorrow. As for the rest, we can wait a little.""Yes, sir!"…Cillian arrived at nine in the morning as requested by Liam, ready to
As soon as Julian's subordinate left the Quanz Mansion, Liam received the news.After Cirocco hung up the call in the presidential suite, he sneered and said, "It's just like you predicted, Julian looked into your identity, but he did not find anything."Julian also sent someone to Drunham City to find out if there are any surviving members of the Cole family from seven years ago. The person has just left the Quantz Mansion."Liam was smoking on the couch calmly. Julian's reaction was well within his expectations, so he was not surprised already.Calum sneered and said, "It would have been strange if Julian did not look into it."Liam nodded with a smile and said, "You're right. Everything is under our control, so let's go according to our plan.""Yes, sir!" Cirocco responded respectfully before he turned around and left the room.Meanwhile, Julian waited anxiously ever since he sent someone to Drunham City to conduct the investigation.He could not tell why he just felt that s
Heston echoed, "That's right, Mr. Miller! Mr. Yeager kept putting in a good word for you with the elders from the Yeager family for this. It took him a great effort to get this chance for you.""Since that's the case, I won't give Mr. Yeager a hard time anymore. I'm reluctant, but I'll just agree to it," Liam replied, looking like he was going to go easy on Julian.Heston was delighted upon hearing Liam's response. He quickly got up and poured Liam and Julian a glass of wine each. He was all excited as he said, "I'll raise a toast to you, Mr. Miller. It's a pleasure doing business with you."Liam did not turn him down. He grabbed the glass with a smile and clinked glasses with them. "Pleasure doing business with you too," said Liam.Julian spent the rest of the time trying to pry more out of Liam, but Liam deflected it without making it obvious every time.After a few rounds, Julian's worries were completely dispelled. He no longer doubted Liam's identity anymore. He was completel
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