Thud, thud, thud!After a few heavy thumps, silence reclaimed the space outside the private room.Moments later, Calum returned, escorting a woman who was as pale as a ghost, her tears streaming down like a spring shower."It's handled," Calum reported. "Some local punks thought she was pretty and got the wrong idea, tried to pull her away for drinks."He guided the tearful girl to the table as he spoke.Liam gave her a cursory glance. She was partly obscured by Calum, yet something about her seemed oddly familiar.It was not until he saw her face that Liam's face registered shock. "Corie?"The girl, who was scared out of her wits, was startled to hear her name. She looked up, her eyes wide with surprise."Liam!?"Seeing Liam, a mix of relief and joy flashed across Corie's face, quickly followed by a wave of overwhelming emotion, and she could not stop the tears from flowing.If Liam was not there, those vile men would have dragged her into a private room for a forced round o
"Corie, are you okay? When you didn't come back after leaving, we got worried and came looking for you."The young man quickly moved Corie behind him, his face twisted in anger as he stared down Liam. "Who the heck are you guys? I'm warning you, try anything funny and I'll have the cops on you so fast it'll make your head spin!"The other three quickly rallied around Corie, forming a protective circle, all of them glaring at Liam.Corie saw the mix-up and quickly intervened, "Hold on, hold on! You've got it all wrong. These guys are friends I made in Drunham City. If it weren't for them, I might have been in real trouble with those creeps."The others let out a collective sigh of relief, realizing those were not guys to mess with. If things turned ugly, they knew they would likely be on the losing end.The young man, Wilson, stayed silent after Corie's explanation, but his eyes were still daggers aimed at Liam. He noticed the way Corie looked at Liam when he entered, a look that
"Hey, kid! Are you deaf? I'm talking to you!"Liam's silent treatment, coupled with the fact that he was Corie's crush, sent Wilson's temper through the roof. He rolled up his sleeves, itching for a fight.Corie latched onto him, her face turning icy as she yelled, "Wilson, cut it out! What's wrong with you? I told you, Liam and his friends are cool. Why are you being such a jerk?"Wilson's jealousy flared even hotter as Corie defended that stranger. His eyes blazed with fury as he glared at Liam.At that moment, the room's door was booted open, and a bunch of towering foreigners stormed in, looking for trouble.Armed with knives and guns, they strutted over with a cocky air. Noticing everyone there was from Biskeland, they got even bolder."Alright, who laid hands on my guy? Step forward now, or I swear I'll toss every last one of you into the river for the fish!" the burly leader threatened, his icy gaze sweeping over the crowd.The newcomers were there to stir up drama, and C
Wilson's heart skipped a beat when he realized the man before him was Karpos. He blurted out in a panic, "We're doomed, totally doomed! Is that Karpos? Corie, we need to get out of here, fast. Your friends have ticked off Karpos, they're goners."Corie's face was a picture of shock as she glared, her voice booming, "Wilson, what are you blabbering about? My friends were defending me, teaching those jerks a lesson. Do you have any clue what they did to me?""Look, Corie, you've got to trust me on this one. Karpos is bad news. Get your friends to apologize, or we're all toast!" Wilson was practically shouting."Apologize? Why on earth should we be the ones to apologize? Aren't they the ones who should be saying sorry?"Corie was livid, pointing at Karpos and his crew as she let out a furious shout.Wilson was a mess, his forehead slick with sweat as he yanked Corie back, his eyes wide with terror as he glanced at Karpos. "Corie, stop messing around," he hissed, his voice tight with
Wilson's heart raced as he saw Karpos eyeing Corie. He bowed deeply, his voice filled with urgency. "Please, Mr. Karpos, have mercy on us. Whatever you want, it's yours."Karpos sneered and shoved Wilson aside with a kick. Then, a thought struck him, and he asked icily, "Hold on, did you say your dad owns the Sunridge Hotel?"Wilson, hopeful for a moment, nodded eagerly. "That's right, Mr. Karpos."Karpos gave a satisfied nod and said with an icy edge, "Alright, since you come from money, just cough up a million bucks and you're free to go.""However, what about my friends? I can pay more." Wilson pleaded, his voice laced with urgency.His plea was met with a swift kick.Without hesitation, Karpos yanked a pistol from his belt and pointed it at Wilson. "Don't you get it, kid? I'm only letting you go. Your friends aren't part of the deal. Say one more word, and I might just end you here and now."Wilson was petrified, his body shaking uncontrollably as he lay on the ground, too t
Liam's arm swept through the air, and the knife zipped across the room, too fast for eyes to follow. A split second later, Karpos's agonized screams echoed off the walls."Ah! My hand!"Liam's throw was deadly accurate, the knife impaling Karpos's palm and leaving behind a gaping, bloody hole.Clutching his bleeding hand, Karpos glared at Liam with a twisted face of rage and pain, hissing, "You cursed Biskeland scum, how dare you harm me!?"The room fell into a heavy, breathless silence.Corie stood there, stunned, not believing Liam would make a move. Yet, as she realized he did it to protect her, a strange sweetness mingled with her shock.Wilson, pale as a ghost, witnessed the swift takedown of the two brothers, Karpos and Cruz. He screamed, his voice laced with panic, "We're doomed! You dared to strike Mr. Karpos, now we're all finished!"Corie, look at the mess your friend made! He's going to get us killed! He's hurt Mr. Karpos, and now we're as good as dead!"The words se
A flash of silver, and in the next heartbeat, the cutlery was buried in the foreigners' hands!Puchi!"Ah ah ah!""My hand!"In a heartbeat, the foreigners who were eager to confront Liam were then sprawled on the ground, their screams of agony filling the air.Karpos watched, his heart racing as his four men were downed in an instant.The remaining two hitmen, seeing their comrades downed, were petrified, standing stock-still with horror etched on their faces as they stared at Liam."He's a devil! A devil!""Too horrifying, how can someone be so terrifying?"Cruz was so scared by the scene that he nearly passed out, particularly unnerved by Liam's fleeting, deathly gaze.Karpos was in full panic mode, too terrified to move, his eyes wide with fear as he watched Liam and yelled, "You! Who are you? What are you?"Liam's laugh was devoid of warmth as he walked towards Karpos, each step landing like a weight on their chests, sending shivers through them.As Liam closed in, Kar
"The folks from Biskeland? Ha, no way! Those Biskelanders don't have the spine for something like this."...The chatter was nonstop as everyone speculated about who dared to confront Karpos in their town.The onlookers, mostly foreigners, were pretty much in agreement that the Biskelanders were not the ones who dared to cross Karpos!Some even ridiculed the Biskelanders with a sneer, their arrogance on full display.However, then, the hallway fell silent as the grave.The very foreigners who were jeering at the Biskelanders stopped dead in their tracks, mouths hanging open as they stared at the private room, their faces painted with shock.Out walked Liam from the booth, exuding a bone-chilling presence as he stood in the doorway.Liam caught every insult thrown his way, and his face turned to stone, his eyes slicing through the crowd like daggers, as he glared at the mockers.At that moment, upon laying eyes on Liam, every one of those foreigners was rooted to the spot!Unb
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