"Also, I didn't mention how my mother died and how you married my father because I didn't want to make things ugly. So, save yourself the embarrassment when I'm being nice, and get the hell out of here now!" Celena barked.Sherah, who was very cocky, was left frozen in place. She had no idea what to do as she looked at Celena.For some reason, she felt the Celena in front of her was incredibly unfamiliar to her. Sherah just could not believe that Celena, who was weak and a pushover in the past, had the guts to tell her to get out of there so aggressively.The Celena before her eyes was so unfamiliar to her that she felt scared, especially when the air Celena exuded was a little similar to the damn Liam's.Sherah felt a chill down her spine. There was a slight fear in her eyes as she looked at Celena. She stuttered as she refuted, "Wh-what are you talking about? I-I don't know anything about your m-mother's death!"She rushed out of the room like she was being chased by a ghost upo
"Haven't you always thought of me as a burden and a disgrace to the family honor? You were all so eager to cut me off, and yet now you come seeking my help?" Celena's outcry made Walter fall momentarily silent. He stared at her sheepishly for a few moments as if trying to come up with an appropriate response. Celena, too, glared at him from across the room. After a long silence, Walter finally stammered, "Celena, I know that we've made our fair share of mistakes in the past, but is there really no hope of reconciliation? Can't you give us a chance to right our wrongs? Can we just sit down and discuss this, calmly and in a civilized manner?"Celena was silent for a few moments. Finally, she said curtly, "Fine. I will give you a chance, but let me make this clear—I want Cheryl and my father to speak to me themselves. I will not even bother seeing any other member of the Stone family besides these two."Then, she turned away from Walter and began rifling through the stack of documents
"Not only that, but all of our foreign partnerships have been suspended until further notice!"It was at this point that Yafe leaped from his chair. His eyes were wide with horror, and he screamed, "What?"The rest of the Stones were just as appalled. They exchanged glances of horror and outright alarm. "Oh no! If Celena decides to terminate all the foreign partnerships, we'll be bankrupt in no time!""What should we do now? If Stone Group goes bust, it will only be a matter of time before our entire family goes bankrupt!""Yafe, why don't you set your ego aside and do what Celena wants for once? The last thing we want is to get on her nerves during such a time!""That's right. Yafe, you're her father! If you just grovel and beg a little, she will forgive you in no time!""Go on, Yafe! Just do it for once, for our family! If you don't take one for the team, we'll go broke in weeks!"Just a few moments ago these people had been insulting and chastising Celena left and right, an
The thought of this only made Yafe's scowl deepen. Refusing to spend even another second dwelling on that thought, he turned and stomped into the building. He had barely crossed the threshold when he was stopped by a security guard, who asked coldly, "Who are you here for?"Yafe shot him a dirty look, as if he could not believe the audacity of this question. He replied curtly, "I am Celena Stone's father, and I'm here to see my daughter."The guard did not seem convinced, however. If anything, this further confirmed his suspicions that this was a rabble-rouser up to no good. He gave Yafe a dubious once-over before replying, "Very well then. Please wait while I inform Ms. Stone of your arrival."He then murmured something into his earpiece. The message was relayed all the way up to the president's office, where Cindy resided. A look of disgust crossed her face when she learned that it was the Stones, and she instructed, "Tell them to wait. I'll need to let Ms. Stone know about this."
Just the mention of Celena's name made the image of her, with her sharp, steely gaze, materialize in Sherah's mind. Sherah shuddered.Yafe, on the other hand, scowled and replied coldly, "This is unacceptable! We're the reason she even got to where she is today, and she should be grateful! Instead, she's turned her back on us and even has the audacity to take us down? Well, I'd like to see her try!"The Stones had arrived at Celena's office at this point, where they were approached by another one of Celena's assistants. She gestured toward the door and led them into the room. Yafe glanced at her, then scoffed. He could not believe it—Why was Celena not waiting for them? Why did she send one of her lackeys to meet them? The audacity! The sheer nerve!However, Yafe knew better than to display his annoyance outright, so he merely smiled and followed the assistant into the room. The moment they stepped through the door, they were met by the sight of Celena sitting at her desk, looking c
The Stones all assumed Celena was still the meek, docile, and timid girl they knew, the one who would take all of their insults and abuse without batting an eye, but they were wrong—so terribly wrong. Celena was not the same person anymore. She would not go down without a fight.Celena sneered, then slammed her coffee cup down on the table with a thud so loud that it echoed through the room, making everyone freeze. She shot Yafe a look so cold that he froze right in his tracks. A shudder went down his spine. What was going on? Something about Celena felt different, but how could that be? How could she have changed so much in just a few days?The air of authority about her, as well as the iciness of her gaze, made him shudder slightly. Cheryl, on the other hand, grew even more infuriated by this. Her blood boiled with a mixture of rage and jealousy. "What are you trying to say, Celena? Do you think you're so much better than us just because you struck out on your own? What are y
"Dad…" Cheryl muttered, staring at Yafe as though she could not believe who she was looking at. For a moment there, she looked like she wanted to object, but at the same time, she knew better than to disobey her father. "I told you to shut up. Did I not make myself clear?" Yafe snarled, cutting her off. The next moment, he slapped her across the cheek again and roared, "Keep your mouth shut! Have you forgotten what we're here for today? I will never forgive you if you ruin everything for us!"He then turned to Celena with a solemn look and said, "I don't want to waste your time, Celena, so let's cut right to the chase. What do we have to do for you to put things right again?"Celena was amused by the high and mighty attitude that Yafe adopted. How delusional of him to think he actually had a say in all this! She glared at him from across the room and replied curtly, "Haven't I already made my terms very clear? I will not reconsider unless you get on your knees and beg me to.""Wha
Yafe only scowled even more upon hearing this. He asked tersely, "No matter what you say, you still have the blood of the Stone family running in your veins, so can't you just put all this behind us and retract everything?"Celena sneered, then replied, "I'm sorry, Mr. Stone, but I'm afraid I have to disagree with you. What happens to the Stone family no longer concerns me. "You tried to have me, my husband, and my daughter cast out over and over again, and you were always so eager to draw boundaries with me during my times of trouble. I have endured disappointment at your hands countless times, and I will no longer associate myself with a clan of selfish soul-sucking parasites."I, Celena Stone, share your name but do not share your bloodline any longer. My only relationship with the Stone family is that of a business partner. As a businesswoman, I carefully weigh the risks and benefits of every partnership my company enters into. "Stone Group is a small company, and there are p
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