Riley had a long face. He sneered and said angrily, "Rhett, I'm not going to beat around the bush. You know that Clayton is the head of the Willoughby Medical Association in Drunham City, don't you?""Of course. Weren't we the ones who assigned it to him? Is something wrong?" Rhett asked in confusion."Hmph! Malcolm wants to remove Clayton from his post now. He even wants the FBI to take him away and investigate him! Do you know about that?" Riley was practically shouting by the end of his sentence. He was merely the mayor of Drunham City, yet he dared to challenge Riley. He truly did not take Riley seriously at all."What?" Rhett was shocked. Clayton was the person he agreed upon with Riley. Besides, everyone knew he was the one who arranged for Clayton to hold the position."Mr. Norton, could it be a misunderstanding? Why would Malcolm suddenly dismiss Clayton? There must be a misunderstanding. Don't worry. I'll ask about the situation right now. I'll give you an answer that yo
Suddenly, there was another person on the other end of the line. Rhett heard a young man’s voice instead of Malcolm’s. That made him frown and bellow, “Who the hell are you? Where’s Malcolm? Get him on the phone now!”Liam cut Rhett off coldly and said, “No need. I’ll give you two options—either have Clayton removed from his post or have yourself removed as well. It’s up to you.”All the spectators were stunned.Clayton and Herbert were looking at Liam like he went mad. He must have gone out of his mind. Why else would he say that he wanted to have Rhett dismissed from his position?Did he know who Rhett was?He was the secretary of state. How was he someone who could be dismissed just because of a word from Liam?Rhett was highly valued by the governor of Mirstone. He was the governor's favorite, and he was good friends with many wealthy and famous people. A state-level meeting and a vote by the important figures of the state government would need to be held to dismiss Rhett f
Under the gaze of everyone, Liam took his phone out and made a call. "Immediately inform the state. Get them to fire Rhett, the secretary of state, within five minutes. You better also look into his network and his source of income. If anything is partially illegal, freeze them all!""Yes, sir!" Calum answered respectfully. He quickly grabbed another phone and made a call.Once the call was connected, the man on the other end said respectfully, "Hello, General Chanter. May I know what's the order?""Inform the governor of Mirstone to immediately dismiss Rhett as the secretary of state. Also, look into connections and sources of income. This is an order from the commander-in-chief. You have five minutes to get it done," ordered Calum.Calum and his brothers were all working under Liam. He was just a subordinate to Liam, but to the others, he was a highly decorated general. Of course, he was a highly important person.That was why the person who received Calum's call was respectful
Rhett was in his office. He looked at his phone in fury.What did that brat just say? Did he threaten to get him fired from the secretary of state position?Dream on!Although that was what Rhett thought, he had a bad feeling as he heard the clock on the wall ticking. He felt as if something was going to happen, and it had something to do with him.Could that person on the phone be some powerful person that he could not afford to offend?He immediately shook his head and wiped out that thought. This was absurd. How could that person be powerful? He sounded so young! He could not possibly do it!Rhett pondered for a while and thought that he could not just sit and wait. He quickly picked up the phone and called Malcolm once more. He said coldly and impatiently, "Malcolm, my patience's wearing thin. I'm going to give you a minute to take back the order to dismiss Clayton!"However, the call just connected when Liam took the phone away and hung up right on the spot!All Rhett hear
Herbert went along and snickered. "Mr. Lynch, it's not worth it to offend Mr. Lockhart over that loser, Liam. If I were you, I would apologize to Mr. Lockhart right away. If not, you'll be the one who gets fired!"Malcolm remained calm. He stood in the same spot and snickered. There was not an ounce of panic in his gaze. He said icily, "Clayton, Herbert! I have always done things openly. I have never done anything against my conscience. Don't you dream of intimidating me!"Clayton snickered and said mockingly, "Haha. You've done things openly? Don't forget, you fired me as the head of the medical association because of Liam. Remember, you're offending the Norton family and Rhett Lockhart! Do you think you're untouchable? You think that just because you're in a high position you don't have to worry?"Malcolm's gaze darkened. He naturally understood that if he fired Clayton that day, he was offending the Norton family and Rhett at the same time. They will surely come after him in the
Clayton went limp. His legs turned to jelly and he slumped onto the ground. He could barely form his words. "I-Impossible! How could this have happened? Mr. Lockhart!"After Herbert and Jaxton saw the news, their faces ashened in despair. They were just smug a moment ago. They kneeled on the ground and looked at Clayton, whose face was as equally ashened as theirs. They felt their world spinning."Mr. Lindberg! Mr. Lockhart h-has b-been fired. W-What should we do? Mr. Lockhart is done for. We—" Herbert stuttered. He looked terrified.Clayton was equally horrified. He looked at Liam with widened eyes filled with disbelief. He pointed at him with trembling fingers and asked, "W-Was it you? D-Did you do it? This was you, right? Impossible! Impossible! You're just a nobody who's remaining from the Cole family. How could you get Mr. Lockhart fired?"Liam looked at Clayton going mad. He snickered. "Clayton, you have people backing you up, don't you? You also have the Norton family. Why
Clayton still refused to believe that Rhett being dismissed was not Liam's doing. He thought for a bit and continued, "Mr. Norton, could it be that, Mr. Lockhart offended the higher-ups, so he just happened to be let go? And Liam probably got hold of this news earlier on, so he was putting on an act for us today?"Riley was deep in thought. He felt that what Clayton said made sense. Liam was nothing more than a leftover from his family that was destroyed. He did not have such abilities. Rhett must have offended higher ups which resulted in his dismissal.Having a clearer expectation, he finally said, "Alright, be quiet! Pass the phone to Liam. I want to speak to him!" After all, he was the head of the Norton family of Hamish City. On top of that, he was the most famous student of Dr. Jensen, Biskeland's legendary doctor. He had high status. Even if Liam was a powerful person, he would surely treat him with respect.Clayton instantly nodded. Having more confidence because of what R
"If there's someone who has taken ill, why should I look for you? Can't I just look directly for Dr. Jensen?" Liam continued speaking in a calm voice.His nonchalant tone made Riley's veins pop. He shouted into the phone, "You better not cross the line! Do you think Dr. Jensen is someone you can just meet as you like? Getting him to treat some illness? "Do you know who the patients he sees every day are? They're all prominent figures within the country. You're from a small city, and you're the only one left after your family has been destroyed. What right do you have to say that you can look for my mentor?" Riley was already talking through gritted teeth and with all his might.He wanted to properly negotiate with Liam, but he did not relent. He was so arrogant, and he completely did not take Riley seriously at all. "Hey man, if you're not going to do this the easy way, we'll have to do it the hard way! If you're not going to agree while I'm negotiating with you nicely, then do
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