Everyone froze when they heard that, then glanced incredulously at a smug-looking Jovie and the unbothered Liam. Finally, everyone burst into laughter. "Do my ears deceive me? What did Celena's daughter say? Did she say she would buy out this entire shopping complex?""Like father, like daughter! I can't believe she learned to lie at such a young age. She's inherited this from her father, no doubt!""Did you see that, Celena? This lying scum of a little girl is your daughter. How embarrassing! Come on… buy out the entire shopping complex? I doubt you can even afford to buy a supermarket!""Tsk, how can a scumbag like Liam possibly afford an entire shopping complex? In your dreams!"Not only did no one believe Jovie, but everyone even turned around and scolded her instead. Jovie, being the innocent child she was, tried desperately to explain herself, but everyone's voices drowned out hers. Her face grew redder and redder with each exasperated attempt, until finally, she burst into
Everyone agreed with her. "Cheryl's right! You can't let that wretched Liam get away with this! This is too important to our family's reputation!""This is no small matter, Dad! We can't let Liam and Celena destroy what we've built over decades! Besides, knowing Liam, he'll certainly get himself into trouble with the Hughes, and we Stones will have to pay the price!"Reginald stared coldly at Liam's retreating figure and contemplated this for a few moments, then finally turned to Yafe and Cheryl. "I'm appointing the two of you to go undercover and find out what the Hughes think. There are no other people most suited for this job than you two!"Cheryl's entire body stiffened. She stared incredulously at Reginald, refusing to believe what she had heard. The last thing she wanted to do was to go over to the Hughes, after what had happened between her and Patrick. She wanted to protest, but Yafe noticed her expression and stopped her. "Cheryl!" he snapped, then turned to Reginald and no
"What will happen to you and Jovie if I leave Drunham City?" Liam asked earnestly, staring at Celena.Celena fell silent. She had not even considered it. Now that Liam brought it up, she realized that she did not know the answer. She wiped the tears from her face and forced out a smile. "Jovie and I will be fine. The Hughes are only going to take it out on you, and since I'm a part of the Stone family after all, they wouldn't dare lay a finger on me. Grandpa also would never let them harm me, so don't you worry about us. You should start packing now, and I'll help you book your tickets. I think you should get out of here, lay low for a bit, and return once everything blows over!"With that, Celena led him to the bedroom, where she then began scurrying about, picking up items left and right. Her hand was trembling.All of a sudden, Liam reached out to grab hold of her cold, shaking hand and gently wiped the tears from her face. "Don't be scared, Celena! We'll be fine. It's taken me s
Even the Four Elders were in awe of this admirable man who had accomplished so much at such a young age.Liam's reputation was known throughout the entire country, and he was greatly admired not just by the general public but by the army as well. Even Malcolm secretly looked up to him, but he did not dare to show it."Sir, may I know what is the reason you called this meeting?" Malcolm asked cautiously. This was certainly a shocking sight, the reputable mayor of Drunham City speaking so respectfully to someone younger than him! One would not believe their eyes even if they saw this!Meanwhile, all of the men standing behind Malcolm were shifting on their feet nervously, their foreheads covered with beads of sweat. This was the legendary King Pendragon, with whom they had the fortune to share a room, the youngest commander-in-chief that this country had ever seen!Liam leaned against the back of his chair with one hand draped lazily over his lap and the other tapping the table rhyth
"Sir, why don't I go speak to Trevyn myself and tell him who you really are? I'm certain that once the Hughes find out about your true identity, they would never dare to cross you again," Malcolm said cautiously. He was worried that Liam would destroy the Hughes out of rage, and if this were to happen, it would certainly escalate to a terrible war between the two cities. Malcolm could not even begin to imagine how devastating that would be!Liam stood up with a cold look and said, "I will allow no one to reveal my true identity at this point! I will do everything in my power to take the Hughes down. As for Trevyn, I'll consider showing him mercy since he's a soldier of Northern Biskeland, but the choice is ultimately his. What he chooses to do determines his fate. Malcolm, you are not allowed to do anything other than carry out the tasks I have assigned you!"With that, Liam patted Malcolm's shoulder and turned to leave.Malcolm was so shaken up by this that it took him a few minute
Cisco could feel his ears ringing, an aftermath of the sheer shock. He placed his forehead in his palms in sheer exasperation and snarled, "What the hell went wrong? Tell me everything!"Malcolm could feel Cisco's rage even through the phone, so he quickly explained everything to him once more. Once Cisco got the gist of it, he was so outraged that he leaped out of his chair and smacked his table. "The audacity of the Hughes and that damned Trevyn! How dare he let his cockiness blind him! How dare he act so arrogantly toward the King Pendragon himself! Malcolm, you should go to the Hughes on the eighth of next month to sack Trevyn yourself! If he tries to object, tell him that you're doing so under my orders, and he can speak to me directly!"With that, Cisco slammed the phone down. This was the first time he had heard about Liam's life story. He witnessed his parents' death as a child, was betrayed by his fiance, and deceived by the man he trusted the most! He could not believe that
"Down-to-earth my ass! I've never seen anyone as cocky as him in my life!" Cisco sneered. "Do you know who Trevyn got himself in trouble with? The King Pendragon himself, Liam Cole! That idiot Trevyn threatened to punish the King Pendragon himself by demanding him to get on his knees at his celebratory banquet next month to beg for mercy! Do you even know how outrageous that is, asking the King Pendragon to apologize to a mere general? He let his arrogance get to his head, and he's going to pay the price for it! Is he going to come to me and demand I get on my knees to apologize to him if I disagree with him in the future then?"Is this how you've been training your subordinates, Wallace? Do you have a death wish? If you do, I'll gladly fulfill it for you!"Wallace felt as though he had been struck by lightning. He could not believe his ears. Trevyn demanded the King Pendragon get on his knees and apologize to him? This was the most outrageous thing he had ever heard in his life? How
Geoffrey got more and more outraged by the minute until finally, he stood up and reached for the phone, exclaiming, "I'm furious! I'm going to demand that Trevyn Hughes be brought to us right this instant so we can punish him! How dare he behave in such a way that insults the military ranking system!"The old, rather chubby-looking man sitting next to Geoffrey reached out to stop him and said, "Geoffrey, don't get ahead of yourself! Trevyn Hughes has no idea of Liam Cole's true identity, and Trevyn is the least of our worries right now. Have you forgotten what Liam did the last time?"Geoffrey was rather displeased at being talked down like this. He glared at the man who had stopped him and snapped, "Michael! What on earth are you doing? How can you allow a mere general who hasn't even been officially appointed yet to look down on us like this?"Michael Darwin, the man whom Geoffrey was speaking to, scoffed and shot him a murderous glare. "You should get your hot temper in check! Of