Liam looked incredibly serious. He got lost in his thoughts after he heard what Calum and Cirocco said. He, too, had the same feeling.From the moment they decided to head to Wraith Island to them boarding the cruise, as well as Jeffrey's appearance of his own volition, everything was just too much of a coincidence.It was after a while that Liam said, "I know all that, but let's trust him for now. Cirocco, contact the Green Dragon Warriors in Zephyrland and tell them to get ready. If something was truly wrong with Jeffrey, and he lured them to Zephrland, then there must be something waiting for them there."Yes, sir!" Cirocco answered respectfully and left the room with Calum.Liam walked up to the huge floor-to-ceiling window. He got lost in his thoughts as he looked at the vast deep blue ocean.No matter if Jeffrey was telling the truth or not, he had to go to Wraith Island.He firmly believed that his grandfather was still alive.Liam made a swear in his mind, thinking, 'W
"A trip?"Sunniva was shocked. She surveyed Liam with suspicion, and then she looked at him with widened eyes and asked, "Liam, are you joking with me? This is a cruise heading to Zephyrland. Aren't you married and have a child? Your wife agreed to let you go all the way there for a trip?"Liam did not explain too much. He just looked at the crowd and said calmly, "Is that not allowed?"An average person would get pissed off by Liam's response. However, Sunniva knew Liam quite well, so she did not say anything much. She just smiled as she shook her head and said, "I was just curious."Liam shrugged and said nothing in return. The mood suddenly became a little dull.Sunniva felt it was a little awkward, but she quickly collected her composure. She put down her glass and got up to leave.Noticing her movement, Liam got up and asked, "Where are you going?"Sunniva was shocked. Then, she smiled and said, "I'm going to the washroom to fix my makeup."Upon saying that, she walked tow
"Ms. Bristow, we have rules in our line of work. We can't reveal who hired us. Don't worry. I always do a clean job. I won't make you suffer."The man in black walked up to Sunniva with a sneer while holding a dagger.Sunniva kept backing away. Her voice was shaking as she said, "Since you know me, you should also know that I'm loaded. I don't care how much they offered you, I'll pay you double."Sure enough, the man stopped in his tracks as soon as he heard that. He was hesitating and thinking about the term Sunniva named.As expected, it was very tempting for him. However, he did not choose to compromise."Ms. Bristow, I've been paid, so I'll have to do the job. I won't betray the person who hired me. I would like to continue working in this line in the future, you see."The man came up to Sunniva as he spoke. Once he was done talking, he stabbed the dagger at Sunniva's chest.Sunniva turned to the side, quickly dodging the man's attack. She wanted to fight back with a kick, b
"Alright. Everything is fine now," said Liam. He pushed her away as he spoke and carefully helped her find her footing before he continued, "Stay here and wait for me. Leave the rest to me."Sunniva's face was pale. Her icy hands could not stop shaking as she grabbed Liam's arm with all her might. She nodded her head in tears after she heard what he said, and then she stood at the side quietly.Then, Liam walked up to the man in black. As soon as he got near him, the man who passed out suddenly got up. He whipped out a dagger from somewhere and stabbed Liam's chest."Liam! Watch out!" Sunniva saw what happened and was so frightened that shouted nervously with a pale face.Seeing that, the man put on a smug grin and shouted, "Go to hell!"However, Liam did not take him seriously at all. He simply grabbed the man's wrist and twisted it.At a crack, the man's other wrist was broken as well. He instantly let out a miserable scream."Ah! My hand! My hand!"Before the man could react
"Besides, between your life and the person who hired you, I believe a smart person would know what to pick."Liam lifted the man as he spoke, looking at him icily. His gaze looked like the abyss and was so frosty that it felt suffocating.The man was stunned. He shuddered as Liam's gaze was fixed on him. He felt as if he was in an ice cellar.It was too terrifying.Liam made him feel that death was breathing down his neck.Before he could react, Liam pushed his head into the toilet bowl again. The flushing of the toilet kept echoing through the washroom, making the place extraordinarily eerie.The man in black kept struggling. The strong sense of suffocation made him feel like he was on the brink of dying.However, no matter how hard he fought back, his head was still firmly held into the toilet bowl by Liam's strong hand.At that moment, Sunniva recovered from the shock. As she watched the man's struggle get weaker and weaker, her eyebrows furrowed tightly.Feeling worried, s
"I'm on a business trip. I have a deal to make in Zephyrland." Sunniva said indifferently. She already regained her composure."A business trip?" Liam frowned and asked, "What kind of deal is it that you have to make a business trip yourself?"Sunniva's face instantly darkened. A hint of resentment gleamed in her eyes. She gritted her teeth and said, "Rebecca's the one who arranged for me to go there." Liam understood upon hearing that. It turned out that it was all a setup by Rebecca to get rid of Sunniva.However, Liam did not say much. After all, that was Sunniva's family affair. It had nothing to do with him, so he had no place to meddle. Sunniva's mind was in a mess at that moment. On top of that, she was quite shaken up earlier. Her eyes were reddened, and she was grabbing Liam's arm nervously.People who did not know better thought Liam took advantage of her, so the guests in their surroundings kept judging him.Feeling helpless, Liam sighed and asked, "What are you goi
Liam was stunned when the cup shattered.Did his strength become so terrifying after he studied the meditation methods?Thinking of that, Liam looked at the pages and felt incredibly excited. If he could find all of the pages, then he might go beyond his general level.He took a deep breath and did not continue thinking about it anymore. Being hasty was the worst thing a person could do when training in combat.After he put away the pages carefully, he glanced at the time and made a video call to Celena.Celena just left Jovie's bedroom and got into her own room. She was wearing a black strappy nightgown. The contrast of her complexion and the color of the nightgown made her look fair.Liam was breathing heavily as he looked at the sexy Celena. He could not help but gulp his saliva.While applying her lotion, she said, "Why are you still up so late, darling? Where are you now? I've missed you ever since you left."Liam smiled and said, "I miss you too. It's still early. We're s
Liam looked daggers at the man and asked in an icy tone, "Who sent you?"The man in black was wearing a black mask that covered his entire face. All that was left exposed were his eerie eyes.After the man realized noticed him and was so skilled in combat, his eyebrows furrowed together. He immediately grabbed his dagger from his waist again and charged right at Liam.The man was moving at great speed, aiming his dagger straight at Liam's chest. His expression under the mask was ferocious.Liam's face darkened. At the wave of his hand, the quintuple-edged dagger instantly appeared in his hand.Right as the man rushed toward him, he threw the dagger at him.The dagger that was packed with frosty energy collided with the man's dagger in midair.At a crisp clank, Liam's dagger broke the other dagger that the man was holding. Not only that, but it cut off a huge chunk of the man's arm."Ahhh!" the man screamed miserably, dropping his dagger on the ground. He took a couple of step
What would Liam do if he found out Prince Faber had captured his wife? Surely he would not hesitate to turn the entire city upside down to look for her?Prince Faber was more than familiar with Liam's fierce loyalty and could not help but begin to worry at the prospect of having to face his wrath. He stared at Keyon's leering face and asked with belated realization, "Mr. Yeager, you ordered me to capture all those people from the Drunham City Connoisseurs, but the truth is, your sole target has always been Liam's wife. Is that right?"Keyon nodded, smiling. "That's right. We could care less about those businessmen. All we wanted was to get our hands on Celena Stone!"I must admit I was very surprised when I found out that Celena Stone is the wife of the great King Pendragon. Not only that, but I made an even more shocking discovery—it turns out that Liam is none other than the lone survivor of the Cole family, the noble clan who were allegedly wiped out seven years ago!"The ment
After a few moments' hesitation, he finally decided to shoot his shot. "Mr. Yeager, there is something I don't understand. Why did the Yeagers order these businessmen's capture? I've looked into their backgrounds, and they are all honest businessmen who have not broken the law before. If the media catches wind of this, they will surely accuse me of abusing my power…"This was what Prince Faber had been worried about. He had already investigated the people whom the Yeagers ordered to be captured and did not understand why the Yeagers wanted them imprisoned. They were all civilians who had not committed any crime, and he dared not even imagine the consequences if the public found out he had ordered the incarceration of innocent citizens.Keyon understood immediately Prince Faber's concern. He smiled and replied in a reassuring tone, "Worry not, Prince Faber. We Yeagers have taken care of everything. We have made absolutely sure to cover up all your tracks, and no one will know you were
Meanwhile, Celena and the group were taken out of the hotel and shoved forcefully into a couple of jeeps waiting at the entrance. They were whisked away to a nearby military base. Before they could even get their bearings straight, they found themselves being tossed into holding cells. Celena, on the other hand, was taken separately to a small, dark room, illuminated only by the barest sliver of light that peeped in through a tiny window. The room was entirely empty, save for a metal bed frame. A sour stench hung in the air, and it was clear this room had been abandoned for a very long time. A soldier shoved Celena roughly into the room, and before she could realize what was happening, the soldier slammed the door shut.The soldier had pushed Celena so hard that she fell onto the ground, but upon seeing that her captor was about to leave, she leaped to her feet and sprinted over to the door. "Sir, can you tell me what I did wrong? Can you please have mercy on me? Can you at least
Tristan seemed just as baffled as they were. He returned their puzzled gazes with an equally perplexed one of his own. "I… I have no idea…"The general glanced sharply in their direction, then gestured to his soldiers and declared sternly, "Take them away!"His soldiers obliged and stepped forward to restrain the members of the Drunham City Connoisseurs, who all shrieked in alarm, "Why are you taking us away?""General, what did we do wrong? We didn't do anything illegal, so why are you arresting us?""Mr. Xander, save us! They've got this all wrong!""What's going on here? Why are they arresting only us?"Celena's entire body was shaking like a leaf. She eyed the soldiers around her and asked, stammering, "General, what did we do wrong? Why are we being captured? Where are you taking us?"Tristan, stricken with panic, shoved a soldier aside and shouted at the general, "General, I'm the president of the Drunham City Connoisseurs, and I want to know why we're being taken away. Wh
Celena was utterly terrified by the sudden turn of events. She stared pale-faced at the soldiers around her, not daring to move even a muscle. What was going on?All of a sudden, a man in a uniform stepped into the room. The badge on his shoulder indicated to everyone that he was a general. The heavy thumping of his boots echoed through the silent room with every step he took. All eyes were on him as he stepped onto the stage.He carried himself with great authority, and clearly, this man was not one to be messed with. He scanned the room as if searching for someone. Finally, he announced in a deep, resounding voice, "Do not fear, ladies and gentlemen. We are here on a routine check after receiving a tip-off regarding your conference. We will release you all once we have carried out our investigation, and the process will be quicker and smoother if you all cooperate. "Now, I would kindly request you get your documentation ready so that my men may confirm your identity."Everyone
Derek nodded earnestly and replied, "Of course it's true. My sources have never failed me. I wouldn't have trusted you with this information if I didn't think you'd be interested."Celena stared at him for a moment, then turned to glance in the direction of the people he had pointed. She could not help but be tempted by the offer. She considered this for a few moments, then accepted his offer. "Alright then, Mr. Duncan. I'll go with you. Thank you for inviting me."The smile on Derek's face widened. He could hardly believe his luck—Celena had agreed to go with him! Taking that first step was always the hardest, but he had done it!Unbeknownst to Celena, Derek already knew her long before their first meeting at the conference. Her name was known far and wide in Drunham City, not least because of her beauty, but because of her—in the eyes of the public—tragic marriage. Celena had earned herself a reputation as one of the most beautiful women Drunham City had ever seen, and although
The attention they received, however, was large due to Celena and her young, handsome companion, who was a man named Derek Duncan. Their attractive looks, both individually and combined, were easily the topic of discussion that night. Everyone who laid eyes on them admired both their good looks and brains, for certainly only the cream of the crop were allowed to attend this prestigious event. What made this feat even more impressive was the fact that they were both so young!Aside from her beauty, Celena's name was already known far and wide in the business world, not just because of her strong leadership but due to her association with Liam and her company's connections with many international corporations. She had started her business from scratch, but within a few short months, she had single handedly built it up to become one of the top ten grossing companies in Drunham City.There were hundreds of people gathered there tonight, and their seats had been allocated according to t
The moment Clifford left, Kastor turned to Liam with a wide grin, all hint of his hostility now gone. "Mr. Cole, thank God I arrived just in time."He raised his brows as he said this, and Liam took this to mean he was trying to claim credit. Truth be told, he would have been able to handle things on his own even without Kastor's help, but he decided this was a detail Kastor did not need to know. Instead, he returned Kastor's smile graciously. Kastor, like a child, burst into laughter at this. No further words were exchanged, but they understood the message nonetheless.Jeffrey also grinned. "Kastor, what brings you here all of a sudden?"Kastor replied, "Ah, you might not know this, Mr. Stein, but I actually own this very restaurant that you're sitting in right now. One of my employees called me for help, citing that a brawl was about to break out, so I rushed over immediately. I had no idea it would turn out to be you and Mr. Cole!""Ah, what a pleasant surprise, then!" Jeffrey
Clifford scowled upon hearing this. He cracked his knuckles menacingly as he stared at Kastor through narrowed eyes.Kastor did not seem at all intimidated by this. Instead, he brushed past him and approached Liam, smiling. "Mr. Cole, I apologize for the delay. I rushed over as soon as I heard the news, but I was late anyway. I'm so sorry for the wait."Liam's expression eased up slightly. He tugged the corners of his mouth into a strained smile but did not reply. Clifford's expression turned even more sour when he sensed Kastor's tone. He asked sharply, "What is the meaning of this, Kastor? Are you intent on making me your enemy?"Clifford's reputation was known far and wide, and many feared him, but Kastor was not one of them. He shot Clifford a look of utmost disdain and replied, smirking, "Yes, Clifford, that's exactly what I'm going to do. So what if we will be enemies from now on? What are you going to do about it?"He was confident that Clifford would not dare to retaliate