Tanner was stunned silly as he lay on the ground. He sat up, cupping his face, and watched in disbelief.Benjamin was the boss that he was relying on to back him up. At that moment, however, the insufferably arrogant Benjamin was groveling at Liam's feet and apologizing to Liam. That would mean that Tanner was certainly a dead man for the way he treated Liam earlier, would it not?Sure enough, after Benjamin cursed at him, he pointed at him and shouted at the men he brought, "All of you, teach him a lesson. Beat him up until he can no longer stand!"At his command, those men walked toward Tanner fiercely while holding the clubs.Tanner was in despair as he watched the men get closer and closer to them.He kneeled before Benjamin in tears and begged, "Mr. Solomon, seeing that I've been working for you for so long, please spare me."What followed was a violent beating and Tanner's miserable screams.Ten minutes later, Tanner was left lying on the ground on the verge of dying. He
All the staff were stunned when they saw the people at the entrance after they arrived at the restaurant. They quickly took out their phones to take photos of the restaurant and started discussing with one another."Wow! I can't believe we're having a gathering at Wonderland Restaurant! Ms. Stone truly has splurged on this dinner. I've been waiting to come to this restaurant for a long time, but I just couldn't get a spot.""Holy shit! Just the deposit to reserve this entire restaurant would cost thirty thousand dollars! It's a place that's famous for how hard it is to get a table too! Ms. Stone is amazing!""That's right! I heard the food here is so good it's mind-blowing. I really can't wait to try! Ah!""Hold on. Look, guys. Isn't the person at the door Mr. Benjamin Solomon? He came to welcome us at the door.""It's him. He's so handsome. Benjamin is a famous eligible bachelor. Girls, that's a guy from a rich family."Celena and Liam arrived at that moment and saw the female s
Celena had no choice but to give up asking more questions and brought the group into Wonderland Restaurant.As soon as they entered, they were stunned by the interior decor of the restaurant.It had a magnificent and exquisite garden style that could only be described as extravagant. The group felt like they were in a royal garden there. Any casual shots taken there would look like a professional shoot. It was no wonder why the restaurant would become such a hotspot among influencers.Most importantly, they realized that there were no other customers in the entire restaurant. It was especially quiet, which proved that they were the only ones in the restaurant that night.As soon as Celena and the others entered, the staff were ready. They long waited on either side of the lobby, and they popped the confetti cannons in their hands. The ceiling was covered with gold confetti, drifting through the air above everybody's head. It was beautiful."Welcome, Ms. Stone! Welcome, everyone!"
Liam did not deserve to be with Celena at all.The atmosphere in the private room immediately became tense. A few other staff quickly tugged at Finn's clothes, trying to get him to return to his seat.However, the drunk Finn broke free with his might and shouted, "Why are you tugging at me? I have to voice this out tonight. Liam is a useless person. How dare he? He's a loser who would only embarrass Ms. Stone. I can't stand it anymore. "Would Ms. Stone be targeted by people in the company all the time if it wasn't for him? Do you guys have no idea about that? Liam, how could you be so shameless and keep sitting there? Stand up. Tell me, don't you feel ashamed as a man?"Liam was calm as he listened to Finn mocking him. He looked up at Finn, who was all worked up and stood up.Seeing that, Celena quickly held Liam's hand, fearing that he would act on impulse. She shook her head and said, "Liam, don't be rash. He's just drunk. Don't be impulsive. He just drank too much, so he's spe
Gabriel had six men standing behind him. They were all thugs, so they had a ferocious air to them. All of them had a dagger around their waist, and their gaze could frighten and kill an ordinary person Gabriel was one of Quentin Jacka's subordinates and right-hand men, which made him an incredibly prominent figure.The man named Quentin was one of the mafia bosses in Drunham City. His status was second only to Eaden, but he was much more powerful than Eaden in some aspects. He was born and bred in Drunham City, after all. The forces in the city were so complicated that Quentin would not even take Eaden seriously at times.Because of that, the people from the mafias in Drunham City would often compare Eaden and Quentin together. Many people who could not stand Eaden would join Quentin in secret to overthrow Eaden and help Quentin get to the throne.Benjamin was an arrogant man, but he did not dare to be rude in front of Gabriel. He did not even dare to make a sound even though he w
Gabriel was not a person who would pity a woman. To him, only the person with absolute power had the right to speak. And the only person he admired was Quentin.Celena was stunned upon hearing that. She felt a little troubled as well. She wanted to refute, but she was a little scared of how ferocious Garbiel looked.The men at the table wanted to impress Celena and the other women. With the help of alcohol, they got up and shouted at Gabriel and his men, "Who the hell are you? Don't you know that Wonderland Restaurant was reserved by our manager? Who are you to kick us out? I think you're the person who should get the hell out of here?""That's right! Do you think you're thugs just because you act like one?""I call the cops on you if you continue putting on this act! We're having dinner here. Get the hell out of our room!""Hurry up and leave! Get the hell out of here now!"In an instant, all of Celena's male staff members were all worked up, pointing and cursing angrily at Gabr
They heard that Quentin had a trusted subordinate who had just been released from jail. Gabriel should be the one who was jailed for stabbing a few people a few years ago. They did not expect that Gabriel would be released after just a few years.Everyone knew about the vicious stabbing Gabriel did. All the people who scolded Gabriel earlier were so frightened that their legs turned to jelly. Some of the female staff members looked as white as a ghost in fear. Their eyes were filled with terror. Some of the cowardly ones even started to sob.Gabriel sneered and looked at all the staff with a frosty gaze before he bellowed, "Tell me again. Who the hell is the one who should get out of here?"All the staff hung their heads in fear and whispered, "We should leave. It's us who should get out of there."They wanted to leave upon saying that.Seeing that everybody wanted to leave and the team-building activity was interrupted made Celena angry.She wanted to argue with Gabriel, so sh
Celena was behind Liam. She was so frightened to see Gabriel swinging his arms that her heart started to pound. She shouted in fear, "Liam! Watch out!"However, Liam caught Gabriel's fist, gripping it tight. He exerted a little force and everyone could hear the sound of bones cracking.Both of Gabriel's arms were crushed by Liam.In an instant, Gabriel's miserable wailing echoed through the entire private room. Feeling that that was not enough to vent his anger, Liam released his grip and kicked Gabriel on his stomach, sending him flying across the room. Gabriel crashed into the couch on the other end, knocking it over before slamming down on the floor.Liam's face was incredibly frosty and his face was icy as he looked at Gabriel, who was lying on the floor. "How dare you attack my wife in front of me? Are you trying to get yourself killed?""Who the fuck are you, you fucking bastard? Guys, get him! Kill him!" Gabriel barked while glaring at Liam viciously from the floor.Gabr
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