Finnegan's brother, Felipe Knowles, nodded and said, "Finnegan, I'll contact my friends in Drunham City. I'll ask them to help us look into it and see how we could get Virgil out of there."Finnegan nodded. He was about to say something when the butler who had just gone out suddenly came rushing back in. "Bad news, sir!" the butler cried. Finnegan's eyebrows furrowed and he barked, "What is it this time?"The butler stood in the middle of the room, panting hard. Then, he quickly said, "I contacted the relevant personnel to take down the news and stop it from trending like you've ordered, but I was rejected by the people from the television station."Not only that, but the people in charge of the malls, subways, airports, and train stations hung up on me as soon as they heard we wanted to take down the news."We have a close relationship with Mr. Ziegler, the director of the television station. Because of that, he secretly told me to not waste our energy trying to take the news do
All the members of the Knowles family were stunned upon hearing the news.How could an insignificant loser from Drunham City who married into the Stone family be so capable?Finnegan felt like his ears were ringing. A shiver ran down his spine. The thought that it was Yarden who created this mess made him infuriated.He slammed on the table next to him, shaking the table so hard that the cups fell to the ground. He was seeing red as he bellowed at the butler, "Get Yarden to come here! Tell him to get his ass over here right now!"The butler wasted no time and ran to get Yarden.He was afraid Finnegan would get mad, so he rushed back into the living room while pushing Yarden in his wheelchair.Yarden thought Liam was taught a lesson, and Finnegan was asking him to go over to tell him the good news. Therefore, he had a smug smile on his face.As soon as he walked through the door, he chuckled and said, "Dad, you've taught Liam a lesson, haven't you? Hmph! He's just an insignifican
As soon as Finnegan gave the order, the two household staff who were holding Yarden down started kicking and punching him.Yarden was already injured, to begin with. How could he endure another round of beating? He instantly started screaming at the top of his lungs. He kept bleeding out of the part where he was bandaged as well.He was in so much pain that he shouted, "I'll tell you! Ah! Dad, I'll tell you! Don't hit me anymore! Ahhh!"It was only then Finnegan raised his hand to tell the two household staff to stop. "Go on. Out with it!" he barked.First, Virgil was arrested. Then, the news and videos of his arrest were broadcast by all the news media in Anneshire. The Knowles family was in hot waters because of all that. And what made Finnegan's blood boil was that it was all his son's fault.Not only did Yarden offend such a powerful big shot, but he kept the truth a secret. He got his family to mess with that person and landed his family in hot soup.Yarden was breathing har
"Uncle Virgil is the head of the Virgil Society! How could he be arrested? Also, how could Liam possibly mobilize ten thousand soldiers?"Yarden absolutely could not believe that all that was true.Finnegan sneered and said icily, "It's impossible? What's impossible now? You've seen the news. And that's not all. All television stations and news media, as well as televisions in the streets, the subway stations, the train stations, and the airports in Anneshire, are broadcasting this news and video!"We can't even take it down. Mr. Ziegler, the director of the television station, told us it's an order from the higher-ups that they must broadcast it. Do you think a regular person could do that?"Yarden was shocked. He shouted with all his might, "That's—impossible! How could that be possible? How could Liam be—"Yarden could not believe it, but the truth was right in front of his eyes.Finnegan held back his anger and growled, "Cut the nonsense! Hurry up and tell me how you offended
Finnegan pointed at Yarden and said, "It's all this bastard's fault, so don't protect him."Ruby could not care less about all that. Her only son was far more important than her own life. She was always doting on him like he was a precious treasure."I don't care about that. Are you going to take your anger out on my son just because that man is a little powerful? When has our family ever been afraid of others?" said Ruby while wiping her tears. Her voice was filled with her dissatisfaction with Finnegan.She glared at him and continued, "Besides, even if he was able to mobilize ten thousand soldiers, so what? Isn't your brother in the military too? He's a general of God of War caliber. Why should we be afraid of that man?"Finnegan got lost in his thoughts after he heard that. Ruby's words served as a reminder for him.Liam held great power in the military, but the Knowles family also had someone in the military. Finnegan's brother, Yerik Knowles, was a general at the level of a
Finnegan started pondering as he listened to the crowd's discussion.It was after a while that Finnegan waved his hand at the crowd and said, "Alright! Stop arguing!"After everyone quieted down, Finnegan continued, "I have thought about all your proposals. Virgil is still in Liam's hands now. It will take time to get Yerik to come back. Why don't we first invite Liam over to come and have a talk and get Virgil released? It wouldn't be too late to get Yerik to step in if Liam rejected our invitation."Nobody objected anymore since Finnegan spoke. All of them just remained silent.Seeing that nobody was opposing the idea anymore, Finnegan added, "Alright. It's decided, then. Which one of you is going to Drunham City to invite Liam to come over to have a chat?"A burly man among the core members of the Knowles family stood up and said, "Why don't I go?"Finnegan nodded in agreement and said, "Alright. We'll leave it to you, then. That'll be all for today. We'll talk about the rest
"Nevaeh, why did you suddenly want to buy me a meal?" Liam looked away and asked with a smile.Nevaeh still had an indifferent expression. She looked at him and replied, "It's nothing serious. I just wanted to ask you something."Liam frowned. He could not figure out what she meant. With a grin, he asked, "Oh? Why did you suddenly have something to ask me? You're not thinking of arresting me, are you?"Hearing that, Nevaeh rolled her eyes at him in an exaggerated manner without caring about her image. Feeling exasperated, she said, "Why would I buy you a meal if I wanted to arrest you? If you want to get locked up, you can follow me back to the police station after this."Liam did not have the patience and was not gentlemanly. Seeing that Nevaeh was still keeping him in suspense, he tossed the menu down, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Forget it, then. I don't want to be locked up just yet. It's not worth it to get myself locked up for a simple meal."He got up and wanted to leave
Nevaeh crossed her arms, glanced at him indifferently, and said, "No. You carry on. We'll leave once you finish your food."Upon hearing that, Liam put down his utensils helplessly and said, "Say, Nevaeh, I didn't commit any crimes, so why do you insist on taking me to the police station? Could it be that you're mesmerized by my handsome face?""You?" Nevaeh sneered. She surveyed Liam from head to toe with a frosty gaze and said, "Liam, aren't you a little too confident? Cut the crap and eat. Just come with me when you're done."Liam was about to say something when a few young men rushed into the restaurant and ran up to the table behind him.Three young women were seated at that table. Judging by their looks and the way they dressed, they were college students. Their expression changed after those young men rushed in.One of the young men who looked handsome grabbed the young woman with short hair. He kept cursing the whole time.The young woman immediately started struggling an
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