Liam grabbed the glass next to him and poured himself some drink as he spoke. After he took a sip of the drink, he said indifferently, "Don't overthink it!""Mmhmm," Sunniva responded. However, she was not looking at him but the glass in his hand.Liam then poured Sunniva a glass of whiskey as well and handed it to her.Sunniva knocked the whole glass back without hesitation after she accepted it. Liam frowned after he saw that.That was a glass of strong whiskey. It would be strange if she did not get drunk if she drank like that. However, Sunniva wiped off the alcohol stain from the corner of her lips after she was done and handed the glass to Liam, saying, "I want more. Pour me another glass."Liam frowned a little. He did not pour her a full glass. He gave her half a class instead.Sunniva did not look at it at all. She simply chugged it."You can't be drinking like that. Slow down." Liam grabbed her arm and said with a complicated expression, "I know you're feeling troubl
Sunniva turned to look at Liam. With her back facing the blue sea, she asked with a serious expression, "Liam, if, and I mean if you come in time and I die, would you be sad? Would you remember me?"Liam was stunned. He had no idea why Sunniva would suddenly ask this question. However, as soon as he looked up, he saw Sunniva's tipsy face and just assumed that she was drunk."Are you drunk?" Liam asked, trying to test the waters. However, Sunniva said nothing. She just looked at him with a serious expression, looking like she was not going to budge until she got what she wanted.Having no choice, he sighed and said, "Of course. You're my boss, but I treat you as my friend. Of course, I'll be sad when my good friend passes away."Sunniva looked a little down because she did not get the answer she wanted. Her gaze quickly became gloomy. She turned to look at the sea and muttered to herself, "Friend? That's good too!"At least she would still be able to see him and have a chat with
To Liam, no matter how pretty or attractive other women were, Celena was the most beautiful woman in the world.Sunniva said nothing much. She just stood quietly, feeling the wind. Liam said nothing else either. He just sat on the couch quietly and meditated according to what was written in the Arcane Manuscript.After some time, the alcohol got to Sunniva. She staggered her way to Liam and collapsed on the couch.Seeing Sunniva passed out on the couch, Liam sighed helplessly and carried her to his bed.She was dressed in a sexy black lace nightgown. Her face was flushed. She was fast asleep on the bed and her gorgeous figure was perfectly showcased.With that look and also the fact that she just confessed her feelings earlier, no man would be able to hold themselves back.However, Liam was not like those men. He put the blanket cover on Sunniva calmly and returned to the couch. He closed his eyes and continued thinking about the contents of the remaining pages of the manuscript.
Hearing that, Liam said with annoyance, "What the hell are you two thinking about? Nothing happened between us."Liam left upon saying that.Calum and Cirocco looked at each other and smiled before they quickly caught up to Liam.After they went downstairs, they went to the middle part of the cruise.That floor was dedicated to entertainment. There were bars, poker rooms, and casinos. They had all the entertainment that was offered on land. Of course, those that were not offered on land could also be found there as long as the person paid enough.Cirocco was walking on Liam's left, pretending to be nonchalant as he looked into a certain area in the crowd. He had a faint smile on his face, but he whispered in Liam's ear."Sir, there are still members from the Winged Dragons onboard. With the man in black last night included, there are six of them in total. If I guessed it right, they are all here to assassinate you," Cirocco said. Calum was walking on Liam's right and he also wh
Liam sneered. Calum took a step forward and stepped on the man's broken wrist. The crisp cracking of the bones could be heard coming from the wrist again."Ahh!" The man's eyes widened. Beads of sweat were streaming down his face from his forehead. He was in so much pain that he screamed miserably.The commotion attracted the attention of the people in their surroundings. They kept looking at them with judgment.However, nobody stepped in and got involved. It was not rare to have such a situation happening on the cruise, so the crowd would just mind their own business.The man in black kept screaming miserably. He did not dare to play dumb anymore. He quickly begged for mercy instead, saying, "I'll tell you, I'll say it. Please, I'm begging you, just spare me. I'll tell you anything."Liam sneered and sat on the chair. He looked down at the man and said icily, "I can spare your life, but I don't have patience. Tell me, how many people have the Winged Dragons sent to take me out?"
"That's right! We only received the mission. We don't know who's behind this at all. Please don't kill us.""Please spare our lives! We're not the core members of the Winged Dragons either. We're just contract workers they hired from each country. We don't know about confidential information like that.""Please don't kill us. I'm begging you. We have no idea!"All eleven of the assassins were begging Liam for mercy.Liam looked at them with a cold expression. After he heard them begging for mercy, he let out a deep sneer and said, "I'll give you a minute to think it over. It's up to you if you want to tell me or die."Those assassins panicked. They ignored the injuries on their bodies and begged with all their might. "Please spare our lives! We have no clue!""That's right! I'm begging you, sir. We don't know who's behind this!""We didn't lie, sir. We're not the core members. We don't know about this type of classified information!"However, Liam was not swayed by them. He w
Liam shot the assassin a look so cold that it sent shivers down the latter's spine. He could not take it anymore. Fuelled by fear, he shouted, "Please don't kill me, sir! I'll tell you everything! I'll tell you everything as long as you spare me…"I don't know the specifics, but I was told that the mastermind is someone from the Biskeland War Zone. I even heard that he's someone very high-ranked within the war zone…" The assassin stammered to a pause, then, fearing that Liam would not believe him, he raised his right hand in an oath and added, "I swear I'm telling the truth! I've told you everything I know, sir! Not a single detail was spared! Please don't kill me!"Liam furrowed his brows at this. The first person he could think of who matched this description was Prince Faber, and no one else. Besides, Prince Faber was also the only person he knew of who wanted him dead.Liam considered this for a moment, then suddenly stood up and left the room, leaving Calum and Cirocco behind t
Drunham City?Prince Faber understood immediately. He nodded, a knowing smile playing on his face, but did not say anything further. No more words were exchanged, but the two understood each other perfectly. Liam was utterly oblivious to their scheme. At this moment, he, Calum, and Cirocco were walking into a casino on the cruise. The moment they stepped in, it was as if they had been transported to another world entirely. There were hundreds of gambling tables strewn all over the room, with women in skimpy bodysuits strutting around and their equally gorgeous counterparts dealing cards to greedy-looking gamblers.The entire casino was so luxurious that one could easily mistake it as a palace of sorts. However, Liam, Calum, and Cirocco scowled upon entering. Clearly, none of them enjoyed finding themselves in such a place.They did not understand why Jeffrey had chosen to meet them here.The moment they stepped foot into the place, a shapely woman dressed in a skimpy bodysuit app
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