Just then, Jovie, following Silvia, came running down the stairs and clung to Liam, her own tears starting to flow."Daddy, Mommy, don't let anything bad happen. I'm so scared!"The image of Liam falling had shaken Jovie to the core. She had always seen her dad as an invincible hero, like Superman, and never imagined she would see him fall right before her eyes.It hit her hard—her dad was not Superman. He could get hurt. He could be in danger.The thought of her dad in danger sent waves of fear through Jovie, and her tears gushed out uncontrollably.Liam's heart broke seeing Jovie so upset, and he silently cursed Ayden for all of that.He lifted Jovie up and settled her on his other knee, trying to soothe her fears. "Don't cry, Jovie. How could your dad be in trouble? Remember, I'm like Superman, super strong!"I've got to protect you and Mommy, so don't worry, nothing's going to happen to me."Jovie's tears came in waves as she wiped her eyes and looked up at Liam. "You have
"I can't believe we can't take down a little guy like Liam with all the muscle we've got. Why are you losing it over this?"Rex was boiling inside, glaring at Kairos as he spoke.Kairos kicked him again, hard, his voice thick with scorn. "Idiot! You have no clue, do you? Liam isn't some average Joe. He's the top dog in the war zone, the guy who stormed into an army of hundreds of thousands and lopped off the heads of their generals!"Do you really think it's that easy? Forget his power for a second. Do you have any idea what his standing is in Biskeland? Do you even know that killing a commander there is punishable by death?"By being so careless, you might have tipped off the Commander-in-chief of Pendragon. If he figures out our general is behind this, and it messes up the plan, you're a dead man!"At that, Rex got the picture of who he was messing with. His cockiness fizzled out on the spot. He covered his face, hung his head, and mumbled, "I got it; I was wrong."However, is
"You bet they won't! The Drayton family used to be neck and neck with the Walkers. Then, boom, the Walkers ticked off the wrong person and got wiped out overnight. That left the Draytons in the spotlight, and they've been growing ever since. No way they'd let someone mess with them like that."People even said the Draytons were set to become the next top dogs in the state capital. Messing with their reputation? Forget it—it was not happening.Rex could not help but smirk at the thought, a gleam of delight in his eyes. "The Draytons' number two guy, Mr. Derrick Drayton? He's been a big shot in the state capital for years, with an entire army at his back. Word is, he heard about this mess and is already on his way to Drunham City with his crew to pay Liam a little visit."Kairos's brow creased with concern as he asked, "What's the deal with this second-in-command of the Drayton family? Can he handle Liam? Keep in mind, he's a force to be reckoned with.""Don't worry about it. Mr. Der
The burly man kicked the subordinate, making him stumble and fall to the ground. Coincidentally, the subordinate fell in front of Kairos, who just walked through the door with Rex because he could not wait any longer.The burly man froze after he saw Kairos and Rex. He immediately understood that they were the people that the subordinate mentioned.The burly man sneered. He looked at Kairos and Rex with disdain and said, "So, you're the two fellows who want to see the big man? Do you know who he is? Not everyone can meet him. We're not a shelter for strays. Hurry up and get the hell out of here if you don't wish to die!"The burly man and the others around him burst out laughing. Some of them even swung their steel pipes in the air cockily, shouting and threatening Kairos and Rex. An average person would have wet their pants in fear after seeing that.However, Kairos walked up to one of the thugs who were provoking him and frowned. Then, he punched the thug in the stomach.The
The burly man waved the steep pipe in his hand and charged at Kairos.Kairos sneered. His gaze quickly became icy. Then, he grabbed a bottle from the table next to him and charged at the man as well.He smashed the bottle on the burly man's head without mercy. The bottle shattered in an instant, and blood started spraying out of the man's head."Ah!" The man let out a miserable scream as he held his head in pain. He glared at Kairos furiously and bellowed, "How dare you hit me, you son of a bitch! How dare you hit me in front of my boss! You must have a death wish! All of you, get them!"The other thugs in the room were all infuriated. At Kairos' command, all of them charged at Rex and Kairos while holding bottles and steel pipes in their hands.Rex was immediately ready to fight, but Kairos barked icily, "Stand back. Leave it to me!"Upon saying that, Rex stopped at once and went to the side.Seeing that, the burly man sneered and said, "Hmph! Go to hell!""How dare you come a
"Alright." Kairos shook his head calmly. He grabbed his cup and knocked it back without beating around the bush.After the club was cleaned up, Kairos and Derrick chatted happily with a smile on their faces. Rex and Kairos only left the club after midnight.Meanwhile, the news that Liam and Celena offended Andy at the Antique Market quickly spread through the entire Stone family.Ever since Reginald fell ill and was hospitalized, his health was getting worse. At that moment, Yafe was left in charge of the Stone family.Yafe was the current head of the Stone family, so, of course, he was seated at Reginald's place in the Stone Mansion.All the Stone family gathered at the Stone Mansion and were discussing what to do.Yafe flew into a rage after he learned the news. He even smashed a few cups."What should we do now? That's the Drayton family. They used to be on par with the Walker family. Liam has offended one of them. They are going to come after us!""That's right! The Drayton
"What are you guys doing right now? If you're not happy that I've become the head of the family, you can take it up with our old man," Yafe added.Sherah was pissed off too. Her eyes were burning with rage as he glared at Walter and Hayden. "Walter, Hayden, I don't like what you said. What do you mean Celena is my husband's daughter? If we're going to play that card, she's your niece too!"Are you not a member of the Stone family? Don't forget that Reginald was the one who banished Celena and Liam from the family."Celena has nothing to do with us anymore. So, what are you trying to say? Are you trying to say that we're the ones who got Liam and Celena to offend the Drayton family?"Walter and Hayden were infuriated by what Sherah and Yafe said, but they did not know how to refute them."You-you're being unreasonable! That's not what we said at all!" Walter was so angry that he was shaking all over. His eyes were filled with anger as he stared right at Sherah.Hayden was quite in
"Listen. This isn't going to fly. Yafe, if you can't think of a way to deal with this situation, we'll have our justifications even if Reginald were alarmed.""You've gone overboard! You're the temporary family head. You're not helping with the family's worries, but you want to kick us out of the family instead. What the hell are you playing at?""Yafe, you have to give us an explanation today. Otherwise, we're not going to let this go today!"All the Stone family members were condemning Yafe at once, glaring at both Yafe and Sherah.Cheryl did not say anything so far. She sneered in secret as she watched the crowd, but she did not let it show. She stood up with a smile and said, "All of you are angry, but that's not what my father meant."You know how bad our relationship with Celena and Liam is. My father hates both of them very much. You said she's my father's daughter, so, of course, my father got mad. It's inevitable for his words to be a little harsher."However, that's not
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