"Or perhaps, Ayden did not even bother researching because he thought I would be an easy target?" Rex froze upon hearing this, then sputtered, "How did you know that?"The next moment, he realized that he had spoken out of turn and hastily clamped his mouth shut.Liam snickered. "It doesn't matter how I found out. I'll give you one chance—tell me everything about the mission, including how many people Ayden placed on the job, and I'll spare you!"Rex looked hesitant. On the one hand, he did not want to die at Liam's hands, but on the other hand, if he betrayed Ayden, he knew that he would never get out of this alive anyway. It took only a few seconds for Rex to make his decision. He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll tell you, but you have to promise you won't kill me…""I give you my word!" Liam nodded."Well, there are a total of—"Before Rex could even finish, a sudden gunshot echoed through the air. A bullet hole had materialized in the center of Rex's forehead. Bloo
It took just a few seconds of getting saved for the Stones to revert to their old habits. Sherah's entire face lit up when she clocked the luxurious cars parked behind Celena. A devious idea popped into her head, and she quickly set it into motion by saying, "Celena, you know full well that this was all your fault. We were innocent, and yet we almost died because of you. Oh, the horrors we've been through!"Celena was incredibly upset to hear this, not because Sherah told her off, but because she felt guilty at the Stones' involvement. She was already estranged from the Stones, and yet their lives had been put in mortal peril because of her. She quickly apologized, smiling, "I'm sorry. This was indeed our fault, and I give you my sincerest apologies. Yet you can't deny that Liam saved you in the end…""Is this all it will take for us to forgive you? We almost died! You think a simple 'sorry' will smooth things over?" Sherah snapped, scoffing. Even as she spoke, her eyes were prac
Fletcher was in fact the owner of this very nightclub and had lackeys all over the city. He was very friendly with Derrick, and with the Draytons' support, it was no wonder that he reigned the gangster world of Drunham City with an iron grip. All of a sudden, one of his subordinates rushed in, looking alarmed. "Fletcher, something terrible has happened! Someone's here to trash the place!""How many are there?" Fletcher asked lazily."Just one!" Fletcher froze, then hurled his wine glass at the poor man and roared, "What the f*ck did you just say? Just one person? Just one person, and you've come running to me for help? What the f*ck is wrong with you? You useless pieces of sh*t! I knew I shouldn't have indulged you all so much! You've become lazy and utterly incompetent!"The poor subordinate did not even flinch, and merely continued meekly, even as blood was trickling down his forehead from the cut inflicted by Fletcher's well-aimed attack, "Fletcher, it's not that we didn't tr
The man in the lead glowered at Liam and waved his bat threateningly as he snarled, "Name yourself, you fool! No one has ever messed with my boss and walked out of this place alive! Name yourself, and I shall grant you a quick death!"Liam replied coldly, "My name is Liam Cole!"Realization dawned on everything, and immediately, they cast him looks of deepest contempt. Everyone in Drunham City knew about him, for the news of the beautiful Celena Stone's marriage to the degenerate heir of the Cole family had taken the city by storm. Ever since his family's demise, Liam had joined the military, and even after his retirement, for some bizarre reason, he had caught Celena's eye and subsequently married into the Stone family. For all they knew, he was utterly useless and leeched off the Stone's wealth all day!Someone amongst the crowd burst into laughter and said, his voice thick with disdain, "Goodness! I was looking forward to meeting this courageous fool, but he's just a degenerate
The rest of Fletcher's men were all utterly stunned. Who would have thought this degenerate would be capable of such an astounding feat?The stocky man took a few moments to gather himself again. He clutched his head as blood continued to spurt out of his wound. His eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Liam and roared, "D*mn it! Get him, boys! If you don't kill him, I'll kill all of you instead!""Get him! We must avenge our boss!""Let's go, boys!"The men all roared in unison, then lunged toward Liam.The next moment, however, Liam vanished from view. They all froze, unable to fathom what had happened. Before they could even understand what was going on, they felt an excruciating pain jolt through various parts of their bodies—their abdomen, their chests, and their limbs. The next thing they knew, they found themselves sprawled on the ground, having been thrown across the room just seconds prior. Howls and cries of agony echoed through the entire building. The guests, who had b
It was Joseph, marching in perfect synchrony with the rest of the soldiers. He was dragging Samson's corpse behind him, and when he reached Fletcher, he tossed the corpse right at his feet.A dull thud as the corpse landed on the ground, along with the squelch of flesh as it landed in a pool of blood. The entire room was pin-drop silent. Everyone stared in horror at the scene before them. What was going on here? Liam was just a degenerate! Where did he even get so many soldiers? Who was the general that had arrived with them? Why was he obeying Liam's every command? Was Liam his superior? Everyone could not help but begin to speculate Liam's true identity. The color had drained from Fletcher's face. He stared, appalled, at the corpse by his feet. There was no doubt about it—it was Samson, dead as a doornail!It was also clear why Liam had done this—to deliver one of his subordinate's bodies right to his doorstep was, no doubt, an act of defiance and intimidation!What would
"Who… who are you…" Fletcher groaned. The moment he spoke, an excruciating pain shot through his chest and abdomen. His features twisted into a grotesque wince as he spat out another mouthful of blood. Then he laid back down and took his final breath!Even until the very last moment, he did not understand how he had died, nor who exactly he was dealing with. Who was this man? Why was he so powerful?The entire room was silent as everyone gaped at Fletcher's body, horrified, to say the least. Liam glanced at their faces coldly and said, "Anyone who dares to lay a finger on my family shall suffer the same consequences. From today onward, this nightclub shall be no more!"Everyone finally snapped out of their stupor. The guests all screamed and scurried away in all directions. Fletcher's men threw their weapons aside and joined the guests in getting out as quickly as their legs could take them. Unfortunately, the soldiers had the entire building surrounded, so there was no way ou
As Josiah said this, he even pressed the gun threateningly against Joseph's temple. "I don't care who you are. I am ordering you to get out of here. Skedaddle! No one is allowed to do anything on my territory without my permission. That's an order!"Although Joseph was technically Liam's subordinate, he was still a very high-ranking military official—a general, to be specific. Everyone treated him with respect, and no one had ever dared to speak to him this way at all, much less point a gun at his head. Joseph stared coldly at Josiah and said, "Are you a cop? You're from the headquarters? Does your boss Mr. Mosier know about this? Do you know that you're openly defying his orders?"Whilst Liam raided the nightclub, one of the passersby had called the police. Joseph, after receiving the call, thought that it was Nevaeh stirring up trouble, so he rushed over from the headquarters to give her a piece of his mind. When he arrived, he was surprised to discover that it was not Nevaeh aft
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