"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
The rest of the Stone family started to gloat."Oh, Cheryl, your father doesn't want to acknowledge Celena, but she's still one of you. Your family has to take responsibility, don't you?""That's right! Cheryl, you've caused our family many troubles during this time. Perfectly, you're given this task. You can make up for your mistakes. If you did a great job, maybe Reginald would be happy and let you back into the company again.""Walter, Hayden, are you going to tolerate that? Yafe is getting more and more overboard. How dare he target both of you when Reginald is still alive!""Exactly! He has gone overboard. If I were you, I wouldn't be able to tolerate this!""No matter what, Celena is a member of Yafe's family. It doesn't make sense that he can stay idle when we're in trouble and leave this matter for you guys to handle."A few relatives of the Stone family wanted to make things worse, so they kept fanning the flames.Both Walter and Hayden were upset. They held back their
Meanwhile, Cheryl returned to her home and looked deeply displeased after seeing Yafe and Sherah in the living room."Dad! Why did you make me go as well? Celena's the one who created this mess. Why must I help her deal with it? You know that I loathe Celena, yet you make her get involved in her business. That's just too much!"Mom! Hurry up and talk some sense into Dad. I don't want to care about Celena's mess."Cheryl walked up to Sherah anxiously after she saw that Yafe was saying nothing. She was deeply reluctant to do what Yafe told her to do.Sherah was also upset. She looked at Yafe, who was having coffee and said, "Dear, you could've just left this matter to Walter and Hayden. Why must you get Cheryl involved as well?""You know our daughter has been at odds with Celena since childhood, yet you asked her to deal with the issue between Celena and the Drayton family. You're just making Cheryl suffer, aren't you?""Hmph!" Yafe sneered after he heard both Sherah and Cheryl. T
Cheryl took a deep breath and buried her reluctance to accept her fate."Got it, Dad. I'll go with Uncle Hayden and Uncle Walter and get this matter settled properly."Cheryl forced herself to smile. Her fists were clenched tightly as she spoke. Her nails broke the skin of her palm, and she did not even feel the pain.Yafe heard what Cheryl said and saw how upset she was. After all, she was his daughter, whom he had doted on since she was a child. He felt a little sorry."Alright. I went overboard with my words, but there's a logic behind what I said. The rest of the family said nothing now, but you know what they are saying behind our backs."You know how they talked about Celena behind her back after what she did back then. I've been under pressure because I kept you in the family."If you were to dote on yourself like I did before, the rest of the family would be upset. That's why I have no choice but to put you through this. Don't worry. I'll return to the company after this
Hayden nodded and said, "Since Yafe wants us to take care of this matter regarding his daughter and son-in-law, let's just do it. But don't forget that even if we know that Yafe has nothing to do with the two of them anymore, that's not what the people, especially the Drayton family, would think."To them, Celena is Yafe's daughter and Liam is his son-in-law. If anything were to happen, the Drayton family would take their anger out of them, wouldn't they?""Hahaha! Why didn't I think of that? Let's go. Let's head over right away." Walter suddenly burst out laughing. He looked excited as he pulled Hayden away.However, Hayden suddenly pulled Walter back and said, "Hold on. That's what we will do, but we can't do anything at all. I know a subordinate of the Drayton family in Drunham City. Let's meet that person.""Who's that?" Walter asked with confusion.Hayden shook his head, looking unfathomable. "Be patient. You'll find out when we get there."Hayden brought Walter to a village
The scrawny middle-aged man's expression darkened after he heard what Walter and Hayden said. He was indifferent as he said, "Alright. Since you're so sincere, I'll tell Iggy about this. But I can't promise you whether he'll see you.""Alright. Thank you, sir."Both Watler and Hayden thanked the man, stood at the entrance, and waited.The scrawny middle-aged man walked to the backyard with the ten thousand dollars. There was another middle-aged man in the backyard. He was in a suit and having a cup of coffee."There are two people out there who like to see you, sir. They said they are from the Stone family."Iggy raised his eyebrow and said, "Oh? The Stone family? Hmph. I've not gone to them, yet they've come to my door themselves."The scrawny man immediately understood what Iggy meant. With a smile, he turned around and walked back to the entrance.Seeing that he was back, Walter and Hayden quickly walked up to him with a smile. They were filled with anticipation as they asked
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