The owner saw that Liam and Celena were both young, so he thought both of them knew nothing about antiques. That was why he immediately said the price of the vases was 20 thousand dollars.However, what the owner did not expect was that Liam did not just know about antiques, but he also had a good eye. Not only did he notice the problem with the vases at a glance, but he exposed the owner on the spot.The owner stuttered for a long while and could not explain anything after Celena condemned him.Liam looked at him icily and said, "The audacity that you have. You tried to sell two mass-produced items as counterfeits for vintage porcelain vases. You're lying to your customers. This is illegal."Celena was very angry as well. "You've crossed the line. I'm going to report you to the authorities," she bellowed. She grabbed her phone and was ready to make a call. The owner got so frightened that he quickly stopped her and said, "Gosh, miss, don't do it. Just don't. It's a misunderstand
"Thank you very much." Liam looked at the owner with a smug smile. Then, he said to Celena, "Let's bring the car around, dear."After that, one by one, Liam moved all the high-quality knock-offs into his car. The owner was heartbroken that he stomped his feet.The owner was reluctant, but there was nothing he could do. If he had not given these porcelains to Liam, he would have really called the police.The owner would be finished if that were to happen. Not only would he lose his store, but he might even be jailed.The shelves that were once packed were emptied. Seeing that made the owner feel deeply sorrowful.He was filled with regret.If he knew these two young people were not easy to mess with, he would not have tried to take advantage of them and trick them.It truly was not worth it at all. Meanwhile, Liam parked his car which was packed with porcelains in the parking lot once again.Celena looked at the porcelains in the back seat and thought of how Liam got them by t
Both Liam and Celena shopped at the Antique Market for a long time, but they did not find anything that they were interested in anymore.Firstly, it was because the items at the stores were almost the same. Secondly, it was because everything looked like they were mass-produced for Celena after she was tricked earlier, and she was afraid of being tricked again.Right as both of them were about to leave, a stall suddenly caught Celena's eye. It had an emerald pendant with an angel carved on it.Celena got her eyes on the pendant as soon as she saw it, so she pulled Liam over to have a look. She found out that it only cost a few hundred dollars, so she planned to buy it.Liam took a look at the pendant as well. The quality of the emerald was not great, but the craftsmanship of the carving made up for it. That was why he did not bargain at all. He just paid right away.Celena did not know much about emeralds. She saw that Liam was ready to pay, so she thought the emerald pendant must
Celena did not like what he did, but she was stunned after she heard that he was a Drayton. Without missing a beat, she asked, "Are you a member of the Drayton family?"The Drayton family was extremely highly regarded in Drunham City. They were on par with the Walker family before the Walker family fell.After the Walker family fell, the Drayton family became the most influential.Celena got a rough idea of Andy's identity when the store owners greeted him earlier. That was why the owners were so polite and enthusiastic toward him.Celena truly liked the emerald pendant very much, but she was also wary of Andy. She looked hesitant. She was not sure if she should let Andy have the pendant instead.Right as Celena was at a loss, Liam took a step forward and stopped Andy. "I'm sorry. My wife likes this emerald pendant very much. We don't plan to sell it."Celena was reluctant to sell it. She bought it because things were not going well for her lately. She wanted to use it as a lucky
However, Andy was mistaken.Liam and Celena did not even bat an eye after the bodyguard took out ten thousand dollars cash. They shook their heads and rejected Andy still."I'm sorry. Mr. Drayon. I think I've made myself very clear. I don't plan to sell this emerald pendant." Celena still shook her head and rejected Andy. Her eyebrows were tightly furrowed as well. Did Andy not understand what she said? She already told him not to she was not going to sell it, yet he just would not take no for an answer.The owner of the stall was in a difficult spot. If he knew the emerald pendant would catch Andy's eye, he would not have sold it to Celena.However, it was already too late. The pendant was already sold. Every field had its rules. That was why the pendant had nothing to do with him anymore.Liam looked icily at Andy and said, "Mr. Drayton, right? Do you not understand what we're saying? We're not selling this pendant. Do you understand that?"Andy did not think that Liam and Ce
Because of Andy's position in the Drayton family, people would usually give him whatever he had his eye on as long as he expressed his interest.He thought it would be the same that day. He did not expect that Liam and Celena would be so stubborn. They should not blame him for not showing mercy, then.Seeing the few bodyguards approach, Celena got a little scared and stuck a little closer to Liam.Liam got pissed off. His eyebrows furrowed together as well. He was ready to teach Andy a lesson, but Celena held him back."Honey," Celena called out softly after she took a glance at the bodyguards. Liam instantly understood what she meant. She wanted him to pull his punches."It's fine. I know what to do. Don't worry," said Liam. He stood himself in front of Celena and looked daggers at Andy and the bodyguards."I'm going to give you guys one last chance. I'll let it slide as long as you sell that emerald pendant to me. You know I'm from the Drayton family. You better take the wiser
When the store owners and onlookers saw Andy's ring, they were shocked. They immediately burst into discussion."My god! Mr. Drayton's ring looks expensive! It would take at least a million dollars to get it.""Of course. Think about who Mr. Drayton is. How could an ordinary item catch his eye?""He is from the Drayton family, after all. He's truly a big spender. He bought such an expensive ring on a whim!""Wait a second. Mr. Drayton is willing to spend so much on something he likes. Why does he insist on buying the emerald pendant that barely costs anything?""Who knows? Perhaps Mr. Drayton just has his eyes on the emerald pendant. Anyway, he's loaded, so he wanted to buy it at a high price. He just didn't know that the other party was also loaded."Everyone was talking about Andy and his ring.Andy was enjoying the attention. He proudly waved the ring to the crowd. At the same time, he took off the expensive bracelet on his arm."Do you see this? This bracelet is really rare
"Do you know who I am? I'm Andy Drayton. If you dare to refuse me, you'll be offending my entire family!" Andy bellowed. He was furious.Liam took a step forward, protecting Celena who was behind him. He sneered and said, "You're just from the puny Drayton family. What are you being so smug for?"Liam's gaze darkened. He shot Andy a sharp gaze and let off an air of iciness, making Andy shudder. Andy felt the air around him becoming freezing.At that moment, Liam seemed like a different person. He had an air of overpowering dominance. This was the air that he always exuded after being on the battlefield as the commander-in-chief of the Pendragon Warriors for years.Andy, who was a spoiled brat, would never have encountered anything like this before.Andy was stunned by Liam. He felt a chill down his spine. His legs trembled, and he subconsciously took a few steps backward.The onlookers noticed how Andy retreated in apprehension. At the thought of his terrible character before, th
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