Liam found Celena's serious expression a little funny, but he explained calmly, "We've already known each other seven years ago. Mr. Luke is quite close to my family."Celena still had a little doubt. She just had a feeling that something was off. With a questioning gaze, she looked at Liam and said, "You've known each other since seven years ago? You're not lying to me? Why do I feel like you're hiding something from me? Liam, I hate people lying to me the most. You'd better tell me the truth."Liam smiled helplessly. He was surprised that she was not easy to fool with. However, with an expression like he meant business, he said, "Of course, I'm not lying to you. We've truly known each other for more than seven years. I haven't even left Drunham City then. How would I have the guts to lie to you? I'm financially supported by you right now."Upon saying that, Liam put Jovie on his shoulders and walked off. He said, "Let's go, Jovie. You're riding a horse!"Jovie hugged Liam's neck
Liam went to the most expensive neighborhood in Drunham City, Emerald Lake, early morning the following day.That was the most famous neighborhood for mansions in the city. The mansions there were at least several million dollars, and the people living there were among the richest in the city.Most importantly, Emerald Lake had a strict requirement for its buyers. Not only did the buyers have to be rich, but they were very strict about the identity of the property owner.Because of that, other than the wealthy of Drunham City, high-ranking officials were living there from other states staying there as well.Once Liam entered the sales office for the Emerald Lake, he attracted a few disdainful stares. The average person would have long been angry after being treated that way, but Liam did not mind.The sales office's decor was very luxurious. It was as extravagant as a castle. It was no wonder why the saleswomen there were all snobby.Besides, there were not many people who could
Since Liam was still standing in place, the saleswoman looked up at him once again. She could not help but roll her eyes at him and snatched the brochure away from him.She was annoyed as she said, "Enough. Don't look at it if you can't afford it. I see plenty of broke losers like you every day. What a huge pain in the ass. Hurry up and leave. Don't create trouble for me. "Look how shabby you look! Ugh! Get out of here. Don't be a bother to other clients. I won't spare you if someone files a complaint against me because of you."However, Liam suddenly said, "I'll take the most expensive mansion, but I want to see your general manager."Liam's voice was not soft, so the entire sales office heard him. In an instant, everyone stopped in their tracks and all eyes were on Liam.Liam had an indifferent expression on his face. The tone of his voice was flat when he spoke. When he said he was going to buy the most costly mansion, he sounded as casual as buying groceries.All the saleswo
The saleswoman was still a little skeptical as she accepted the bank card from Liam. She did not believe Liam had so much money in the card.Looking like she was eager to call him out of his lie, she sneered and said, "Hmph! I'll check it. I'd like to see what you're going to do after that."Upon saying that, she shook her hips and walked to the finance department on the second floor for verification while looking arrogant.Meanwhile, Benjamin Solomon, the general manager of the sales office for Emerald Lake, got word that someone wanted to buy the most expensive mansion in the neighborhood—King Mansion. He was rushing back at that moment.As soon as he walked through the door, he asked anxiously, "Who wants to buy King Mansion, the most expensive mansion? Where is the person?"He looked anxious but he was over the moon deep down. He was wondering which fool was the one who wanted to buy the mansion. It was priced ten times the market rate. Once it was sold, the Solomon family wou
The Cole family was the top wealthy family in Drunham City back then. Many other prominent families in the city were currying favor with them, and one of them was the Solomon family.However, the Solomon family was always secretly ambitious. While they were being friendly with the Cole family, they were thinking of ways to replace the Coles.Later, after the Cole family got in trouble, the Solomons were the first to betray them, taking advantage to take over many of the Coles' properties. Ultimately, the Solomon family's status was greatly improved because of that.At that moment, the loser from the Cole family came to the sales office of the Emerald Lake and shamelessly said he was going to buy the most expensive mansion. What a joke!Everyone knew Liam was nothing but a useless loser who married into the Stone family to survive. He was just a worthless person who needed his wife to support him financially. How could a man like him spew such nonsense?"What if I have the money fo
Hannah frantically shouted at the security guards to stop them after he saw them chasing Liam out. There was also fear in her eyes as she looked at Liam. She did not expect that Liam was so rich. She was so horrible to him earlier. Could she have offended him?If a rich client like him were to file a complaint against her, she might lose her job. With one word from him, she might not even be able to stay in Drunham City anymore. Hannah's words stunned the entire sales office so much that everyone fell silent. Nobody said anything at all. They just looked at Liam with their jaws dropped.The people who were viewing the properties were poking fun at Liam earlier, but they were not laughing anymore. They could not help but gasp instead."F*ck! This guy really has 150 million dollars!""I was mocking him for thinking too highly of his abilities earlier. It turns out I'm an idiot!""I can't believe the King Mansion that has been sitting there in Emerald Lake for three years is abou
Liam nodded indifferently and said, "Of course, I am going to buy it. Mr. Solomon, Do you think a loser who relies on his wife can financially buy the mansion?"Liam's words were a huge slap in the face for Benjamin, and they made his expression unnatural. However, he was a businessman, after all. He let out an awkward cough and said with a smile, "Oh, Mr. Coke, you're so funny. The mission statement of our company states that anybody can be our resident. All are welcome. Haha!"Upon saying that, Benjamin blamed his assistant and Hanah. He pretended to be angry and glared at them before he roared, "What are you doing? Mr. Cole is our VIP client. How dare you treat him with such inhospitality? Do you still want your job or not? Hurry up and make him a cup of coffee. Mr. Cole was just being polite. Why are you still standing here? Hurry up and make the coffee!"Hannah and the assistant felt they were wronged after they were scolded again, but they did not dare to fight back. They
Liam bought the King Mansion at ten times the market price.Everyone knew that the price for that mansion in Emerald Lake was hiked up. They knew it was done on purpose as well. It was all a gimmick to make the others think that not everybody could afford the mansions in Emerald Lake when they heard the name of the neighborhood. They would think it would be an honor to stay in Emerald Lake.This publicity stunt of theirs was exceptionally successful.Many common folks filed a complaint, but the Solomon family had powerful people backing them up, and they were a local business that was around for years. That was why the complaints were of no use at all. The public could only watch and feel helpless.At that moment, Liam was challenging the Solomon family so openly that everyone in the sales office could not help but gasp.Liam turned his body a little to dodge Benjamin's hand as he tried to pat him on the shoulder. Then, he asked icily, "Mr. Solomon, do I look like I'm joking to
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