"Utter nonsense!" The shopkeeper next door was so outraged by this that he knew he had to step forward and do something to help. He roared, "It was you who violated the most sacred rule amongst antique dealers in the first place! How dare you take out your anger by wreaking havoc on our stores? This is unacceptable!"The worst part is you refusing to admit your wrongdoing and instead blaming others! You should be ashamed of yourself! You're the heir of the Drayton family, for God's sake, yet you're behaving like a barbarian!""That's right! He was the one who started all this in the first place. Mr. Cole was just a kind passerby who stopped to help, and yet now he's become the scapegoat!""We all bore witness to this! We all saw that Mr. Drayton was the one who destroyed everything! We won't let him get away with lying his way out of everything!" "This is unacceptable!" The rest of the onlookers all clamored to defend Liam, glaring at Andy in hostility. Andy scowled at this. He
Sheldon was so astounded to hear this that he froze, as if struck by lightning. It took him a few moments to snap out of his stupor. When he did, he stammered, "Do you mean it, Mr. Drayton! Thank you! Thank you so much!" Then, he whirled around to sneer at Liam. "You made a terrible mistake, punk! You made an enemy out of the wrong person! You better watch your step from now on!"As he said this, he cracked his knuckles menacingly, as if preparing for things to turn ugly. Liam, on the other hand, did not seem the slightest bit intimidated. He stood there with his hands in his pocket, as cool as a cucumber. He raised his brows in amusement at Sheldon's gesture and said flippantly, "Is that so? Well, Officer Garrett, I'd very much like to see what's in store for me!"The shopkeepers all flew into a panic upon seeing this. They leaped in front of Liam, shielding him from view, and said sheepishly, "It's alright, Officer Garrett. Let's call this a day, shall we? We don't want to ask fo
Sheldon tossed his baton at one of his subordinates while he himself drew a pistol out of its holder. He trudged closer to him, aiming the gun at him. Liam was rather surprised by all this. He never thought that the shopkeeper and the stall owner would still willingly take his side, even after learning who they were dealing with. The other shopkeeper, on the other hand, was a cowardly fool for taking Andy's side!Liam could not help but feel inclined to get his revenge on the cowardly shopkeeper, but first, he would do everything in his power to serve justice! Sheldon sneered as he approached Liam. "Hey, punk, you better come quietly if you know what's good for you. You broke so many priceless antiques, and you're not going to get away with it!"He gestured toward his subordinates, who stepped forward, brandishing their weapons, and soon surrounded Liam. Celena immediately leaped forward and stepped in front of Liam. She shouted at Sheldon, "This is unacceptable! He twisted t
"Hey, Officer Garrett, what the f*ck are you doing? I did exactly as you told me to! Will you please just let me go? Officer Garrett, Mr. Drayton, I didn't ask to get involved! Please forgive me! I have a family to feed! Please… Please let me go!"Sheldon sneered at this. "Don't fret, sir. I won't eat you. I'm not a monster. I just wanted to ask you some questions."The storekeeper stammered, "Yes, Officer Garrett, sure. Go ahead. I'll answer everything truthfully. I promise I'll answer truthfully about everything I know!""Very well then!" Sheldon smirked, then toyed with the gun in his hand and asked nonchalantly, "Well, here's what goes—I caught a robber just this very afternoon right here on Antique Market, and I found this toy gun that he was using to scare everyone. Do you see?"As he said this, he pulled the safety on the gun. All it would take was one slip of his finger to fire the gun!The storekeeper was shaking like a leaf. He stared, pale-faced, at the gun in Sheldon's
Even Sheldon could not help but be intimidated by the sheer fury emanating from Liam at that very moment. His gun trembled in his hand, but upon remembering that he had a deathly weapon with him, he found his courage again. Who was he kidding? He was dealing with nothing more than a scrawny, good-for-nothing git! What was there to fear?"The sheer nerve! You have no idea what you've just gotten yourself into, you punk! You better show me some respect, pal! I'm a police officer!" Sheldon snarled, a glimmer of malice flashing through his eyes. He dangled the gun threateningly in Liam's face.Liam scoffed, then glanced fleetingly at Sheldon's subordinates and replied, "As a police officer, you're setting a terrible example to your men. Not only did you fail to ensure Antique Market's safety, but you're outright corrupt! Protecting the citizens should be your duty, but instead, you failed them by fraternizing with greedy, selfish bigwigs! You betrayed the citizens' trust! I'm warning y
Sheldon immediately froze upon hearing this, but soon snapped out of his stupor and replied, sneering, "Are you an idiot? Mr. Mosier is the chief-of-police, which makes us our boss, so of course we know him! Why do you ask? What is the meaning of this? Are you trying to tell me that you're good buddies with Mr. Mosier? You think you can scare me? You're an imbecile! You expect me to believe that a nobody like you would be in league with Mr. Mosier, of all people?"You might know Mr. Mosier, but Mr. Mosier certainly doesn't know you! Hahaha!" Sheldon's lackeys immediately burst into a chorus of laughter upon hearing this. They clutched their bellies, bent double in laughter as though this was the funniest thing they had ever heard.Liam, however, did not seem at all slighted by this. Instead, he said frostily, "Is that so? Well, don't be frightened if I summon him here, then!"Sheldon only cackled even louder when he heard this. He cast Liam a look of deepest contempt and hissed, "
Andy was about to mock Liam, but for some reason, the calm expression on Liam's face and the triumphant look on Celena's made a bad feeling arise within him. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and he immediately said to Sheldon, "Officer Garrett, let's not waste any more of our time with this punk. Teach him a lesson, and we'll get out of here."Sheldon, however, refused to let Liam get away scot-free. Perhaps he was also propelled by an innate desire to prove himself to Andy somehow, so he wagged his finger at Andy and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Drayton, we'll have plenty of time to teach this punk a lesson later. We need to give him a taste of his own medicine, but no matter—now all I want is to see this through. I'd like to see what a nobody like him is capable of! "He pulled off a great performance, even calling 'Mr. Mosier' on the phone and demanding he come here. I'd like to see how this ends!"This only alarmed Andy even more. He whirled around to glance a
"You, too, Celena! Do you know how lucky you are? Every woman in this city would kill to get the opportunity I offered you, but you're an ungrateful, foolish b*tch! Just you wait! Once I'm through with your husband, I'll be coming for you! There's no escaping now!"Celena had never detested a man more than she detested Andy right that very moment. She replied curtly, "You are not even one-millionth of the man my husband is! He's going to beat you all into a pulp, so you better watch out! You better not regret this!"Sheldon's patience had finally run out. He pointed the gun straight at Liam and ordered, "Boys, get him! Pin him to the ground!" Liam was not the slightest bit afraid. Instead, he stared at Sheldon coldly for a few moments before a sneer broke out over his face. "Very well then! I shall give you five more seconds! If Howard does not arrive within five seconds, it's curtains closed for you all!"Sheldon and his men froze, shooting Liam looks of utter disbelief. What was
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